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McCain has said that the opinion polls are wrong and he will win on November 4 [AFP]

Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for US president, is leading against John McCain, his Republican rival, in six of eight crucial swing states with just one day of campaigning left, according to Reuters/Zogby polls.

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Ex-Bangladeshi PM set to return

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Iajuddin Ahmed, left, has told Ban Ki-moon, right, that the army will not interfere in the elections [AFP]
Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Bangladesh's former prime minister, is to return to Dhaka, the country's capital, to lead her Awami League party through upcoming elections.

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China-Taiwan agree regular talks

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The landmark talks were welcomed by businessmen but sparked anti-China protests in Taipei [AFP]
Envoys from China and Taiwan have wrapped up landmark negotiations with an agreement to hold high-level talks every six months.

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China hits back at Dalai Lama

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The Chinese government says the Dalai Lama is trying to split Tibet from China [Reuters]
China's state news agency has published a scathing attack on the Dalai Lama, accusing the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader of adopting a "pathetic posture" to draw sympathy for what it said was his pro-Tibetan independence views.

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ANC rebels vow to win S Africa poll

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Shilowa said the new party would form the next government [AFP]
A breakaway faction of South Africa's governing African National Congress has vowed to win next year's general election.

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Iranians hold anti-US protest

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Relations between Tehran and Washington continue to deteriorate over Iran's nuclear programme [AFP]

Thousands of Iranians have rallied outside the US embassy in Tehran to mark the 29th anniversary of the compound's seizure during the Islamic revolution in 1979.

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US race enters final phase

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Barack Obama and John McCain, the US presidential candidates, have continued to trade attacks as both held rallies in key battleground states in the final weekend of a long election campaign. Be first to comment this article \| Quote this article on your site \| Views: 140 Tags: US race US presidential
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China envoy in historic Taiwan trip

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Chen, left, is scheduled to seal several trade and transport deals during his trip [AFP]

A senior Chinese negotiator has arrived in Taiwan for a visit that marks the highest level diplomatic exchange between the island and the mainland in almost 60 years.

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Pakistan warns Petraeus over raids

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Many Pakistanis oppose US air raids on their soil [AFP]
Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistani president, has warned General David Petraeus, the US commander running the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, that missile strikes on Pakistani territory were "counterproductive" and "detrimental to the war on terror".

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