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PhilippinesA Philippine election candidate is declared winner of a Senate seat more than four years after the vote took place.
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United KingdomTheatre, dance and music from the Far East will be on show in the east of Scotland as the Edinburgh International Festival begins later.
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GuatemalaPolice in Guatemala arrest two men suspected of involvement in the 1982 massacre of 268 people during the country's civil conflict.
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United KingdomA man is in a critical condition after a fire broke out on the ninth floor of a high-rise block of flats in south London.
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United KingdomAverage debts may reach £53,000 for UK students starting in 2012 as tuition fees rise - double the figure for 2011 - an annual survey suggests.
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SyriaSyrian forces reportedly kill 12 civilians, mainly in the province of Homs, as authorities continue to try to quell protests against President Assad's rule.
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ChinaChinese state-owned train manufacturer, China CNR, recalls 54 bullet trains, as problems continue to plague the industry.
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United StatesAmerican Islamic hip-hop group Native Deen is touring Indonesia on a "diplomatic mission", to help spread tolerance and faith through music.
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South KoreaA spate of deaths in South Korea's military, including a number of apparent suicides, have raised questions about the culture inside the country's armed forces.
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Syria, United StatesSyrian forces have renewed their crackdown on protesters, activists say, with operations in Deir al-Zour in the east and Kahn Sheikhun in the north.
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United KingdomThe dramatic scenes in England this week have brought back memories of the LA riots in 1992, where a billion dollars worth of damage was caused, with dozens killed and thousands injured.
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IndiaThree Indian states ban Aarakshan, a new Bollywood film on the controversial issue of education quotas for low-caste people.
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SingaporeA festival that appeases the spirits of the dead who are believed to walk amongst us is taking place in Singapore.
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United StatesA new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington explores the nature of Asian American identity.
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United StatesWomen who have a history of depression may also be at increased risk of suffering a stroke, US researchers suggest.
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IndiaAlastair Cook shines as England dominate against India, football latest ahead of Saturday's Premier League start, plus more.
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ChinaCrowds of residents in Guizhou, one of China's poorest provinces, clash with police in a row with local officials about parking rules, reports say.
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United StatesAsian stocks are mixed, giving up early gains, after after a week of extreme volatility in the world's biggest markets.
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ChileTwo Chilean miners, Alex Vega and Victor Zamora, reveal how they felt during the first few days of being trapped underground.
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FranceFrance, Italy, Spain and Belgium ban short-selling on the shares of banks and other financial companies after market turmoil.
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ChinaChinese activist Wang Lihong appears in court accused of creating a disturbance after she demonstrated in support of three bloggers.
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NigeriaNigeria's army is ordered to investigate allegations of abuse of civilians by soldiers fighting the Boko Haram Islamist sect.
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NorwayExpedition leader Michael "Spike" Reid, who was injured in a polar bear attack off Norway last week, is to undergo further surgery in Plymouth, he says.
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India, United KingdomAlastair Cook falls for 294 as England declare on 710-7, a lead of 486, before dismissing Virender Sehwag for a king pair on day three at Edgbaston.
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United StatesThe US military loses contact with an unmanned hypersonic test aircraft shortly after its launch atop a rocket in California, defence officials say.
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PakistanA member of Pakistan's paramilitary force is sentenced to death for killing an unarmed man in Karachi in an incident caught on videotape.
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SenegalArsenal defender Johan Djourou has been in Senegal setting up initiatives to help underprivileged children.
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ChinaAn investigation by Chinese authorities has uncovered more lookalike Apple stores in the city of Kunming.
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NiueLuke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Yoda are among Star Wars characters who will appear on coins that will be legal tender in the Pacific nation of Niue.
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FranceThe French economy was flat in the April to June period, while the Greek economy shrank by 6.9% in the second quarter, year-on-year.
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ChinaChina's safety chief Luo Lin says a rail crash that killed 40 people and provoked huge public anger was caused by serious design flaws.
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United States, Syria, ChinaUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges China, Russia and Europe to consider wider sanctions as Syria's violent military crackdown continues.
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ItalyPolice in Rome have arrested 20 gladiator impersonators accused of running a racket outside the city's most famous tourist attraction.
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IsraelCost of living protests rattle Netanyahu government
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United KingdomThe prison population in England and Wales reaches a record high but the government says there is still room for rioters.
