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A British teenager has made medical history after of heart transplant was reversed.

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Striking South African construction workers, building stadiums for the 2010 World Cup, vow to continue their strike until employers meet their demand for a 12 percent wage increase. (July 14)

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President Obama says "all of us want" an effective Afghan exit strategy, but analysts say crafting that strategy carries significant challenges.

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A public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi man in British custody was shown a video of a British soldier screaming at hooded prisoners on Monday. The first day of the wide-ranging inquiry in central London heard that Baha Mousa, a 26-year-old hotel receptionist who died in Basra, southern Iraq, died after a "struggle" with two soldiers. Images of the video allegedly showing abuse by a British soldier.

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Former Polish premier Jerzy Buzek has been elected president of the European parliament, becoming the first deputy from the ex-communist east to preside over the assembly. Buzek, from the conservative European People's Party (EPP) won the endorsement of the parliament during the first plenary session of the new assembly's five-year term, following elections across the 27 EU nations from June 4-7. Images and soundbites.

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President Nicolas Sarkozy has opened the traditional Bastille Day military parade to Indian and German troops, as France looks to expand its global military strength and strategic partnerships. (July 14)

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Riga Zoo in Latvia goes through its annual tortoise weighing, with two "Strong Men" required to lift the tortoises - which weigh over 100kgs - onto the scales.

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A family of three evaded what could have been a major, if not fatal, mishap after a double-decker stunt plane doing loops flew too low and collided with their car. The pilot also survived. (July 14)

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Biker makes first ever jump over Thames River

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An Israeli mobile phone commercial showing soldiers playing soccer near Israel's West Bank separation barrier has angered Palestinians who say it is in poor taste and exploits their suffering. (July 14)

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Laurie Marker saves cheetahs by raising them in her backyard.

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Liberia's former president Charles Taylor takes the stand in his own defence at his trial in the Hague on war crimes charges.

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An armed gang abducted the two, said by officials to be security consultants posing as journalists for their own protection.

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France celebrated its 220th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris with a military parade and then a garden party at the presidential palace. Among the honoured guests Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 400 Indian troops.

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France marks Bastille Day in the annual grand parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris with a special highlight on the country's relations with India.

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ABC correspondent returns to Iraq for the first time since his injury in 2006.

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France marked the 220th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris with its customary military parade down the Champs Elysees. Spectators soaked up the atmosphere.

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A New Zealand taekwondo competitor has set up a brothel to help fund his London Olympics campaign.

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Funerals have been taking place for the victims of an explosion that killed at least nine people and wounded scores in central Pakistan.

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France remains committed to maintaining its defence budget and pursuing its mission in Afghanistan despite the pressure caused by the economic slowdown, President Nicolas Sarkozy said after the annual Bastille Day military parade down the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. Images and soundbites.

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Police in Northern Ireland are pelted with missiles and petrol bombs in the wake of pro-British Orange Order parades.

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Odourless, cheap and easy to consume, ketamine has become THE drug problem in Hong Kong.

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Protesters in Seoul rally against the dog-eating culture.

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A Taiwan church holds a candlelight vigil for the ethnic unrest in China's Xinjiang.

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Italian jeweller Bulgari sees China business picking up in the second quarter amid a tough year ahead.

The Victorian city of Ballarat has made a bold bid to poach Australia's most famous foot race, the Stawell Gift.

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An elderly man has been run over by a tram in Sydney's Chinatown.

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Asian financial shares rally, leading regional benchmarks higher after nearly two weeks of losses.

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Freed hostage Eugenio Vagni meets the Philippines president before heading home to Italy.

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Male circumcision is the latest weapon against Africa's spiralling HIV problem, with research showing it can cut infection rates by up to 60%. For many Kenyan tribes, the procedure is already a rite of passage, but in the country's remote western regions it's an innovation which health authorities are determined to introduce. Despite careful information campaigns, though, some men now believe that circumcision is a `magic bullet¿ which gives them effective immunity from the disease.

Disturbing video has emerged of a British soldier screaming abuse at hooded Iraqi prisoners.

A bureaucratic battle over the fate of an old Australian warship has been settled.

Australia may be one of the best places in the world to live, but it seems our expats are the ones living the high-life.

Australia has ordered twenty-one-million doses of swine flu vaccine.

China has reportedly detained another five executives as it continues its investigation into Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu.

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A Uighur specialist working for Human Rights Watch says China's clampdown on the Uighur community since 9/11 had deeply polarised the two communities.