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AfghanistanTwo soldiers are to receive the Queen's Commendation for Bravery after diving into a freezing canal to save a comrade injured by a Taliban bomb.
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United KingdomThe number of people convicted of carrying a knife in a public place in Scotland drops 22% in a year and is now at a nine-year low.
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United StatesFine art from the US offices of collapsed bank Lehman Brothers sells in New York for more than $12m.
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ChileThe first of three purpose-built rescue capsules arrives at the mine in Chile where 33 men have been trapped for more than seven weeks.
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ChinaA growing China starts tackling its obesity explosion
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United KingdomSugababe Amelle Berrabah is charged with drink driving after being arrested in north London.
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ChileA cage specially built to help rescue 33 men trapped underground in a mine in Chile has arrived on site.
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MexicoMexican police have arrested a man believed to be one of the leaders of the powerful Sinaloa drugs cartel, the government says.
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VenezuelaAt least 14 people have been killed by flooding and landslides after Tropical Storm Matthew brought heavy rain to Central America.
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Russia, United StatesAn American telephone engineer is rewarded one million Russian dumplings at the World Karaoke Championships in Moscow.
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ItalyThousands of people have taken to the streets in southern Italy to protest against the influence of the local mafia.
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PakistanThe Pakistani minister for defence production resigns after accusing the military of carrying out assassinations, including that of Benazir Bhutto.
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JapanJapan's central bank hints at further interventions in the currency markets in its fight to control the rising value of the yen.
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Canada, 
Sweden, PakistanCanadian police investigate whether a Pakistani plane flying from Toronto was diverted to Sweden because of a hoax call.
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Bermuda, 
SingaporeFerrari's Fernando Alonso leads from start to finish to win the Singapore Grand Prix, with Sebastian Vettel second, Mark Webber third and Lewis Hamilton failing to finish.
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AfghanistanFear and misery of civilians in Afghan battleground
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South Korea, United StatesSouth Korea's biggest car maker Hyundai announces a recall of about 140,000 cars in the US over steering concerns.
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Israel, 
West BankIsrael's top negotiator says there is a "50-50" chance of reaching a deal on settlements with Palestinians, hours before a construction freeze is due to expire.
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United KingdomThe fashion designer Catherine Walker, whose clothes were favoured by Diana, Princess of Wales, has died at the age of 65, her family has said.
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SpainThe Spanish government has rejected a statement by the Basque separatist group Eta that it is ready for a permanent ceasefire, reports say.
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United KingdomAberdeen host defending champions Rangers in a mouth-watering Scottish Premier League clash at Pittodrie.
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SingaporeFerrari's Fernando Alonso holds off Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel from start to finish to win a hard-fought Singapore Grand Prix.
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IranA complex computer worm has infected the personal computers of staff at Iran's first nuclear power station, says the IRNA news agency.
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Pakistan, United StatesA US drone strike has killed four suspected militants in north-western Pakistan, local officials say.
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Israel, 
Gaza Strip, 
CyprusA catamaran carrying Jewish activists sets sail from northern Cyprus aiming to breach Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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United States, ChinaChina's government says it will impose import duties on US chicken products it says are being unfairly dumped on the Chinese market.
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Afghanistan, United StatesUS and Afghan military forces have begun a new offensive against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan.
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Israel, West BankIsrael's government has urged Jewish settlers on the occupied West Bank to "show restraint" as the end of a 10-month ban on construction nears.
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United StatesThe pastor of a hugely popular independent church in the US says he will fight claims that he coerced young men into sexual relationships.
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South AfricaIndia's Chennai Super Kings beat South Africa's Eastern Cape Warriors to win the Champions League Twenty20 final in Johannesburg.
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Poland, 
GermanyAt least 13 people are killed after a coach carrying Polish tourists is involved in a crash with a car near Berlin, German police say.
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Iraq, IranIran's Revolutionary Guards cross into Iraq and kill 30 Kurdish militants it blamed for bombing a military parade in Iran last week, state TV reports.
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Israel, West BankIsrael's prime minister urges Jewish settlers to show restraint, hours before a 10-month ban on construction in the West Bank expired.
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United StatesA prominent US evangelical leader Bishop Eddie Long has vowed to fight accusations he coerced four young men at his church into sexual relationships.
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