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HaitiPolice in Haiti have used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters demanding the withdrawal of UN peace keeping troops from the country.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 
United KingdomBritish oil company Rockhopper plans a major oil development off the Falkland Islands after making further significant finds.
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YemenAt least two bombs hit security buildings in Yemen's southern city of Aden, officials say, with one person reported killed as police respond.
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ChinaA top Chinese official says China will extend a helping hand to debt-burdened European nations, reinforcing a stance taken by Premier Wen Jiabao.
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BelgiumThe negotiator in Belgium's political crisis announces a breakthrough in efforts to form a coalition after 15 months without an elected government.
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IndiaAt least nine people are killed in the Indian state of Rajasthan when two communities clash over a piece of land, police say.
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United KingdomParts of England are facing big midwife shortages, putting the safety of mothers and babies at risk, according to the Royal College of Midwives.
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United KingdomPaula Radcliffe says she "might have given up" without the "carrot" of London 2012.
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Greece, 
FranceContinuing concern over a possible Greek default is putting pressure on French banks, which are the most exposed to Greek debt.
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Greece, 
GermanyThe leaders of Greece, France and Germany have said that Greece is an "integral" part of the eurozone, following a telephone conference on the crisis.
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Greece, GermanyThe leaders of Greece, France and Germany say Greece is an "integral" part of the eurozone, amid speculation of a Greek debt default.
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SenegalMiners seek their fortunes in Africa's newest gold rush
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United StatesHenry Winkler, who played the Fonz on US sitcom Happy Days, is awarded an honorary OBE at the British embassy in Washington for his work on dyslexia.
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New Zealand, United KingdomEngland management defend stand-in captain Mike Tindall, and several of his team-mates, after they were pictured enjoying a night out in New Zealand.
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ChinaChinese courts sentence four members of the Uighur minority to death over attacks in restive Xinjiang province, which left more than 30 people dead.
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IndiaPolice in Indian-administered Kashmir arrest two schoolboys in connection with last week's bomb attack in Delhi.
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China, 
Indonesia, 
BangladeshIndonesia and Bangladesh are benefiting as China loses its edge as the world's cheapest place to manufacture goods, a new report suggests.
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United StatesResearch In Motion, the maker of the Blackberry hand-held devices, is to release its quarterly results after the US stock market closes today.
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IndiaThe Indian state of Tamil Nadu begins handing out free laptops to schoolchildren in a $2bn programme of giveaways described by critics as a waste of money.
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IndonesiaThousands of workers begin a month-long strike at one of the world's largest gold and copper mines in the remote Indonesian province of Papua.
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AngolaThirty people, including three army generals, are killed after an Angolan military plane crashes, a military official says.
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Cuba, United StatesCuba criticises ex-New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, denying he was invited to Cuba to discuss the release of jailed American Alan Gross.
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DenmarkThe ruling centre-right coalition in Denmark looks vulnerable after a decade in power as voters go to the polls in an election dominated by the economy.
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ArubaAustralian researchers find that a species of dolphin thought to be a common bottlenose is in fact a new species - and may already be endangered.
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RussiaThe former world heavyweight boxing champion, Nikolai Valuev, has joined an expedition searching for a Russian yeti in Siberia.
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France, United StatesUS computer firm Apple withdraws a Jewish or Not Jewish mobile phone application from its French online store over legal data collection issues.
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Israel, 
West BankAn Israeli military court sentences an 18-year-old Palestinian to five life prison terms for the murder of five members of a Jewish family living on a West Bank settlement.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomA British soldier dies after being shot while on patrol with Afghanistan's police in Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence says.
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RussiaUSA secure their first victory of the World Cup by edging past Russia at Stadium Taranaki in New Plymouth.
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IndiaThe three-year ban on Indian actress Nikhita Thukral from Kannada language films, because of an alleged affair with another actor, is reversed.
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SenegalThousands of miners from all over West Africa flock to Diabougou in Senegal to find work in a dangerous activity.
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IsraelIsraeli authorities arrest five suspected members of a home-grown Israeli-Arab cell allegedly planning to carry out attacks near Nazareth.
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BurmaA recently released documentary aims to show a new side to the rarely seen country of Burma.
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BelarusTwo men go on trial in Belarus accused of bombing the metro system in the capital Minsk, an attack which left 15 people dead and 200 wounded.
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Libya, FranceUK Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are in Libya, the most senior Western leaders to visit since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted.
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United StatesThe husband of US politician Sarah Palin attacks as "disgusting lies" allegations contained in a biography of his wife that she had an affair and used drugs.
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SwitzerlandLondon police arrest trader Kweku Adoboli after Swiss bank UBS says unauthorised trading by a staff member led to losses of $2bn (£1.3bn).
