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Afghan election goes to run-off
Afghanistan will hold a deciding round of its fraud-mired election on 7 November, pitching Hamid Karzai against his main rival.
SA farmers to rent land in Congo
The Republic of Congo signs an agreement to lease 200,000 hectares of land to South African farmers.
No jail request for French ex-PM
French prosecutors demand an 18-month suspended sentence for former PM Dominique de Villepin in his smear trial, but no jail time.
Africa trade bloc suspends Niger
West Africa trade group Ecowas suspends Niger after President Mamadou Tandja held a disputed election.
Iran MPs demand action on Mousavi
One-third of Iran's lawmakers demand that legal action be taken against opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.
German doctor tried for 13 deaths
A German doctor is on trial accused of killing 13 cancer patients in her care by giving them overdoses of pain-killing drugs.
US top court to hear Uighur case
The US Supreme Court is to consider whether Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo can be released into the US.
Pakistan targets key Taliban town
Fierce fighting continues in South Waziristan as Pakistani troops try to gain control of the key Taliban-held town of Kotkai.
Rome rules on admitting Anglicans
Anglicans can join the Roman Catholic Church while maintaining a distinct religious identity, under changes announced by the Pope.
Blasts rock Pakistan university
Suicide bombers kill at least four people at a Pakistani university, as troops press on with their offensive against militants.
Kazakh activist appeal rejected
A court in Kazakhstan rejects an appeal by a prominent human rights activist who was jailed in September for manslaughter.
Indian Maoist rebels loot bank
Armed Maoist rebels in the Indian state of West Bengal attack a bank and a police station simultaneously in the town of Sankrail, police say.
Goldstone rejects Israel protests
UN human rights investigator Richard Goldstone dismisses Israeli claims his Gaza war report could harm the peace process.
Will an Afghan run-off make a difference?
President Hamid Karzai has agreed to hold a second round of presidential elections. Is this the right move?
Volatile city
US troops remain on the streets of oil-rich Kirkuk
Nicaragua court backs re-election
Nicaragua's Supreme Court lifts a ban on re-election, clearing the way for President Daniel Ortega to run in 2011.
Iran mourns suicide bomb victims
Revolutionary Guards members killed in Sunday's suicide bombing in Iran are buried after a funeral attended by thousands.
Barroso faces EU 'question time'
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso prepares for a grilling by MEPs in his first regular Strasbourg Q&A.
Eriksson rules out Sweden switch
Notts County director of football Sven-Goran Eriksson rules himself out of the running to become the new Sweden coach, the Swedish FA has announced.
Polanski appeal for bail rejected
Director Roman Polanski loses an appeal to be released on bail from jail in Switzerland ahead of his possible extradition to the US.
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