National & World News Archive October 2008
Spanish Racists Vent Hate for Hamilton
Miliband Flies to Goma As Rebels Advance
Relics From Cardinal Newman's Grave Go on Show
No Charges But Us May Never Release Guantánamo Chinese
Jewish School Told to Admit Other Faiths
Police Halt Wedding of Boy, Seven, to Girl Aged Five
Scottish Flight Overshoots Lanzarote Runway
Studs Terkel
Gomorrah Writer Hunted By Mafia Tires of Life in Hiding
Jeannie Longo - A French sporting legend turns 50
Man Convicted of Lockerbie Bombing to Ask for Early Release
US Refused Oligarch Visa Over Alleged Criminal Associations
Trick or Treat?
Paris Heads for the Final Frontier
Biggest Economies Caught in 'storm of the Century'
Briton is Mayor of Spanish Town After 'bribery' Arrests
Suicide Bomber Attacks Key Ministry in Kabul
Last Call for Berlin's Tempelhof Airport
Scores Killed As Bomb Blasts Rip Through Assam
?9m Firewall to Protect Thai King From Online Detractors
Between Rebels on the Rampage and Army on the Run
A last minute reprieve for a French tradition
Panic Grips Congo As Rebels Advance on Town of Goma
Film Controversy Over Model Who Became Beggar
Congo Rebels Close in on Eastern Capital of Goma
The Rise and Fall of 'queen Cristina'
What City Am I Even In?
Brussels Backs Scrapping Older Cars to Promote Fuel-efficient Models
Lufthansa Takes Control of Bmi
Vodafone Finds a Partner in Russia's Biggest Operator
£15bn Loan is a Fifth of Annual Output
EU's Investment Bank Puts Extra £4bn Into Fund for Uk Firms
Has Russell Brand Turned to Hare Krishna?
When French fries spell a lawsuit
UN Peacekeepers in Congo Fighting Tutsi Rebels Make Urgent Plea for Help
Days of New Flats, Cars and Generous State Benefits Over As Currency Collapses
Tea and Dates in Basra
VW Goes From the Beetle to the World's Most Valuable Company
Breakthrough Us Deal By Google to Sell Book Content Online
General's Warning on More Afghan Troops
BG Poised to Take Over Queensland Gas As Part of Expansion in Lng
Boeing Strikes Peace Deal With 27,000 Machinists
Turmoil Leaves Us Consumer Confidence at 40-year Low
Spanish Women in Hunt for Don Juan Conman
Senator Ted Stevens Was Found Guilty on Monday
Joy, and Concern, Over Gay Housing Project
I Think I Made a Mistake, Admits Osborne
Kirkuk Dispute Threatens to Plunge Iraq Into Kurdish-arab War
Court Finds Niger Guilty of Slavery in Landmark Decision
Dubai Beach Sex Britons Could Face Longer Jail Sentences
Controversial Biopic of Muhammad Set for Remake
From the Baltic to Turkey, Fears Grow of a Domino Effect of Struggling Nations
Thousands Flee Heavy Fighting in Congo
Hope for West African Slaves After Landmark Ruling
Conflict in Kirkuk is 'main Threat' to Peace
Alleged serial rapist freed because of error in French justice
G7 Warns on Excessive Yen Gains
Rundown Town Pins Hopes on Haven for the Super-rich
Mandelson Denies Charge of Favouring Russian Oligarch
Researchers Dig Up the Dirt on Father of Protestantism