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West BankNot all West Bank residents are behind bid for statehood
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South AfricaA rescue team is mobilised to search for a missing scuba diver in South Africa, until his mother discloses that police had detained him for allegedly diving illegally.
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PakistanMore than two million people in Pakistan are suffering from flood-related diseases following torrential rain in Sindh province, officials say.
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EgyptAn Egyptian court hands a 10-year jail term to steel magnate Ahmed Ezz, who held a senior position in ex-President Hosni Mubarak's party.
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ColombiaThe fossilised remains of a 20ft-long extinct species of crocodile are discovered in a mine in Colombia.
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Costa RicaPolice in Costa Rica arrested three fishermen for suspected drug trafficking and seized around one tonne of cocaine.
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United KingdomThe rest of the world must follow the UK's example and give more aid to those facing starvation in the Horn of Africa, the international development minister says.
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Sri LankaA group of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka led a crowd that demolished a Muslim shrine last week, the BBC learns.
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United KingdomThe UK premiere of Martin Scorsese's biopic of the late Beatle George Harrison will be held in Liverpool.
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IsraelThe Palestinians say they will ask for full UN membership next week, while Israel's prime minister says he will address the UN on Israel's objections.
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Ethiopia, 
MozambiqueFifteen Ethiopian athletes go missing after competing in the 10th All Africa Games in Mozambique.
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TogoA half-brother of Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe is sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting a coup.
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NorwayTwo people die in a fire on a cruise ship off the coast of Norway.
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Libya, France, United KingdomBritish PM David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are in Libya, the most senior Western leaders to visit since Col Muammar Gaddafi was ousted.
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ChinaChina's Premier Wen Jiabao says China must change its system of absolute power and introduce more democracy.
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Ethiopia, United StatesAn Ethiopian reporter tells the BBC he has fled his country because he was cited in a US diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks last month.
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United KingdomNo British teams win in the opening round of Europa League group games, with Stoke, Tottenham, and Fulham drawing and Celtic and Birmingham being beaten.
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RussiaRussian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has abandoned his campaign for December's election, accusing a Kremlin insider of sabotage.
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FranceThe six contenders for the right to stand for France's opposition Socialists at the 2012 presidential election are to hold a live TV debate.
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PakistanAnti-Taliban tribesmen are among at least 20 people killed in a suicide attack on a funeral in north-west Pakistan, police say.
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CanadaSamples of amber from Canada have yielded the most complete story of feather evolution ever seen, scientists say.
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PakistanMore than two million people in Pakistan are suffering from flood-related diseases following torrential rain in Sindh province, officials say.
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MalaysiaMalaysia's prime minister says he will repeal security laws that allow the government to detain people indefinitely without trial.
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Pakistan, United StatesA senior al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan, Abu Hafs al-Shahri, has been killed in Waziristan, says a senior US official.
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Libya, United KingdomThe leaders of Britain and France get a rapturous reception in the Libyan city of Benghazi as they pledge support for the post-Gaddafi authorities.
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YemenSecurity forces fire on anti-government protesters in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz, activists say, in one of a several clashes around the country.
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NigeriaNigeria's authorities are forced to reassure the public that a mobile phone number cannot kill, after a text message rumour sparks panic.
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SyriaSyria's opposition groups choose 140 people to form a "national council" - as they try to unite against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
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NorwayThe man who confessed to killing 77 people in Norway in July was filmed by security cameras minutes before the attacks, it has emerged.
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GreeceFive central banks announce co-ordinated action to try to help the financial system, as the boss of the IMF warns of a "dangerous" new economic phase.
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United StatesUS factory output rose for a second straight month in August, but the rate of growth slowed slightly in comparison with July, official figures show.
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South AfricaSouth Africa is reopening an investigation into a controversial 1999 arms deal that has been surrounded with corruption allegations.
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Afghanistan, United StatesPresident Obama awards the Medal of Honor to a US marine Sgt Dakota Meyer who repeatedly put himself in harm's way to save both US and Afghan soldiers.
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United KingdomTottenham manager Harry Redknapp says his side should have been awarded a penalty against PAOK Salonika as British and Irish teams endure a night to forget in the Europa League.
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Libya, France, United KingdomThe leaders of Britain and France get a rapturous reception in the Libyan city of Benghazi as they pledge support for the post-Gaddafi authorities.
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SyriaSyrian dissidents step up campaign
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United StatesIs the US falling out of love with housework?
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MexicoMexican gunmen kill the family of a policeman linked to the Monterrey casino blaze in an apparent revenge attack, after he allegedly named some participants.
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