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Bangladesh puts its huge migrant workforce online
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Don't bother Italy's wealthy shoppers with price tags
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Libya's interim authorities name Tripoli-based academic Abdurrahim al-Keib as the new prime minister, days after declaring the country "liberated".
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US authorities smash a huge drugs-smuggling network in Arizona linked to one of Mexico's most powerful cartels.
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Close to two million homes still have no power and Halloween trick-or-treating is on hold after the weekend's US East Coast snowstorm.
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Trauma of Indonesia's shackled mental health patients
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India loses stomach for the pot belly
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Argentina imposes new restrictions on foreign currency exchange in an attempt to reduce capital flight and tax evasion.
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China reports an unexpected drop in manufacturing activity raising concerns about the impact of a global slowdown on its economy.
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Honda will cut production at its US and Canada factories by 50% as it faces a shortage of parts due to floods in Thailand.
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard labels national airline Qantas as "extreme and irresponsible" for shutting down its operations on the weekend.
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French raider Dunaden beats Red Cadeaux in a photo finish to win the Melbourne Cup at Flemington and deny the British an historic victory.
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The United Nations Security council expresses concern over the fate of the massive weapons stockpile built up in Libya under Col Gaddafi.
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A former chief minister of the Indian state of Jharkhand is assaulted in a prison, where he is being held in connection with with a corruption investigation.
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Medical experts in India say rising incomes in the country are leading to expanding waistlines.
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos officially dissolves the country's intelligence agency, the DAS, after a series of scandals.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia cuts interest rates in a bid to boost growth amid fears of a slowdown in the global economy.
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Singapore airlines unveils a new budget carrier in a bid to cater to growing demand for low-cost flying in the region.
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An American soldier is jailed for 10 years for raping a South Korean teenager, one of the heaviest sentences ever for a US serviceman in the country.
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China has taken the next step in its quest to become a major space power with the launch of the unmanned Shenzhou 8 vehicle.
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A crippling road blockade by a tribal group in the Indian state of Manipur is lifted after the government agrees to their demand for a new district - but a rival tribe continues to block the same roads.
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Sportsday Live featuring the latest transfer gossip, reaction to spot-fixing trial verdict and build up to tonight's Champions League matches, plus more.
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Flood water continues to pour into Bangkok's outer districts, angering residents who want barriers opened to allow the water to drain.
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Greece is to hold a referendum on austerity measures demanded by the EU, its PM says, in a move that could threaten the deal on the euro debt crisis.
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Indian anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare says he will resume a hunger strike if the government fails to pass a law curbing graft in parliament's next session.
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Hundreds of rebels are killed in Sudan's South Kordofan state following clashes with the army, officials say - claims denied by the rebels.
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A Japanese government official drinks water from puddles at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, after journalists challenge him to prove it was safe.
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Craig Levein leaves Aston Villa's Barry Bannan out of his squad, while there are returns for Jamie Mackie and Russell Martin.
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A Dutch move to curb the ritual slaughter of animals tops the agenda at a meeting of European Jewish leaders in the Polish capital Warsaw.
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World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry admits he is interested in coaching in Europe after stepping down as New Zealand boss on Monday.
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Security group G4S abandons its £5.2bn takeover of Danish cleaning company ISS after opposition from shareholders.
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A French satirical magazine names the Prophet Muhammad as "editor-in-chief" for its next issue to mark the electoral win of an Islamist party in Tunisia.
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James Soong says he will contest Taiwan's presidential polls - potentially splitting support for the ruling Kuomintang party.
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More residents in the outer suburbs of the Thai capital Bangkok have fled their homes because of rising floodwaters. Many parts of central Thailand are still under water.
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Chinese authorities serve Ai Weiwei with a demand telling him to pay $2.3m within 15 days, the artist tells journalists.
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A Japanese official has drunk a glass of water taken from a radioactive puddle at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.
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A website is launched to promote greater transparency in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining sector, which is plagued by conflict and corruption.
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Foreign Secretary William Hague outlines the UK's vision for the global development of the internet at a conference in London.
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Plans to reintroduce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol in Scotland are announced by ministers.
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Two Iranian football players are suspended indefinitely for going too far with "immoral" goal-scoring celebrations, state TV says.
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Thousands of people use the underground metro in Algeria's capital, Algiers, as it opens 28 years after construction first began.
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn tops the UK and Ireland box office, debuting at number one with takings of £6.7m.
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Nigeria's High Court orders the release on bail of popular comedian Baba Suwe following his detention on suspicion of drug trafficking.
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Ethiopia's police chief tells a court where two Swedish journalists are on trial for terrorism that they entered the country to support rebels.
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The Palestinian Authority says hackers have cut phone and internet services in the West Bank and Gaza - a day after the Palestinians' successful bid for Unesco membership.
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Flooding leaves 17 elephants, many of them babies, stranded for weeks on a small concrete island in the Thai city of Ayutthaya.
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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is to miss Saturday's Premier League game against Swansea and England's friendlies against Spain and Sweden because of an ankle infection.
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The mother of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Dorothy Rodham, has died at 92, prompting Mrs Clinton to cancel a trip London and Istanbul.
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A Boeing 767 carrying 230 passengers from the US makes an emergency landing in Warsaw after suffering problems with its landing gear.
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The UK economy grew by 0.5% in the third quarter of 2011, official figures show, faster than the 0.1% rate seen in the previous quarter.
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Expansion in the US manufacturing sector slowed to a snail's pace in October, according to the latest monthly survey.
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The teen asylum seeker who has divided the Netherlands
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Charice Pempengco, Sunshine from Glee, has pulled out of gigs after her dad was killed in the Philippines.
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British singer Beryl Davis, who sang with Frank Sinatra and Benny Goodman, dies aged 87.
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The City of London Corporation says it is pressing the "pause" button on its legal action against a protest camp outside St Paul's Cathedral.
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Nepal's main political parties agree the final part of a landmark peace deal after years of wrangling.
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Wikipedia's founder warns politicians not to "overreach" as experts discuss cybersecurity at a London conference.
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Iranian Economy Minister Shamseddin Hosseini survives an impeachment vote linked to a major banking scandal.
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The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to a joint investigation into the murder of Afghan peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani, after talks hosted by Turkey.
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Dozens of Tibetan protesters have been arrested in Nepal as they held a prayer meeting.
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Kenya's military spokesman warns the residents of 10 towns in Somalia via Twitter that they "will be under attack continuously".
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Greece PM George Papandreou chairs emergency talks after the turmoil triggered by his announcement of a referendum on the proposed EU bailout.
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Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif are found guilty of their part in a betting scam in last year's Lord's Test match against England.
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US and European markets fall sharply after Monday's announcement of a Greek referendum on EU moves to solve its debt crisis.
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A video posted on Youtube, reportedly from the hacking group Anonymous has threatened to expose the identities of some of the drug cartel los Zetas' allies.
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Israel says it will accelerate the construction of settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, after the Palestinians won membership of the UN cultural organisation Unesco.
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Honduras deploys troops to combat violent crime, amid public anger at the failure of the police to reduce the world's highest murder rate.
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