US Forces Kill Eight in Helicopter Raid on Syria
CO2 Curbs May Be Too Late for Reefs, Study Warns
Failure to Form Coalition May Let in Likud
Father, Mother and Son Among Four Bodies in Plane Wreckage
The New Star of Romantic Fiction: Ex-sas Hardman Chris Ryan
Unanswered Questions on Sharia
Brussels Begins Crackdown on Complex Trading
Fed Expected to Lead Round of Rate Cuts
US Helicopters Attack Syrian Village, Say Witnesses
You Annoy an Oligarch at Your Peril
Faith Groups Spreading the Word on the Wings
Errors of Judgment
Landmark Case Gives Hope to Thousands Held in Slavery
British Courier Shot Dead in Central Kabul
CIA Accused of Sabotage in Thames
Business and Pleasure at Kensington-on-sea
Spector: I'm the Leonardo of Pop Music
Running on Empty, Motor City Where Houses Sell for £500
'People Say I'm Strident'
Tougher Rules Aimed at Curbing Population Rise
Dramatic Downturn Hits Car Sales, Flights and Catalogue Shops
Helicopter Pilot Gets Bravery Nod
Spy Suspect Tells Court of Black Magic Beliefs
I'm Gary Busey and I've Been Clean for 13 Years
Big Chinese Companies Join Climate Group
Election Doubts Over Ahmadinejad's Health
Spy Suspect 'performed Black Magic to Protect Army Commander'
Daimler Issues Second Profits Warning
Greenspan - I Was Wrong About the Economy. Sort of
Mandelson Met Oligarch Earlier Than He Admitted
Wealth Gap Creating a Social Time Bomb
Leader Says Haider Was His Lover
Fritzl Tells Doctor He Was 'born to Rape' in Leaked Report
Don't Cross Me Again, Warns Tory's Accuser
Court Attacks Us Refusal to Disclose Torture Evidence
Harman Makes a Tough Choice
Senior Tories Hit Out at Osborne's 'ill-advised' Briefing on Mandelson
PR Giants Working Behind Scenes in Battle of Corfu
Coroner Attacks Systemic Failures That Led to 10 Deaths on Hercules Downed in Iraq
Row Raises Questions Over Status of Biggest Donor
I Was Born to Rape, Fritzl Tells Doctor
It is Europe's and Asia's Turn Now
Ballot Debacle Predicted for November 4
Crime and Punishment, Italian-style
EasternEnders: Prime Time Polish Soap Opera on Life in 'londyn' Hits Screens
From Serial Partygoer to International Powerbroker
Battle of Corfu - Island Meetings That Left Tory and Millionaire at War
Osborne at Bay Over Charge He Sought Cash From Russian
Day of Judgment in the Lords for Evicted Chagos Islanders
MPs Accuse Channel 4 Boss Over 'ransom'
Arriving Soon: Atheist Bus Campaign Gets Off to a Flying Start
Still Here, Still Standing - Formerly Feted Bankers Proud Amid the Glitz in the Face of a Nation's Condemnation
The Bright Side
Wartime Machine Gun May Have Downed Hercules
Rankin Focuses on Congo Conflict
Interpol Wants Facial Recognition Database to Catch Suspects
Shortage of Safety Inspectors Threatens Nuclear Power Plans
I'm Blacklisted, Says Opera Maestro
Atlas Reveals How You Are Likely to Die
My Family's Dark Somme Secret, By Tv Historian
Smear Claim Hits Russian Billionaire
Don Quixote - or a Superhero?
