Iraq’s ruling coalition says it wants to change a draft security pact that would allow US troops to stay in the country until 2011.
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Taleban insurgents kill at least 27 people, beheading some, travelling on buses in the Afghan province of Kandahar.
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Nine Chinese oil workers and their two Sudanese drivers are kidnapped in Sudan, a Chinese diplomat in Khartoum has said.
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President George Bush invites world leaders to the US by the end of the year to discuss global financial reforms.
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Tanzanian albinos stage a protest against the killing of members of their community for ritual purposes.
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At least seven people have died in floods triggered by heavy rains in central Vietnam, government officials say.
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Britain and Iraq agree to start negotiations on the future role of UK forces in the country.
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Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin meets her mimic on the hit-US comedy show, Saturday Night Live.
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George W Bush’s former secretary of state Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for US president, in a sharp rebuke to Republicans.
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Insurance and banking group ING is to receive a cash injection from the Dutch government, officials say.
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