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United StatesPresident Barack Obama promises a "specific" plan next month for the US economy, as he comes under attack from his would-be Republican challengers.
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France, 
GermanyThe French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet to discuss how to deal with the ongoing eurozone debt crisis.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama has begun a campaign-style speaking tour to make a case to voters for action to boost the US economy and create jobs.
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Aruba, United StatesAn Australian man has been arrested in the US in connection with an attack on a teenager who had a fake bomb strapped to her neck, the FBI has said.
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PhilippinesThe World Trade Organisation says a tax levied in the Philippines on imports of alcohol breaks global rules on free trade.
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SyriaThousands of Palestinian refugees have been forced to escape a camp in the Syrian port of Latakia amid shelling by government troops, the UN has said.
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AustraliaThousands of people gather in Canberra to campaign against government proposals for a carbon tax to curb greenhouse emissions.
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North KoreaAn orchestra born out of conflict in the Middle East has performed on one of the world's most dangerous frontiers, the demilitarised zone on the Korean peninsula.
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Pakistan, United StatesA suspected US drone attack kills four militants in north-western Pakistan, local intelligence officials said.
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ArubaThe rock band teams up with an Australian producer to launch their own range of wines, including Highway to Hell cabernet sauvignon.
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New ZealandNew Zealand has been hit with what forecasters are calling a 'once-in-a-lifetime' winter storm, which has brought much of the country to a standstill.
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IsraelIsraeli jets carry out several air strikes across Gaza, killing at least one Palestinian, after a rocket is fired from Gaza into Israel.
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Libya, United StatesCol Gaddafi's forces fire a Scud missile for the first time in Libya's conflict, US officials say, as rebels continue their push towards the capital, Tripoli.
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Argentina, 
BotswanaManchester City boss Roberto Mancini describes Sergio Aguero as a "photocopy" of Brazilian legend Romario after the Argentine's superb debut against Swansea.
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LibyaTimes correspondent Deborah Haynes, who was in Zawiya yesterday, describes a "very sad" situation as civilians fight civilians in Libya.
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IndiaIndian police detain activist Anna Hazare hours before a fast against a new anti-corruption law, drawing supporters out on the streets in protest.
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Ghana, United StatesGhana's idiosyncrasies from a US perspective
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HondurasHonduran authorities send police and troop reinforcements to the north-east, after clashes over land ownership leave 11 dead.
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BotswanaBrazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras reports a 32% jump in its second-quarter net income thanks to investment gains.
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South Korea, North Korea, United StatesThe US and South Korea begin a massive military exercise to improve combat readiness on the Korean peninsula - sparking a furious North Korean reaction.
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ParaguayGlobal demand for food sparks Paraguay land rush
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Israel, United States, 
West BankIsrael approves the building of nearly 300 homes in a settlement deep inside the occupied West Bank, drawing criticism from the US and Palestinians.
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Ireland, 
ItalyScotland head coach Andy Robinson makes major changes to the side that defeated Ireland as Italy prepare to visit Murrayfield.
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United KingdomThe rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 4.4% in July from 4.2% the month before, official figures show.
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Argentina, United KingdomAdam Jones, Lee Byrne and Leigh Halfpenny are three of nine Wales changes for Saturday's final World Cup warm-up with Argentina.
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New ZealandNew Zealand reels from "once-in-a-lifetime" winter storm
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Ireland, United KingdomRupert Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes beats The Smurfs to top the UK and Ireland box office, taking £5.8m in its opening weekend.
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Somalia, 
Uganda, 
EritreaEritrea's president visits Uganda, which contributes African Union troops to Somalia, in an attempt to boost peace in the Horn of Africa, Ugandan officials say.
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United StatesUS artist Robert Breer, regarded as one of the founding members of the American avant-garde, dies at the age of aged 85.
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Indian Ocean, India, United KingdomAfter being stranded on a reef when their boat capsized, two men from London become the first pair to row unsupported across the Indian Ocean.
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ThailandThe deaths of tourists and a tour guide in the Thai city of Chiang Mai may be linked to exposure to toxic chemicals, the government says.
