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Afghanistan, 
PakistanAfghan President Hamid Karzai says the way to bring peace to his country, after the killing of Burhanuddin Rabbani, is to talk to Pakistan rather than the Taliban.
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United KingdomNew laws come into force banning "irresponsible" drinks promotions by retailers in Scotland.
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NetherlandsA controversial ban on some foreign tourists has come into force in the cannabis-selling coffee shops of the Dutch border city of Maastricht.
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RussiaAustralia reach the last eight of the World Cup with a straightforward win over Russia, but lose winger Drew Mitchell to injury.
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ArubaAustralian swimmer Kenrick Monk, a 2012 Olympic hopeful, admits lying to police after he broke his elbow falling off a skateboard.
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IndonesiaAll 18 people aboard a plane that crashed on Indonesia's island of Sumatra earlier this week are found dead, officials say.
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SamoaSouth Africa utility back Francois Steyn is set to miss the rest of the World Cup after suffering a shoulder injury against Samoa.
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United KingdomA late try from Chris Ashton takes England through to the World Cup quarter-finals with a 16-12 win over Scotland.
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TongaFrance limp into the World Cup quarter-finals despite losing to Tonga in one of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament.
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SenegalMotorbike-loving Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas admits he would love to take part in the Dakar rally once he has retired.
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ArubaAn ultra-light plane crashes into a Ferris wheel north of Sydney trapping four people for hours, but no one is seriously hurt, Australian officials say.
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United KingdomManchester United and Manchester City win again to stay level on points at the top of the Premier League after Liverpool beat 10-man Everton in the Merseyside derby on a busy Saturday of football.
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Yemen, 
United StatesUS President Obama has said the killing of senior US-born al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen is a "major blow" to the organisation.
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United KingdomChris Ashton's late try sees England beat Scotland 16-12 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
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PakistanThe bodyguard who murdered Punjab Governor Salman Taseer because of his opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy laws is sentenced to death.
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FranceEngland manager Martin Johnson says World Cup quarter-final opponents France should not be underestimated.
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North KoreaMobile phones and computers make their mark in North Korea
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Italy, United StatesThe father of Raffaele Sollecito, the Italian student who, along with American Amanda Knox, is challenging his conviction for the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher in Perugia, has been speaking about the appeal hearing.
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United KingdomRangers edge past Hibernian, Motherwell ease past Dundee United, Kilmarnock lose to St Johnstone and Inverness get the better of St Mirren.
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AfghanistanNato announces the arrest of a senior leader of the Haqqani network, blamed for a string of attacks in Afghanistan, and accused of ties to Pakistan.
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ZambiaZambia's newly-elected President Michael Sata replaces the head of the country's anti-corruption watchdog.
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PhilippinesThe second typhoon to hit the Philippines in less than a week slams into the north of the country with many areas still flooded by the earlier storm.
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NetherlandsA ban on most foreign visitors has come into force in the cannabis-selling coffee shops of the Dutch city of Maastricht.
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PakistanA Pakistani court has found guilty and sentenced to death the police bodyguard who killed Punjab Governor Salman Taseer in January.
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DenmarkDenmark has introduced what is believed to be the world's first fat tax - a surcharge on foods that are high in saturated fat.
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TunisiaCampaigning begins in Tunisia for the country's first elections since the revolution in January which ousted Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
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Kenya, FranceSuspected Somali militants kidnap a disabled French woman on the Kenyan resort island of Manda and take her to Somalia, officials say.
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Yemen, United StatesThe US state department issues a travel alert to Americans worldwide after the killing of key al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen.
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Kenya, 
Somalia, FranceA French woman has been kidnapped by an armed gang on Kenya's northern resort island of Manda and taken to Somalia, Kenyan officials say.
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BulgariaAbout 2,000 Bulgarians protest against Roma and what they see as links to organised crime, amid ethnic unrest ahead of presidential elections.
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Canada, 
New ZealandStar New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter is ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after suffering a groin injury in training.
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BoliviaIndigenous protesters in Bolivia resume their long-distance march against plans to build a road through their Amazon homeland, a week after their demonstration was broken up by police.
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SyriaSyrian President Bashar al-Assad's army regains control of the central town of Rastan after five days of fighting, state media say.
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AfghanistanThe slow, painful progress of guerrilla warfare in one Afghan valley
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