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Apec leaders make free-trade vow
Leaders from Asia-Pacific nations meeting in Peru pledge not to raise trade barriers in the face of the worldwide financial crisis.
Dalai Lama urges Chinese contacts
The Dalai Lama asks Tibetan exiles to improve contacts with ordinary Chinese, but warns that their leaders remain a threat.
G-Bissau leader's home under fire
Guinea-Bissau's president says his residence has been fired on, in a gun battle which left at least one person dead.
Abbas threatens early elections
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warns he will call elections if talks with Hamas fail to make progress.
Germans held in Kosovo over blast
Three Germans are held in Kosovo over a blast at the EU envoy's office, amid reports they are intelligence officers.
Chavez tested in Venezuelan polls
Venezuelans vote for 22 state governors and over 300 mayors, in a key test for President Hugo Chavez.
Thai protesters in 'final battle'
Thousands of protesters gather in the Thai capital for what they call a "final battle" to oust the government.
Beheadings in Guatemala jail riot
A fight between rival gangs in a Guatemalan prison leaves seven inmates dead, five of them beheaded, say officials.
Vatican 'forgives' John Lennon
A Vatican newspaper has forgiven the late former Beatle, John Lennon, for saying the band were more popular than Jesus.
Couple sues after nude photos on lost phone are posted on internet
A US couple sue McDonald's for $3m (£2m) after nude photos of the woman, which were on her husband's mobile phone, ended up on the internet.
Rain stops play for the second time with India 106-1 against England, with the fourth one-dayer in Bangalore already reduced to 44 overs per side.
Australia clinch easy Gabba win
Australia wrap up a comfortable 149-run victory over New Zealand in Brisbane.
Kidnap and torture in Russian republic of Ingushetia
Why the Swiss want bank bosses fed to crocodiles
Chavez pulls out all the stops for Venezuela elections
Lord Patten on China's 'threat to democracy'
What legacy will Sri Lanka's bitter civil war leave?
Zimbabwe denies bar on Annan team
Zimbabwe denies refusing entry to a team led by former UN chief Kofi Annan and ex-US president Jimmy Carter.
Nigerians sweep MTV Africa awards
Nigerian artists dominate the MTV Africa Music Awards (the Mamas) in Abuja, scooping six of the 10 awards made.
Fresh spacewalk in vexed mission
International Space Station astronauts try to resolve the latest of a series of glitches that have plagued their mission.
Senior Honduran politician killed
The deputy speaker of the Honduran Congress, Mario Fernando Hernandez, is shot dead by unidentified attackers.
Arrest over Japan ministry murder
Japanese police arrest a man for weapons possession after he confesses to murdering a former health vice-minister.
Powerful earthquake off Sumatra
A strong earthquake measuring up to 6.8 has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, reports say.
'Dismay' over Litvinenko probe
Campaigners criticise slow progress in the case of murdered ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, two years on.
Iceland protest ends in clashes
Protesters in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, clash with police during a demonstration over the handling of the country's financial crisis.
'Israel spy' put to death in Iran
A 45-year-old Iranian man convicted of spying for Iran's arch foe Israel is hanged, reports from Tehran say.
Iraqis protest against troop deal
Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq.
UK militant 'killed in Pakistan'
A fugitive British militant linked to an alleged UK plot to blow up transatlantic airliners is killed in Pakistan, reports say.
India 'to step up piracy battle'
India plans to bolster its naval presence in the Gulf of Aden to tackle piracy off Somalia's coast, reports say.
Hopes fading for Franco's victims
Thirty-three years after the death of General Franco, Steve Kingstone speaks to two men who have different opinions of the dictator.
Fortifying Chad's capital city
In N'Djamena, Celeste Hicks reflects on the high security and tension which surrounds the city.
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