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Munich opens landmark synagogue
Munich's Jews get a new central synagogue, 68 years after the Nazis destroyed its predecessor.
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Football: Adu trains with Man Utd
Man Utd are negotiating a two-week trial for American teenager Freddy Adu, contrary to an earlier statement from the club.
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Oil workers flee Nigerian siege
Nine oil workers walk for 12 hours to escape a pumping station overrun by militants in southern Nigeria.
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Thousands mourn Gaza dead
Thousands of mourners fill the streets of Beit Hanoun to bury 18 Palestinians killed by Israeli tank fire.
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Thai coup chiefs in extra pay row
Thailand's coup leaders face criticism for allegedly taking extra payments that effectively double their pay.
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UN urges end to 'water apartheid'
A further $4bn is needed to combat water-borne diseases, one of the worst killers for the world's poor, says the UNDP.
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Retrial over Russia Forbes murder
Russia's Supreme Court overturns the acquittal of three men over the murder of US journalist Paul Klebnikov.
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Anger over Lanka civilian deaths
The Sri Lankan government is heavily criticised for artillery strikes that killed dozens of civilians in the island's east.
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Mexico leader in US border talks
Mexico's President-elect Felipe Calderon is set to hold talks on the US border fence plan with US President Bush.
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Democrats 'to control US Senate'
The final US Senate seat is set to go to the Democrats, AP reports, as defence chief Donald Rumsfeld steps down.
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Nepal PM admits peace 'gamble'
Nepal's Prime Minister, Girija Prasad Koirala, says he took a major political gamble joining hands with the Maoist rebels.
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Senegal to care for ferry orphans
Senegal passes a bill to make the children of Africa's worst maritime disaster "orphans of the nation".
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Turks stoical about EU report
Turkish papers react coolly to the European Union report criticising the progress Turkey has made ahead of membership talks
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Cricket: Aussies reveal strategy
Australia explain why they want to make life uncomfortable for England captain Andrew Flintoff in the Ashes.
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Stasi spy chief Markus Wolf dies
Markus Wolf, ex-head of communist East Germany's foreign intelligence service, dies aged 83.
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International court in first case
The International Criminal Court starts hearing its first case, against a militia leader from DR Congo.
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Iraq corruption 'costs billions'
Corruption within the Iraqi government is costing the country billions of dollars, a US official says.
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French nearly fired at Israelis
French troops nearly fired on "menacing" Israeli aircraft in Lebanon, the French defence minister says.
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Kyrgyz president agrees changes
Kyrgyz President Bakiyev signs a new constitution which limits his powers, in a bid to end street protests.
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S Asia media cautious on US poll
Newspapers in India and Pakistan react cautiously to the results of the US mid-term polls.
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