Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko attacks the IMF for demanding the release of political prisoners in exchange for credit
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Eritrea accuses the human rights group, Amnesty International, for plotting to incite popular, whilst Amnesty deny having any staff staff in the country
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Mourners attend the funeral of Mark Duggan, the man whose death triggered the London riots, as the police increase the number of officers in London
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President Barack Obama's uncle Onyango Obama has been released from a Massachusetts jail two weeks after being arrested on a drunk driving charge
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Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed says the country is open to talks with Al-Shabaab's top commanders as already held informal discussions reveal the willingness among some militants to negotiate
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Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy now faces accusations over a prostitution scandal as the country battles debt crisis
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China accuses the US of having 'double standards' in combating terrorism, using counter-terrorism as a 'cheap excuse' for interventions
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The EU's home affairs commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem slams Washington's failure to close the Guantanamo Bay detention centre
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses concern at violence in central Nigeria after 70 people were killed since the beginning of August
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Photos of the Cuban revolutionary, Fidel Castro, from an interview are released following rumours and twitter reports of his death
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Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader and his son attend an anniversary parade, suggesting that his son will be his successor following reports of ill health
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Emergency declared in New York and Pennsylvania as flash floods causes havoc, forcing 100,000 to evacuate and deployment of National Guard troops
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Ugandan police said they will break up an opposition rally due to be held in Kampala on Friday
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says cracking down is wrong choice to combat ethnic tensions, cites human rights as he sets credentials for a possible second term
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Facebook move reduces tensions with German government over privacy laws
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A Czech draft policy paper proposes to build a string of new atomic plants in the central European country, in contrast to a large pull-back from nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster in March
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Attacks that killed 30 to avenge 'Chinese occupation' of Xinjiang region
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The Pentagon announces upped security installations as the 10 year anniversary is mentioned in documents found in Bin Laden's former compound
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The Pakistani Taliban, who are holding more than 20 young tribesmen hostage in an area bordering Afghanistan, demand the release of scores of prisoners and an end to tribal elders' support of offensives against them
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South Africa, yet to recognize Libya's National Transitional Council, remains committed to the African Union roadmap that has been previously rejected by the opposition fighters
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