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United StatesThe FBI plans to contact the actor Jude Law following claims that his mobile phone was hacked during a visit to the US, officials tell the BBC.
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MexicoMexican officials say the Trail of Light monument will be ready in December, more than a year after the country celebrated 200 years of independence
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United KingdomThere are huge regional variations in levels of education within Britain's adult population, reveals an analysis by a lecturers' union.
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Japan, United StatesUS forensic scientists are trying to determine if a skull found at the bottom of the sea at Pearl Harbor belonged to a World War II Japanese fighter pilot.
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Canada, 
ChinaA Canadian court clears the way for one of China's most-wanted fugitives, Lai Changxing, to be deported home after a lengthy legal battle.
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GeorgiaA judge in the US state of Georgia allows the execution of a convicted murderer to be filmed at the request of another death row inmate.
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United Kingdom, 
Hong KongWhite Cube, the British art gallery associated with Damien Hirst, will open its first overseas branch in Hong Kong next year.
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IndiaTwo Indian army officers burned to death when their shelter caught fire in the disputed Siachen glacier area of the Himalayas, the army says.
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India, 
FranceSpurs boss Harry Redknapp says Luka Modric is worth more than £35m, Diamond League athletics - plus more.
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GreeceDetails emerge of how Greece will impose losses on private sector lenders, after eurozone leaders agree a new bailout package.
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Turkey, IndiaSales growth at Vodafone slows in the second quarter as weak trading in southern Europe is offset by growth in India and Turkey.
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Malaysia, 
AustraliaA deal to send 800 asylum seekers in Australia to Malaysia in exchange for 4,000 refugees is to be signed on Monday, a Malaysian official says.
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IrelandThe interest rate the Irish government pays on its EU/IMF bailout loan is reduced from around 6% to between 3.5% to 4%.
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IndiaIndian police question MP Amar Singh in connection with bribes allegedly offered during a crucial vote of confidence in parliament in 2008.
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United KingdomRealist painter Lucian Freud, one of Britain's most distinguished and highly regarded artists, has died at the age of 88.
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GreeceChancellor George Osborne welcomes the new bailout package for Greece, commending eurozone leaders on their "decisive economic action".
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Aruba, AustraliaMore than $1m of Mollydooker shiraz wine is destroyed as a forklift malfunctions in Australia.
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ChinaAt least 41 passengers are killed as a bus that was also carrying hazardous materials catches fire in China's Henan province, state media say.
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ChinaA senior church official in China says the country's state-controlled church plans to ordain seven more bishops, without seeking Vatican approval.
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LibyaDoctors in Misrata say they can't cope with the number of injured in Libya's unrest.
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United StatesUS heatwave drives people to cool off any way they can
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United StatesSouth Korea's nuclear envoy describes as "constructive" rare talks with his North Korean counterpart on the sidelines of the Asean summit.
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GermanySecond practice for the German GP is under way, after Ferrari's Fernando Alonso sets the fastest time in the opening session.
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United StatesA punishing heatwave settles over the central and eastern US and Canada, with temperatures as high as 37C (99F) causing up to 22 deaths.
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FranceThe race for the yellow jersey explodes into life as Alpe-d'Huez looms on a fearsome 19th stage of the Tour, while Mark Cavendish suffers in the mountains.
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Serbia and MontenegroWar crimes suspect Goran Hadzic arrives in the Netherlands after being flown from Serbia to face the UN court at The Hague.
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SomaliaSomalia's al-Shabab Islamists deny lifting ban on Western aid agencies and reject UN reports of famine in parts of the country.
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SomaliaSomalia's al-Shabab Islamists deny lifting their ban on some Western aid agencies and reject UN reports of famine in parts of the country.
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SpainA court in Madrid jails Garikoitz "Txeroki" Aspiazu, a former military leader of the Basque separatist group Eta, for 377 years.
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GermanyRed Bull's Mark Webber records the fastest time in second practice for the German Grand Prix, closely followed by Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
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MexicoThe Olmecs are considered to be the 'mother culture' of Mesoamerica and America's oldest civilisation.
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FinlandRovio, the Finnish maker of the Angry Birds game, is accused of infringing patents by licensing company Lodsys.
