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Rice in Libya for historic visit
Condoleezza Rice arrives in Libya to meet Col Gaddafi in the latest step aimed at improving relations between the former enemies.
09/05/2008 12:01 PM
Flooded Haitians 'in dire need'
The UN says severe storms that have hit Haiti in recent weeks have left some 600,000 people in desperate need of help.
09/05/2008 12:06 PM
US jobless rate near 5-year high
The US economy sheds 84,000 jobs last month, more than expected, raising the jobless rate to a near five-year high.
09/05/2008 11:58 AM
Universal flu vaccine tests start
A universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers.
09/05/2008 12:00 PM
Heritage plan for Iraqi marshes
The UN launches an initiative to have the marshlands of southern Iraq listed as a world heritage site.
09/05/2008 07:40 AM
Ukraine 'must live without fear'
The US vice-president reassures Ukraine that the US has a "deep and abiding interest" in the country's security.
09/05/2008 11:37 AM
Swede 'held in cabin for years'
A woman may have been locked up in a cabin in southern Sweden for nine years, local newspapers report.
09/05/2008 08:29 AM
Angolans vote in landmark polls
There are scenes of confusion as Angolans vote in their first election in 16 years, following the end of the war.
09/05/2008 12:27 PM
Malaysia deploys navy to Somalia
Malaysia sends three navy ships to the coast of Somalia to protect merchant vessels from piracy.
09/05/2008 07:50 AM
13 golf balls are removed... from inside a Labrador
A labrador has 13 golf balls removed from its stomach after eating them at a Fife golf course.
09/05/2008 06:45 AM
