
John McCain, the US Republican presidential candidate, has picked Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, as his running-mate to take on Barack Obama in November's poll.
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A UN war crimes judge has entered a plea of "not guilty" to war crimes charges for Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, after he refused to file his own plea.
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Americans have given mixed reactions to Barack Obama's speech accepting the Democratic nomination for US president.
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Hundreds of riot police have confronted anti-government protesters in the prime minister's compound in Bangkok but failed to disperse the crowd.
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Russia has accused the Group of Seven nations of "bias" in a new attempt to counter condemnation of Russia's actions in Georgia that has included talk of sanctions.
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Mexican police have found decapitated bodies of 12 people, some of which show signs of torture.
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Evo Morales, the Bolivian president, has set the date for a referendum on a new constitution that allows presidential re-election and aims to empower a the country's indigenous majority.
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