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United StatesFirefighters in the US state of Oregon have to use all their shovelling skills to do a delicate job: dig a camel out of a sinkhole.
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AfghanistanAfghanistan gets ready for elections this weekend
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United KingdomThe UK needs to prepare quickly to deal with the impacts of climate change, government advisers say in a report viewed by ministers as a "wake-up call".
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CanadaWorkers free a ship carrying 9m litres (2m gallons) of oil that ran aground two weeks ago off the coast of northern Canada.
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Spain, 
MexicoTens of thousands of people attended the celebrations in Mexico City to mark the 200th anniversary of the country's independence from Spain.
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NigeriaNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has announced his intention to stand in next year's election, via a post on the social networking site Facebook.
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MexicoMexico holds dazzling displays of fireworks, dance and music to mark 200 years since declaring independence from Spain.
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United KingdomIn an exclusive interview, Wales centre Gavin Henson says he wants to move to a London club to be closer to his children following his split with Charlotte Church.
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United StatesUS voters will use mid-terms to punish Democrats over economy
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United StatesFirefighters in the US state of Oregon were called to one of their more unusual jobs - digging a camel out of a sinkhole.
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CambodiaCambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal indicts four former Khmer Rouge leaders, paving the way for its second trial.
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New ZealandNew Zealand authorities lift a state of emergency in Christchurch, almost two weeks after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake devastated the city.
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Philippines, 
Hong KongInvestigators in the Philippines seek to charge at least 10 people in connection with the killing of eight Hong Kong tourists during a hijacking last month.
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United States, MexicoBP's ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to be permanently sealed by Sunday, says the US official in charge of the clean-up operation.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSouth Korea says it is considering a proposal from North Korea to hold their first military talks in almost two years.
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United StatesAmerica's Got Talent viewers cast their votes and crown the winner of the US TV show.
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South AfricaSouth Africa is stepping up access to treatment for the virus that causes Aids, in particular targeting pregnant women and children.
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Angola, 
ChinaHow Chinese investment is reviving Angola's railways
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MexicoMexico celebrates 200 years since start of war of independence
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SpainA small improvised bomb shatters windows in a Spanish Basque town 11 days after Eta militants declare a ceasefire.
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FranceA row between Nicolas Sarkozy and an EU official over France's removal of Roma (Gypsies) looks set to dominate an EU summit.
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IndiaIndia's central bank raises interest rates by more than expected as it continues to battle high inflation.
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GermanyLed by Germany, Europe is pressing ahead with plans to send a sophisticated, unmanned spacecraft to the surface of the Moon.
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ChileMore than 30 miners trapped underground in Chile could be freed earlier than originally expected.
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IranIranian TV airs what it says is an interview with Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who faces being stoned to death, in which she denies being lashed for not wearing the veil.
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United KingdomUK retail sales suffer surprise fall in August, the first drop since January, the Office for National Statistics said.
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Afghanistan, United StatesTwo ex-employees of a US security company killed two Afghan nationals while fuelled by alcohol and rage, a US court has heard.
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GermanyThe father of a German teenager who shot dead 15 people last year goes on trial, accused of violating gun laws.
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IraqFormer Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi speaks to Kirsty Wark about the political vacuum in Iraq following March elections and how he hopes talks will lead to a new government by November.
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United KingdomEngland's Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff brings down the curtain on his cricket career, following medical advice.
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South Korea, North KoreaScotch whisky is to gain from a free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea.
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AfghanistanThe Afghan Free and Fair Election Foundation (Fefa) says that there have been 19 election-related deaths prior to Saturday's parliamentary vote.
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Japan, ChinaChinese officials have arrived in Japan to investigate the death of a giant panda on loan to a zoo.
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TanzaniaScientists say a road planned for Tanzania's Serengeti National Park would curtail wildebeest migration and cause an environmental disaster.
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LaosAn extremely rare animal known as the "Asian unicorn" has been caught by villagers in Laos.
