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A second person is reported to have been shot dead in Colombia amid ongoing riots following the collapse of pyramid schemes that have cost investors hundreds of millions of dollars.
15/11/2008
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The Democrats have expanded their control of the US senate, picking up at least four seats from the Republicans in the US elections, and appear likely to also expand their hold in the House of Representatives.
05/11/2008
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Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of an army base and a strategically important park in the east of the country.
27/10/2008
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Georgia's Western backers, led by the United States and the European Union (EU), have pledged $4.5bn in funds to help Georgia recover after its August conflict with Russia.
23/10/2008
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International donors have met in Brussels to pledge funds to help Georgia recover after its August conflict with Russia, which experts say will require $3.25bn over the next three years.
22/10/2008
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The new leader of Israel's Kadima party is expected to seek two more weeks to enable her to form a coalition government.
20/10/2008
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A suicide bomber has rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a police station in Pakistan's restive Swat Valley, killing four people and destroying the building, police said.
16/10/2008
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After fighting the Taliban for the past seven years, many working for the Afghan security forces are now switching sides.
15/10/2008
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Leaders of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have assured poor and vulnerable countries that they will not be sidelined in efforts to tackle the worsening financial turmoil.
13/10/2008
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A landmark nuclear trade deal between the US and India has been agreed, but remains unsigned because of bureaucratic delays, Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, has said.
05/10/2008
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