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United StatesArtists explore what it means to be an Asian-American
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United KingdomThe UK is unlikely to see another giant volcanic ash cloud in this lifetime, according to a study of 7,000-year record of ash deposits.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka has started the first nationwide survey of its elephant population, with the aim of better protecting the animals and their habitat.
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United KingdomA man is arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a 68-year-old who died overnight after being attacked during rioting in west London.
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United StatesWith the holiday season underway, intimate security checks at US airports are continuing to outrage many travellers.
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United KingdomA man is missing after a tug boat overturned and sank on the River Thames in south-east London.
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TunisiaTunisia's former security chief is acquitted of forging passports for ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family when they fled in January.
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United StatesEight Republican presidential candidates trade barbs as they vow to slash taxes, and attack President Barack Obama at a televised debate in Iowa.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's government unveils plans to introduce a universal health care scheme to be piloted in 2012 and then phased in over 14 years.
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United StatesUS retail sales rose in July by the largest amount in four months, figures show, tempering fears the US may be slipping back into recession.
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BurmaAung San Suu Kyi's NLD movement should join Burma's "national reconciliation", the government says in its first-ever news conference.
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United StatesEngland's Lee Westwood makes a move on day two, Tiger Woods misses the cut, while it is all American atop the leaderboard at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
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RussiaRussia charges two prison doctors with negligence for the high-profile custodial death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, investigators say.
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SomaliaThe Somali army warns people not to return to their homes in the parts of the capital, Mogadishu, recently abandoned by Islamist militants.
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United KingdomThe government's statistical office says it overstated growth in the construction industry - it actually grew by 0.5%, not 2.3%.
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United StatesRory McIlroy tees off for his US PGA second round after deciding to play through the pain barrier.
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United StatesShares have continued higher on increased confidence in the eurozone and a bigger-than expected rise in US retail sales.
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LibyaRebels in Libya say they are continuing to fight for control of the strategic town of Zlitan, west of the city of Misrata.
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Aruba, United KingdomAn Australian project combs through documents left by early British settlers to find hundreds of lost languages.
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United KingdomSenior officers reject suggestions that the restoration of calm across England was due to political intervention, following criticism of their tactics by the prime minister.
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India, United KingdomAlastair Cook falls six runs short of 300 as England make their third-highest score in Tests on the third day against India at Edgbaston.
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MexicoJapanese car maker Honda is to invest $800m (£500m) to build a new factory in Mexico to produce more small cars for the North American market.
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United StatesFormer Marine Anthony Sowell shows no emotion as he is sentenced to death for the murders of 11 women whose rotting remains he kept in his Ohio home.
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Syria, United StatesSyrian forces renew their crackdown on anti-regime protesters despite mounting international pressure, with activists saying at least 16 people died.
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Netherlands, South Africa, SomaliaA Dutch court sentences two Somali pirates who hijacked a South African yacht last November to prison sentences of up to seven years.
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Qatar, United KingdomA company owned by the Qatari Royal family and British partners will take over the Olympic village after the games.
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PolandA passenger train crashes in Poland, killing at least one passenger and injuring more than 40, police say.
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ItalyThe Italian government, led by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, announces a fresh round of austerity measures.
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IndiaAlastair Cook rejects criticism of his batting style after scoring 294 on day three of the third Test against India.
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BotswanaA Brazilian judge, Patricia Acioli, renowned for her work against organised crime, is shot dead in Rio de Janeiro State.
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PakistanA court in Pakistan has sentenced a soldier to death for the murder of an unarmed teenager in the southern port city of Karachi.
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Costa RicaArsenal agree to sign teenage Costa Rican striker Joel Campbell from Deportivo Saprissa subject to formal agreements and processes.
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United States, MexicoA farm worker from Mexico who died last year was the first ever human to perish in the US of rabies borne by a vampire bat, health officials report.
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BotswanaWhy fewer Brazilians become maids as economy booms
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AustraliaGay politician, pregnant girlfriend? Australia says: So what?
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United StatesTiger Woods misses the cut as unheralded Americans Jason Dufner and Keegan Bradley lead the US PGA in Atlanta.
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CanadaA group of Canadian manufacturing workers who were told they were losing their jobs have received a timely lifeline in the form of a $7m lottery win.
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