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US oil prices have shot up to a record high, about $128 a barrel, despite an announcement of increased supply from Saudi Arabia.
17/05/2008
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Barack Obama, the US Democratic presidential hopeful, has accused George Bush of launching a "false political attack" in remarks the US president made about holding talks with states accused of supporting terrorism.
15/05/2008
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Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential hopeful, has pulled ahead of his rival in superdelegate endorsements for the first time, bringing him ever closer to the Democratic presidential nomination.
11/05/2008
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Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, is facing calls to resign following new allegations he illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a US businessman.
09/05/2008
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Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, has admitted he accepted campaign donations from an American businessman, but denied that the contributions constituted bribes.
08/05/2008
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A 19-member Chinese mountaineering team took a specially designed torch along with Chinese and Olympic flags to the world's highest peak on Thursday.
08/05/2008
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Oil prices have steadied in Asian trading after hitting a record near $123 a barrel in the previous session on worries over supply disruptions.
07/05/2008
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Norway and the European Union pledged nearly $1bn to help Sudan, Africa's largest nation, recover from 21 years of internal warfare.
07/05/2008
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US media are projecting that Barack Obama will defeat rival Hillary Clinton in North Carolina's presidential primary.
07/05/2008
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Russian police officers are monitoring a Moscow apartment where 17 opposition supporters have gathered before a rally on Tuesday evening that officials have banned.
07/05/2008
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The price of crude oil has surged past $120 a barrel. Supply concerns from Opec members Nigeria and Iran as well as a weaker dollar pushed US crude prices up by $4 to $120.36 before closing at $119.97 on Monday.
06/05/2008
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A corruption investigation by Israeli police is overshadowing a planned meeting between Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, and Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister.
05/05/2008
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US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has come out on top in the Guam Democratic caucuses, beating his rival Hillary Clinton by just seven votes, according to election officials.
04/05/2008
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The Olympic flame has arrived in the Chinese gambling city of Macau after a smooth run through Hong Kong.
03/05/2008
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Barack Obama, the US Democratic presidential candidate, has said that he is "outraged" by comments on race by his former pastor.
30/04/2008
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