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United StatesUS starts to assess havoc wreaked by Tropical Storm Irene
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Libya, 
AlgeriaThe wife and three children of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have entered Algeria, officials say, prompting an angry reaction from Libyan rebels.
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JapanFinance Minister Yoshihiko Noda wins the Democratic Party leadership race, putting him on track to become Japan's sixth PM in five years.
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MexicoMexican police arrest five suspected members of the Zetas drug gang over the deadly casino fire that killed 52 in Monterrey, the state governor says.
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LibyaSupporters of Col Gaddafi in Tripoli are having to face up to a new Libya without their leader.
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AustraliaA gold rush is taking place in Australia as record prices convince ordinary prospectors to search the fields and rivers for nuggets.
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United StatesThe number of people killed by Post-Tropical Cyclone Irene hits 40, as authorities warn flooding may continue for days in some US states.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama's uncle was held on suspicion of drink-driving and told police he would call the White House to arrange bail, authorities say.
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South AfricaThe youth leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress faces disciplinary action on Tuesday, charged with "sowing divisions" in the party.
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ArubaAustralian miner Macarthur Coal backs a revised takeover bid from Peabody Energy and ArcelorMittal valuing the deal at $5.2bn.
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ArubaNew wave of prospectors hits Australian bush
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United StatesUS musician David "Honey-Boy" Edwards, described as the last of the great pre-war bluesmen, dies at his home in Chicago aged 96, his manager says.
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IndiaA court in India's Gujarat state overturns the conviction of 12 Muslims earlier found guilty of killing the state's former home minister Haren Pandya.
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JapanJapan's parliament elects Yoshihiko Noda prime minister, a day after he won his party's leadership vote.
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NigeriaAn increasing number of Nigeria's 70 million Christians are followers of prosperity teachings - the belief that prosperity is a blessing.
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United StatesPost-Tropical Cyclone Irene has killed 40 people in the US, and authorities are warning that flooding could continue for up to three days in northern US states.
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Hong KongHong Kong businessman and Birmingham City football club chairman Carson Yeung gets permission to travel to the UK.
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United StatesUS researchers who infected Guatemalans with STDs as part of a study in the 1940s knew they were acting unethically, a US panel finds.
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RussiaRussia's state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom reports a 40% rise in three-month profits.
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ChinaNineteen coal miners trapped underground for nearly a week in a flooded illegal pit in north-eastern China have been rescued, officials say.
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Venezuela, 
CubaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez voices optimism as he has more cancer therapy, this time in in Caracas after being treated in Cuba.
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United KingdomBritain's Jessica Ennis faces a struggle to defend her heptathlon crown on day four at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu.
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IndiaA controversial literary festival in Indian-administered Kashmir is cancelled over concerns about possible violence, organisers say.
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United Kingdom, United StatesThousands of British travellers face days stranded in the US as airlines struggle to clear the weekend's backlog of flights following Hurricane Irene.
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LibyaAlgeria defends its decision to give refuge to the wife of Colonel Gaddafi and three of his children, after Libyan rebels call it an "act of aggression".
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Canada, ArubaThe Australian city of Melbourne beats Canada's Vancouver to the title of world's most liveable city for the first time in almost a decade.
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IndiaIndia's economy grew 7.7% in the three months from April to June, which was its weakest growth for six quarters, official figures show.
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Iceland, ChinaA Chinese businessman hopes to buy a large area of Iceland for an eco-resort, sparking concerns about foreign ownership of land.
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United KingdomBritain's Jessica Ennis loses her world heptathlon title to Russia's Tatyana Chernova after failing to make up a deficit in the concluding 800m.
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United KingdomA 16-year-old boy is one of five people who are being questioned by police over the stabbing of a man at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London.
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ArgentinaTop tango on show as couples compete in Argentina
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LithuaniaFrench and Lithuanian jets collide during an exercise in the Baltic state but all three crew members involved escape serious injury.
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SudanSudan lodges a complaint with the UN Security Council, accusing newly independent South Sudan of backing rebels in an oil-rich border region.
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ItalyThe Italian government drops plans to introduce a tax on high earners, as the cental bank warns austerity plans "cannot be reduced".
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South Korea, 
North KoreaSouth Korea's president replaces his top official on cross-border ties, amid severe tensions with North Korea.
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BangladeshPolice in Bangladesh say they have uncovered an organ trafficking ring responsible for persuading at least 40 people to sell their kidneys.
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LibyaThe rebel leadership in Libya has offered a 48 hour ceasefire to cover the Muslim holiday of Eid, as their forces advance on the loyalist stronghold of Sirte.
