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McCain to pick Alaska's Sarah Palin: report
Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday was set to name first-term Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate, U.S. media reported.
Gustav kills nearly 70, aims at New Orleans
Tropical Storm Gustav has been blamed for at least 68 deaths in the Caribbean and U.S. forecasters said it could hit New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields as a potentially powerful hurricane next week
Obama makes a 'promise' to America
On a night rich with political spectacle and historical symbolism, Barack Obama promised to “restore America’s promise” after eight years of Republican rule that he said has badly damaged the nation’s image abroad and set it on a path to economic ruin at home
Karadzic refuses to answer war crime charges
The UN tribunal for the former Yugoslavia entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for war crimes and genocide charges on Friday after he refused to enter one
New Orleans poor areas still vulnerable as Gustav nears
Poor areas of New Orleans hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina remain vulnerable to flooding because flood control improvements have not been completed, a U.S. official said on Thursday as Tropical Storm Gustav threatened a possible new strike on the city
Russia faces diplomatic isolation on Georgia
The Group of Seven rich nations condemned Moscow’s 'continued occupation of Georgia' with France saying EU leaders were considering sanctions
Gustav expected to become a major hurricane
A strengthening Tropical Storm Gustav is likely to graze Jamaica and Cuba before nearing the oil fields of the Gulf of Mexico
Obama 'ready' to be president: Clinton
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton gave his backing to Democratic nominee Barack Obama in a speech that tackled national security, the flagging economy and Mr. Obama's inexperience
Poverty, lack of healthcare a global killer: WHO
A "toxic combination" of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organization report said Thursday
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Obama acclaimed as Democratic nominee
Hillary Clinton has asked the delegates at the Democratic national convention in Denver to cease the roll call and select Barack Obama as the party's presidential nominee
Storm Gustav drenches Haiti, still aims for Gulf
Tropical Storm Gustav weakened and stalled over Haiti Wednesday, dumping torrential rains on the flood-prone country, but forecasters warned it may still become a dangerously powerful hurricane among the oil fields of the Gulf of Mexico
Mugabe to form new government, without opposition
Zimbabwe President Robert Mr. Mugabe will form a new government soon but he says the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change does not want to join, state media reported on Wednesday
Mugabe booed at Zimbabwe parliament opening
Opposition parliamentarians jeered and booed Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as he reopened parliament on Tuesday in spite of their protests
Clinton calls for unity, support for Obama in convention speech
Hillary Clinton brought an emotional close to her failed presidential campaign last night, pledging enthusiastic support for Democratic candidate Barack Obama and urging voters to prove there is “no ceiling too high” in American politics
Russia recognizes Georgian rebels as independent states
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, defying pressure from the West, announced on Tuesday that Moscow had decided to recognize two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states
UN says has evidence air strikes killed 90 Afghans
The United Nations said on Tuesday it had found convincing evidence that 90 Afghan civilians, most of them children, were killed in air strikes by U.S.-led coalition forces in western Afghanistan last week
Democratic Convention: Obama shows off his ‘common values’
It was the all-American family moment Barack Obama hopes will help persuade U.S. voters he’s an ordinary guy just like them
Foreign Affairs working to secure kidnapped journalist’s release
Canadian officials are working to secure the release of an Alberta journalist taken hostage in Somalia, says the woman’s member of Parliament
Peter Goodspeed: Alzheimer's and the brillant Thatcher brain
It was November, 1994, when Ronald Reagan shocked the United States with an intimate open letter in which he told Americans: “I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who will be afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease.”
Former PM Sharif leaves Pakistan coalition
Vows ‘constructive opposition,’ deepening a political crisis that has diverted government attention from pressing security and economic problem
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