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JapanHow do Japan's tsunami-hit regions look six months on?
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Niger, 
LibyaOne of the sons of the fugitive Libyan leader, Col Muammar Gaddafi, has arrived in neighbouring Niger.
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ChinaChina's one-child policy has kept population growth in check for over 30 years, but there are calls it to be relaxed.
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ChinaChina's imports hit a record monthly high in August indicating strong domestic demand despite concerns of a global slowdown.
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Argentina, 
United KingdomEngland lock Courtney Lawes is cited for allegedly striking Argentina's Mario Ledesma with his knee during Saturday's World Cup match.
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United KingdomHow UK banks should ring-fence operations deemed vital for the UK economy is set to be detailed by a government-appointed commission.
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United StatesPresident Obama tells Americans to look to the future with "hearts full of hope", ending a day marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
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GuatemalaGuatemalans vote for a new president, in an election dominated by concerns about rising gang violence, with a former general taking an early lead.
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South Africa, United KingdomRugby World Cup organisers back the match officials who disallowed a disputed James Hook penalty in Wales' 17-16 defeat by South Africa.
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Malaysia, 
ArubaAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her government wants to amend the law and revive an asylum-seeker swap deal with Malaysia.
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IndiaSeven people are killed after police in India's Tamil Nadu state opened fire on a crowd of angry Dalit (formerly untouchables) protesters.
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United StatesSportsday features the climax of the County Championship, plus more.
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Niger, LibyaOne of the sons of Libya's fugitive leader is given refuge in neighbouring Niger, while Col Muammar Gaddafi's whereabouts remain unknown.
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JapanYukio Edano has been appointed Japan's trade minister, reports say, after the abrupt resignation of the previous incumbent.
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United StatesAndy Whitfield, star of US TV drama, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, dies at the age of 39.
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France, 
RwandaRwandan President Paul Kagame pays his first visit to France since his country's 1994 genocide, hoping to improve damaged links with Paris.
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Australia, United StatesAustralia's Sam Stosur wins her first Grand Slam title - but her US Open victory is overshadowed by Serena Williams's verbal abuse of the umpire.
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IndonesiaIndonesia sends troops to the eastern city of Ambon after violent clashes between Muslims and Christians, which left five people dead and 80 hurt.
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ArubaAn Australian Navy cadet who filmed himself with a mobile phone raping a female colleague as she slept wanted to be accepted by his peers, a court hears.
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United KingdomHousehold budgets could be squeezed for the next 10 years as the impact of tax rises and cuts is felt, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns.
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GermanySuzuki seeks an end to its partnership with Volkswagen, after the German carmaker accuses Suzuki of breaking the terms of their agreement.
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IndiaProducers in southern India impose a three-year film ban on actress Nikhita Thukral over an alleged affair with another actor.
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MalaysiaAn orangutan in Malaysia called Shirley is being weaned off cigarettes that have been thrown to her by zoo visitors, officials say.
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JapanPanorama travels to Okawa in Japan to hear from tsunami survivors and to hear about one mother's search for the body of her missing 12-year-old daughter.
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New ZealandScientists lose contact with Happy Feet, an emperor penguin who washed up on a New Zealand beach, after signals from his tracker stop.
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Kenya, United KingdomPolice in Kenya launch a hunt for armed "bandits" who killed a British man and kidnapped his wife in an attack at a luxury resort village.
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IndiaAn investigation is launched into how 23 children who received regular blood transfusions have tested positive for HIV in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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FranceFormer IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is questioned by police in Paris over a complaint by a French journalist of attempted rape.
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RussiaThe only member of a Russian ice hockey team to survive a plane crash last week, Alexander Galimov, dies of his severe injuries.
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Kenya, 
UgandaKenyan human rights activist Al-Amin Kimathi is one of five suspects in the 2010 Kampala World Cup bombing freed by a Ugandan court.
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AfghanistanMilitias and some units of the new local police in Afghanistan are committing serious human rights abuses, a Human Rights Watch report says.
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LibyaThe leader of Darfur's main Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) rebel group, Khalil Ibrahim, has returned from exile in Libya.
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ChileViolent clashes erupt in Chile on Allende coup anniversary.
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SwedenTwo Swedish unions apply for Saab to be declared bankrupt because the troubled carmaker has been unable to pay wages to its workers.
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Kenya, United KingdomA search has been launched to find a British tourist who has been kidnapped while on holiday in Kenya.
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United StatesThe US National 9/11 Memorial is to open in New York, one day after being dedicated on the 10th anniversary of the al-Qaeda terror strikes.