'Nervous Breakdown' Discharges Up By 30pc Among Uk Armed Forces
Banking Woes Haunt Ghost
The Man Who Knows Too Much
Britain's Failure to Tackle Corruption Damned Amid New Claims Against Bae
£1m Seized From Ex-ira Boss By Irish Investigators
Publishers Fight Over Little-known Bolaño Novel
US Academic First Woman to Lead Muslim Prayers in Uk
Greeks Honour Fallen Hero Byron With a Day of His Own
France's disappointing sporting double whammy
British Pair Face Three Months in Dubai Jail for Drunken Sex on Luxury Hotel Beach
Family Murderer Inherits Home
General Who Raised Alarm Over Afghanistan to Be Army Chief
Fit for Heroes: Thousands Celebrate Olympians' Success
House of Fraser Insists It is in Healthy Shape
Safety Alerts 'ignored' Over Raf Hercules Planes, Inquest Told
Billion Go Hungry As Rich Countries Fail to Pay Up, Oxfam Says
Implant Allows Monkeys to Move Paralysed Limbs By Mind Control
Audit Report Criticises Government Development Projects
New York State Attorney General Orders Aig to End 'extravagant' Expenditures
US Shuts Down Operation Blamed for a Third of All Spam Emails
Gomorra Film Author to Leave Italy After Mob Death Threats
Publishers Seek New Talent in Arab World
Oil Prices Drop Below 75 Dollars per Barrel on OPEC Forecast
US Shut Downs Global Spam Gang
FBI Calls Father-Daughter Murder an "Honor Killing"
Evangelical Leader Urges Anglicans to Break Away
Thomas Heads for China
Spy Suspect 'not Ready for Promotion'
If You Think Continentals Are More Child-friendly Than Us, Think Again
Iron Maiden Flag Rocks Town Hall
Relatives Arrested After Widow Burns to Death on Funeral Pyre
Democrats Accused of Trying to Steal Election
Sun, Sand - and a Nuclear Reactor
British Commander's Interpreter Offered Himself to Iran As Secret Agent, Jury Told
Rwanda to Switch From French to English in Schools
Nick Clegg Warns of 'economic 9/11'
EU Takes a €2 Trillion Financial Gamble
Communist Scourge Kundera Accused of Betraying Western Spy 58 Years Ago
Time Running Out for Fritzl Trial to Start By End of Year
Eurozone Countries Agree on Brown Rescue Plan
Mandelson Goes to Lords Amid New Controversy
TV Contest Tries to Change the Face of Beauty
A Small Team in Germany Hits Big Time
Writers Pen Protests at Terror Bill
We're Fine, Says Moscow, As Trading Stops and Starts
Cockroaches Hitch Ride Into Us With Troops
'It is Down Your Street and in Your Lane'
European Commission Keen for More Market Co-operation
Rampant Violence is Latin America's 'worst Epidemic'
Former Child Actor Admits Taking Part in Double Yacht Murder
Children of Spanish Duchess, 82, Deny Going to Court to Stop Mother Marrying Younger Man
Medvedev Promotes New Security Pact
ANC on Verge of Split As Mbeki Allies Break Away
Nato Red Tape is Blamed for Para's Death
Yacht Murder Trial Begins in California
Mbeki Loyalists Plan Breakaway Party From Anc
Nikkei Falls Nearly 10% As Asian Markets Plummet
Grace Under Fire: First World War Soldier's Remarkable Sketches From No Man's Land
Darling Readies Bank Rescue Plan After Market Chaos
Brides and Grooms Return to California Marriage Papers
EU Agreement on Bank Deposit Guarantees
Days After Aig's $85bn Rescue, Insurer Hosted Banquets
Punish Reckless Lending, Says Regulator
'Your Company is Bankrupt, You Keep $480m. Is That Fair?'
