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United KingdomGuidance for intelligence officers on how to deal with detainees tortured overseas may breach human rights law, a watchdog says.
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ColombiaColombian President Juan Manuel Santos says the killing of guerrilla leader Mono Jojoy marks the "beginning of the end" for the country's Farc rebels.
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United KingdomLord Ashcroft avoided £3.4m in UK taxes on the eve of a rule change for peers, the BBC learns.
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IndiaMaoist rebels in India have threatened to kill four surviving police hostages out of seven they seized last week, officials say.
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Afghanistan, 
ArubaThree Australian former special forces soldiers are charged over an operation in Afghanistan in which six civilians died and four were injured last year.
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United StatesA passenger plane has made an emergency landing at JFK airport in New York after experiencing landing gear problems.
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United Kingdom, United StatesAmerican Jim Furyk holds off England's Luke Donald in heavy rain to win the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup.
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United KingdomThe UK's first litter of Northern cheetah cubs born were born at Whipsnade Zoo recently, and their birth is largely due to a specially designed part of the animals' enclosure.
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JapanJapan's export growth slowed for a sixth straight month in August, suggesting that the recovery is losing steam.
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NigeriaHas Nigeria lived up to independence dreams?
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe American golf stars who will compete in the 2010 Ryder Cup are flying into south Wales on Monday.
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Japan, 
ChinaJapan will ask China to pay for damage to two patrol vessels after a collision with a Chinese trawler in disputed waters earlier this month, Tokyo says.
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North KoreaFormula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone expresses doubts as to whether October's Korean Grand Prix will go ahead.
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EgyptFor years all the taxi drivers who worked Cairo's notoriously packed streets were men - now eight women have broken the monopoly.
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United StatesUnilever buys hair care group Alberto Culver for $3.7bn (£2.3bn), adding the Tresemmé, VO5, and Simple brands to its portfolio.
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United StatesGreen Day singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, has joined the Broadway show based on the band's 2004 album, American Idiot.
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VenezuelaThe Venezuelan opposition overturns President Hugo Chavez's two-thirds majority in parliament in a poll seen as a test of the president's popularity.
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RussiaContestants from around the world have competed in the finals of the World Karaoke Championships, being held in Moscow.
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EgyptThe leader of Egypt's Coptic Christians apologises for "inappropriate" comments by a bishop that cast doubt on the authenticity of some Koran verses.
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NigerThe Niger festival where nomads dress to impress their brides
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RwandaUN chief Ban Ki-moon thanks Rwanda for dropping its threat to withdraw peacekeepers from Darfur in response to a leaked report accusing its troops of genocide.
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Israel, 
West BankIsrael's PM Benjamin Netanyahu urges Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to continue talks, despite the end of Israel's ban on West Bank construction.
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IndiaSchools across Indian-administered Kashmir re-open after more than three months of curfews and strikes.
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United KingdomColin Montgomerie reveals he has already written a losing speech ahead of the Ryder Cup as the Americans land in Wales.
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Russia, ChinaChina and Russia sign agreements to boost energy co-operation during a ceremony to open an oil pipeline between the countries.
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FranceFrance's former justice minister Rachida Dati mixes up the words fellatio and inflation during a TV interview, sparking a viral web video.
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GeorgiaA debate over the future of an isolated mountain region in Georgia.
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IrelandThe Irish Republic must "honour its obligations" to global lenders, Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan says.
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Sri LankaThe International Commission of Jurists says Sri Lanka has failed to adhere to international law in detaining suspected Tamil Tigers.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomA British aid worker and three local staff have been kidnapped in Afghanistan, security officials say.
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VenezuelaPoll results loosen Venezuelan leader's grip on power
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Israel, West BankIsrael's PM Benjamin Netanyahu urges Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to continue talks, despite the end of Israel's ban on West Bank construction.
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TajikistanDisillusioned youth turn towards radical Islam
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SudanMilitias in south Sudan are to be given weapons to help fight off increasing attacks by Lord's Resistance Army rebels.
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United KingdomThe West Yorkshire owner of the UK Segway firm dies after apparently riding one of his company's motorised scooters off cliffs and into a river.
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United KingdomFrank Lampard will miss key Chelsea and England matches as he continues to recuperate from hernia surgery.
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South AfricaWal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is in talks to buy South African wholesaler Massmart in a deal worth more than $4bn.
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United StatesLow-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is buying AirTran Airways for $3.4bn (£2bn) in another sign of consolidation in the US market
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ChinaDismantling Beijing's giant Olympic torch
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SwitzerlandBuilding and heating materials group Wolseley announces plans for a new Swiss holding company to reduce its corporate tax bill.
