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US takes over key mortgage firms
President Bush says the US is taking over two mortgage giants because they posed "an unacceptable risk" to the economy.
Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike
Thousands of people hunker down across the Caribbean as Hurricane Ike pounds the region, on course for Cuba.
Israeli PM 'should be indicted'
Israeli police formally recommend to prosecutors that PM Ehud Olmert be indicted in a corruption investigation.
Canadian PM calls snap election
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls an early election in a bid to strengthen his minority government.
Kandahar rocked by suicide blasts
Two suicide bomb blasts kill at least two people and injure 29 in a police station in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
Angolan MPLA set for big poll win
Angola's ruling MPLA party is heading for a landslide win in parliamentary polls, preliminary results show.
MDC challenges Mugabe to new vote
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai challenges President Mugabe to hold new polls if he will not share power.
Cairo rockslide search continues
Rescuers in Cairo continue their search for survivors after a rockslide hit dozens of homes in Egypt's capital, killing at least 31.
Silent movie star Page dies at 98
Actress Anita Page, who starred alongside Buster Keaton and Joan Crawford, dies aged 98 in Los Angeles.
Polish dancers win Eurovision dance contest
Poland won the second Eurovision Dance Contest, which was held in Glasgow before a television audience of millions.
Live text - Nadal v Murray
Britain's Andy Murray leads world number one Rafael Nadal by two sets to one in theUS Open semi-final.
McLaren to fight Hamilton penalty
McLaren will appeal against the penalty that saw Lewis Hamilton demoted from first to third in the Belgian Grand Prix.
Capello angry with Cole & Rooney
England coach Fabio Capello says he vented his fury at Joe Cole and Wayne Rooney for not following instructions against Andorra.
Cosmic colossus
An introduction to the world's biggest physics experiment
In pictures
Destructive Hurricane Ike roars across Caribbean
Exclusive party
Swazi monarch celebrates as Aids orphans go hungry
Market forces
So how many economists to change a lightbulb?
Apartheid apology
University says sorry for denying black lecturer a job
A class apart
The educational crisis in East Jerusalem
Rice holds terror talks in Rabat
Condoleezza Rice is expected to discuss the so-called war on terror in Morocco.
US rivals to make 9/11 appearance
US presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain say they will appear together on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Hong Kong holds legislative polls
Voters in Hong Kong choose between pro-government and more pro-democracy candidates in a hotly contested poll.
German FM to run for chancellor
Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) choose Frank-Walter Steinmeier to run against Chancellor Angela Merkel in next year's federal election.
Rice in talks with Libya's Gaddafi
Condoleezza Rice meets Col Gaddafi in Libya in the latest step towards improving relations between the former enemies.
Bhutto's widower wins presidency
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, wins a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election.

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