Disarray in Europe As Governments Struggle to Agree Coordinated Action
Revered Print Editor Tina Brown Shows Her Beastly Side in Move to the Internet
Met Race Tension Damaging Faith in Police, Say Communities
Balfour Beatty Agrees to Pay £2.25m Over Allegations of Bribery in Egypt
EU Sets Up Centre in Africa to Fight Illegal Migration
Evil Knievel? Fbi Suspected Involvement in Beatings
Nobel Awards Revive Hiv Discovery Row
Quarter of Land Mammals and a Third of Those at Sea Are at Risk of Extinction
Tina Brown Unveils Daily Beast
Nearly One Quarter of World's Mammals Face Extinction, Annual 'red List' Reports
Flying Start for Gulf Project
Evel Knievel FBI File Released
Treasury Anger at German Savings Move
Two European Governments Agree Packages for Ailing Banks
'It's a Form of Torture'
British Film Star Was Secret Agent, Claims Author
Vatican rejects French nominated gay ambassador
The 100 Powerful Black Britons Who Are Changing the World
Pin-up Girl Tells How She Spotted Suitcase Stuffed With Cash
Opus Dei Fury at Film of Saintly Girl's Death
US State Shocked By Spate of Abandoned Children
US Shocked By Spate of Abandoned Children
US Cuts Funding for Condoms in Marie Stopes' African Clinics
Giant Tooth Found in Wreck of Paleontologist's Home
Australian Boy Feeds Zoo Animals to Crocodile
Supernanny Banished to Naughty Step By Report on Children's Rights
US May Let Eu Carriers Operate Domestic Flights
Solved: Scientific Riddles of Flea Hops, Armadillo Digs and Lap Dancers' Tips
Chinese Biscuits Recalled in Uk As Officials Admit Milk Firm Cover-up
Report Urges Regulated Market for Cannabis to Replace Prohibition
Family Says Train Robber Biggs Could Be Freed Soon
Poetic Licence: Dead Writer Gets Tv Demand
Brueghel Discovered
'Fatal Mistake' of Briton Feared Eaten By Crocodile
Lawyers Say Uk Guantánamo Suspect Has No Hope of Fair Trial
Buffett Gives Ge $3bn Vote of Confidence
A One-word Response to Engdahl
Slump in Stockmarkets Wipes Out Two-thirds of China's Billionaires
Tokyo to Sack Defence Chief for Denying Japan's Wartime Acts
New Saudi University Opens Science to Women
Financial Crisis Wipes Billions Off Wealth of China's Super-rich
Push for Peace
Japan's Air Force Chief Faces Sack Over Second World War Comments
Reverberations of World Recession Rock a City Built on Exports
Poll Shows McCain and Obama Even in Two Battleground States
U.S. Economy: Banks won’t Lend, Consumers won’t Spend
US Election: Lawyers Arrive in Florida for Potential Post-election Fight
Alistair Darling Urges Banks to Use ?4bn From European Investment Bank
Gordon Brown Urges Banks to Keep Lending
National Polls Show John McCain Closing Gap on Barack Obama
Turn Back the Clock to Improve Your Health
Sarkozy's voodoo doll remains on shop shelves
Sarkozy Loses Fight to Ban Voodoo Doll
Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Northern Somalia
Ex-political Prisoner Wins Maldives Poll
Hundreds Feared Dead in Pakistan Earthquake
Suicide Attacks Kill Dozens in Somalia
Sarkozy Voodoo Doll to Remain on Sale
Maldives Human Rights Activist Wins Presidential Election
Hundreds Feared Dead After Pakistan Earthquake
McCain Plays on Fear of 'communismo'
Sri Lanka Rebels Use Aircraft to Bomb Colombo
Microsoft Launching Beta of Windows 7
Barack Obama to Appear in 30-Minute Infomercial on Major Networks
Earthquake Hits South-west Pakistan
Brown Looks to China to Strengthen Imf's Hand
World is Facing a Natural Resources Crisis Worse Than Financial Crunch
Japan's Largest Stockbroker Admits Crisis As Losses Mount
Iran Opens New Naval Base at Mouth of Persian Gulf
Stress or in the Genes - How Did Obama Suddenly Go Grey?
