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United KingdomMore than a third of England's universities have had their plans to charge £9,000 for every single course officially approved by the official watchdog.
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United States, 
ChinaUS mine seeks rare earths alternative to China
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BoliviaThousands are cut off in south-west Bolivia by the worst snow storms in 20 years that have damaged crops and left livestock without food.
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Syria, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy, after his supporters attack the US embassy in Damascus.
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Israel, 
Jordan, 
EgyptAn Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan has been hit by an explosion, the fourth such blast this year.
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United StatesCould hacking scandal hit Murdoch in the US?
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Greece, 
Italy, 
SpainEurozone finance ministers say they are determined to stop the Greek debt crisis from spreading to larger economies such as Spain and Italy.
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Philippines, United StatesTwo US citizens and their Philippine relative are abducted by gunmen from their beach house on an island in the southern Philippines, police say.
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Afghanistan, 
FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy, on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, says the country plans to withdraw 1,000 troops by the end of 2012.
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ChileCopper miners from Chile's state-owned company, Codelco, stage their first national strike in nearly 20 years.
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FranceFootball transfer latest, the Open buildup, Andrew Strauss interview and more.
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United StatesStarbucks unveils a reorganisation of its operations, as it seeks to raise half of its revenues from outside the US.
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RussiaRussia is observing a national day of mourning after as many as 110 people died when an overloaded tourist boat sank on the Volga river.
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Indonesia, United StatesIndonesian unions and bosses of US-owned mining giant Freeport are locked in talks to end a week-long strike at one of the world's biggest copper mines.
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JapanVeteran actress Dame Judi Dench says she felt "overwhelmed" to accept one of the art world's most valuable awards.
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IndiaIndia's factory output grew at a weaker-than-expected rate in May as manufacturing activity in the country slowed, figures show.
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RussiaOil and gas exploration in the Russian Far East continues to threaten whales, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting hears.
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United StatesCampaigning group Human Rights Watch urges the US president to order a criminal investigation into allegations of torture sanctioned by the former Bush administration.
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United StatesYouTube helps to fix a date between a US Marine sergeant and Hollywood film star Mila Kunis.
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ArgentinaDiego Maradona suffers minor injuries in a car crash on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
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France, United StatesUS actress Liza Minnelli is an officer in France's prestigious Legion of Honour.
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United KingdomThe UK inflation rate fell unexpectedly in June, with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure dropping to 4.2% from 4.5%.
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ChinaChina has launched a data relay satellite from Sichuan Province.
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JapanWorkers at Japan's Kyushu Electric Company posed as citizens and lobbied for a power plant to be reopened, an internal inquiry finds.
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SomaliaAn Islamic aid agency starts distributing aid in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, following the lifting of a ban on aid work by al-Shabab militants.
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Italy, 
LibyaFleeing migrants land on tiny Italian isle
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BrazilBrazil is to hold new bids for a high-speed rail link between Rio and Sao Paulo, officials say, after there were no initial takers for the $24bn project.
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SwazilandCan Swazi king afford 13 wives while his people go hungry?
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United KingdomSebastian Vettel urges Red Bull to respond after Fernando Alonso earned Ferrari's first win of the season at the British Grand Prix.
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France, BrazilShares in French supermarket giant Carrefour fall more than 4% on reports that a merger in Brazil may have stalled.
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ChileClashes broke up in the Chilean capital last night between riot police and demonstrators who were supporting striking miners.
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IndiaIndian PM Manmohan Singh drops seven ministers in a cabinet reshuffle as he grapples with corruption scandals and inflation.
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Sweden, United KingdomLawyers representing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange ask the High Court to block his extradition to Sweden on sexual assault allegations.
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ChinaA Chinese court sentences six people to prison for their involvement in riots last month in an industrial town in southern Guangdong province.
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Syria, United StatesSyria condemns as "provocative" a statement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that President Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy to rule.
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Israel, SpainA group of residents on the Spanish island of Mallorca forced to convert to Christianity 600 years ago are of Jewish descent, a senior Israeli rabbi rules.
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RussiaFive members of a neo-Nazi gang are jailed for life in Moscow for terrorism, extremism and the racially motivated murders of 27 people.
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United StatesThe US trade deficit widens to $50.2bn (£31.7bn) in May, the highest level for 31 months, as oil imports surge.