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IndiaIndia has denied it is stifling democratic protest after police arrested 1,300 people to halt a hunger strike by an anti-corruption activist.
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GuineaGuinea's President Alpha Conde pardons 17 opposition activists jailed for taking part in an illegal rally in April.
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GermanyGerman economic growth has slowed sharply, new figures reveal, as French and German leaders hold key talks on the eurozone debt crisis.
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ChinaFirefighters have rescued a four-year-old boy who fell down a well in south west China's Guizhou Province. The dramatic rescue was shown on state television.
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United StatesNew home construction in the US fell by less than expected in July, but remained way below pre-recession levels, new data shows.
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ChinaChina sends medical experts to save the crushed leg of a toddler who was pulled from the wreckage of a deadly train crash last month.
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TajikistanA BBC reporter who has been accused by Tajikistan authorities of associating with a banned Islamist group has gone on trial.
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EthiopiaAn average of 10 children aged under five are dying each day at a refugee camp in drought-hit Ethiopia, the United Nations says.
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SwedenThe X Factor singer will release her new single as a "collaboration" after the Swedish producer had claimed a sample was used without his permission.
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SpainHundreds of thousands of Catholics gather in Madrid
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TurkeyArsenal sell Emmanuel Eboue to Galatasaray, with the Turkish club saying they paid £3m for the Ivory Coast utility player.
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CanadaCanada's navy and air force are to be known as "royal" once again, the country's media report, more than 40 years after the prefix was dropped.
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NetherlandsA pen-and-ink drawing by Dutch master Rembrandt stolen from a hotel in California at the weekend has been recovered at a church 20 miles (32 km) away, police confirm.
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LibyaGaddafi loyalists upbeat despite rebel advance
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Aruba, AustraliaThousands of people gathered in the Australian capital, Canberra, to protest against a planned carbon tax aimed at curbing greenhouse emissions.
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Saudi Arabia, 
Yemen, United StatesYemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh vows to return home following hospital treatment in Saudi Arabia despite continuing unrest and against the wishes of the US.
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RussiaTwenty years on since the collapse of the Soviet Union, BBC Russian Service journalist Oleg Antonenko sums up what has been gained and lost.
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BahrainAn international commission investigating recent unrest in Bahrain closes its office after an angry crowd clashed with staff.
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France, GermanyThe German chancellor and the French president propose a number of measures to strengthen the euro, after talks in Paris on the eurozone debt crisis.
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GermanyGerman side Schalke say Raul has rejected the chance to join Blackburn Rovers.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's ex-military chief and one of the country's most powerful politicians Solomon Mujuru dies in a fire on his farm, the state security minister confirms.
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ItalyArsenal striker Gervinho's three-game ban upheld, Wales make nine changes for Argentina rugby union match, plus more.
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LibyaForces loyal to Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi are fighting rebels for control of the key coastal town of Zawiya, as the rebels close in on the capital Tripoli.
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United KingdomA man is jailed after admitting stabbing a police officer four times after he was stopped during a routine police patrol in south London.
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IndiaThousands have taken to the streets of India in protest, after one of the country's leading anti-corruption activists was arrested ahead of a planned hunger strike.
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United KingdomTheresa May tells police chiefs they have political backing to use tough tactics to deal with rioting and says ministers are considering giving them new curfew powers.
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Aruba, United StatesAn Australian man is detained in the US after a police hunt for the man who locked a teenage girl to a fake bomb leads to the state of Kentucky.
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IndiaIndia denies stifling protest after police arrest some 1,300 people supporting a planned fast by anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare.
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IsraelAn emergency debate has been held in Israel on the protests over the country's high cost of living.
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SeychellesA Briton has died in the Seychelles following what is understood to have been a shark attack.
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SyriaSyrian troops again open fire on the port of Latakia, reports say, in the fourth day of an assault that has drawn growing international condemnation.
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United KingdomNewly announced Enterprise Zones around England could create 30,000 new jobs by 2015, the government says.
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EcuadorPolice officers in Ecuador will be subject to lie detector tests under new anti-corruption measures, the police chief says.
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CanadaThe premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, Jean Charest, laughs off a report that he had died, after a news website is targeted by hackers.
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