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IndiaMore than 200 people have died and millions remain affected after two weeks of flooding across Pakistan's Sindh province, with more rain expected.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's High Court says the ruling ANC's anti-apartheid song constitutes "hate speech", in a case against youth leader Julius Malema.
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ChinaMid-autumn celebrations have taken place in China and other far eastern countries.
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Seychelles, United StatesThe BBC'S Victoria Derbyshire has been allowed into the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay as part of Radio 5live's coverage marking the anniversary of 9/11.
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United KingdomMusicians are set to receive royalties from sales and airplay well into their old age after the EU agrees to extend the copyright on sound recordings from 50 to 70 years.
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IndiaStuart Broad is diagnosed with a torn a shoulder muscle after being injured during the final over of India's innings in Sunday's fourth one-day international.
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KenyaKenya's Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has described the scene after a petrol pipeline explosion and fire in Kenya's capital as "shocking".
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GuatemalaGuatemala's presidential election goes to a second round in November, with Manuel Baldizon challenging front-runner Otto Perez Molina.
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United StatesPresident Barack Obama has urged members of the US Congress put party politics aside and support his $447bn (£282bn) proposal to create jobs and boost employment in the US.
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Russia, United KingdomDavid Cameron rejects a call by Russia to restore links with its security services, which were frozen after the Alexander Litvinenko murder.
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FranceNo radiation leaks are detected at the French nuclear site of Marcoule, say officials, after a furnace explosion killed one person and injured four.
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FranceNew French 'bags of cash' claims could have explosive effect
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ChileAstronomers using a telescope in Chile discover 50 previously unknown exoplanets.
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NigeriaNigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan orders the military to take "all necessary actions" to stop unrest in Jos and the surrounding area.
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Sri LankaThe UN Human Rights Council, meeting in Geneva, is under growing pressure to re-examine alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka's war.
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United KingdomThe scientist in charge of anti-doping at next years London Olympics says the games will be the toughest yet for cheats.
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SpainAbout 200 people leave their homes as a wildfire burns in Andalucia, southern Spain, close to the popular tourist town of Marbella.
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FranceFormer French President Jacques Chirac and PM Dominique de Villepin were given $20m by African leaders, a lawyer and former aide alleges.
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KenyaSlum residents' fury after deadly pipeline inferno
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KenyaAt least 75 people are killed in a petrol pipeline blast and fire in Kenya's capital Nairobi, the Red Cross says, as flames tear through a nearby shanty town.
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United KingdomEngland batsman Jonathan Trott is named cricketer of the year at the ICC's awards while Alastair Cook wins the Test award.
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United StatesWorld number one Novak Djokovic beats defending champion Rafael Nadal to win the US Open.
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United StatesSerena Williams has been fined $2,000 (£1,264) and avoided a Grand Slam ban for her tirade at the umpire in the US Open final.
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LibyaAt least seven anti-Gaddafi fighters are killed in a battle for the town of Bani Walid, held by forces loyal to the fugitive leader, as civilians flee.
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United KingdomStrong winds from the tail-end of Hurricane Katia batter much of the UK, particularly northern England, where a motorist was killed by a falling tree.
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GreeceWall Street shares stage a late recovery, despite Asian and European markets falling on concerns that Greece could default.
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JapanSix months on from the tsunami that devastated parts of Japan and resulted in the deaths of thousands, the rebuilding process continues.
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United KingdomPolitical parties welcome a report calling for banks to separate their retail banking and investment banking operations.
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MexicoThe Mexican Navy rescues a group of oil workers three days after they abandoned their vessel in a life raft in the Gulf of Mexico during a tropical storm.
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JapanJapan tsunami survivor swims for friends who lost their lives
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LibyaFew areas in Libya remain loyal to fugitive former leader Col Gaddafi, but forces supporting the country's transitional authority have yet to take control of the town of Bani Walid.
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United StatesRepublicans object as the White House says it plans to pay for its $450bn jobs plan with taxes on oil firms, fund managers and corporate jet owners.
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Italy, ChinaThe Italian government is reported to have been in talks with China's largest sovereign wealth fund about buying Italian bonds.
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IndiaBig business and technology fight for Indian rural water supplies
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Qatar, LibyaQatar forges new global role with support for Libya rebels
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Iraq, 
SyriaA group of 22 Shia pilgrims travelling on a bus to Syria have been found shot dead in Iraq's western Anbar province, say Iraqi officials.
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LibyaLibya's transitional authorities should take steps to stop abuses carried out by anti-Gaddafi forces, says rights group Amnesty International.
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FranceShould French respect or revile Nazi coast defences?
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United StatesTexas Governor Rick Perry's lambasting of the US federal pension system may prove a flashpoint as Republican White House contenders hold their latest TV debate.
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