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BBC News - World
The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site.

• Lebanon urged to resist violence
  Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.
• US has deadliest Afghan war month
  US forces suffered the deadliest month of their nine-year Afghan campaign, with 66 service members killed in July.
• French mother 'relieved by truth'
  A French mother who admitted killing eight of her newborn babies is relieved that her secret is finally out in the open, her lawyer says.
• Pakistan flooding death toll soars
  Floods caused by heavy monsoon rain kill at least 385 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, washing away whole villages, roads and bridges.
• Three charged with Uganda bombing
  Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.
• BP boss scaling back oil effort
  The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Deadly forest fires ravage Russia
  Forest fires kill at least 23 people in central Russia, while a forecast of heavy rain brings relief to Moscow.
• US economic growth slows to 2.4%
  US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.
• Sarkozy threat on police attacks
  President Nicolas Sarkozy says he would like to strip French nationality from anyone of foreign origin who threatened the life of a police officer.
• Berlusconi plays down party split
  Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi insists that his ruling right-wing coalition will survive despite a split with his party's co-founder Gianfranco Fini.