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Pietersen welcomes Trophy switch
England captain Kevin Pietersen welcomes the International Cricket Council's decision to postpone the Champions Trophy by 13 months.
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N Korea tops Seoul summit agenda
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in South Korea for a two-day summit set to focus on the North Korean nuclear issue.
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Zimbabwe MPs seized in parliament
Two MPs from Zimbabwe's opposition MDC are arrested as they prepare to be sworn in after disputed elections.
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Pakistan bans Taleban
Pakistan bans the country's main Taleban militant group which has been behind many suicide attacks in the country.
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Russian MPs back Georgia's rebels
Russia's upper house of parliament backs the independence of Georgia's two breakaway regions.
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Israel frees jailed Palestinians
Israel releases nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners in a bid to bolster President Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.
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Kashmir separatist leaders held
Police arrest the three most prominent separatist leaders in Indian-administered Kashmir ahead of a planned protest rally.
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Australia allows China investment
Australia approves China's recent purchase of a stake in mining giant Rio Tinto despite fears it could harm national interests.
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Rockets blast Pakistan MP's home
Eight people are killed in a rocket attack on a politician's home in north-west Pakistan, police say.
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China deports US Tibet protesters
China deports eight Americans detained in Beijing last week for demonstrating about Tibet during the Olympic Games.
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Plane crashes in Kyrgyz capital
A passenger plane bound for Iran crashes shortly after take-off from Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, killing 68 people.
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Eyes on Clinton as Democrats meet
How Clinton supporters will take to Barack Obama as party candidate is set to dominate the US Democratic convention.
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Americans die in Guatemala crash
Five US aid workers are among 10 people killed when a small plane crashes east of the Guatemalan capital, police say.
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Iraq suicide bomb attack kills 25
A suicide bomber kills at least 25 people in an attack in Baghdad's western Abu Ghraib district, police say.
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Iranian leader backs Ahmadinejad
Iran's supreme leader wishes Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second term as president amid criticism of his economic record.
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2012 Hindley image use condemned
Downing Street and London Mayor Boris Johnson criticise of the use of a portrait of murderer Myra Hindley in a video shown at a London 2012 event in Beijing.
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