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Seven inmates in a Guatemala prison have been murdered, most of them beheaded, in a brutal fight between gang members, authorities say.
23/11/2008
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Exiled Tibetans have agreed to maintain the Dalai Lama's Middle Way approach to China of seeking autonomy, but not outright independence, for Tibet.
23/11/2008
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Barack Obama, the US president-elect, has ordered his advisers to produce an economic recovery plan aimed at creating 2.5 million new jobs across the country over the next two years.
22/11/2008
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Pakistani television channels have reported that Rashid Rauf, a British national with al-Qaeda links, has been killed by a US missile attack in the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan.
22/11/2008
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Eight Thai anti-government protesters have been hurt in a grenade attack in the capital Bangkok, officials have said, a day before a major rally is due to be held.
22/11/2008
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Hillary Clinton, the former Democratic presidential rival of Barack Obama, the US president-elect, has accepted his offer to become secretary of state in his new administration, US media has reported.
22/11/2008
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A secret court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a popular comedian and activists to 45 years in prison.
22/11/2008
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One of Mexico's top former anti-drug chiefs is being held over allegations he took bribes from drugs cartels in exchange for information on police operations, authorities have said.
22/11/2008
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The politician who gave France the 35-hour working week has defeated Segolene Royal, a former presidential candidate, to become leader of the opposition Socialist party.
22/11/2008
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Brazil has recalled its ambassador from Ecuador over the Andean country's suspension of payments on a Brazilian loan worth at least $320 million.
22/11/2008
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George Bush, the US president, is due to attend an Asia-Pacifc summit in Lima, Peru in a bid to seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on North Korea's nuclear programme.
21/11/2008
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At least 10 people have been killed and 40 others wounded after a suspected bombing at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan, police said.
21/11/2008
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The lower house of Russia's parliament has given its final approval to a bill extending the presidential term from four to six years, a move widely seen as paving the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency.
21/11/2008
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Three civilians have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack outside an army base in southern Afghanistan, officials have said.
21/11/2008
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The Argentine congress has given the final approval needed for a state takeover of $24bn in private pension funds.
21/11/2008
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