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Europe shares up after sell-off
07 10 2008 European markets moved ahead on Tuesday - a day after a huge sell-off in global stocks driven by worries about world finance.
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Prophet bride book appears in US
07 10 2008 A novel about the Prophet Muhammad's child bride appears in the US after an attack on the UK publisher.
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Tear gas fired at mass Thai rally
07 10 2008 Dozens are hurt as Thai police fire tear gas to disperse a rally by thousands of anti-government protesters in Bangkok.
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EU finance chiefs in crisis talks
07 10 2008 EU finance ministers are set to meet for global crisis talks as Asian markets continue the turbulence in world share prices.
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Asia continues plunge in shares
07 10 2008 Asian stocks open down sharply amid investor panic that global governments may not be able to stem the financial crisis.
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Aer Lingus axes up to 1,500 jobs
07 10 2008 Unions are to ballot for all-out industrial action as Aer Lingus announces plans to cut up to 1,500 jobs.
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Tibetan earthquakes kill dozens
07 10 2008 At least 30 people die as two earthquakes strike the Himalayan region of Tibet, Chinese state media report.
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California crash driver arrested
07 10 2008 The driver of a US bus that crashed killing eight passengers is held on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, police say.
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EU opens 'job centre' in Africa
07 10 2008 The EU opens a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives trying to get to Europe.
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Shifting grounds
07 10 2008 New states come into play as polls swing to Obama
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Kosher calls
07 10 2008 Ultra-orthodox Jews struggle with new technology
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Winning the war?
07 10 2008 Judging al-Qaeda's strengths and weaknesses
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New era
07 10 2008 Is Dr Beetroot's fall a boost for South Africa's Aids fight?
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The human cost
07 10 2008 'My grandfather jumped off a roof in the 1929 crash'
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Fairy-tale feud
07 10 2008 Clown-king in court over lucrative rights to wonderland
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Tour rocked by new positive tests
07 10 2008 Two Tour de France stage winners - Italy's Leonardo Piepoli and Germany's Stefan Schumacher - test positive for an advanced blood doping product.
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Blatter wants foreign owner rules
07 10 2008 Fifa president Sepp Blatter calls for tighter controls on wealthy foreign owners in football.
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Don't name your roads Putin St, says Russian PM
07 10 2008 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin would rather not have streets named after him, his spokesman says.
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Rabbi gives first Synod address
07 10 2008 In a first address of its kind, a Jewish cleric addresses the Synod of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican.
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EU's climate package 'in crisis'
07 10 2008 The EU's attempt to lead the world on climate change will crumble unless its current policy crisis is resolved, a study warns.
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Egyptian president pardons editor
07 10 2008 An editor sentenced to jail for publishing an article questioning the Egyptian president's health is pardoned.
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Croatia 'mafia hit' spurs sacking
07 10 2008 Croatia's prime minister sacks two ministers and the police chief following the "mafia killing" of a lawyer's daughter.
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Obama highlights McCain scandal
07 10 2008 US Democratic hopeful Barack Obama attacks rival John McCain over a 1980s financial scandal, as campaign mudslinging intensifies.
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China cancels US military contact
07 10 2008 China cancels some military and diplomatic exchanges with the US over Washington's $6.5bn deal to supply Taiwan with arms.
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'Safer' test for Down's developed
07 10 2008 Scientists develop a blood test that could tell pregnant women if their unborn baby has Down's syndrome.
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