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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced that Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland, has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
10/10/2008
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Three Afghan intelligence officers have been killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan.
10/10/2008
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The head of Asian football's governing body is willing to listen to proposals for the English Premier League to play a round of regular season games in the region.
10/10/2008
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Arab stock markets have fallen for the fourth straight day as fears grow that the global economic crisis has not been arrested by a $700bn bank rescue in the United States, the world's largest economy.
08/10/2008
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Stock markets in Asia have gone into free fall following a record fall on Wall Street overnight despite efforts by the US central bank to signal a possible interest rate cut soon.
08/10/2008
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Advanced Micro Devices, the second largest computer chip maker in the US, has announced that it will split into two firms, with its factories becoming a joint venture with investors from the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi.
08/10/2008
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Anwar Ibrahim, leader of Malaysia's opposition alliance, has hit out at government efforts to have his trial on charges of sodomy moved to the country's high court, saying it threatens his right to a fair trial.
07/10/2008
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The UN is set to deliver 800 tonnes of food aid to Sri Lanka's rebel-held north, the first convoy of food supplies for civilians since the government ordered aid workers out of the region last month.
01/10/2008
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Austria's Social Democrats (SPO) have won the country's parliamentary elections, but far right parties have surged to take almost a third of the vote, complicating prospects for the SPO to forge a stable coalition government.
29/09/2008
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China's latest manned space launch and what is expected to be its first ever spacewalk is intended to be another showcase achievement for a nation intent on demonstrating its technological clout.
29/09/2008
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South Afrcia's parliament has elected Kgalema Motlanthe, the deputy leader of the African National Congress (ANC) party, as the country's new president.
25/09/2008
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Taro Aso has been named Japan's third prime minister in the space of two years following a vote in the lower house of the country's parliament.
24/09/2008
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has criticised the administration of George Bush, the US president, saying the "American empire ... is reaching the end" in a speech at the annual UN general assembly.
23/09/2008
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Chinese space technicians have begun final preparations for the country's third manned space flight.
23/09/2008
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Officials from South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) have chosen the party's deputy leader as the country's caretaker president after Thabo Mbkei announced his resignation.
22/09/2008
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