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Freed Betancourt lands in France
4 Jul 2008 at 9:04am
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt lands in France, two days after her dramatic release from captivity under Farc rebels.

Direct China-Taiwan flights begin
4 Jul 2008 at 6:26am
The first regular direct flight from China to Taiwan in nearly six decades lands in Taipei, in a new sign of improving ties.

Dozens hurt in Belarus bomb blast
4 Jul 2008 at 4:51am
Fifty people are injured in the Belarussian capital in a bomb explosion at a concert attended by President Lukashenko.

Iran 'responds to nuclear offer'
4 Jul 2008 at 8:53am
Iran has responded to an international offer of incentives for suspending uranium enrichment, state media say.

Opposition 'must accept Mugabe'
4 Jul 2008 at 7:46am
Robert Mugabe says he is open to talks on ending Zimbabwe's crisis, provided the opposition accept him as president.

Georgia shells breakaway Ossetia
4 Jul 2008 at 5:00am
Georgian artillery fire has killed at least two people in the breakaway province of South Ossetia, separatist officials say.

Afghan link to Seoul drug arrests
4 Jul 2008 at 3:46am
South Korean police arrest several South Asian men suspected of trafficking heroin ingredients to the Taleban.

Fires cause California evacuation
4 Jul 2008 at 2:50am
Thousands of people are told to leave their homes as wildfires burn in large areas of the US state of California.

Leader death report angers Zambia
4 Jul 2008 at 3:46am
Zambia accuses South African media of "malice" over retracted reports of the Zambian president's death.

US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl
3 Jul 2008 at 5:10pm
US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl

Fossilised trees and dinosaur bones return home to Argentina
3 Jul 2008 at 10:15pm
Four tonnes of dinosaur bones and other fossils stolen from Argentina are back home after they were seized on the US black market.

Zimbabwe to miss World Twenty20
4 Jul 2008 at 5:22am
Zimbabwe withdraw from the World Twenty20 in England next summer, but retain their ICC status.

Cricket: Shoaib's ban suspended
4 Jul 2008 at 4:41am
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is free to play cricket after his 18-month ban for indiscipline is suspended.

Toilet to catwalk
4 Jul 2008 at 6:57am
Excrement clearers join top models in New York
In pictures
4 Jul 2008 at 6:30am
Bush fires raging across the US state of California