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'US raid' targets Pakistani village

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North Waziristan is one of several tribal areas where the Taliban is said to enjoy strong local support [AFP]

A suspected US drone has fired a missile into a Pakistani village, killing at least seven tribesmen.

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Corruption case dogs ANC's Zuma

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The court decision is unlikely to block Zuma's path to the presidency [AFP]
South Africa's ruling ANC party has had its hopes dashed that a corruption case against Jacob Zuma, its presidential hopeful, would be closed.

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Iran 'prefers' Obama US presidency

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Obama has advocated for direct diplomacy with Iranian leaders [AFP]
Tehran would prefer Barack Obama to be elected as the next US president in the November 4 poll, Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's parliament, has said.

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Donors offer $4.5bn in Georgia aid

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A destroyed house outside Tskhinvali testifies to the magnitude of the reconstruction task [AFP]
Georgia's Western backers, led by the United States and the European Union (EU), have pledged $4.5bn in funds to help Georgia recover after its August conflict with Russia.

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US warns Russia over Baltic states

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Admiral Mullen, right, held talks with Valdas Adamkus Lithuanian's president, in Vilnius [AFP]
The United States' senior military leader has said that Nato would abide by its commitment to defend the three Baltic states should they be attacked, amid regional concerns over a newly assertive Russia.

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Lawyers seek Thaksin extradition

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Anti-Thaksin protesters say they want the former PM to be sent back to jail in Thailand [EPA]
Prosecutors in Thailand say they will seek the extradition from the UK of Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Thai prime minister, following his sentencing to two years in jail for corruption.

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Obama to leave campaign trail

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Obama has cited his grandmother as a key influence on his life [Reuters]

Barack Obama, the US Democratic presidential candidate, has said he will leave the campaign trail later this week to visit his ill 85-year-old grandmother in Hawaii.

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Chagos islanders dealt court blow

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The Chagos Islanders originally won the right to return home in 2000 [File, AFP]

The British government has won its appeal over court rulings that allowed displaced Chagos Islands inhabitants to return to their homes in the Indian Ocean archipelago.

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Donors to make Georgia aid pledges

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A destroyed house outside Tskhinvali testifies to the magnitude of the reconstruction task [AFP]

International donors have met in Brussels to pledge funds to help Georgia recover after its August conflict with Russia, which experts say will require $3.25bn over the next three years.

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