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United KingdomThe Treasury says it is removing a tax loophole that allows Channel Islands-based firms to ship goods VAT-free to the UK.
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IranIn its toughest report yet on Iran, the UN's nuclear watchdog says Tehran is conducting research that can only be aimed at developing nuclear arms.
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CubaCuban President Raul Castro's daughter Mariela makes her debut on Twitter and is immediately confronted by a dissident demanding free speech.
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United KingdomAdele wins the best pop video at this year's UK Music Video Awards, while JLS pick up the people's choice plaudit.
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Bolivia, 
United StatesBolivian President Evo Morales insists US anti-drug agents will not be allowed back, despite an agreement to restore diplomatic ties with Washington.
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United StatesGaddafi's American pen pal and his worldwide friends
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United KingdomBrodie Clark, the head of the UK Border Force, leaves his job after being blamed for letting thousands of foreigners into the country without proper checks.
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ArubaAustralian officials are to return the remains of outlaw Ned Kelly to his descendants for burial, 130 years after he was hanged for murder.
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ChinaChinese authorities say they will open Beijing's air-pollution monitoring station to the public, amid increasing disquiet over how pollution is monitored.
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ChinaInflation in China eases for a third straight month as the government continues to try and slow the economy.
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NigeriaThe bullet-proof Nigerian dwelling made from discarded containers
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ItalyAsian markets post modest gains as Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he will step down once reforms are passed.
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IndiaSachin Tendulkar becomes the first player in history to score 15,000 runs in Test match cricket.
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ItalyItalian prime miniter Silvio Berlusconi has said he will resign if parliament approves new asuterity measures
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United KingdomBusiness organisation the CBI slashes its forecast for UK economic growth, but calls for government austerity plans to continue.
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Pakistan, India, 
MaldivesIndia's foreign minister says trust with Pakistan is improving, ahead of a key regional summit in the Maldives.
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France, United KingdomAnglo-French electrical goods retailer Kesa announces plans to sell off its troubled UK-based Comet stores for £2 to a private equity firm.
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HaitiLawyers for Haitian cholera victims demand compensation from the UN, whose peacekeepers were accused of triggering the outbreak.
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IndiaSachin Tendulkar falls short in his bid to become the first player to score 100 international centuries, after earlier passing 15,000 runs in Tests in India's five-wicket win against the West Indies.
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ArgentinaManchester City expect Carlos Tevez to report for training on Wednesday, despite the striker being pictured arriving in Argentina.
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United KingdomThe prime minister says Fifa's ban on England's footballers wearing poppies on their kit this weekend is "outrageous".
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Georgia, 
Russia, United StatesGeorgia's West-leaning government wants to join Nato - but the border dispute with Russia remains a huge hurdle.
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VietnamVietnam is reeling from more flood chaos, as officials say the death toll from months of deluges across the nation has risen to 100.
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United StatesHerman Cain has insisted he will stay in the race to become the Republican Party's candidate in next year's American presidential election, despite allegations of sexual harassment.
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GreeceGreece's interim government will be announced on Wednesday, a government official says, as talks drag into a third day with no clear sign of progress.
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France, United KingdomBritish number one Andy Murray takes on Jeremy Chardy of France in his opening match at the Paris Masters.
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Greece, 
BelgiumDexia, the bailed-out Franco-Belgian bank, says the quick sale of its Belgian bank and losses on Greek debt cost it £5.4bn in the last quarter.
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AfghanistanMore than 60 Taliban fighters have been killed in an attack on a Nato base in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika, local officials say.
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Bulgaria, United StatesBulgarian-born artist Christo, famed for wrapping international landmarks in fabric, gets approval for a new artwork that will see silvery fabric suspended over the Arkansas River.
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MexicoJohn Moylan visits Perdido in the Gulf of Mexico, the world's deepest drilling and production platform.
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MexicoDeep water drilling for oil restarts in the Gulf of Mexico
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IranPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran "will not budge" from its nuclear programme, despite a new UN report suggesting it may have a military aim.
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United StatesMississippi rejects a proposed constitutional amendment to define a fertilized human egg as a person, which would have effectively outlawed abortion.
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IndiaIndia Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi cancels her first speech since undergoing surgery in August, raising new fears for her health.
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United KingdomLabour leader Ed Miliband has said the row over relaxed UK border controls over the summer has turned into a "complete fiasco".
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FranceAndy Murray cruises through to the last 16 of the Paris Masters with a 6-2 6-4 win over Frenchman Jeremy Chardy.
