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Fear grips world stock markets
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Markets remain gripped by fears about the scale and depth of the likely global recession [AFP]
Markets remain gripped by fears about the scale and depth of the likely global recession [AFP]
United States, European and Asian stock markets have plummeted, as lending rates between banks continue to rise despite this week's efforts by central banks to break the impasse in credit markets.

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Blast hits Pakistan tribal meeting
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ImageAn explosion at a meeting of tribal elders in northwest Pakistan killing at least 15 people, according to witnesses.

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Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Ahtisaari was Finland's president from 1994 to 2000 and worked as a UN diplomat and mediator [EPA]
Ahtisaari was Finland's president from 1994 to 2000 and worked as a UN diplomat and mediator [EPA]
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced that Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland, has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nato to fight Afghan drugs trade
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The drug trade is also fostering a growing wave of heroin addicts
The drug trade is also fostering a growing wave of heroin addicts
Nato defence ministers have authorised their troops to use military force against the Afghan drug trade, the military alliance said.

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Thailand protest leaders surrender
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Sondhi Limthongkul, the PAD leader, vows to hold new rallies against the government [AFP]
Sondhi Limthongkul, the PAD leader, vows to hold new rallies against the government [AFP]
Leaders of Thailand's anti-government movement have surrendered to police, vowing to hold further rallies despite the threat of prosecution.

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US mulls Taliban reconciliation
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Gates, left, and other Nato leaders met to discuss the war in Afghanistan [Reuters]
Gates, left, and other Nato leaders met to discuss the war in Afghanistan [Reuters]
Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, has said his country would "ultimately" be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban group to end the conflict in Afghanistan.

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Israel seals off Acre after clashes
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Police were deployed as crowds gathered in several locations around the city [AFP]
Police were deployed as crowds gathered in several locations around the city [AFP]
Police have been deployed around the city of Acre, one of only a few mixed Arab-Jewish cities in Israel, following clashes on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur.

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Obama 'widens lead' after debate
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Snap polls judged Obama, left, to have won the second presidential debate [AFP]
Snap polls judged Obama, left, to have won the second presidential debate [AFP]
Barack Obama, the US Democratic party candidate, has increased his lead over rival John McCain following the second US presidential debate, according to opinion polls.

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Neighbours recognise Kosovo
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Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 50, mostly Western, countries [EPA]
Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 50, mostly Western, countries [EPA]
Serbia's neighbours Montenegro and Macedonia have recognised Kosovo in a blow to Belgrade's efforts to counter the secession of its former province.

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