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A British Airways jet with 220 people aboard has landed near Berlin after a technical fault. Discussion
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Iraq's prime minister vows to protect Christians in Mosul as nearly 1,000 police are sent to the northern city after sectarian attacks. Discussion
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A Catholic nun, Sister Alphonsa, becomes India's first female saint, canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome. Discussion
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Lithuanians go to the polls in an election which could herald the return of two disgraced ex-leaders. Discussion
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A senior Iranian opposition figure announces he will challenge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in next summer's presidential election. Discussion
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Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai threatens to pull out of a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe. Discussion
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Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving at twice the speed limit when he died in a car crash, officials say. Discussion
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Russia test-fires three intercontinental ballistic missiles, after claiming a distance record for one fired from a submarine. Discussion
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The FA criticises fans who booed Ashley Cole during Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan, labelling the vocal minority as "crazy". Discussion
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Hurricane Norbert which struck Mexico's western peninsula has weakened as it makes a second landfall, meteorologists say. Discussion
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Aussies Shane Watson and Brad Haddin share a vital partnership late on the fourth day in Bangalore to stifle a resurgent India in the first Test. Discussion
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Australia extend their lead to 263 runs over India at the end of day four of the first Test. Discussion
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Aid agencies dispute the Ethiopian government's estimates of those suffering in the country's drought. Discussion
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A 106-year-old American nun living in a convent in Rome could well be the oldest person to vote in the 2008 US Presidential election and says she will support Barak Obama. Discussion
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China's leaders approve a package of rural reforms that could shape economic policy over coming years. Discussion
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Hundreds of Israeli policemen are deployed in the northern city of Acre after four days of violence between Arabs and Jews. Discussion
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Hundreds of Iraqi Christians reportedly flee the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in the past week, following a wave of killings. Discussion
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain clashes with a civil rights icon who accuses him of "sowing hatred". Discussion
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Austria's mint flat out as investors seek safety Discussion
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Violence continues to cast a shadow over everyday life in Iraq, as Hugh Sykes reports from Baghdad. Discussion
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