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IsraelYossi Vardi, the investor behind Israel's hi-tech success
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QatarQataris outnumbered in their own country
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GermanyAhead of a key European Union summit, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel sets out to remake the eurozone in her own image.
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MaldivesThe government of the Maldives temporarily bans the depositing of rubbish from its hotels onto an island used almost entirely as a garbage dump.
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PakistanHow Sesame Street will empower a new generation in Pakistan
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United StatesThe US remembers Pearl Harbor 70 years on
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ColombiaA Colombian former paramilitary leader and key witness to a 1997 massacre hands himself in to the authorities five years after demobilising.
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Belgium, 
United KingdomBritish border staff have faced threats of arrest by Belgian police for trying to tackle the "Lille loophole" which allows people to enter the UK illegally.
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France, 
PanamaPanama's jailed former ruler Manuel Noriega will be extradited from France to his homeland on Sunday, Panama's foreign minister says.
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AustraliaA serving prisoner who beat to death one of Australia's most notorious criminals, Carl Williams, is sentenced to 32 years without parole.
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Canada, United StatesA controversial oil pipeline linking Canada and the US must be assessed for environmental impact, the US president tells Canada's prime minister.
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South Korea, 
New ZealandCentral banks in New Zealand and South Korea keep interest rates on hold on Thursday, citing fears of the impact of the debt crisis in Europe.
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ChinaChinese regulators approve Nestle's offer for snack and sweet maker Hsu Fu Chi International.
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Pakistan, United StatesA Kashmiri-born American citizen pleads guilty to secretly receiving millions of dollars from Pakistan's spy agency in violation of US federal laws.
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Thailand, United StatesThailand jails US citizen Joe Gordon after he admitted posting links to a banned biography of King Bhumibol, in a case that has drawn global criticism.
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United KingdomSportsday Live features news of Wayne Rooney's reduced ban at Euro 2012, updates from the UK Championship in York, Stuart Lancaster's appointment as Interim Head Coach of England, plus more.
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United StatesUS actor Harry Morgan, best known for playing Colonel Sherman Potter in the popular series Mash, dies at the age of 96.
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KenyaImages of the Kenyan nomads forced to change their diet
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ChinaNearly 1,000 workers strike for a fifth day in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, fearing a factory sell-off deal could hit their pay.
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AustraliaA former senior policeman is jailed for 22 years after being convicted of trying to smuggle banned substances into Australia.
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United KingdomEngland striker Wayne Rooney's Euro 2012 ban is reduced to two matches from three after an appeal to Uefa.
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Thailand, United StatesThailand has jailed a US citizen for two and a half years after he admitted posting web links to a banned biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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BotswanaThe Brazilian government launches a $2bn plan to tackle the spread of crack cocaine in the country.
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United StatesModern Family - winner of best comedy at both the 2011 Writers Guild of America and Producers Guild Awards - is a leading contender for next year's honours.
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United KingdomThe Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee holds UK interest rates at 0.5% and no new quantitative easing measures are announced.
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United StatesTV star Alec Baldwin's Twitter account is deactivated after a row with American Airlines over his use of his mobile phone.
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United KingdomAny local authority in England wanting to raise council tax by more than 3.5% next year must consult the public in a referendum, the government has said.
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Kenya, 
SomaliaSomalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab launches a Twitter account, possibly to counter Kenya's army spokesman.
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United Kingdom, AustraliaA former stalker from Australia speaks about her experience of stalking and why she thinks the new National Stalking Clinic for England and Wales is a good idea.
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United StatesAnnie Leibovitz's new book and exhibition Pilgrimage looks at places associated with the historical American figures which fascinate her.
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Russia, United StatesRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of encouraging protests over the results of parliamentary elections.
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United KingdomStuart Lancaster will head up England's interim coaching team for the Six Nations, supported by Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell.
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IndiaPolice in India charge Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader with conspiracy after seizing $1.4m in cash from his headquarters in Dharamsala.
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Aruba, AustraliaAustralian police step up their search for a fugitive, Malcolm Naden, who has been on the run for seven years after allegedly killing a woman.
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United KingdomScotland is battered by huge winter storm
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SyriaA major pipeline carrying oil to a refinery in Syria's restive Homs province is attacked, activists and the state-run news agency say.
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SomaliaThe Somali capital Mogadishu is hit by some of the fiercest fighting in the city in months, in a major setback for the government.
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United StatesIncinerated remains of at least 274 US troops were reportedly disposed of at landfill over several years by America's largest military mortuary.
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PakistanPakistan produces around 330,000 tons of salt per year, but workers at salt pans in the coastal city of Karachi say conditions are tough.
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MalawiMalawi will review a series of controversial laws, including a ban on homosexual acts, Justice Minister Ephraim Chiume says, following donor criticism.
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IndiaNearly 11 children go missing in India every hour and at least four of them are never found, says a landmark study by a child rights organisation.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoMediators try to calm tensions in DR Congo ahead of the release of complete election results due shortly, as riot police clash with opposition supporters.
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IsraelTwo Palestinians are killed and several others wounded in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, the second so far this week.
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Pakistan, IndiaPakistani actress Veena Malik defends pictures in an Indian men's magazine, saying she was "topless" but not "nude" in the controversial shoot.
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IndiaIndia opener Virender Sehwag breaks the record one-day international score after hitting a double century against West Indies in Indore.
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ChinaAn illegal taxi driver in China's Sichuan province hit a police officer and sped around the city with him hanging on to the bonnet for 5km (3.1 miles).
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BelgiumFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy warns of the risk of Europe "disintegrating" if a solution is not found to the eurozone debt crisis at a summit in Brussels.
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Romania, GermanyThe CIA operated a secret prison in the Romanian capital Bucharest where terrorism suspects were interrogated, a German media investigation claims.
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GermanyGerman police say initial investigations show that an item sent to Deutsche Bank chief executive Josef Ackermann was an "operational bomb".
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United KingdomThe government is calling for a reform of the exam system after inquiries were launched in England and Wales into allegations of cheating.
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ArubaAustralian police have stepped up their hunt for a fugitive, Malcolm Naden, who has been on the run since 2005 after allegedly killing a woman.
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BelgiumEU leaders are preparing for a key summit in Brussels, where they will be trying to clinch a deal on how to tackle the eurozone debt crisis.
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United KingdomPolice tell people in Scotland not to travel, as severe winds of up to 165mph hit the country, leaving more than 50,000 people without power.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama describes a decision to restrict access to the morning-after pill for girls aged under 17 as "common sense".
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United KingdomDavid Cameron says he will have "no hesitation" in vetoing a proposed new European Union treaty if it does not offer a "good deal" for the UK, ahead of a crucial summit.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomA British soldier has died in hospital in Birmingham from injuries sustained in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Guatemala"Burning of the devil" festivities kick off traditional Christmas celebrations in Guatemala, despite concerns about air pollution.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election results are delayed again, until Friday, the head of the electoral commission says.
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Trinidad and Tobago, 
MexicoThe authorities in Mexico say they have found the body of indigenous rights campaigner Jose Trinidad de la Cruz, who had been kidnapped on Tuesday.
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Afghanistan, 
Iran, United StatesIranian TV shows the first video footage of an advanced unmanned US drone aircraft that Tehran says it downed near the Afghan border.
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