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IndiaA court in India jails 31 people for life over an attack that left dozens of Muslims dead during religious riots in Gujarat in 2002.
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ChinaHundreds of Cubans enrol in Mandarin Chinese classes as China's role in the island's economy expands.
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PakistanRelief efforts for five million people affected by flooding in Sindh province of Pakistan are threatened because of a lack of funds, aid agencies say.
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RussiaA man suspected of robbing graves in Nizhny Novgorod, central Russia, is said by police to have made 29 life-size dolls from female corpses.
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RussiaA Russian space probe intended to collect rock from a Martian moon launches successfully but then fails to set a proper course for the Red Planet.
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United StatesJoe Paterno, one of the most famous coaches in American sport, bows to calls for him to step down amid a child abuse scandal that has shocked the US.
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United KingdomThe UK's bell-ringing council refuses to support a work by Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed forming part of London 2012 celebrations.
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Russia, IranRussia says it would not support new sanctions against Iran, even after a report from the UN's atomic energy agency accused Tehran of trying to build a nuclear weapon.
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MexicoA raid on a Mexican prison reveals 100 flat screen TVs, as well as fighting roosters, drugs and several women in the men's quarters.
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BrazilAfrica begins its 2014 World Cup quest on Friday as eleven matches take place in the continent's preliminary phase of qualifying.
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Egypt, 
SyriaSyrian protesters opposed to dialogue throw eggs at opposition delegates in Egypt's capital Cairo, as more than 20 people reportedly die within Syria.
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United Kingdom, 
SpainPrince William and Prime Minister David Cameron write to Fifa demanding the ban on England shirts being embroidered with poppies is lifted.
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Niger, 
Mali, 
LibyaNiger's military has killed 13 people after intercepting a heavily armed convoy travelling through a remote desert region from Libya towards Mali, security sources say.
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GreeceOutgoing Greek PM George Papandreou makes his farewell address to the nation, pledging to keep Greece in the euro.
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LibyaTunisia should halt plans to extradite back home Libyan ex-PM Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi as he is at risk of torture, says Human Rights Watch.
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Gabon, BrazilGabon entertain Brazil as the five-time world champons mark the opening of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final stadium in Libreville.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's governing ANC is to announce the verdict of its disciplinary case against the party's controversial youth leader Julius Malema.
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ItalyItaly's cost of borrowing has touched a new record, a day after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he would resign once budget reforms were passed.
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PolandA new Polish secular opposition party, the Palikot Movement, calls for the removal of a crucifix from the country's parliament.
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AustraliaSouth Africa bowler Dale Steyn returns figures of 4-31 as his side reduce Australia to 214-8 on the first day of the opening test.
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United KingdomThe police were out in force as students protested in London against higher tuition fees and "privatisation" in universities.
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ItalyItalian PM Silvio Berlusconi says he will not stand if Italy holds early elections, after promising to resign as soon as parliament passes budget reforms.
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United Kingdom, SpainFifa agrees that England, Scotland and Wales can wear poppies on black armbands during the upcoming internationals.
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Russia, IranRussia rules out supporting fresh sanctions against Iran, despite a UN report that says Tehran may be trying to develop nuclear weapons.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama orders government departments to cut back on the number of branded mugs, t-shirts and key rings they give away.
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MexicoMexico's fight against drug gangs has led to a rise in abuses by security forces who are not being held to account, Human Rights Watch says.
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CanadaThe boss of Rakuten, Japan's biggest online retailer, explains why his firm has just taken over Canadian ebook firm Kobo.
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Qatar, United KingdomLord Coe believes both London and Doha are focusing on their battle for the 2017 world championships despite reports one of them may be awarded the 2019 event.
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TurkeyAn earthquake of 5.7 magnitude in eastern Turkey has brought down a six-storey hotel and other buildings, Turkish media report.
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GreeceTalks on forming a new Greek government head into a fourth day, after the smallest party in coalition talks walked out of the negotiations.
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ItalyItaly's cost of borrowing touches a new record, a day after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he would resign once budget reforms are passed.
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United StatesUS authorities charge seven people with spreading software to hijack four million computers worldwide.
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United StatesUS Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta orders a review of a military mortuary that lost portions of soldiers' remains during 2009.
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United StatesThe main suspect in the bombing of the American warship, the USS Cole, has appeared at a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay.
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United StatesVoters in the key swing state of Ohio reject a marquee anti-union law, in one of a series of US poll results viewed as a check to Republicans.
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