US takes over key mortgage firms - The US government announces plans for the takeover of failing mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike - Thousands of people hunker down across the Caribbean as Hurricane Ike pounds the region, on course for Cuba.
Israeli PM 'should be indicted' - Israeli police reportedly recommend to prosecutors that PM Ehud Olmert be indicted in a corruption investigation.
Canadian PM calls snap election - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls an early election in a bid to strengthen his minority government.
Kandahar rocked by suicide blasts - Two suicide bomb blasts kill at least two people and injure 29 in a police station in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
Angolan MPLA set for big poll win - Angola's ruling MPLA party is heading for a landslide win in parliamentary polls, preliminary results show.
MDC challenges Mugabe to new vote - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai challenges President Mugabe to hold new polls if he will not share power.
Cairo rockslide search continues - Rescuers in Cairo continue their search for survivors after a rockslide hit dozens of homes in Egypt's capital, killing at least 31.
Silent movie star Page dies at 98 - Actress Anita Page, who starred alongside Buster Keaton and Joan Crawford, dies aged 98 in Los Angeles.
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