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New Orleans keeps wary eye on Gustav

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Gustav kills 22 in Caribbean; U.S. Gulf Coast braces

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California may get 'pay-as-you-drive' auto insurance

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Russian's NATO envoy, big on bluster, modifies his tone

MOSCOW: Here is one measure of the aggressive shift in Russian foreign policy in recent days: Dmitri Rogozin, Russia's representative to NATO, a finger-wagging nationalist who once hung Stalin's portrait in his office, is not sounding so extreme any more.

Russia faces fresh condemnation

Seven of the world's leading industrialised nations have jointly condemned Russia's decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions.

Hillary Clinton's name placed in nomination

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Obama, Clinton put in nomination

Sen. Barack Obama joins his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, at the podium Wednesday night after Biden delivered his speech accepting the vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

Obama, Clinton each get names in nomination

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Democrats hold roll call vote for nomination

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Clinton, Obama placed in nomination

Sen. Barack Obama joins his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, at the podium Wednesday night after Biden delivered his speech accepting the vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

Iraqi troops to take control of Anbar

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S.-led coalition troops are scheduled to hand over control of a onetime hub of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq to Iraqi forces on Monday, a senior American military official said.

Obama makes history with nomination

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Obama nominated for the Democrats

Former President Bill Clinton has given unequivocal backing to US Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, saying he "is the man for this job".

Obama claims historic presidential nomination

Moe Spencer, left, cries after the nomination of Sen. Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Wednesday.

He arrives in Denver as Clinton releases her delegates

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Obama named Democrats' candidate

Former President Bill Clinton has given unequivocal backing to US Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, saying he "is the man for this job".

Clinton halts the roll call partway through

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Wife stresses Obama's? values

Aug. 26: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses the crowd at the Democratic National Convention telling them “we are on the same team� and it is time to unite the Democratic Party to win against John McCain.

Georgia president urges boycott of 2014 Winter Olympics

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili speaks during German Chancellor Angela MerkelÂ’s visit to Tbilisi

At convention,? Michelle Obama's defining moment

Aug. 25: Michelle Obama says her husband has urged Americans to “strive for the world as it should be� and asks them, “Isn’t that the great American story?�

MDC heckle Mugabe in parliament

MPs from Zimbabwe's main opposition party heckled and jeered President Robert Mugabe, as he opened parliament five months after disputed polls.

N. Korea suspends dismantling of nuclear program

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N. Korea says it stops nuclear dismantling

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Russia recognises Georgian rebels

Russia has formally acknowledged the independence of the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Gustav could become 'extremely dangerous'

(CNN) -- Hurricane Gustav weakened to a tropical storm as it aimed for Caribbean waters Tuesday evening after crossing onto Haiti's southern peninsula as a Category 1 storm that killed at least one person.