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Brazil's president has offered his backing for Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.
24/11/2009
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Brazil's president has called for an immediate end to Israeli settlement construction on Palestinian territory, following a meeting with his visiting Palestinian counterpart.
21/11/2009
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One of the Arab world's best known pop stars has sparked fury among Egypt's Nubians by releasing a song that refers to them as "monkeys".
20/11/2009
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Leaders from the European Union's 27 member states are meeting in the Belgian capital to decide on who will become the bloc's first full-time president.
19/11/2009
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The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has repeated calls for China to let its currency rise, saying that a stronger yuan would improve the country's economy.
17/11/2009
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Cameroon and Nigeria reached the World Cup but the last available African berth for the 2010 finals was left hanging by a dramatic last-gasp goal in Cairo.
15/11/2009
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The president of Brazil has moved to defend his government from criticism over a power failure that left up to 60 million people across the country without electricity for several hours.
12/11/2009
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Lebanon's opposition has agreed to a proposed national unity government line-up, paving the way to end four months of political deadlock in the country.
07/11/2009
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European Union leaders meeting in Brussels are set to debate efforts to get the bloc's Lisbon treaty ratified and to fill new posts, notably the EU presidency.
29/10/2009
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Two explosions in southern Lebanon over the weekend may have been caused by the detonation of Israeli spying devices, according to two sources.
20/10/2009
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At least four people have died after a light aircraft crashed in Manila, the Philippines capital.
17/10/2009
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The British government has denied a programme for tackling religious extremism is used by its security agencies to spy on Muslim communities.
17/10/2009
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Aides to the US treasury secretary who each earned large pay packets working for some of the country's largest investment companies have been advising the administration on its regulatory policy, despite never having faced senate confirmation.
14/10/2009
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The collapse of two elevators at a tin ore mine in central China has claimed the lives of 26 miners, in the latest fatal accident to hit China's mining industry.
09/10/2009
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The UN Security Council has rejected Libya's request to hold a special session on the Goldstone report but agreed to advance a periodical meeting to address the issues it raises.
08/10/2009
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