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United KingdomUK Prime Minister David Cameron - and Labour leader Ed Miliband - say other EU countries are not doing enough to help famine-hit countries in the Horn of Africa.
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IndiaIndia's main opposition BJP wanted the Karnataka chief minister's name dropped as a key suspect in a report on illegal mining, a former judge tells the BBC.
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Canada, United StatesA gruelling heatwave intensifies over the eastern parts of the US and Canada, with Friday expected to be the hottest day yet.
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SyriaTens of thousands of Syrians defy a massive military crackdown to take to the streets again for Friday protests.
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NorwayNorwegian journalist Ingunn Andersen has described the "chaos" in the moments after an explosion in the centre of the Norwegian capital.
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Turkey, United StatesThe top half of the Weary Herakles statue, which was bought by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1982, is to be returned to its native Turkey.
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Georgia, 
RussiaA Georgian court accepts a plea bargain and frees three photojournalists accused of spying for Russia.
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NorwayA large bomb blast has hit near government headquarters in the Norwegian capital Oslo, reportedly killing seven people.
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FranceAndy Schleck takes the yellow jersey with two days to go as Pierre Rolland wins a captivating 19th stage of the Tour de France on the Alpe d'Huez.
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MalawiEight anti-government protesters killed in Malawi are buried in a mass grave after the authorities initially refused to allow the funerals to go ahead.
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GhanaA Ghanaian minister is "promoting hatred" by urging people to report those they suspect to be homosexual, a human rights group tells the BBC.
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Saudi ArabiaA secret anti-terror law being drawn up by Saudi Arabia would lead to "massive rights violations", says Amnesty International.
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NorwayAt least seven people are killed by a huge bomb in the Norwegian capital, as a gunman opens fire at a youth camp outside Oslo.
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India, United KingdomKevin Pietersen hits an unbeaten 202 as England declare on 474-8 in the first Test against India, with the tourists 17-0 at the close.
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IndiaKevin Pietersen hits an unbeaten 202 as England declare on 474-8 in the first Test at Lord's, with India 17-0 at stumps..
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Afghanistan, 
Iraq, 
Pakistan, United StatesMark Urban asks US General David Petraeus - who acted as Nato's US commander in both Afghanistan and Iraq - about the state of relations between Pakistan and the United States.
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NorwayAt least 11 people are reportedly killed as Norway is hit by a huge bomb in the capital, Oslo, and a shooting at a Labour Party youth camp.
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Cuba, United StatesUS contractor Alan Gross, sentenced in Cuba to 15 years in prison for crimes against the state, appeals to the Supreme Court in Havana for his release.
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United StatesThe Democratic-led US Senate rejects a "cut, cap and balance" bill passed by the Republican-led House, as a debt limit deadline nears.
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NorwayNorway is hit by twin attacks - a massive bomb blast in the capital and a shooting attack on young people at a governing Labour Party youth camp.
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GreeceShares rise after the deal designed to resolve the Greek debt crisis, but rating agency Fitch says it will consider Greece in default.
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United StatesUS President Barack announces the ban on openly gay people serving in US military is to end on 20 September.
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ChinaFake Apple stores operating in Kunming city, China, have been exposed.
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Monaco, United KingdomMo Farah & Tiffany Ofili-Porter set British records in the 5,000m and 100m hurdles as Bolt runs his fastest 100m of 2011 in the Monaco Diamond League meeting.
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Venezuela, CubaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the first phase of his treatment for cancer has ended successfully in Cuba.
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LibyaIn a broadcast to the Libyan people, Colonel Gaddafi has ruled out dialogue with the international community over the future of the country.
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AfghanistanOutgoing Nato chief Petraeus on his unfinished Afghan business
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NorwayPrime Minister David Cameron expresses his "outrage" at the attacks in Norway which have reportedly left at least 17 people dead.
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United StatesRepublican House Speaker John Boehner has walked away from crunch debt ceiling talks at the White House with US President Barack Obama.
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Germany, United KingdomThousands of people will march through Derby in support of the UK's last train maker, which lost out on a £1.4bn government contract to a German firm.
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