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Barack Obama, the US Democratic presidential candidate, has arrived in Afghanistan.
19/07/2008
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Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, has spoken out about the satirical depiction of him and his wife on a magazine cover, calling it an insult to Muslims.
16/07/2008
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Barack Obama and John McCain, the two US presidential hopefuls, have differed over Iraq, Afghanistan and the 'war on terror' while laying out contrasting foreign policies they hope to pursue if elected.
15/07/2008
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A magazine cover of Barack Obama and his wife has caused controversy in the United States.
15/07/2008
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Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, has said that Israel and the Palestinians have "never been this close" to a peace deal, at a press event before the launch of a revamped Euro-Mediterranean union.
13/07/2008
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Oil prices have briefly spiked to a new record level of more than $147 a barrel.
12/07/2008
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Barack Obama, the US Democratic presidential candidate, has denied that comments he made over refining his Iraq policy meant he had altered his position on withdrawing US troops.
04/07/2008
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Oil prices have surged to a new high of nearly $144 a barrel amid reports of reduced demand in the United States, the world's biggest consumer.
02/07/2008
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Oil prices reached a record high of $142 a barrel on Friday as world stocks fell to a three-month low.
27/06/2008
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Biofuel policies pursued by developed countries are forcing more than 30 million people into poverty, according to a new report by Oxfam.
26/06/2008
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Israel's Labour party has dropped its support for a motion to dissolve parliament amid an ongoing bribery investigation against Ehud Olmert, the country's prime minister, according to parliamentary sources.
25/06/2008
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Oil prices have risen by nearly $3 after an attack on an offshore facility in Nigeria and reports of Israeli military exercises simulating an air raid on Iran.
21/06/2008
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The Olympic torch relay has ended in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, apparently without incident, after riots against Chinese rule in the city three months ago.
21/06/2008
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Barack Obama, the US Democratic presidential candidate, has said he will not accept public financing for his election campaign.
20/06/2008
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