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ChileFive officers are dismissed and a general told to resign after Chilean police admit they fired the shot that killed a 16-year-old boy during last week's protests.
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New ZealandThe New Zealand Press Association is closing, ending 131 years of supplying news to the country's print media.
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Zimbabwe, LibyaZimbabwe expels Libya's ambassador who last week abandoned Col Muammar Gaddafi and backed the rebels.
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United KingdomA "chronic under-supply of homes" could lock an entire generation out of the housing market, a body representing English housing associations warns.
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JapanBehind the scenes with Japan's notorious Yakuza syndicates
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SyriaSyrian priest talks about the bloodshed in his homeland after visiting the town of Latakia.
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United StatesSect leader Warren Jeffs, jailed in the US for sexually assaulting under-age followers, is critically ill, a spokesman says, amid reports he is fasting.
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South AfricaSouth African police fire stun grenades at supporters of controversial ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema ahead of his disciplinary hearing.
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AfghanistanA senior UK minister is photographed leaving Downing Street holding an internal briefing document "welcoming" the departure of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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SpainSpanish politicians overwhelmingly back holding a vote on introducing a constitutional cap on budget deficits.
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KenyaThe International Criminal Court rejects an appeal by Kenya's government to stop it putting on trial six people accused of links to 2008 violence.
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United StatesRocker Patti Smith and US string group Kronos Quartet accept the 2011 Polar Music Prize.
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AfghanistanA Royal Marine has been killed by a bomb in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
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SyriaAt least seven people have been shot dead in Syria during anti-government protests held at the start of the festival of Eid al-Fitr, activists say.
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Russia, United StatesUS oil major Exxon Mobil clinches an Arctic oil exploration deal with Russia's Rosneft, eclipsing BP's own lapsed deal.
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Aruba, Australia, United StatesAustralia's attorney general describes as "incredibly irresponsible" Wikileaks' release of a US cable that appears to name Australian terror suspects.
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United StatesThe White House issues guidelines on how US officials at home and abroad should commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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India, United KingdomIndia batsman Gautam Gambhir misses the remainder of the tour of England because of continuing problems with concussion.
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SyriaAnti-government demonstrations are reported to be breaking out across Syria on the day of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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LibyaRebel forces are struggling to get basic services working across Libya.
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Ireland, United Kingdom, United StatesWorld number one Novak Djokovic starts his US Open campaign with victory over Conor Niland of Ireland, while Britain's Elena Baltacha beats US qualifier Jamie Hampton.
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Ireland, United StatesNovak Djokovic spends just 44 minutes securing his place in round two of the US Open as Ireland's Conor Niland is forced to retire because of illness.
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LibyaLibyan rebels have gained access to another of Col Muammar Gaddafi's properties, a house described as a "retreat" in remote desert near Sirte.
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Libya, AlgeriaLibya's interim leaders give pro-Gaddafi forces until Saturday to surrender or face military force, after Col Gaddafi's wife and three children flee to Algeria.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAugust has been the deadliest month for US troops in the nearly 10-year war in Afghanistan, according to an unofficial tally.
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South AfricaSouth African police have fired stun grenades at supporters of controversial ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema ahead of his disciplinary hearing.
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Libya, United KingdomThe UN agrees to unfreeze 1.86bn Libyan dinars - equal to about £950m - in UK banks, and the money will be used to help Libyan people.
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United States, MexicoThe acting director of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the US attorney in Arizona resign over a failed sting operation in Mexico.
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BoliviaBolivia's Supreme Court convicts five senior military officers and two ex-ministers over the killings of at least 64 people during protests in 2003.
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Israel, 
West BankIsrael says it is training Jewish settlers in the West Bank to repel violent protest ahead of a Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN.
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SyriaTorture is being widely used and at least 88 people have died in detention in the past four months according to Amnesty International. This video contains some disturbing images.
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United StatesAn 86-year-old US man who was impaled through the eye with pruning shears in a freak gardening accident should make a full recovery, doctors say.
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GermanyArsenal are set to complete the signings of Germany defender Per Mertesacker and Brazilian left-back Andre Santos on Wednesday.
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RussiaAt least seven people die and 15 are injured in two suicide attacks in Grozny, the capital of the troubled Russian region of Chechnya, reports say.
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United StatesYears of boom and bust in the US economy
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United KingdomIt will take almost a century for women managers in the UK to be paid the same as their male counterparts, a study says.
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United StatesUS consumer confidence slumped in August to its lowest level since April 2009, according to the latest monthly Conference Board report.
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