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The trial of three people accused of being involved in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an investigative journalist and Kremlin critic, is closed to the public, a step that lawyers said could hinder justice being done.
19/11/2008
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Henry Paulson, the US treasury secretary, has defended his management of the recent $700 billion government financial bailout, saying the funds were "not a panacea" to cure the country's economic problems.
19/11/2008
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The retired head of Pakistan's army commando unit has been shot dead in Islamabad, the police say.
19/11/2008
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The trial has opened of four men charged over the 2006 murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist and Kremlin critic.
18/11/2008
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Pirates have attacked and taken control of the Saudi-owned crude carrier Sirius Star off the east coast of Africa, a spokesman for the Bahrain-based US Navy Fifth Fleet says.
17/11/2008
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Sarah Palin, the defeated US Republican vice-presidential candidate, has called on the party to rebuild following its crushing defeat by Barack Obama's Democrats in last week's presidential poll.
14/11/2008
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Four Palestinian fighters have been killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers along the Gaza border.
13/11/2008
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Henry Paulson, the US treasury secretary, has said he wants to stop buying up bank mortgage debts as part of the $700bn US government bailout plan and instead use some of the funds to secure "non-bank" credit, such as credit cards.
13/11/2008
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Indonesia has stepped up security across the country after the execution of the three Bali bombers and warnings from foreign embassies that reprisal attacks could follow.
10/11/2008
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Paul Pierce had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics overcome their second straight slow start and beat the undermanned Milwaukee Bucks 101-89 in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
08/11/2008
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Pope Benedict XVI has told a conference comprising clergy, professors and experts from both Islam and Christianity that the two religions need to overcome their misunderstandings.
07/11/2008
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A highly-anticipated meeting between Taiwan's president and a visiting Chinese envoy has lasted only five minutes as anti-Beijing protesters vowed to keep up their fight against closer links between the island and the mainland.
06/11/2008
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One of Iraq's vice-president's has said a draft security pact being negotiated with the United States should be put to a nationwide referendum.
04/11/2008
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Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistani president, has warned General David Petraeus, the US commander running the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, that missile strikes on Pakistani territory were "counterproductive" and "detrimental to the
03/11/2008
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General David Petraeus, the former commander of US forces in Iraq, has taken charge of the US military's Central Command.
01/11/2008
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