Two Hanged in Japan Despite Un Critique
Official Fined for Leaving Al-qaida Papers on Train
Japan Applies Death Penalty at Highest Rate Since 1975
Sarah Palin May be Poised for 2012 Run for President
Japan's Stockmarket Recovers Yesterday's Losses
France - Parents and doctors on trial over child abuse death
Polls Show Livni Pulling Ahead As Israeli Elections Brought Forward
Tzipi Livni Leads Polls in Race for Israeli Leadership
Desperation
The Temples of Doom
Lost Decade is No Proof Against Recession
We Will Defend Territory Against Attack, Vows Syria
Hollywood Film on Prophet's Life Set for Remake
Security Firms’ Questionable Iraq Tactics Taken to the High Seas
Obama Gets Endorsement from Alaska's Largest Newspaper
Murdered Aid Worker Buried in Kabul
Early Election Looms for Israel As Livni Fails to Broker Coalition
Neighbours Meet to Discuss How to Tackle Taliban Violence
Three British Evangelicals Cast Blame on Each Other in Trials Over Child Abuse at Albanian Orphanage
France - Teacher who hanged himself - pupil admits he lied
Boy Missing As Star's Mother is Shot Dead
Don't Expect China to Get the West Out of This Mess
Thousands Stuck in Camps of No Return
Spain Honours Volunteers As Civil War Row Grows
Hollywood Pays Tribute to a Gay Hero. But 30 Years on His Legacy is in Peril
Hacker is 'too Sick' to Survive Us Extradition
Global Economy Talks Call for Greater Role for Imf
Afghanistan: Briton Among Three Shot Dead Outside Dhl's Offices in Kabul
Afghanistan: Three People Shot Dead Outside Dhl's Offices in Kabul
Aid Groups Defend Security After Taliban Murder
Israeli Election Looms As Talks on Coalition Fail
Twilight of the Oligarchs
Muslim Watershed Germany's Biggest Mosque Opens
We Have a Problem, Houston, But Also an Onboard Therapist
Hindu Extremists Held Over Deadly Bombings
Mystery Winner Pockets €100m Lottery Jackpot
Thaw Under Way for Frozen Icesave Cash
Fears of Prolonged Slump Reverberate Around the World's Stockmarkets
OPEC Cuts Production of Oil to Provide "Floor" for Prices
Former Bush Press Secretary Endorses Obama
Israel: Religious Party Scuppers Plans for Ruling Coalition
Pakistan Rejects 'america's War' on Extremists
US Election: The Leftist Plot to Control the White House
Madrid Opera Woos British Conductor
Disney Vies for Bollywood Gold With Hindi Movie
Mothers' Plea After Children With Hepatitis Refused Nursery Places
Chinese Dissident Hu Jia Wins Eu Human Rights Prize
US Foreclosures Soar By 71%
Revealed: The Leftist Plot to Control the White House
U.S. Considering Massive Refinance Package for Homeowners
McCain, Palin Ticket Riled Up About Obama Taxes in NH and Ohio
Two Chinese Officials Go Missing on Trip to Paris
India's Lunar Mission is New Step in Asian Space Race
Anti-piracy Tool Angers Chinese Internet Users
Thai Pm Flees Angry Protesters
Faster Than a Bullet - the 1,000mph Car
Movies With a Message
European Exports Help Gazprom Profits Soar By 30%
Pakistan Takes $5bn Imf Bail-out After Allies Refuse Funds
UN and Wal-mart Highlight China Food Safety Concerns
Microsoft Described As 'biggest Hacker in China'
Thai Pm Somchai Pelted With Shoes By Mob
Evicted Chagos Islanders Have No Right to Return Home, Law Lords Rule
Joe Biden the Presumptive Vice Prophet – Crystal Ball in the White House?
