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SomaliaMillions of people will die of starvation if more is not done to help Somalia, the UN high commissioner for refugees has warned.
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CanadaCanadian Captain Malcolm Bunting, who has guided passenger vessels to the foot of the Niagara Falls for more than three decades, retires at the age of 63.
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LibyaThe RAF delivers £140m-worth of Libyan dinars to the National Transitional Council after an assets freeze aimed at Col Muammar Gaddafi was lifted.
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Portugal, 
BrazilPortugal's jobless generation migrates to Africa and Brazil
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Taiwan, 
ChinaRelations between China and Taiwan are said to be at their best since the civil war ended in 1949.
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ChinaThousands of migrant workers' children in Beijing have been left with no school to attend after officials abruptly closed their schools.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama declares a "major disaster" in North Carolina and New York state, which were badly affected by Hurricane Irene.
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LibyaMemorable moments from Libya's six-month uprising
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United StatesFormer champion Venus Williams has pulled out of the US Open saying she is battling an illness that causes fatigue and joint pain.
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ArubaAustralian officials say they have identified the remains, though not the skull, of outlaw Ned Kelly, 130 years after he was hanged for murder.
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IndiaIndian anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare returns to his village three days after he ended a 12-day hunger strike in the capital, Delhi.
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United KingdomBritish long-distance runner Mo Farah begins his bid to add world 5,000m gold to his 10,000m silver by qualifying comfortably for Sunday's final while Jenny Meadows and Goldie Sayers are among other athletes to progress in their events.
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NetherlandsA Dutch gameshow is giving failed asylum seekers the chance to win 4,000 euros to help them start a new life back in their country of origin.
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Libya, 
FrancePresident Sarkozy led international action against Col Gaddafi's regime, but has the Libyan conflict affected his standing in France?
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ArubaAustralian firms spend more money to expand their businesses in a sign they expect the country's economy to keep growing.
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JapanJapanese police block main roads in Tokyo during rush hour to simulate gridlock in an elaborate annual earthquake drill.
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LibyaOne of Libyan fugitive leader Col Gaddafi's sons vows to fight to the end as representatives gather for a conference on the country's future in Paris.
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ChinaManufacturing activity in China expands for the first time in four months despite concerns of a slowdown in its key markets.
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BrazilBrazil's Universal Church of the Kingdom of God could be described as major faith multinational.
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United KingdomAll the fall-out from the transfer deadline day, plus more.
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MalaysiaPrime Minister Julia Gillard describes as "deeply disappointing" a court ruling that declared her "Malaysia Solution" asylum policy unlawful.
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Wallis and FutunaPop star Madonna arrives in Venice to present W.E., her feature about Wallis Simpson which is being presented at the city's film festival.
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SyriaA man claiming to be the top legal official in the central Syrian city of Hama says he has resigned in protest at the crimes against humanity committed by security forces.
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BrazilCompeting demands test Brazil's president
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IndiaThe next James Bond film is likely to be partly shot in India, a pre-production company in Delhi says.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomQuentin Sommerville has had exclusive access to the British Council compound, where he discussed the tragedy with Paul Smith, the director of the British Council, Afghanistan.
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United StatesUS scientists say they have developed a contraceptive vaccine for deer that reduces fertility and eliminates aggressive mating behaviours.
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United KingdomDai Greene adds World gold to his European and Commonwealth titles with victory in the 400m hurdles in Daegu after team-mate Hannah England takes silver in the 1500m.
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Iraq, United StatesAugust was the first month since the US-led invasion in 2003 that no US soldiers were killed in Iraq, the latest casualty figures show.
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ChinaApple has defended its environmental record after allegations that some of its suppliers are polluting in China.
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Libya, United KingdomThe United Nations has approved a British request to release nearly £1bn in Libyan banknotes, which was frozen under sanctions.
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BahrainA teenage boy has died after being hit by a tear-gas canister fired by Bahraini security forces trying to disperse a protest, activists say.
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ChinaBeijing school closures hit migrant workers hard
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's male MPs are not enthusiastic about a call for them to be circumcised to set an example in the fight against Aids, the BBC finds.
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GermanyThe trial of four people behind an alleged art forgery scandal in Germany gets under way in Cologne.
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United KingdomUK manufacturing output shrinks in August, as factories see a sharp decline in export orders, a survey suggests.
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ZimbabweTo snip or not to snip? That is the question facing male cabinet ministers and legislators in Zimbabwe after a proposal by the Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe. She has suggested they are circumcised in order to encourage youths between the ages
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Pakistan, IndiaPakistan blames India for the deaths of three of its soldiers in firing across the Line of Control in Kashmir, a charge India denies.
