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Bill Clinton vows to back Obama
Bill Clinton supports Barack Obama as the US Democrats' presidential candidate and Joe Biden is formally nominated as his running mate.
date:Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:28:19 GMT
Russia faces fresh condemnation
Seven of the world's top industrialised nations deplore Russia's decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:13:38 GMT
Malta fears 71 migrants drowned
As many as 71 African migrants drown after their boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea, their companions tell Maltese police.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:33:53 GMT
'Scores dead' in Pakistan clashes
Pakistan's military says it has killed 47 pro-Taleban militants in the rugged west of the country, near Afghanistan.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:21:46 GMT
Brazil delays Indian land ruling
Brazil's Supreme Court puts off ruling on the status of an indigenous reserve disputed by Indians and farmers.
date:Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:06:06 GMT
Gaddafi charged over cleric's kidnap
Lebanon indicts Libya's leader over the disappearance of a revered Shia cleric during a visit to the country 30 years ago.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:33:26 GMT
Mugabe 'to form government alone'
Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe says he will form a government without the opposition, state media reports.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:12:54 GMT
Exhausted Dalai Lama stops trips
The Dalai Lama is suffering from exhaustion and has cancelled all international trips, officials say.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:11:46 GMT
SA rottweiler rescues boy from pit bull
A South African Rottweiler rescues a two-year-old boy being savaged by a pit bull terrier despite efforts to free him.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:41 GMT
Leaking mushroom soup forces plane to make unplanned landing
A Ryanair flight was forced to land after a passenger had an allergic reaction to mushroom soup, the airline confirms.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:52:15 GMT
Computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station
Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:44 GMT
Last-gasp Kuyt puts Liverpool through
Liverpool scrape into the group stages of the Champions League after a 118th minute goal from Dirk Kuyt against Standard Liege.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:37:04 GMT
India beat Sri Lanka & win series
Sri Lanka lose a second consecutive home one-day series for the first time in their history as India beat them by 46 runs.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:41:04 GMT
Deep divisions
Why protesters have returned to Bangkok's streets
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:54:12 GMT
Washington diary
Anxiety afflicts the Democrats as they meet in Denver
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:33:19 GMT
Educating Roma
Czech attitudes change following landmark ruling
date:Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:19:51 GMT
Driven apart
Afghan air strike drives wedge between allies
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:48:16 GMT
Ghost town
Boom turns to bust for Spain's property market
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:00:13 GMT
Emblem in trouble
Climate change threat to Lebanon's cedar trees
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:43:27 GMT
Sudan plane hijackers surrender
Two hijackers of a Sudanese plane surrender after flying it to Libya and releasing the passengers, officials say.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:34:55 GMT
Ethiopia welcomes Olympics stars
Thousands of cheering Ethiopians line the streets of Addis Ababa to welcome home Olympic gold-medallists.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:47:37 GMT
Headless bodies found in Mexico
Police in Mexico find three decapitated bodies on a rubbish dump in Tijuana, apparently victims of gang-related violence.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:59:03 GMT
US coast prepares for hurricane
Fears of a hurricane prompt Louisiana to declare a state of emergency and New Orleans to prepare evacuation plans.
date:Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:51:49 GMT
Thai protesters ordered arrested
Thai police surround the prime minister's office, to try to evict protesters who took over the building on Tuesday.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:14:48 GMT
S Korea accuses refugee of spying
A 35-year-old North Korean woman is arrested in South Korea on suspicion of spying for her homeland.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:20:34 GMT
Oslo trial for Bosnia war suspect
A Bosnian-born man pleads not guilty in Norway's first war crimes trial since the end of World War II.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:12:25 GMT
EU's ageing trend to rise sharply
The EU predicts a big rise in pensioners, with only two working-age people for every person aged 65 or more by 2060.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:41:58 GMT
Egypt urges end to Israel threats
Egypt is trying to defuse growing tension between Israel and Lebanon, its foreign minister says.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:17:54 GMT
Iran hangs second teenage killer
Human rights organisations condemn the execution of a second juvenile offender in Iran within a week.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:23:14 GMT
Aid worker killed in Afghanistan
A Japanese aid worker abducted in Afghanistan earlier this week is found dead, Afghan officials say.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:56:19 GMT
India clashes denounced by Pope
The Pope says he is "profoundly saddened" by deadly violence between Hindus and Christians in India's eastern Orissa state.
date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:02:22 GMT
What next for President Musharraf?
Following the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf, Chris Morris considers the former leader's future.
date:Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:51:34 GMT
Georgia fails to escape its past
Edward Stourton looks at how the conflict in South Ossetia is playing out in the streets of the capital, Tbilisi.
date:Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:54:44 GMT
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date:Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:35:00 EST
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