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United StatesPolice shoot dead a gunman who took three hostages at the Discovery Communications HQ near Washington and free his prisoners.
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ChileChilean miners trapped underground receive their first hot meal in 26 days, as Nasa experts arrive at the mine site.
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United StatesNinth seed Andy Roddick sees his hopes of claiming a second US Open title end with a second-round defeat by Janko Tipsarevic in New York.
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PakistanA Pakistani diplomat calls for a probe into allegations that rich landowners diverted water into unprotected villages during the floods to save their own crops.
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PeruAn island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser.
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ColombiaFive Colombian police officers are killed and three injured when their vehicle is hit by a bomb attack blamed on the rebel group Farc.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's prolonged public sector strike is set to continue after the main trade union federation rejects an improved wage offer by the government.
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GhanaImages of Ghanaian women making shea butter
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PakistanThree days of mourning begins in Pakistan after bomb attacks on a Shia Muslim procession in Lahore city kill 31 people.
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United StatesOlympic medallist James Cracknell is expected home later this week, after fracturing his skull in a bike accident in the US.
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South Korea, 
North KoreaThree people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China.
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AustraliaOne of four key independent lawmakers endorses Australian PM Julia Gillard, leaving her just two seats short of the majority needed to form the next government.
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IndiaOver 100 workers have died during the construction of the metro railway in the Indian capital, Delhi, say authorities.
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Isle of ManCatherine Zeta Jones reveals she is "furious" that doctors failed to detect husband Michael Douglas' throat cancer earlier.
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TajikistanTajikistan's security chief is replaced following the escape of 25 prisoners, including several Islamic militants, from a Dushanbe jail.
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BotswanaBrazilian police arrest almost the entire city council in Dourados on suspicion of corruption, putting a judge in temporary control of the government.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoSome 240 women, girls and babies may have been raped after rebels seized a town in DR Congo, the UN says.
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SpainZara starts selling its clothes online for the first time following similar moves from Gap and Banana Republic last month.
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Greenland, 
United KingdomFour Greenpeace activists are arrested after giving up their occupation of a Scottish company's drilling rig off Greenland.
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GermanyThe eurozone economy grew by 1% between April and June, driven by strong German growth, official figures confirm.
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United KingdomFour of the "big six" UK energy suppliers are to be investigated amid concerns of mis-selling to customers, the regulator says.
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United KingdomThe Scottish government says drinkers should be charged a minimum of 45p for every unit of alcohol as part of efforts to cut consumption.
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Philippines, 
Hong KongThe Philippines vows to probe claims that coffins of three of Hong Kong's eight victims of last week's hijacking in Manila were wrongly labelled.
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SenegalPop star Youssou N'dour officially launches his own television station in Senegal after a two-year struggle with the authorities.
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Ecuador, 
Honduras, 
MexicoHonduras accuses Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa of risking the life of a Honduran migrant who survived last month's Mexico massacre.
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AfghanistanThe head of Afghanistan's Central Bank tells the BBC he will not allow the country's biggest commercial bank to collapse.
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BurmaBBC Burmese marks 70 years of broadcasting
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EgyptA doctor in Egypt is being taken to court for carrying out an illegal operation to circumcise young girls following the death of a 13-year-old.
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KenyaKenya's president signs a bill which legalises the traditional home brew changaa - a move intended to stop people dying from drinking moonshine.
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United KingdomA former Britain's Got Talent hopeful who claimed she was discriminated against at an audition fails to get her case taken to an employment tribunal.
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FranceThe European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown.
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Russia, SpainPolice in Spain arrest a Russian man wanted for questioning about a fire at a Russian nightclub that killed more than 150 people in 2009.
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PortugalPortugal coach Carlos Queiroz is suspended for six months after it is ruled that he disrupted an anti-doping test ahead of the World Cup.
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PakistanICRC increases its Pakistan floods appeal by $76m as it warns that only a fraction of humanitarian needs are being met.
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South Korea, North Korea, 
ChinaThree people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China.
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United StatesNovak Djokovic headlines the night session on day four at the US Open after earlier wins for Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
RwandaThe UN postpones the release of a draft report that accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in DR Congo till next month.
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DenmarkSome of musician Bob Dylan's artwork, never seen before by the public, is to be displayed at Denmark's National Gallery.
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Pakistan, United KingdomBritish singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, billed as "Islam's biggest rock star", is donating profits from his latest single to help flood victims in Pakistan.
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AustraliaEngland and Durham pace bowler Graham Onions to miss the Ashes series against Australia this winter because of a back operation.
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ChinaMore than 10,000 vehicles are stuck in a 120km (75-mile) traffic jam on China's Beijing to Tibet motorway.
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South Africa, 
ZimbabweSouth Africa is to start expelling Zimbabweans again, from 31 December, the government announces.
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United States, Germany, ChinaUS authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China.
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GermanyThe German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews.
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EgyptPosters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief appear on the streets of Cairo, amid growing speculation over who will succeed President Hosni Mubarak.
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RussiaRussia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says.
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PakistanBBC Sport understands that police investigating alleged corruption involving three Pakistani cricketers believe that video evidence crucial to the case is authentic, despite fresh claims to the contrary.
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PakistanBetting claims stun Pakistan cricket star's village
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GermanySamsung has become the latest challenger to enter the tablet computer battle, unveiling its Galaxy Tab at the IFA conference in Berlin.
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IsraelThe Israeli novelist David Grossman on how the Middle East conflict tore his family apart.
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AfghanistanTen election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.
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CanadaThe Canadian Space Agency announces astronaut Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station in 2013.
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United KingdomEngland's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
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