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BrazilBrazil's central bank unexpectedly cuts its key interest rate to 12% from 12.5%, citing a deterioration in the global economic outlook.
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UgandaUgandan police ban a rally to celebrate the overthrow of North African leaders, saying it could incite violence.
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PolandVandals in Poland deface a monument marking the spot in Poland where hundreds of Jews were massacred during World War II.
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United KingdomThe British Chambers of Commerce downgrades its forecast for UK economic growth this year for the third time.
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United KingdomDefence Secretary Liam Fox says the armed forces' cuts will mean Britain's defence capability can grow later, but Labour say the cuts go "too far, too quickly".
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritish Council staff return to work after Kabul attack
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Libya, United KingdomNearly $230m worth of Libyan bank notes has been flown to the Libyan opposition stronghold of Benghazi by the UK air force
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ItalyAn Italian businessman and his wife are arrested on charges of blackmailing PM Silvio Berlusconi over his alleged use of prostitutes.
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United StatesA row breaks out between Wikileaks and one of the newspapers it collaborated with to leak US diplomatic cables.
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LibyaAnti-Gaddafi officials in Libya extend a deadline for loyalists to surrender in the city of Sirte, allowing another week of negotiations.
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United KingdomDai Greene wins Britain's first gold medal of the World Athletics Championships in Daegu in the men's 400m hurdles.
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NepalNepal's governing former Maoist rebels hand over their weapons in what is being seen as a major boost to beleagured peace moves.
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SyriaA senior Syrian legal official denies government claims that his resignation speech was recorded under threat of violence.
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ChinaTony Blair launches the Chinese edition of his memoir, praising the "unprecedented progress" the country has made since his first visit in 1989.
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United KingdomDefence force personnel cuts may put the UK's future military capability at risk, a former Army chief says.
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BelgiumAn independent fund is set up to benefit the families of four people who died in fierce storms at the Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium.
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United Kingdom, United StatesBritish number one Elena Baltacha is beaten by former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round of the US Open after easy wins for Roger Federer and Serena Williams.
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TogoTwo half-brothers of Togo's president go on trial accused of plotting to stage a coup in 2009.
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Guatemala, United StatesThe number of people infected in US medical experiments in Guatemala on STDs during the 1940s could be 2,500, health authorities say.
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United StatesA court case between US aviation firms reveals details of alleged CIA rendition flights that transported terror suspects around the world after the 9/11 attacks.
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RussiaThousands of people suffer breathing problems after the toxic element bromine is released in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
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LibyaHuman rights workers are trying to salvage records from inside Libya's most notorious prison, Abu Salim, where thousands of Libyans are said to have been jailed and tortured by members of the Gaddafi regime.
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PhilippinesPhilippine theatre group use rap to reach students studying Shakespeare.
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Israel, United StatesThird seed Roger Federer is safely through to the third round of the US Open following a straight sets victory over Israel's Dudi Sela.
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United StatesUS manufacturing output slows to its lowest rate of growth in two years in August, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
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Libya, United KingdomDavid Cameron says the UK will "play its part" in helping Libya rebuild itself but stresses that Nato military operations will continue as long as is needed.
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Libya, France, United KingdomSenior diplomats end a high-level meeting on Libya by urging the transitional government to engage in a reconciliation process with their enemies.
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Germany, United StatesThe decision of a jury to award software giant Oracle $1.3bn (£800m) in damages from German rival SAP is overturned by a US judge.
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Kenya, 
SwitzerlandAcheulian hand-axes, sometimes dubbed the "Swiss army knives" of the Stone Age, were being used in Africa much earlier than previously thought.
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United Kingdom, United StatesBritish interest in the US Open women's singles comes to an end as 15th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Elena Baltacha in round two.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoPolice in DR Congo fire tear gas at opposition protesters accusing the electoral commission of fraud ahead of November polls.
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United KingdomEngland captain John Terry admits he is looking over his shoulder after the emergence of Man Utd's Phil Jones.
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United StatesThe US economy will avoid falling back into recession, and instead grow 1.7% this year, the White House predicts.
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LibyaLibya's fugitive ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi says he is ready for a "long war", as anti-Gaddafi authorities are urged to seek reconciliation.
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United StatesPresident Barack Obama agrees to change the date of a major jobs speech to Congress after objections over the timing from House Speaker John Boehner.
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IsraelIsrael's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last year was excessive but the blockade itself is legal, a UN report leaked to the New York Times says.
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