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Sri LankaNorth-eastern Sri Lanka bears scars of war
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RussiaTwo attackers open fire in a mosque in Russia's troubled North Caucasus region of Dagestan, wounding eight people, officials say.
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FranceComputer technology is being used to illuminate and transform chateaus and cathedrals around France
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FinlandCompetitors have been gathering in the eastern Finnish town of Savonlinna for the annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships.
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Czech RepublicPolice in the Czech Republic have charged a man who is suspected of planning attacks similar to those by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway.
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United KingdomFour-time Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins plans to return to competitive action in September's Tour of Britain.
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ChinaJapanese nationalist activists land on one of a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea, triggering new street protests in China.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanA top Taliban commander and his deputy are among dozens of insurgents killed in a Nato air strike in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance says.
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RussiaAt least seven policemen are killed in the Russian Caucasus region of Ingushetia in a suicide bombing at a funeral of a colleague, officials say.
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Japan, ChinaAt least 10 Japanese nationalist activists have landed on a group of disputed islands, amid an escalating territorial row with China.
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United StatesUS TV host Jay Leno has taken a pay cut to save the jobs of other members of staff working on his late night talk show The Tonight Show.
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United States, 
SingaporeHeineken agrees to buy Fraser and Neave's controlling stake in the maker of Tiger beer in a deal worth 5.6bn Singapore dollars (US$4.5bn, £2.8bn).
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GreeceEverton complete the signing of striker Kevin Mirallas from Greek champions Olympiakos for about £6m.
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JapanAt least six people have died in Japan and about 100 others have become ill after eating contaminated pickles, health officials say.
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Cuba, United StatesA 62-year-old woman attempts to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage.
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United KingdomScotland's Roman Catholic leader - Cardinal Keith O'Brien - suspends direct communication with the Scottish government on gay marriage.
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LibyaAt least two people have been killed in a twin car bomb attack in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, security officials say.
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South Korea, 
Brazil, United StatesA marketing campaign aimed at attracting more holiday-makers to the United States is moving into a second phase - with Brazil and South Korea to be targeted with promotional advertising.
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United KingdomKevin Pietersen is out for a golden duck playing for Surrey in the CB40, his first appearance since being dropped by England.
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SudanA Sudanese government minister and other officials die as a plane carrying some 30 people crashes in the south of the country, Sudanese TV says.
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Cuba, United StatesDiana Nyad has already been stung several times by jellyfish but is continuing her 166km (103 mile) journey.
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South AfricaSouth Africa's president declares a one-week period of national mourning for the striking miners killed in violence at a platinum mine.
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Japan, ChinaAnti-Japanese protests take place in cities across China after Japanese nationalists raised their country's flag on disputed islands.
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AfghanistanA soldier killed in Afghanistan while on sentry duty is named by the Ministry of Defence as Guardsman Jamie Shadrake.
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VietnamAt least 27 people were killed as typhoon Kai-Tak swept across northern provinces of Vietnam over the weekend, officials say.
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LibyaTwo people are killed in twin car bomb attacks close to security force buildings in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, officials say.
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Japan, ChinaAnti-Japanese protests take place in cities across China after Japanese nationalists raised their country's flag on disputed islands.
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FranceThousands of hectares of forest land in Europe have been destroyed by wildfires as firefighters struggle to control blazes in Croatia, Spain, Greece and France.
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South Africa, United KingdomEngland appear destined to relinquish their number one Test ranking to South Africa after losing both openers cheaply late on day four.
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ColombiaA stretch of the Transandean oil pipeline is blown up in south-western Colombia in an attack blamed by local officials on left-wing rebels.
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United StatesThe founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has appeared in public for the first time since June to call on President Obama to end what he called a US "witch-hunt" against his whistle-blowing website.
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SyriaThe conflict between rebel forces and those loyal to President Assad in Syria has resulted in the government loosening its grip on the Kurdish region in the North East of the country.
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United KingdomJulian Assange urges the US to end its "witch-hunt" on Wikileaks, in his first public statement since entering Ecuador's London embassy in June.
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South Africa, United KingdomSteven Finn insists England can chase 346 to win the final Test against South Africa and save their number one ranking.
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PakistanPakistani police arrest an 11-year-old mentally impaired Christian girl for blasphemy, after she was accused of desecrating pages of the Koran.
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SyriaBashar al-Assad makes his first appearance in a public place since a bomb attack last month, visiting a mosque to mark Eid al-Fitr.
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SyriaThe UN's observer mission in Syria formally comes to an end, days after it was decided to cancel it in response to mounting violence.
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MexicoTwo months after three policemen were killed by rogue colleagues, all officers working at Mexico City's international are replaced.
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United KingdomOwners of dangerous dogs in England and Wales are to face tougher penalties - with more being jailed - under new guidelines from the Sentencing Council.
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