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Pakistan, United KingdomThe fallout from Pakistan's troubled tour of England kicks off with the resignation of tour manager Yawar Saeed.
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Afghanistan, PakistanNato-led forces have killed more than 50 insurgents on Pakistani soil after a rare manned pursuit across the border from Afghanistan, officials say.
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United KingdomA police marksman breaks down as he describes how he shot an armed barrister in London to protect himself and his colleagues.
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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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GermanyThe International Pumpkin Boat Championships have taken place for the second time in southern Germany. Several vegatable-based vessels participated in the 200m race.
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Costa Rica, 
ChileChilean Navy medical specialist Andres Ilarena has said the 33 miners trapped underground in Chile's San Jose mine were complaining of their food supplies being too small.
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ChinaState media in China say police are checking claims that a security firm was paid to abduct people trying to report injustices to Beijing authorities.
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United StatesThe Europe and US Ryder Cup teams are banned from using Twitter until after the end of the tournament.
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SingaporeFernando Alonso warns his Formula 1 rivals "the championship starts now", following his victory in Singapore.
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United KingdomThe International Monetary Fund says the UK economy is "on the mend" and backs government plans to cut spending.
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BelarusNineteen candidates plan to run for president in Belarus - though few observers expect a serious challenge to Alexander Lukashenko.
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IsraelPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says there will be no quick decision on whether to continue talks with Israel.
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United StatesCoca-Cola has been granted regulatory approval to purchase it's largest North American bottler
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Afghanistan, United KingdomThe search for a Scottish aid worker and three local staff kidnapped in Afghanistan is continuing, security officials say.
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United KingdomThe first batch of England athletes move into the much criticised Commonwealth Games athletes' village on Monday after support staff give the green light.
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IranAn Iranian court has banned two parties which backed opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi in last year's poll, a judiciary spokesman says.
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Afghanistan, PakistanPakistan officials says Nato-led raids which crossed into the country from Afghanistan and killed more than 50 insurgents were a violation of sovereignty.
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RomaniaRomanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga announces his resignation after last week's strike by thousands of police officers.
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United KingdomThe car maker Ford is in the process of recruiting more than one hundred new staff at its British factories.
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United States, ChinaChina Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $40m fine for fixing air-cargo prices, the US justice department says.
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Togo, 
AngolaKodjovi Obilale, the Togo goalkeeper shot at the Nations Cup in Angola, will receive much-needed funds from Fifa.
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LiberiaAll charges are dropped against Liberia's former president Gyude Bryant, who governed after the end of the civil war in 2003.
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CanadaCanadian officials warn that fully repairing the damage done by Hurricane Igor in Newfoundland is likely to take months.
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India, United KingdomThere is no row over Prince Charles's role in the opening of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, British diplomatic sources say.
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ThailandThai customs officers have reportedly seized more than 90kg of ivory being smuggled into the country in luggage.
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United KingdomRoyal Bank of Scotland is planning to cut a fresh 500 jobs from its investment banking arm.
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IraqThe former government's top legal officer during the Iraq war questions the MoD's practices
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United StatesThe US military oversees the destruction of 9,500 copies of a book it claims revealed military secrets, after reimbursing the publisher's printing costs.
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United StatesAmerican actress Gloria Stuart, who played a shipwreck survivor in the film Titanic, dies at the age of 100 in her Los Angeles home.
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Israel, United States, West BankThe US state department expresses disappointment at Israel's decision not to extend its ban on settlement building in the West Bank.
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France, United KingdomLondon's Tate Modern will host a major exhibition by the post-Impressionist French artist Paul Gauguin.
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IrelandProblems are still mounting for the Irish economy, with many forecasters fearing the prospect of a double dip recession. Robert Peston has been to Ireland to assess whether it can get its finances back on track.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritish officials say they are working closely with the Afghan government as a search continues for a Scottish aid worker who was kidnapped on Sunday.
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United StatesA US judge declares a mistrial for reggae star Buju Banton, who was accused last year of conspiring to buy cocaine from an undercover police officer.
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United KingdomThe number of official warnings given to UK doctors has risen by 50% in the past two years, figures show.
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PhilippinesManila families who live side-by-side with death
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United StatesHow one city in Florida learned the hard way what it means to be nowhere in Google's world
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GuineaGuinea still waiting for democracy a year after massacre
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IndiaFormer bandit switches sides to take on India's Maoists
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United KingdomA £100m project is announced to build three new British spacecraft to image the surface of the Earth at high resolution.
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