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Brazil, 
BotswanaBrazilian Sports Minister Orlando Silva denies accusations he helped embezzle millions of dollars in public funds and promises to clear his name.
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United KingdomAt least three people with HIV have died after they stopped taking life saving drugs on the advice of their Evangelical Christian pastors, BBC London learns.
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ColombiaA Colombian girl, Nohora Valentina Munoz, whose kidnapping shocked the nation, has been released, President Juan Manuel Santos says.
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ThailandAs floods in Thailand continue to wreak havoc across much of the country the BBC's Rachel Harvey has flown over some of the worst-affected areas to see the extent of the damage.
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New ZealandMore stormy weather forces another halt to efforts to pump oil off a leaking cargo ship grounded off New Zealand's coast.
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United KingdomSome 16,000 deaths a year in England could be prevented by using advanced information technology in NHS hospitals, a report says.
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ChinaChina's economic expansion slows during the third quarter of the year as government measures to control inflation hurt growth.
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Taiwan, 
United StatesTaiwan's HTC is dealt a big blow as the US International Trade Commission says Apple did not violate its patents.
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FranceMoody's, one of the main rating agencies, warns France that it may put a negative outlook on the country's top AAA credit rating.
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United KingdomSome GPs are striking badly behaved patients off practice lists without the warning required by the NHS, the Health Service Ombudsman says.
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France, United KingdomCoach Warren Gatland admits he thought about asking one a forward to fake an injury during Wales' World Cup semi-final defeat by France.
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North Korea, United StatesNorth Korea and the US hold talks on restarting efforts to recover the remains of US troops killed during the Korean War, after a six-year halt.
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North KoreaUN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos is in North Korea to assess food shortages, amid concern the country could be exaggerating its needs.
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IndiaA row breaks out in the Indian capital over whether Delhi university should teach a controversial essay about the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.
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Malaysia, 
UgandaMalaysian police say they have broken up a ring of human traffickers who forced Ugandan women into prostitution.
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SpainThe 'dead' children who lived - Spain begins to learn the truth
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PakistanShahid Afridi comes out of international retirement and will be available for selection for Pakistan's one-day team.
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Saudi Arabia, 
Iran, United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK Treasury says it has frozen the assets of five men suspected of an Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States.
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BelgiumThe Belgian festival hit by violent storms which killed four music fans and injured more than 70 others will return in 2012.
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ChinaA Tibetan nun sets herself on fire near a restive monastery in western China, in the ninth such incident in recent months, reports say.
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PakistanPakistan will hold peace talks with the Taliban only if the militants lay down their weapons first, Interior Minister Rehman Malik says.
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ThailandSoldiers and civilians reinforce floodwalls in northern Bangkok, after a warning Thailand's worst floods in decades still pose a threat to the capital.
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United KingdomThe Court of Appeal has rejected appeals by two men jailed for using Facebook to try to incite disorder during August's riots in England.
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LiberiaFormer rebel leader Prince Johnson, who came third in Liberia's election, says he will back President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in the second round.
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France, United KingdomThe International Rugby Board is to review Warren Gatland's claim he considered cheating in Wales' World Cup semi-final defeat by France.
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Japan, United KingdomSacked Olympus boss Michael Woodford says he has contacted the UK's Serious Fraud Office about the Japanese firm's accounting practices.
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IsraelIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says meeting freed soldier Gilad Shalit and returning him to his family was a "very exciting moment".
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United KingdomThe rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 5.2% in September from 4.5% the month before, matching the record level set in September 2008.
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IndonesiaOperators say production has resumed at the Freeport-McMoran mine in Papua, Indonesia, but at reduced levels amid a blockade and alleged sabotage by striking workers.
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Kenya, 
SomaliaKenyan troops with aerial support continuing their advance into Somalia, as a suspected suicide car bomb kills at least three civilians in Mogadishu.
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Serbia and MontenegroSerbs in northern Kosovo defy demands by Nato to remove blockades, amid continuing tensions over border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo.
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Kenya, SomaliaTwo 18-year-old men from Cardiff are being questioned by anti-terror police in Kenya after being arrested crossing the border into Somalia.
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YemenMedical officials in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, say at least seven people were killed when government forces opened fire on protesters demanding that President Saleh step down.
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United StatesA school in one of Karachi's poorest areas charges fees of one rupee (US$0.01) in order to preserve its pupils' dignity.
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Ukraine, BelgiumThe European Union delays a visit by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to Brussels following the jailing of his main political rival last week.
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LibyaCol Muammar Gaddafi's forces are still holding out in the former Libyan leader's hometown, Sirte. The BBC's Wyre Davies reports from the frontline.
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IsraelThe father of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Noam, has spoken about his son arriving back at the family home in Mitzpe Hila.
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ItalyStandard & Poor's downgrades the credit ratings of 24 Italian banks and financial institutions.
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Kenya, SomaliaA suicide car bomb kills five civilians in Somalia's capital as Kenyan ministers hold talks nearby, two days after Kenyan troops enter southern Somalia.
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France, ChinaEuropean shares fall after Moody's warns about France's credit rating and figures show a slowdown in the rate of China's economic growth.
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IsraelCheering crowds have greeted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit as he arrived back in his northern hometown of Mitzpe Hila after five years in captivity in Gaza.
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Libya, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes an unannounced visit to Libya aimed at showing support for the Libyan people and building ties as fierce fighting breaks out in Sirte.
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United StatesA truck containing $200,000 worth of audio equipment used by US President Barack Obama is stolen in Virginia, US media report.
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IsraelCheering crowds greet Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in his hometown, after he is released from five years' captivity as part of a deal that sees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners freed.
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SwitzerlandThe Swiss far-right party SVP says its mascot, a goat which was reported missing over the weekend, has been found safe but painted black.
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VenezuelaVenezuela media regulators impose a huge fine on opposition TV channel Globovision, which says the government is trying to shut it down.
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BangladeshPolice in Bangladesh say four workers have died and two others are ill after inhaling toxic gas while dismantling a vessel at a ship breaking yard.
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IsraelJubilant crowds gather in Israel and the Palestinian territories to celebrate Gilad Shalit's historic swap for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
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SpainMoody's follows other ratings agencies in downgrading Spanish government debt, in response to the eurozone debt crisis.
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BahrainAfter eight months of clashes that have claimed close to 40 lives, the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain is bracing itself for the findings of a major investigation into alleged human rights abuses, including torture.
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ChinaA rescue team in eastern China have pulled a three-year-old boy from a well shaft to safety.
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SpainReal Madrid remain unbeaten in the Champions League group stages following a 4-0 win over Lyon.
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Sri LankaInternational cricket's leading wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan says the five-day game is only surviving because of money made from the limited-overs version.
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United StatesPolice find the ID documents of as many as 50 people with a woman suspected of imprisoning four mentally disabled adults in Philadelphia.
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United StatesThe US Senate blocks a proposal by President Barack Obama's administration to limit potatoes and other starchy vegetables in school lunches.
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Colombia, 
ArgentinaFormer Colombian beauty queen Angie Sanclemente denies drug smuggling, at the start of her trial in Argentina.
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Sri LankaHotels eye a beautiful and remote Sri Lankan lagoon
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JamaicaJamaica's Education Minister Andrew Holness is set to become the next prime minister on Sunday after Bruce Golding said he would step down early.
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ChileFresh protests by students demanding education reform descend into violence in the Chilean capital Santiago.
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