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Benin, 
United StatesBenin born, US-based jazz guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke speaks to BBC Africa about his combination of jazz and African music.
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JamaicaUsain Bolt thanked his supporters and fellow countrymen for their prayers at a news conference in Kingston on Tuesday.
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United KingdomA "significant" number of children trafficked into the UK are going missing from local authority care, a Council of Europe report says.
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Israel, 
IranThe White House denies President Barack Obama refused to meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in New York this month, amid tensions over Iran.
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IraqBBC investigation finds evidence of police persecution of gay people
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NetherlandsA close race is expected as voters in the Netherlands go to the polls after a campaign dominated by concerns about the eurozone crisis.
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New Zealand, 
ChinaChina's electronics maker Haier launches a takeover bid for New Zealand's Fisher & Paykel in a bid to boost its global presence.
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BoliviaHundreds of miners in Bolivia are blocking key access roads to the country's main city, La Paz, to press the government to allow them to work a lucrative mine.
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Mexico, United StatesA Mexican man accused of being among the top three leaders of the Zetas drug cartel is extradited to the United States on drug charges.
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SpainSpain's debt crisis is galvanising support for Catalan independence
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AustraliaAustralia's government works to rally support for a bill preventing a super-trawler fishing in its waters, after the opposition failed to back the move.
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United StatesThe US military has unveiled a robotic dog which obeys commands through a touchscreen device.
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United States, 
Japan, ChinaThe US urges "cooler heads to prevail" as tension intensifies between China and Japan in a row over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
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Egypt, 
Libya, United StatesA US official is killed as Libyan militiamen storm the consulate in Benghazi, hours after a similar attack in Egypt over a US-produced film said to be insulting to the Prophet Muhammad.
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United KingdomPop singer Robbie Williams begins his first solo tour since 2006, and signals his desperation to regain his crown as the undisputed king of British pop.
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ChileA Chilean court confirms findings that President Salvador Allende killed himself, as demonstrators mark the anniversary of the 1973 coup that toppled him.
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Ukraine, United KingdomEngland boss Roy Hodgson is more confident that his side will reach the 2014 World Cup following their 1-1 draw with Ukraine.
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IndiaIndian anti-corruption cartoonist Aseem Trivedi is freed from prison on bail after being arrested on sedition charges.
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United StatesUS TV network NBC defends its decision not to observe a moment of silence on Tuesday marking the 9/11 anniversary and run a piece on a reality TV star instead.
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PakistanMore than 190 people are now known to have died in a fire at a garment factory in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi, police have told the BBC.
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India, United KingdomFormer England captain Michael Vaughan says the Kevin Pietersen dispute could have been resolved by the players.
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United KingdomB&Q's owner Kingfisher says the summer's heavy rainfall cut its profits in the UK and northern Europe by £30m.
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United KingdomThe number of people out of work fell by 7,000 to 2.59 million in the three months to July, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Ireland, United KingdomFuturistic 3D action movie Dredd becomes the first film carrying an 18 certificate to top the UK and Ireland box office chart since Saw 3D in 2010.
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GermanyGermany's top court rejects calls to block the permanent eurozone rescue fund, but imposes limits on Germany's contribution.
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United StatesThe US Internal Revenue Service awards $104m (£65m) to a convicted former banker who informed US tax authorities about overseas tax cheats.
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Libya, United StatesThe US ambassador to Libya dies after militiamen attack the consulate in Benghazi in protest at a US-made film said to insult the Prophet Muhammad.
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United KingdomMark Cavendish takes the overall lead in the Tour of Britain with victory in stage four, his second successive stage win.
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South AfricaThe South African military is on high alert as firebrand politician Julius Malema addresses disgruntled soldiers in the Johannesburg area.
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South Africa, United Kingdom, United StatesUK-listed miner Anglo American suspends operations at a platinum mine in South Africa to "protect the safety of its employees".
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PakistanAt least 289 people are known to have died in one of Pakistan's worst fires, at a garment factory in the southern city of Karachi, officials say.
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RussiaRussia's plans to build the world's biggest nuclear icebreaker are aimed at enhancing commercial opportunities, says a researcher.
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FranceFormer world number one and French Open winner Juan Carlos Ferrero will retire after next month's Valencia Open 500.
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United StatesThe percentage of Americans living in poverty is statistically unchanged from 2011's record high, even as household income fell, a US Census report says.
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Libya, United StatesUS President Barack Obama vows to bring to justice the killers of the US ambassador to Libya during protests against a film that mocked Islam.
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United KingdomPlan B, Alt-J and Richard Hawley are on the shortlist for this year's Mercury Prize, which has just been announced in London.
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United KingdomA former HBOS executive is fined £500,000 by the UK financial regulator over his role in the bank's collapse.
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Czech RepublicAt least 16 people in the Czech Republic die and a further 22 people are in hospital with alcohol poisoning after drinking bootleg spirits.
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RussiaRussian PM Dmitry Medvedev suggests that three activists from punk band Pussy Riot, jailed for two years, should be freed.
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KenyaKenya's Assistant Livestock Minister, MP Dhadho Godhana, is charged with inciting ethnic clashes that have killed more than 100 people in the Tana River area.
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IndiaAn increasing number of companies in India are offering polygraph tests to individuals and companies trying to catch out deceitful spouses and cheating employees.
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SomaliaA suicide attack at the gates of a Mogadishu hotel where the new Somali leader is staying kills two bombers and a number of guards.
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MexicoFederal police in Mexico detain an alleged gang leader they blame for much of the gang-on-gang violence in the state of Jalisco over the past two years.
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AfghanistanThe young Kabul skate fanatics killed by a teen bomber
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AfghanistanWhen a Taliban suicide bomber struck in Kabul's embassy district last weekend a number of those killed were street children, selling trinkets to foreigners.
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United StatesResearch shows that a message to Facebook users showing which of their friends voted in a 2010 US election drove 340,000 more people to the polls.
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Cuba, United StatesA senior Cuban diplomat says the government is ready to have talks with Washington about the continued detention of US contractor Alan Gross.
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PhilippinesPhilippines struggles to improve its culinary image
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Iraq, United KingdomThe UK will support Iraq on its path to stability, promises Foreign Secretary William Hague as he arrives in the country on his first official visit.
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South Africa, United KingdomCraig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler help England end their summer in style with a 28-run win over South Africa to draw the T20 series.
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PakistanNearly 300 people have died in a huge fire at a clothing factory in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi.
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United StatesSuspected bank robbers threw wads of bank notes from their vehicle as they were pursued by police in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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United KingdomUK defence contractor BAE Systems says it is in talks with European aerospace firm EADS over a possible merger.
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France, United KingdomThe relatives of a British man and his family killed in the French Alps last week say they are "heartbroken" by the "shocking crime".
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Libya, United StatesUS President Barack Obama has vowed to bring to justice the killers of the US ambassador to Libya and three other American during protests in Benghazi.
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