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Canada, 
RussiaRussia and Canada look to the UN to rule on their dispute over a resource-rich underwater Arctic mountain ridge.
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United KingdomPope Benedict urges the UK to resist "aggressive secularism", as thousands greet him on the streets of Edinburgh.
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United StatesThere has been a sharp rise in the number of Americans who believe the US role as a world leader is on the decline, a survey suggests.
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South AfricaFive specialists from South Africa's health group Netcare have been charged for allegedly participating in an international kidney trading syndicate.
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United StatesOil prices fall for the third day in a row as a US government report suggested that demand remains sluggish.
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United KingdomA pigeon has beat a broadband connection in a data transfer race designed to show how slow net access is in some parts of the UK.
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The BahamasBody parts found inside a shark in the Bahamas appear to belong to a man who disappeared off a beach where a Jaws movie was filmed.
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PakistanThe European Union agrees to make trade concessions to Pakistan to help it overcome the impact of flooding, diplomats say.
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Romania, United KingdomLiverpool and Manchester City start their Europa League campaign with comfortable victories and England Women reach the World Cup after beating Switzerland.
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United KingdomMajlinda Kelmendi's dream of winning gold at London 2012 depends on the IOC formally recognising Kosovo as an independent nation.
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IranIranian security forces raid the office of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, a statement on his website says.
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ItalyShareholders in the Italian carmaker Fiat have agreed to spin off its non-car assets, splitting the business into two.
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United States, ChinaThe US Treasury secretary says China's currency is significantly undervalued and a mix of tools is needed to hasten change.
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TurkeyTurkey blames Kurdish rebels for a blast which kills nine people in a minibus in south-east Turkey - but the PKK denies it.
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FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy denounces as "outrageous" comments by an EU commissioner criticising France's deportation of Roma.
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MexicoMexican security forces say they have killed 19 people in a seven-hour gun battle in the country's north-east.
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GuineaGuinea's presidential elections will be postponed by at least two weeks, as the country's interim leader warns that the country risks crisis.
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BurmaBurma's authorities bar a number of constituencies - mostly where ethnic groups are dominant - from taking part in November's elections, state media say.
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United StatesOne in seven Americans was living in poverty in 2009 with the level of working-age poor the highest since the 1960s, the US Census Bureau says.
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NigerThe west African state of Niger was hit by a terrible drought and now floods have washed away much of this year's harvest.
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United StatesA man shoots a doctor at a hospital in the US city of Baltimore, before shooting his ailing mother dead in her bed and killing himself, police say.
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Niger, FranceFrench engineering firm Vinci and nuclear energy group Areva say seven of their employees working at a uranium mine in Niger have been kidnapped.
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AfghanistanThreats and intimidation for Afghanistan's women candidates
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United StatesThe US Senate has finally backed President Obama's call to give help to struggling small businesses, with a $30bn fund.
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RomaniaJoe Cole scores his first goal for Liverpool and David Ngog nets twice to earn their side a convincing win over Steaua Bucharest.
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United KingdomPope Benedict XVI has celebrated an open-air Mass in Glasgow, attended by thousands of people.
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United StatesThe US Muslims trying to promote the modern face of Islam
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Russia, United StatesA US Senate panel has approved a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, paving the way for a vote in the full Senate.
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France, GermanyFrance and Germany are embroiled in a diplomatic row after contradictory statements on the heated issue of Roma camps.
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United StatesA US cartoonist whose work inspired an Everybody Draw Muhammad Day Facebook group has disappeared into hiding after an FBI warning, her newspaper says.
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RomaniaLiverpool boss Roy Hodgson says he was right to rest key players for the win over Steaua Bucharest ahead of facing Man Utd on Sunday.
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Guatemala, United StatesA US court sends a former Guatemalan soldier accused of involvement in a 1980s massacre to prison for 10 years, for misleading immigration officials.
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Pakistan, United KingdomInternational donors must "step up to the plate" once again to help flood-hit Pakistan, says UK charity Oxfam.
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