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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Putin blames US for Georgia role
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of provoking the conflict in Georgia.
Miliband warns over Russia crisis
Mardell's Europe
Testing for a new 'Cold War'
Barack Obama, 28 Aug Obama launches historic campaign
Barack Obama promises to keep the American dream alive as he accepts his historic Democratic nomination for the White House.
A shopping basket US economy shows marked growth
The US economy grew 3.3% in the second quarter of 2008, the Commerce Department said, much higher than first thought.
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Who are the sisters of the travelling pantsuits?
Map showing Kosi river in northern India Changing course
Before and after images as Indian river bursts banks
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Student's journey of lifetime with Mexican circus
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AFRICA
Rebels and army clash in DR Congo
Ethiopia hints at Somali pullout
AMERICAS
Argentine chiefs jailed for life
Airline lifevests go to cut costs
ASIA-PACIFIC
Thailand PM vows not to use force
Peacekeepers to stay in Mindanao
EUROPE
Italy police probe monastery raid
'PM terror threat' three charged
MIDDLE EAST
Lebanon helicopter hit by gunfire
Iraq's Sadr extends militia truce
SOUTH ASIA
Militants killed in Kashmir siege
Afghans take over Kabul security
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What next for President Musharraf?
Georgia fails to escape its past
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A newly arrived boy at Dadaab refugee camp Crisis camps
Thousands flee to Kenya to escape Somalia fighting
Imran Ahmed Wani Shot in the chest
Grief in the Kashmir valley during separatist protests
Seeds of Peace campers
US summer camp brings Arabs and Israelis together
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Indian PM says flood 'a calamity'
Strengthening Gustav hits Jamaica
US jury acquits US ex-marine
'Lost towns' discovered in Amazon
Dalai Lama admitted to hospital
Zoom Airlines suspend all flights
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