| US global dominance 'set to wane' |
| US dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says. |
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| Fierce gun battle rocks Mogadishu |
| At least 15 people are killed as insurgents attack the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say. |
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| Iraqis protest against troop deal |
| Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq. |
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| Burma comic jailed for 45 years |
| Popular Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar is sentenced to 45 years in jail in the latest of a string of imprisonments. |
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| 'Elite troops' needed in DR Congo |
| The 3,000 extra UN troops being sent to DR Congo must be elite soldiers from Europe, the UN's ex-peacekeeping chief says. |
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| Russian MPs back presidency bill |
| A bill to extend Russia's presidential term from four to six years wins the overwhelming backing of MPs. |
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| Top US justice official collapses |
| US attorney general Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech and was taken to hospital, the justice department says. |
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| First test for interplanetary net |
| Nasa has successfully tested a communications system designed to work in deep space modelled on the internet |
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| French Socialists in run-off vote |
| France's opposition Socialists face a run-off vote for a new leader, after a first ballot failed to produce a winner. |
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| Found: Body of Copernicus, man who revealed the solar system |
| Polish researchers say they have solved an ancient mystery and identified the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. |
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| Gallas will stay on - Winterburn |
| Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes Arsene Wenger will keep faith with William Gallas as captain, despite his recent outbursts. |
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| Man Utd suffer Brown injury blow |
| Manchester United defender Wes Brown is out for up to five weeks, while Dimitar Berbatov is out for two games. |
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| 'Hindu terrorism' |
| The phrase provoking strong emotions in India |
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| 'Not just pirates' |
| Somali man says world ignores their real problems |
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| Mafia glamour |
| Trying to undermine the appeal of Italy's Camorra |
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| It's quiz time! |
| What is missing from this supermodel's body? |
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| Crucial partner |
| China's trade ties with Latin America are on the rise |
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| War wounds |
| How conflict has driven medical advance |
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| SA 'racist' killer faces prison |
| A judge is due to sentence an 18-year-old white South African, who has admitted killing four black people. |
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| Rwandan growth could reach 10% |
| Rwanda's booming manufacturing and farming sectors could push growth in the country to 10% this year, its central bank says. |
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| Argentine pension takeover passed |
| Argentina's Senate approves a bill to nationalise private pension schemes, a measure that has provoked controversy. |
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| Madonna granted divorce in London |
| Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are granted a "quickie divorce" at the High Court in London. |
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| China woman loses fight for home |
| Workers tear down the home of Chinese activist Ni Yulan, now in detention after fighting for six years to save it. |
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| 'Holocaust denier' free from jail |
| An Australian "Holocaust denier" is freed from jail after Germany abandons efforts to have him extradited from the UK. |
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| Men deny French student murders |
| Two men deny murdering two French students who were found dead in a blazing bedsit in London. |
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| Sweden ratifies EU Lisbon Treaty |
| Sweden becomes the 24th of the EU's 27 member states to ratify the controversial Lisbon Treaty. |
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| Shoot-out in north Lebanon city |
| One person is killed and three are wounded in a shoot-out in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security forces say. |
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| Security draws Iraqi doctors home |
| Improved security in Iraq has led to 800 doctors returning so far this year, a senior health ministry official says. |
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| India navy 'to go after pirates' |
| The Indian navy is given formal approval by the United Nations to go after pirate ships in Somali waters, the BBC learns. |
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| Bomb hits Pakistan Shia funeral |
| At least five people have been killed in a blast at the funeral of a Shia cleric in north-western Pakistan, police say. |
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| Questioning the ceasefire in Gaza |
| Paul Martin recently visited Gaza, where he found opinions divided and some people keen for hostilities to resume. |
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| Close encounter with Mount Etna |
| British field geologist Dr John Murray has spent a lifetime mapping the changing contours of Mount Etna |
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