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Israel's prime minister-designate has called for increased efforts towards reaching a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
06/10/2008
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The Brazilian president has accused wealthy nations of being responsible for the global financial crisis, saying their "irresponsibility" could destroy fiscal progress made in the developing world.
30/09/2008
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Political posters across Lebanon are to be taken down as part of efforts to reconcile rival groups, the leader of the country's parliamentary majority has said.
26/09/2008
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The US government has closed one of the country's largest savings banks, the latest banking failure in the economic crisis that has engulfed financial institutions across the US and sparked global turmoil.
26/09/2008
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Saad al-Hariri, leader of the parliamentary majority, has held talks with five leaders of Hezbollah, a Shia organisation which leads the country's opposition, in the first direct meeting between the factions in two years.
25/09/2008
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The new leader of Israel's ruling Kadima party has begun talks on forming a new coalition government.
20/09/2008
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Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister, has been declared the winner in an election to replace Ehud Olmert, the current prime minister, as the leader of the ruling Kadima party.
18/09/2008
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Political leaders in Lebanon are holding a "national dialogue" in which the arsenal of Hezbollah, the Shia opposition group, and a national defence strategy will be discussed after months of dissent.
16/09/2008
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Lehman Brothers, the US investment bank, has filed for bankruptcy protection "in order to protect its assets and maximise value".
15/09/2008
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South American leaders are set to gather in Chile on Monday to come up with a plan to prevent Bolivia from breaking apart.
15/09/2008
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Lebanon's leaders have called for calm in the wake of the assassination of Saleh Aridi, a Lebanese Druze politician, whose death in a car bombing has threatened to derail efforts at national reconciliation.
11/09/2008
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Michel Sleiman, Lebanon's president, has called for a dialogue between the nation's deeply divided political factions.
10/09/2008
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World stocks have slipped after Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest US investment bank, reported a massive third-quarter loss of about $4 billion.
10/09/2008
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The Lebanese government has appointed Brigadier-General Jean Kahwaji to be chief of the Lebanese military, replacing Michel Sleiman, who in May became the country's president.
31/08/2008
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Armed men have shot down a Lebanese army helicopter flying over the southern village of Sejoud, killing an officer, military officials say.
28/08/2008
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