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Suspects who have been acquitted could face a retrial as a change to the double jeopardy rule comes into force in Scotland.
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Gunmen believed to be members of the Nigerian militant Islamist sect Boko Haram attack several targets in the country's Yobe state, reports say.
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Colombia's left-wing Farc rebels kill four hostages after troops approach the camp in the southern Caqueta region - but a fifth escapes alive.
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Tension is high in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after violence at pre-election rallies left at least two people dead.
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The final day of election campaigning in the DR Congo is marred by deadly violence in the capital, Kinshasa, and clashes at the airport.
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Pakistan orders a review of all co-operation with the US and Nato after the alliance struck an army checkpoint, killing at least 24 people.
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Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland combine for six birdies as the United States win the World Cup by two shots from England and Germany.
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Members of the Arab League have drafted a list of economic sanctions to impose on Syria, after a meeting in Cairo.
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Pakistan has shut down Nato supply routes into Afghanistan after Nato helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts on Pakistani territory.
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Jeremy Bowen on tensions at heart of Cairo protest
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China, Thailand, Laos and Burma will launch joint police patrols of the Mekong River next month, Chinese state media report.
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Pakistan buries 24 troops killed in a "tragic unintended" airstrike by Nato helicopters on the border with Afghanistan.
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Rescuers searching for six Russian seamen missing after a cargo vessel sank off north Wales in gale force weather say one crew member has been recovered.
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Former South Africa head coach Jake White distances himself from the vacant England manager's job.
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The world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters including the US, India and Brazil hope to delay talks on a new climate deal at the UN summit in South Africa.
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A crewman on a cargo carrier which has sunk off the coast of north Wales has been found dead, coastguards confirm.
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Sunday football that sees Swansea and Aston Villa draw 0-0, Kilmarnock beat Rangers, before Liverpool host Manchester City, plus tributes following the death of Gary Speed.
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Egypt's army chief says he will not let "troublemakers" undermine Monday's elections, as protesters against military rule gather in Cairo.
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Iran's parliament votes to downgrade diplomatic relations with Britain after the UK imposed fresh sanctions over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Mark Webber leads the final race of the 2011 Formula 1 season from world champion Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button as Lewis Hamilton retires.
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German police clear thousands of protesters who were trying to block the route of a train carrying nuclear waste to a storage site.
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Wales football manager Gary Speed has been found dead at his home in Cheshire, the Football Association of Wales has said.
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A British soldier has been killed in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announces.
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Six people die as a bus carrying a Togolese football team plunges into a ravine and catches fire.
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Iraq signs a $17bn deal over 25 years with Royal Dutch Shell and Mitsubishi to capture flared gas at southern oilfields.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai announces the areas to be handed by Nato to Afghan control in the second wave of transition.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been formally adopted as the presidential candidate for Russia's ruling party, but he is not as popular with the country's people as he once was.
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Young Japanese swapping city lights for rural charm
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Pakistan has buried 24 of its troops who were killed in a Nato airstrike at a checkpoint on the Afghan border.
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The Arab League has approved sanctions against Syria, including an asset freeze and an embargo on investments.
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Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be held on Monday as planned despite violence and logistical delays, officials say.
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Five-time champion Roger Federer faces Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
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Election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have said Monday's parliamentary and presidential elections will go ahead as planned.
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Egypt's army chief says he will not let "troublemakers" meddle in Monday's parliamentary elections, but thousands of protesters remain on the street sin Cairo.
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Mexico City clams the world record for the biggest ever "zombie walk" after nearly 10,000 people parade dressed up as the living dead.
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Red Bull's Mark Webber wins the season finale in Brazil from team-mate Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button as Lewis Hamilton retires.
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The Arab League adopts unprecedented sanctions on Syria, including an asset freeze, in response to Syria's crackdown on anti-government protests.
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Rihanna's sixth album, Talk That Talk, goes straight to number one, and spawns three hit singles in the UK top 40.
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Leading figures in football and politics pay tribute to Wales football manager Gary Speed, who has died aged 42.
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Syria may evade some sanctions, but Arab pressure mounts
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Senior Yemeni opposition figure Mohammed Basindwa is asked to form an interim government by Vice-President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
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Yemen's Vice-President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has named a senior opposition figure, Mohammed Basindwa, as interim prime minister, but many questions remain over the role of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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Morocco's moderate Islamist party wins the most seats in parliamentary elections, giving it the right to form a government, final results confirm.
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The world of football pays its respects to Wales manager Gary Speed who has been found dead at his Cheshire home at the age of 42.
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India's comics industry could be facing a mortal blow
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