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Obama named Democrats' candidate - US Democrats name Barack Obama as presidential candidate, the first African-American to represent a major US party....
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Russia faces fresh condemnation - Seven of the world's top industrialised nations deplore Russia's decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions....
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Gaddafi charged over cleric kidnap - Lebanon indicts Libya's leader over the disappearance of a revered Shia cleric during a visit to the country 30 years ago....
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'Scores dead' in Pakistan clashes - Pakistan's military says it has killed 47 pro-Taleban militants in the rugged west of the country, near Afghanistan....
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Malta fears 71 migrants drowned - As many as 71 African migrants drown after their boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea, their companions tell Maltese police....
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Thai protesters ordered arrested - Thai authorities issue arrest warrants for leaders of a two-day-old protest inside the prime minister's compound in Bangkok....
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UK population 'will be top in EU' - The UK population is set to become the largest in the European Union, according to a report....
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Mugabe 'to form government alone' - Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe says he will form a government without the opposition, state media reports....
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Rottweiler fights dog to save boy - A South African Rottweiler rescues a two-year-old boy being savaged by a pit bull terrier despite efforts to free him....
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Leaking mushroom soup forces plane to make unplanned landing - A Ryanair flight was forced to land after a passenger had an allergic reaction to mushroom soup, the airline confirms....
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Computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station - Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms....
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Last-gasp Kuyt puts Liverpool through - Liverpool scrape into the group stages of the Champions League after a 118th minute goal from Dirk Kuyt against Standard Liege....
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India beat Sri Lanka & win series - Sri Lanka lose a second consecutive home one-day series for the first time in their history as India beat them by 46 runs....
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Jankovic survives Arvidsson test - World number two Jelena Jankovic reaches the US Open third round, along with Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva....
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Driven apart - Afghan air strike drives wedge between allies...
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Washington diary - Nail-biting anxiety afflicts Democrats at their big moment...
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Deep divisions - Why protesters have returned to Bangkok's streets...
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Star attractions - Clooney and Pitt charm Venice on festival's first day...
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Ghost town - Boom turns to bust for Spain's property market...
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Day in pictures - Striking images from around the world...
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Sudan plane hijackers surrender - Two hijackers of a Sudanese plane surrender after flying it to Libya and releasing the passengers, officials say....
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Brazil set for Indian land ruling - Brazil's Supreme Court is preparing to rule on the status of an indigenous reserve disputed by Indians and farmers. ...
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S Korea accuses refugee of spying - A 35-year-old North Korean woman is arrested in South Korea on suspicion of spying for her homeland....
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Oslo trial for Bosnia war suspect - A Bosnian-born man pleads not guilty in Norway's first war crimes trial since the end of World War II....
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Egypt urges end to Israel threats - Egypt is trying to defuse growing tension between Israel and Lebanon, its foreign minister says....
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Aid worker killed in Afghanistan - A Japanese aid worker abducted in Afghanistan earlier this week is found dead, Afghan officials say....
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Map highlights 'obesity hotspots' - Shetland and parts of Wales and north England are Britain's obesity hotspots, according to a map compiled from GP records....
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World poverty 'more widespread' - The World Bank says there are more poor people in the world than previously thought, with one in four in poverty....
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Gene therapy 'may repair hearing' - Scientists claim gene therapy has the potential to restore hearing in mice, offering hope for humans as well....
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Model targets foot-and-mouth risk - Scientists use a numerical model to predict the risk of infection through airborne transmission of foot-and-mouth virus....
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Sir Paul to play Israel concert - Sir Paul McCartney is to play a concert in Tel Aviv - 43 years after being banned from performing there....
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iPhone ad rapped as 'misleading' - The Advertising Standards Authority calls an iPhone advert "misleading" for saying all of the web is available on the phone....
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