| Gaza militants vow Israel attacks |
| Militant groups in the Gaza Strip vow to step up attacks against Israel, following the first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in nearly two years. |
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| Mexican clash 'kills 27 gunmen' |
| Suspected drug gang members are killed near the US border, Mexico says, hours after President Calderon vows to continue fighting cartels. |
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| Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges |
| The International Cricket Council charges three Pakistani cricketers under its anti-corruption code in the wake of an alleged betting scam. |
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| Earl weakens as it nears US coast |
| Hurricane Earl weakens as it nears the US East Coast, though officials warn it remains "large and powerful". |
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| Amazon river level at 40-year low |
| The River Amazon has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru, leaving boats stranded. |
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| Europe agrees finance watchdogs |
| The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets. |
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| Miami airport in security alert |
| A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport's six concourses were evacuated on Thursday after a suspicious item was spotted in a checked bag |
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| Japan imposes new Iran sanctions |
| Japan imposes new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme but maintains its oil import schedule. |
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| BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn |
| BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone. |
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| India Maoists kill police hostage |
| Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Bihar say they have killed one of four policemen they had been holding hostage. |
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| Tanker aground off north Canada |
| A tanker carrying 9m litres of diesel fuel runs aground off the coast of northern Canada but no environmental damage is reported. |
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| New York dims the lights to save birds from collision |
| A growing number of New York sky-scrapers switch off their lights at night to help reduce the number of migratory birds hitting the buildings. |
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| More than 10,000 vehicles stuck in new China jam |
| More than 10,000 vehicles are stuck in a 120km (75-mile) traffic jam on China's Beijing to Tibet motorway. |
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| Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig |
| An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill. |
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| Middle East talks 'constructive' |
| Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington for the first direct peace talks in nearly two years and agree a framework for negotiations. |
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| Ecuador in migrant massacre row |
| Honduras accuses Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa of risking the life of a Honduran migrant who survived last month's Mexico massacre. |
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| Chile miners given first hot meal |
| Chilean miners trapped underground receive their first hot meal in 26 days, as Nasa experts arrive at the mine site. |
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| SA condemns Madagascar jail term |
| South Africa strongly criticises Madagascar over the life sentence passed on exiled President Marc Ravalomanana. |
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| Mozambique prices 'irreversible' |
| The government of Mozambique says price rises which have led to deadly riots are "irreversible", as Maputo residents are urged to continue their protests. |
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| China warships end Burma visit |
| The first visit of Chinese warships to Burma ends as top Burmese leader Than Shwe prepares to visit Beijing, highlighting the two country's close ties. |
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| Independent Wilkie backs Gillard |
| One of four key independent lawmakers endorses Australian PM Julia Gillard, leaving her just two seats short of the majority needed to form the next government. |
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| German banker 'should be fired' |
| The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews. |
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| EU critical of France over Roma |
| The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown. |
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| Egypt spy chief poster campaign |
| Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief appear on the streets of Cairo, amid growing speculation over who will succeed President Hosni Mubarak. |
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| Obama hails US operation in Iraq |
| President Barack Obama hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands". |
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| Strike 'kills Afghan civilians' |
| Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say. |
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| Indian wrestlers fail dope tests |
| Four Indian wrestlers from the Commonwealth Games team face suspension after failing dope tests barely a month before the beginning of the event. |
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| School lottery 'failed in aim' |
| England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. |
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| Fugitive Asil Nadir at Old Bailey |
| Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir arrives at the Old Bailey for his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges. |
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| HSBC threatens to quit London HQ |
| HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says. |
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| Chinese consider rival Potash bid |
| Chinese investors approach Canadian pension fund over a possible rival bid for the fertiliser giant Potash Corporation. |
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| Andean gold in $3bn bidding war |
| Rival Canadian gold mining companies, Goldcorp and El Dorado, lock horns in a $3bn fight to buy up Andean Resources. |
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| Federer progresses as seeds fall |
| Roger Federer overcomes windy conditions to beat Andreas Beck and reach the US Open third round, but seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Maran Cilic crash out. |
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| Beckham eyes 11 September return |
| Former England captain David Beckham hopes to play for the LA Galaxy against Columbus Crew on 11 September. |
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| Queiroz gets six-month suspension |
| Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz is suspended for six months after it is ruled that he disrupted an anti-doping test ahead of the World Cup. |
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| Hogan given leave to return to US |
| Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan reaches an agreement with tax authorities in Australia allowing him to return to his home in the US. |
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| Gone With The Wind actress dies |
| Former Gone With The Wind child actress Cammie King Conlon - who played the doomed daughter of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler - dies aged 76. |
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| Zeta Jones reveals cancer anger |
| Catherine Zeta Jones reveals she is "furious" that doctors failed to detect husband Michael Douglas' throat cancer earlier. |
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| Miners to mark anniversary with wine |
| The 33 miners trapped in Chile will soon be able to share some wine. |
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| Portable video 'is the future' |
| Toshibaâ??s UK business manager says its Foilo 100 tablet PC complements trends in media usage. |
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| Hurricane Earl now 'category two' |
| Hurricane Earl is downgraded to a category two storm as it nears the US East Coast. |
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| Typhoon hits South Korean capital |
| Three people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China. |
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| Sharks swarm off Australian coast |
| Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast. |
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| Middle East peace talks 'constructive' |
| The Americans call for a historic compromise as face to face peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians begin. |
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| Portugal's child sex verdict due |
| The panel of judges in a child sex abuse trial in Portugal is to deliver its verdict, more than five years after court hearings began. |
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| Peru island makes gains from guano |
| An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser. |
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| Troubled waters |
| Why aren't black American children taught to swim? |
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| Portugal child abuse |
| Judges to deliver verdict more than five years after trial began |
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| Massive Mini |
| How far can BMW stretch the brand before it snaps? |
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| Delhi's Games gloom |
| Preparations for Commonwealth Games badly behind schedule |
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| Bowled over |
| Betting claims stun Pakistan cricket star's village |
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| Hero's welcome? |
| Russia's returning spies will find it difficult to adjust |
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