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New hurricane menaces Caribbean
The Caribbean braces for Hurricane Ike, just days after Tropical Storm Hanna left 500 dead in Haiti.
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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.
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Key US lenders to face new curbs
US officials plan to put troubled mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under strict federal control, media say.
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US Boeing workers strike over pay
Workers at the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, go on strike in the US.
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US rules out new economic package
White House says it does not see need for new measures to stimulate economy despite sharp rise in unemployment.
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Polish agents tell of CIA jails
Polish intelligence sources confirm for the first time that the CIA ran a secret facility on Polish soil.
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Spain seizes Colombia 'drug lord'
An alleged Colombian drugs lord, known as Beto the Gypsy, is arrested in Spain
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Canadian PM to call snap election
Canada's prime minister confirms he will call an early election to be held 14 October.
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US Libya relations in 'new phase'
Relations between the US and Libya have entered a "new phase", says US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
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US stars unite for cancer charity in historic telethon
US celebrity cancer survivors including actors Christina Applegate and Patrick Swayze take part in a live charity telethon.
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UK politician's gunpoint Colombian coffee ordeal
An MP describes how he was held at gunpoint by guards in Columbia who mistook a jar of coffee whitener he was carrying for cocaine.
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McCain's gamble
John 'Wayne' McCain rolls dice with the 'Barracuda'
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Anxious Democrats
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, analyses the anxiety afflicting the Democrats as they meet for convention week.
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US Open: Djokovic in semis
Novak Djokovic beats Andy Roddick in four sets and will now meet defending champion Roger Federer for a place in the US Open final.
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NFL: Giants edge past Redskins
The New York Giants open the NFL season with a scrappy 16-7 victory over Washington at Meadowlands.
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In pictures
US Republicans wrap up McCain's nomination
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Track record
Will Missourians pick US president yet again?
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Now we are 10
As Google turns ten it looks to its next decade
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Helping Haiti
Aid workers battle to reach Haiti flood sufferers
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Fall from grace
Jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff's ties to Republican party
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Frog blog
Watch your step: Costa Rica's jungle is full of spiders
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US lifts some Belarus sanctions
Some sanctions imposed by the US on firms working with Belarussian companies are lifted, US officials announce.
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Argentine commuters torch trains
Passengers set fire to train carriages in Argentina over delays, but the government blames left-wing activists for the unrest.
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Disgraced US sprinter leaves jail
US sprinter Marion Jones leaves prison after serving a six-month sentence for lying about steroid use and involvement in a drugs fraud case.
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McCain vows to fight to change US
John McCain promises "change is coming" as he accepts the Republican party's candidacy for the White House.
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