Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:07:55 GMT
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama introduces Senator Joe Biden as his running mate at a rally in Illinois.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:40:54 GMT
Russia insists its plans to keep forces in a key Georgian port do not break the terms of the ceasefire.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:38:18 GMT
Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto's widower, agrees to run for the Pakistani presidency next month, his party says.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:30:09 GMT
Two boats carrying members of a pro-Palestinian group trying to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip reach the territory.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:17:03 GMT
One of the 19 survivors of Wednesday's plane crash at the Barajas airport near Madrid has died, bringing the number of dead in the crash to 154.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:29:23 GMT
Muslim separatists hold a three-day strike in Indian-administered Kashmir, calling for an end to Indian rule.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:59:55 GMT
The body of the late Zambian President, Levy Mwanawasa, is flown home where it is met by a military honour guard.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:14:55 GMT
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai condemns a US raid which officials say killed at least 70 civilians.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:52:55 GMT
East German lawyer Wolfgang Vogel, who oversaw some of the Cold War's biggest spy swaps in Berlin, dies at 82.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:19:13 GMT
North Korea has reportedly invented a noodle that delays hunger, amid UN warnings of possible famine.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:03:54 GMT
James DeGale wins Great Britain's 19th gold at the Beijing Olympics with victory over Cuba's Emilio Correa in a bad-tempered middleweight final.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:38:45 GMT
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele adds the 5, 000m Olympic title to his 10, 000m gold.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:23:16 GMT
Chelsea confirm that striker Andriy Shevchenko will re-join Italian side AC Milan.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:51:34 GMT
What next for Pakistan's former president?Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:48:18 GMT
Can China breathe a sigh of relief over the Games?Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:47:00 GMT
What Russia wants to achieve in GeorgiaSat, 23 Aug 2008 12:12:56 GMT
The Germans out to show their country loves to laughFri, 22 Aug 2008 14:55:32 GMT
Some of the most striking images around the worldSat, 23 Aug 2008 00:26:45 GMT
Usain Bolt's triple Olympic gold sets the crowds dancingSat, 23 Aug 2008 18:07:37 GMT
An Australian journalist and his Canadian colleague are missing, feared kidnapped, in Somalia, along with their interpreter.
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