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Iraq, 
United StatesA US soldier is charged with murdering two comrades and wounding a third after an argument in Iraq, the US Army says.
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United StatesAn appeals court rules the US military can temporarily reinstate a ban on openly gay people serving, in a move adding to disarray around the issue.
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SwitzerlandArchaeologists in the Swiss city of Zurich discover a 5100-year-old door that is one of the oldest ever found in Europe, they say.
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Venezuela, 
Iran, United StatesThe presidents of Iran and Venezuela have promised to deepen their "strategic alliance" against US "imperialism".
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EcuadorRescuers in Ecuador find the bodies of the final two missing miners after a cave-in at a gold mine.
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IndiaPolls open amid tight security in the northern Indian state of Bihar
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RussiaAfter weeks of rumours and deliberations the Russian capital Moscow is about to get a new mayor.
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ChinaChina is trying to prevent a report, which says Chinese bullets have been used against peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region, from being published, diplomats say.
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SpainSpain is famed for its smoke-filled bars, corner cafes and restaurants but a tough new anti-smoking law will rid the country of its dubious status as one of Europe's easiest places to light up.
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IndiaThe number of people dying from malaria in India has been hugely underestimated, according to new research.
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SwitzerlandSwiss bank Credit Suisse sees third quarter profits fall by 70% thanks to choppy stock markets hitting its investment bank.
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Malaysia, 
Indonesia, 
SingaporeSchools close in Malaysia and warnings are issued there and in Singapore because of haze from forest fires in Indonesia.
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United KingdomBAE Systems says the impact on its business of the UK government's defence cuts will only be "modest".
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MexicoA 20-year-old female criminology student has been made police chief for a Mexican town in a region plagued by drug-related crime.
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PhilippinesA bomb attack on a bus in the southern Philippines kills nine people and injures several others, security personnel say.
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RussiaRussian musician Yulianna Avdeeva is the first woman to win the prestigious Chopin Piano Competition in 45 years.
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PakistanTalks are taking place between the Taliban and the main tribe controlling a strategically important part of north-west Pakistan, tribal sources say.
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PeruPeruvian football players claim they were given sedatives in their water which caused them to faint in the middle of a match
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Bermuda, 
North KoreaMcLaren’s Lewis Hamilton aims to reignite his 2010 title challenge at the inaugural Korean Grand Prix on Sunday.
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IsraelIsrael's version of Dancing With The Stars is to include the show's first same-sex couple.
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United KingdomUK retail sales fell again September, the second month in succession they have declined, official data shows.
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Brazil, 
BotswanaBrazilian presidential candidate Jose Serra is hit on the head as a scuffle breaks out between rival supporters ahead of the 31 October election.
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PakistanPakistan's Supreme Court tells parliament to review a decision which gives the legislature a say in the appointment of top judges.
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ChinaChina's economic growth rate slows to just under 10%, as measures take effect to cool a consumer credit boom.
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RussiaRussia announces further details of plans for its biggest privatisation since the 1990s - which could raise about $60bn.
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FranceLady Gaga postpones her concerts in France until December because of the ongoing strikes over raising the retirement age.
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PakistanWhy a troubled nation is failing to confront its problems
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RussiaWhy Moscow may ditch huge statue of Peter the Great
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ChileTough times as Chile miners grapple with life above ground
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PeruLandlocked Bolivia eyes chance to have its own port on Pacific coast after a deal with Peru.
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PeruA football team in Peru, who were battling for promotion, are demanding a probe after their drinks were allegedly spiked by rivals.
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IndiaThe Indian government launches a major welfare scheme for pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers.
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IrelandAn audit by the Department of Environment in the Republic of Ireland shows 33,000 houses and apartments are lying empty.
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FinlandFinnish mobile phone maker Nokia reports a profit for the third quarter but says it is cutting 1,800 jobs.
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ItalyItalian industrial group Fiat reports a jump in profits, after surging industrial equipment orders offset sluggish car sales.
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MexicoAround 134 tons of marijuana went up in smoke in Tijuana as authorities began burning what is believed to be Mexico's largest seizure of the drug
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United KingdomActor Graham Crowden, who appeared in numerous shows including sitcom Waiting For God and Doctor Who, has died at the age of 87, his agent says.
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FranceProtesters are intensifying their strike action in France refusing to accept changes which will raise the retirement age from 60 to 62.
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Qatar, SpainSpain, Portugal and Qatar are being investigated by Fifa in connection with collusion over voting for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, BBC Sport understands.
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United StatesMcDonald's reports a 10% rise in net profits for the July to September quarter after new menu items in the US and extended opening hours in Europe drove up sales.
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Equatorial GuineaAfter criticism from human rights groups, Unesco suspends plans to grant a prize sponsored by Equatorial Guinea President Teodor Obiang Nguema.
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IndiaIndia's environment ministry orders Vedanta to stop expanding an aluminium plant in Orissa, in another blow for the mining group.
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BurmaBurma's highest court agrees to hear a final appeal against the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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BelgiumA Belgian woman convicted of murdering her fellow skydiver and love rival by sabotaging her parachute is jailed for 30 years.
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ChinaA new online game that pits street vendors against officials trying to clear them is sweeping the internet in China.
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RussiaSergei Sobyanin, a close aide of Russian PM Vladimir Putin, is confirmed by Moscow's legislature as the capital's next mayor.
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RussiaThe European Court of Human Rights has fined Russia for banning gay parades in Moscow, in a victory for the country's gay community.
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United StatesThe ultimate cost of rescuing US mortgage agencies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae may double, their government regulator says.
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Somalia, United KingdomBritish aid worker Frans Barnard, released by Somali kidnappers, is reunited with his family in Kenya
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India, United StatesSikh groups urge US President Barack Obama to tour the Golden Temple during his India trip, amid reports he is now unlikely to visit.
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NigeriaCharles Okah, brother of Nigerian militant Henry Okah, is charged at a secret hearing after his arrest on suspicion of aiding deadly car bombings.
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IsraelAn Israeli grandmaster is hoping to break a world record for playing chess games simultaneously. Alik Gershon would need to win 80% of the 525 games to break the previous record of 500 games.
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EgyptA senior Egyptian official says President Hosni Mubarak will stand for re-election next year despite rumours about his health.
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CanadaSenior Canadian air force officer Russell Williams gets a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years for two murders and sexual assaults.
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BahrainBahrain's Shia majority face tough election battle
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ItalyPolice and protesters clash near the Italian city of Naples over waste dumps aimed at easing the region's rubbish crisis.
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MexicoChevron says it plans to drill new oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico, days after a ban on deepwater drilling was lifted.
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United StatesThe codes used by the US president to launch a nuclear strike were lost for months during the Clinton years, a former high-ranking US military officer says.
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AfghanistanNato's campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan is influencing Islamic groups in the surrounding countries in the region.
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RussiaThe city legislature in Moscow has confirmed that Sergei Sobyanin will be the Russian capital's next mayor.
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CanadaCanadian government officials put forward legislation setting out tougher penalties for those caught smuggling illegal migrants into the country.
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AustriaA man thought to be the first person to drive a car using a bionic arm is badly hurt in a crash in Austria, according to local media.
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SomaliaThere should be a complete naval and air blockade of Somalia, the African Union tells the United Nations Security Council.
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MexicoA 20-year-old female criminology student has been made police chief for a Mexican town in a region plagued by drug-related crime.
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FranceFrench unions call two more days of action - on 28 October and 6 November - to protest at the government's pension reforms.
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CubaCuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who was on hunger strike earlier this year, gets the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for human rights.
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