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United States, 
ChinaHow to bring American jobs home from China
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LibyaHow can Libya's many militias be disarmed?
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PakistanKarachi families grieve for loved ones killed in recent protests
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Turkey, 
SyriaTurkey's foreign minister tells BBC of need for action on Syria
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JapanJapan's industrial output fell more than expected in August, as cars and electronics suffer from weak global demand, figures show.
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IndiaIndia's top federal investigation agency will probe a series of attacks on rare one-horned rhinos by suspected poachers in the flood-hit Indian state of Assam, a senior minister has said.
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Israel, 
IranIn response to the Israeli prime minister's calls for a "clear red line" to be drawn to stop Iran's nuclear programme, Iran says it will defend itself if attacked.
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SingaporeShareholders in Singapore-based conglomerate Fraser and Neave vote to sell its beer business to Heineken.
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SyriaOn the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been speaking to the BBC about the situation in Syria.
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United States, Japan, ChinaChina's foreign minister accuses Japan of "stealing" islands both claim in a UN speech - prompting Japan to reply, as the US calls for calm.
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BermudaLewis Hamilton is to leave McLaren after signing a three-year deal to race for Mercedes from next season, in a move predicted by BBC Sport.
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SpainEwan McGregor becomes the youngest actor to be given the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at Spain's 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival.
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Nigeria, 
Saudi ArabiaNigeria has suspended all Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia following the deportation of more than 170 Nigerian women who had arrived in the country without male escorts.
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BrazilThe president of Google Brazil - arrested over his refusal to block access to a video attacking a politician - says he will remove it, after losing an appeal.
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United StatesPolice in Minneapolis in the United States say four people have been shot dead after a gunman opened fire inside a sign-making business.
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PakistanA senior Pakistani bomb disposal officer is killed while trying to defuse a device in the north-western city of Peshawar, police say.
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BrazilRajan Datar takes a helicopter ride above Brazil's capital Brasilia which was built in just three years during the 1960s.
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IraqMilitants storm a prison in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, killing at least 12 guards and freeing about 90 inmates, reportedly including al-Qaeda members.
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AustraliaA rare white humpback whale has been spotted off Australia's Gold Coast for the first time this year on his annual migration.
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United StatesJK Rowling's novel, The Casual Vacancy, suffers a formatting error in the US making it near-impossible to read on some e-readers.
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IsraelIsraeli campaign highlights plight of Jews from Arab lands
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FranceA group of vigilantes evict Roma (Gypsies) from a Marseille housing estate and burn down their camp, French media report.
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Hong KongA well-known Hong Kong billionaire has offered $65m (£40m) to any man able to woo and marry his lesbian daughter.
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Jordan, BermudaLewis Hamilton can become world champion again when he joins up with Mercedes, says BBC F1 chief analyst Eddie Jordan.
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NepalA plane heading for the Everest region crashes in Nepal's capital, killing all 19 people on board including seven Britons.
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South Africa, PakistanUmar Gul blasts 32 off 17 balls as Pakistan fight back to sneak a two-wicket win over South Africa at the World Twenty20.
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United StatesA gunman shoots dead four people at a sign-making office in Minneapolis before killing himself, police in the US state of Minnesota say.
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United KingdomA report into the Libor rate-rigging scandal says the system is broken and recommends a complete overhaul, including criminal prosecutions for those manipulating the rate.
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Kenya, 
SomaliaAfrican Union forces launch a pre-dawn beach assault in an attempt to seize the Somali port of Kismayo, the last major Islamist militant stronghold.
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SpainSpain is poised to unveil just how much money its banks will need as the government seeks to avoid a full-blown bailout.
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GermanyGermany's former Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck is to be the Social Democrat (SPD) challenger to Chancellor Angela Merkel in elections next year.
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TunisiaTunisia's minister for women denounces the alleged rape by policemen of a woman who was later charged with indecency, along with her fiance.
