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Egypt, 
United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Egypt's army chief Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, and urges the protection of people's rights.
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ChinaMicroblogging site changes lives and promotes social activism
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IndiaIndia's Kingfisher Airlines says all its flights will operate as scheduled, after about 40 flights were cancelled because of work stoppages.
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SudanThe refugee influx in the border region between Sudan and South Sudan is now a "full-blown humanitarian crisis", Save The Children warns.
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CanadaEvery additional hour of television watched by children aged between two and four years old could add half a millimetre to their waist circumference, says a Canadian study.
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Hong KongHSBC asks a court in Hong Kong to let it evict protesters at its Asian headquarters who have been there for nine months.
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JapanResidents of Japan's flood-hit areas are returning home, amid relief efforts after record rainfall that left more than 30 people dead or missing.
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United KingdomThe UK economy should see a return to growth in the coming months after a poor first half of the year, says a leading forecaster.
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FranceBradley Wiggins keeps his Tour de France lead after stage 14, which is blighted by a series of punctures.
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Hong KongShares in ZTE, China's second-biggest telecoms equipment maker, fall 17% after it warns that half-year profits could drop by up to 80%.
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United StatesIce Age: Continental Drift has stormed to the top of the US box office chart in its opening weekend.
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Burma, 
ThailandSecurity forces in Thailand say they have killed eight suspected drug smugglers in a clash near the Burmese border.
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Honduras, United StatesHow Honduras is the new frontline in US war on drugs
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United KingdomSerena Williams follows her Wimbledon triumph with victory in Stanford, and a return to London for the Olympics.
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IndiaIndia's wholesale prices rose at a slower-than-expected 7.25% in June, according to official government data, due largely to falling oil prices.
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SyriaHeavy fighting is reported around the Syrian capital Damascus, as government forces use mortar fire in clashes with the Free Syrian Army.
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JapanResidents of Japan's flood-hit areas are being allowed to return home after record rainfall that left thousands cut off and at least 26 people dead.
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IsraelPalestinian families from Gaza are allowed to visit their jailed relatives in Israel for the first time in five years.
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North KoreaNorth Korea's top military chief Ri Yong-ho has been removed from his job, state media say, seven months after Kim Jong-un came to power.
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Kenya, United KingdomA Kenyan woman, Naomi, describes the horrors she experienced at the hands of the British colonialists during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising.
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NepalSchools are the best way to target food aid to children, in the remotest parts of western Nepal, which are facing an imminent food shortage, as Ben Thompson reports.
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HondurasThe Honduran government is trying to get tough with drug traffickers. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur joined a navy patrol crew on the frontline searching for smugglers.
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GermanyGermany's Constitutional Court will not rule until 12 September on the new eurozone bailout fund and fiscal treaty, resisting pressure for it to act swiftly.
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North KoreaHas a power struggle broken out in North Korea?
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Equatorial GuineaHuman rights groups denounce plans by a UN agency to award a science prize sponsored by Equatorial Guinea President Teodor Obiang Nguema.
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Pakistan, IndiaIndia and Pakistan look set to resume bilateral cricketing ties after a gap of several years, with plans for Pakistani cricketers to tour India.
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PakistanAbout 250,000 children in Pakistan's tribal areas will not receive a polio vaccine in the first immunisation campaign since a Taliban ban, officials say.
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LibyaThe president of Libya's Olympic committee, Nabil Elalem, is reported to have been abducted in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
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ChinaFloods in central, eastern and southern parts of China spark rescue efforts and force residents to leave their houses.
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United KingdomThe population of England and Wales has reached 56.1 million, a rise of 3.7 million in a decade, the 2011 Census shows.
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Canada, United KingdomA second landslide has hit British Columbia in Canada as crews continue to search for people missing after an earlier, bigger landslide on Thursday.
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Syria, 
RussiaRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Western attempts to get Moscow to discuss possible sanctions on Syria contain "elements of blackmail".
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United KingdomA £9.4bn package of investment in the railways in England and Wales, including £4.2bn of new schemes, is unveiled by the government.
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United StatesCitigroup, the US banking giant, has reported a 12% fall in net income to $2.9bn (£1.9bn) for the second quarter of 2012.
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United StatesUS consumers cut back on retail spending in June, official figures have shown, raising worries over the strength of the economy.
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MauritiusSo why doesn't Mauritius' beach volleyball team play at home?
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United KingdomThousands of athletes and officials begin arriving in London for the Olympic Games, as questions remain about security recruitment.
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EgyptEgypt's prosecutor orders that convicted former President Hosni Mubarak be moved back to prison, saying his health has improved.
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FinlandThe launch of a flagship nuclear power station in Finland is delayed for a third time, Finnish electricity company TVO says.
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BermudaLewis Hamilton says a decision on his future will depend on McLaren's ability to deliver him a title-winning car.
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United KingdomThree Kenyans alleging torture by UK colonial authorities during the Mau Mau uprising want to live their final years with dignity, a court hears.
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France, United KingdomFrenchman Pierrick Fedrigo wins stage 15 of the Tour de France as Britain's Bradley Wiggins retains the yellow jersey.
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Mali, 
AlgeriaThree Algerian diplomats kidnapped by Islamist militants in neighbouring Mali have been released, Algeria's Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci says.
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SyriaArmoured personnel carriers are deployed in areas of Damascus, activists say, as fierce clashes rage in the Syrian capital for a second day.
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CyprusThe former defence and foreign ministers of Cyprus plead not guilty to manslaughter over a large explosion on a naval base that killed 13 people in 2011.
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United StatesUS health regulators for the first time approve a drug to prevent HIV infection, despite warnings it could engender a false sense of security.
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Egypt, United StatesTwo Americans are freed days after their abduction in Egypt's Sinai peninsula by a Bedouin demanding his uncle's release from jail.
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United Arab Emirates, United StatesA US Navy ship fired on a boat that ignored warnings off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, US officials say, with one person reported killed.
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United StatesStephen Covey, the influential author of best-selling The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, dies at the age of 79.
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HungaryA Nazi-era former policeman reported to be living in Budapest allegedly had a role in the mass murder of Jews.
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United StatesDrug company GlaxoSmithKline buys Human Genome Sciences for an improved offer $3bn (£1.9bn), ending a three-month pursuit of the US biotech firm.
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United StatesThe US space agency may not have its prime communications satellite in the right place to receive instant confirmation that its Curiosity rover has landed on Mars.
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Egypt, Israel, United StatesThe US will use all its powers to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says on a visit to Israel.
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United StatesThe US is enduring the widest drought since 1956, according to new data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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SyriaThe most senior Syrian politician to defect to the opposition tells the BBC that the regime will "not hesitate" to use chemical weapons if it is cornered.
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SyriaThe most senior Syrian politician to defect to the opposition has told the BBC the regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons if it is cornered.
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North KoreaNorth Korea has appointed Hyon Yong-Chol as its new military chief, the country's official news agency says.
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United States, 
MexicoLax controls at HSBC, Europe's largest bank, allowed money laundering for almost a decade, a US Senate investigation says.
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HondurasThe BBC's Stephen Sackur goes on patrol with police in the drug-plagued Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, dubbed 'the world's most lawless city'.
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United StatesUS carmaker forced to look at unsavoury options to survive
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United StatesUS Congressman Barney Frank on the act he gave his name to
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United KingdomThe Scottish cabinet is expected to discuss plans to legislate for same-sex marriage when it meets later.
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