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- Stricter checks for climate body
The UN's climate science body needs stricter checks to prevent damage to its credibility, an independent review concludes. - Mexico sacks 10% of police force
The federal police force in Mexico dismisses 3,200 officers for incompetence, corruption or links to organised crime. - Seven killed by Bratislava gunman
A gunman opens fire in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, shooting dead seven people and injuring at least 14 before killing himself, police say. - Blackberry in India ban reprieve
Blackberry-maker Research in Motion offers to work with India to support the country's need for "lawful access" to encrypted services - US widens North Korea sanctions
The US is to impose new financial sanctions on North Korea after the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, officials say. - Hurricane Earl gaining strength
Hurricane Earl, which is moving through the eastern Caribbean, strengthens to a Category-Three storm, prompting warnings for several islands. - Pakistan floodwaters 'receding'
Emergency officials in Pakistan say water levels in flood-stricken southern Pakistan are beginning to recede, but warn the danger is not over. - Apology over Italy hospital fight
Italy's health minister apologises to a woman for a fight between two doctors which took place in the delivery room as she was giving birth. - Chile miners 'in better spirits'
The 33 trapped Chilean miners are reported to be feeling better after speaking to relatives, as engineers prepare to begin digging a rescue shaft. - Iran paper calls Bruni prostitute
An Iranian newspaper calls France's first lady Carla Bruni a "prostitute" after she condemns Iran's plan to stone a woman to death. - German banker causes race storm
The German government condemns a member of the country's central bank on the publication of his book on immigration issues. - Nigeria kidnap bust reveals 'PM son impersonator'
There is controversy in Nigeria about the identity of a man police rescued from kidnappers believing he was the son of the country?s first prime minister. - Geneticists discover Golden Delicious apple code
A team of 86 global scientists sequence the genetic code of the Golden Delicious apple for the first time. - US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two roadside bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan have killed seven US soldiers, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force says. - US consumers spend more in July
US consumer spending rises a faster-than-expected 0.4% in July, as households save less of what they earn.