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United StatesA US man mistakenly shoots dead his 15-year-old son after going to investigate what appeared to be an attempted burglary, according to police.
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United KingdomPrime Minister David Cameron gives his clearest hint yet that he will back a referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU after the next general election.
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SyriaFierce fighting is reported in Syria's second city of Aleppo, a day after the rebel Free Syrian Army said a "decisive" battle had begun.
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United StatesBank of America pays $2.43bn (£1.5bn) to settle a lawsuit over its acquisition of Merrill Lynch.
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ThailandTraffic policemen in Bangkok are being trained in midwifery to help women in labor who are stuck in traffic, unable to make it to hospital in time.
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PakistanMonsoon floods in Pakistan over the last fortnight kill more than 400 people and affect more than 4.5 million others, officials say.
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Syria, United StatesThe US says it has intelligence that Syria has moved some of its chemical weapons to safety, as the government continues to battle rebel forces.
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Iran, United StatesAn Iranian news agency reproduces a report from a US satirical website which says rural Americans would rather vote for Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than Barack Obama.
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FranceFrance unveils its budget for 2013, avoiding large austerity spending cuts in favour of higher taxes on the wealthy and big businesses.
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IndiaMany move to India in search of opportunities. How was it for you?
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FranceMissing schoolgirl Megan Stammers is found in France with teacher Jeremy Forrest, who is in police custody.
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Oman, United KingdomBritain's Gary Hunt has won his third-successive Cliff Diving World Series title by winning the final stage of the 2012 series in Wadi Shab, Oman.
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United StatesThe suspect in the case of a cinema shooting in Colorado threatened a university professor before the incident, according to US prosecutors.
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BermudaMcLaren principal Martin Whitmarsh believes Mercedes-bound Lewis Hamilton has made a "mistake" by leaving his team.
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India, AustraliaShane Watson and David Warner smash fifties as Australia crush India by nine wickets in the World Twenty20 Super Eights.
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FranceThe stepfather of Megan Stammers, who was missing with her teacher, says he is 'overjoyed' she has been found safe and well in France.
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SomaliaIslamist militants in southern Somalia are holding onto their last major stronghold, Kismayo, despite an assault by African Union forces.
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EgyptWhy Egypt's new rulers need to keep their promises
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Iran, United StatesThe US has removed the dissident Iranian group Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) from its terror blacklist, after years of intense lobbying.
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KenyaThe chairman of Kenya's athletics body tells the BBC an investigation is under way into allegations of widespread doping in the country.
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United States, ChinaPresident Barack Obama has stopped a private Chinese firm from building wind turbines in the US state of Oregon, citing national security concerns.
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NepalSeven Britons who were among 19 people killed when a plane heading for the Everest region crashed in Nepal have been named.
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ChinaTop politician Bo Xilai is expelled from China's Communist Party and is to face criminal charges for alleged abuse of power and corruption.
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United StatesUS network Fox News apologises for showing live pictures of a man apparently shooting himself in the head after a high-speed chase in Arizona.
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BrazilEducation holds back booming Brazil
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ChinaTop politician Bo Xilai is expelled from China's Communist Party and is to face criminal charges for alleged abuse of power and corruption.
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Czech RepublicCzech President Vaclav Klaus escapes with minor bruising after plastic pellets were fired at him by a man with a replica pistol.
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SpainSpain's banks need an injection of 59.3bn euros ($76.3bn; £47.3bn) to survive a serious downturn, an independent audit calculates.
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SpainAt least six people die after heavy rains trigger flash floods in the southern Spanish provinces of Malaga, Murcia and Almeria, officials say.
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Czech RepublicA man armed with a replica pistol has fired at Czech President Vaclav Klaus at close range while he was opening a bridge in the north of the country.
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HondurasHonduras assigns soldiers to ride on public buses and protect them from attack as part of a campaign to reduce high levels of violent crime.
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IndiaFilm remembers murdered lawyer who fought injustice
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FranceA former president auctions his belongings
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