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RussiaMoscow's St Basil's Cathedral has been restored to its former glory, 450 anniversary after its creation.
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EthiopiaTumbling coffee prices on the global market have made many Ethiopian farmers turn to khat production.
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United StatesThe UN torture investigator accuses the US of violating long-established rules by refusing unmonitored access to detained Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning.
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SudanSudan's President Omar al-Bashir says he will introduce austerity measures after the secession of oil-rich South Sudan.
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Guatemala, ArgentinaThe body of singer Facundo Cabral is returned to Argentina from Guatemala where he was shot dead in an attack apparently targeting his concert promoter.
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PakistanThe CIA ran a fake vaccination programme in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad to try to get a DNA sample from the family of Osama Bin Laden, media reports say.
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Libya, FranceEnvoys from Col Gaddafi are telling France and other countries that the Libyan leader is prepared to leave, the French foreign minister says.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan, United StatesPakistan's defence minister threatens to withdraw anti-terror troops from the Afghan border after the US cuts its military aid.
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NigeriaResidents of Maiduguri flee the Nigerian city following a spate of recent attacks, which have also led to the university being closed.
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Pakistan, United StatesAt least 30 people are killed in three drone attacks in less than 24 hours in a volatile tribal region of north-western Pakistan.
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ChinaChina's economy is expected to have grown at a slightly slower pace in the April to June period than in the previous quarter.
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Tanzania, 
EritreaThirteen members of an Eritrean football team ask for political asylum in Tanzania after a regional tournament, officials say.
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FranceAndre Greipel thwarts Mark Cavendish to win stage 10 of the Tour de France.
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AfghanistanThe half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Ahmad Wali Karzai, has been shot dead in his compound by his own head of security
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IndiaIs India's population control policy sexist?
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United KingdomThomas Cook shares plunge by more than a quarter on a warning that weak UK trading and unrest in Arab destinations will hit profits.
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United States, 
MexicoThe US approves a regulation requiring firearms dealers in the south-west US to report large sales of some powerful weapons to help combat weapons-trafficking.
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ItalyMore than six months on from the toppling of the first Middle East regime in the Arab Uprising many people are still trying to flee the region.
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AfghanistanControversial Afghan politician Ahmad Wali Karzai, half-brother of President Hamid Karzai and a top power broker in the south, is shot dead in Kandahar.
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BotswanaBrazilian club Corinthians make a £35m (40m euro) bid for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez - but the offer is likely to be rejected.
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India, United KingdomEngland skipper Andrew Strauss says he can't wait to take on top-ranked India in the coming Test series.
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United StatesUS kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard describes her captivity in a memoir, which moves to the top of a bestseller list on its first day of release.
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RussiaSome of the top classical concert virtuosos have got together to launch a concert to protest at alleged human rights abuses in Russia.
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IrelandRatings agency Moody's cuts the Irish Republic's debt rating to junk status saying the country is likely to need further official funding.
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Guatemala, ArgentinaPolice in Guatemala arrest two men in connection with the killing of Argentine singer Facundo Cabral on Saturday.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA US soldier becomes just the second active serviceman to receive the Medal of Honor, the US's highest military award, for bravery in Afghanistan.
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EgyptThousands of Egyptians are protesting in Cairo to demand faster political reform, despite warnings and fresh concessions from Egyptian officials.
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United States, ChinaThe US hopes to make sure it is not left in China's dust in the rush to mine the rare 'earth elements' vital for manufacturing the latest technology.
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Italy, SpainEuropean shares are volatile as investors worry that the eurozone debt crisis could spread to Italy and Spain.
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United StatesFormer occupants of the White House and other US dignitaries gather at a California church to honour late US First Lady Betty Ford.
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United StatesUS Open champion Rory McIlroy believes he can cope with the weight of expectation on him at this week's Open Championship.
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GreecePolice fire tear gas as thousands of Greek Cypriots march on the presidential palace in protest at the deaths of 12 people in Monday's blast at a navy base.
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JapanFinancial constraints and campaigns by activists will not stop Japan sending its whaling fleet back to the Antarctic, a senior official tells the BBC.
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ThailandPowerful Shinawatra family breaks the mould of Thai politics
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