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Top UN official killed in Somalia
Gunmen in Mogadishu have killed the head of the UN Development Programme in Somalia, UN officials say.
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Betancourt plans play on ordeal
Ingrid Betancourt says she will write a play about spending six years as a hostage of Colombian rebels.
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Police issue student murder e-fit
Police release an e-fit of a man seen near the scene of the double murder of two French students in south London.
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Two arrests in Turkey 'coup plot'
Two retired generals are remanded in custody in Turkey over a suspected plot to overthrow the government.
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Suicide bomb hits Pakistan police
At least eight policemen are killed by a suicide bomb in Pakistan's capital, a year on from the bloody ending of a mosque siege.
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Afghan strike 'hit wedding party'
At least 20 people, said by locals to be a wedding party, die in a missile strike by coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan.
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UAE waives billions of Iraqi debt
The UAE says it is cancelling the entire debt owed to it by Iraq, a sum of almost $7bn (£3.5bn) including interest.
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G8 urged to act over oil prices
Japan and the US vow to call for "swift action" on oil and food prices at next week's G8 summit.
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Hamilton surges to British GP win
Briton Lewis Hamilton brilliantly handles the wet conditions at Silverstone to win his first British Grand Prix.
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Accident at Chinese mine kills 21
State media reports that at least 21 people have died after an accident at a coal mine in northern Shanxi province.
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Syria blames inmates in jail riot
Syrian authorities blame prisoners for provoking clashes with guards that human rights groups say resulted in several deaths.
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Mandelson raps Sarkozy over trade
EU trade chief Peter Mandelson warns France's president not to put world trade talks at risk.
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Malaysia hunts for sex claim man
Malaysian police hunt for a missing man who claimed the deputy prime minister had sex with a murdered model.
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Constitutional row in S Africa
South African judicial authorities consider an alleged bid to sway judges over corruption charges against ANC head Jacob Zuma.
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Abba will 'never' perform again
Two members of Swedish pop group Abba say there is "no motivation" to make a return to the stage.
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Mugabe crisis 'infecting' Africa
David Miliband says the situation in Zimbabwe is now a "crisis infecting the whole of southern Africa".
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Five held over teenager's death
Five people are arrested in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend, stabbed in south London.
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Live - Federer v Nadal
A classic Wimbledon final goes into a decider after Roger Federer comes from two sets down against Rafael Nadal.
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Live - British Grand Prix
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton surges clear after a dramatic start at a wet Silverstone.
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