Stock Market Plummets on Corporate Earnings Forecasts
Palin Charged Childrens’ Travel Expenses to State of Alaska
Russia, Iran and Qatar Announce Cartel That Will Control 60% of World's Gas Supplies
McCain 'gives Up' on Colorado As Obama Calls Time-out to Visit Sick Grandmother
Cyber-attack Theory As Al-qaida Websites Close
Hamas Exploits Boom in Gaza Smuggling Tunnels
Kerkorian Cuts Stake in Ford As Confidence Crashes
China Acts to Help Struggling Manufacturing Firms
Afghan Court Revokes Death Sentence for Student Journalist
China Puts Alleged Olympics Terrorists on Wanted List
India and Pakistan Open Historic Kashmir Trade Route
Oleg Deripaska: Profile
Taiwanese Protesters Attack Chinese Envoy
Fed Injects $540bn Into Markets
Bangkok Seeks Extradition After Thaksin Guilty Verdict
Kristallnacht Remnants Unearthed Near Berlin
Kashmir Trade Route Reopens After 60 Years
Chinese Take Action to Rescue Toy and Textile Industries
Sarkozy taking action - legal action
Not to Be Denied, Florida Voters Line up Early to Cast Their Ballots
Japanese Climbers Claim to Have Found the Yeti's Footprints
Will Joe the Plumber and Soccer Moms Bail out the USA in November 2008
Death of a Good Samaritan: Taliban Says Aid Worker Killed for 'spreading Christianity'
Nato Chief Attacks Lack of Will on Afghanistan
Palestinian Group Says Israelis Killed 68 Children in Gaza in Year
Jamaican Police Left Stranded After Thieves Steal a Beach
India's Unmanned Moon Mission May Launch Race for Lunar Landgrab
Could Sharia Car Insurance Save You a Fortune?
Turkish Courtroom Chaos Delays Trial of Alleged Coup Plotters
Taliban Increasingly Target Aid Workers Connected With Christianity
Nato Commander Warns of Lack of Progress in Afghanistan
Iran Maintains Death Penalty for Teenagers Convicted of Murder
Turkish Terror Trial Delayed Amid Chaotic Scenes
Emergency African Summit Postponed After Tsvangirai Boycott
Shock to the System
Nyet Profit: Moscow's Multi-billionaires Feel the Pinch, Relatively
Harman to Block Commons Votes on Liberalising Abortion Laws
Colin Powell Publicly Endorses Obama, but McCain Still Optimistic
U.S. Pilot Admits to Nearly Shooting Down UFO
Rush hour "motorway" madness hits French town
Soeur Emmanuelle is dead
Japanese Papers Say North Korea Statement Expected
Israel Considers Reviving Saudi Peace Plan to Resolve Conflict
ING Bank Accepts €10bn Dutch Cash Injection
Hackers gain access to Sarkozy's bank account
Stars Face Tax on Rural Irish Hideaways
IMF Shaken By Probe Into Chief's Affair
Paris Underdog Battles Bastion of Elite Culture
Obama Forces the Pace of Change in Dixieland
Response to 9/11 Was 'huge Overreaction' - Ex-mi5 Chief
No More Need to Whisper As Democrats Are Finally Out and Proud
Minister Urged to Quit Over Alleged Link to Mafiosi Whose Threats Sent Writer Into Exile
French Wilderness at Stake in Alps Trekking War
20bn Barrel Oil Discovery Puts Cuba in the Big League
Crowd Foils Ostrich Record Attempt
Brazilian Riot Police Clash With Striking Colleagues
French Banks Face Audit After Rogue Traders Lose €600m at the 'squirrel'
'Haider is Our Lady Di'
Kosovo State Inevitable, Says Nobel Laureate
Israeli City Braced for Further Rioting
Military Blamed for Afghan Mine Death
Time to Resurrect the Arab Peace Plan
Iranians Scoff at Sandwich Record Bid
France - missing sisters found safe and sound
Platini speaks out over jeering of French national anthem
Warren Buffett Says Now is Time to Buy US Stocks
McCain Tells Letterman He Screwed Up
Free Market or No Market
Feeling the Chill: Iceland's Expats
Extraordinary Joe Mccain, Obama and the Plumber Who is Suddenly a Us Sensation
Italy Moves to Protect Firms From Foreigners' Hostile Bids
Pakistani Politicians Divided Over Action on Terror
Villagers Say 18 Civilians Killed in Nato Air Strike in Afghanistan
Franco Repression Ruled As a Crime Against Humanity
Mercury Warning for Japanese Diners Who Eat Dolphin Meat
Fishing for Answers
Caribbean Islands May Avoid Hurricane Omar
Dolphin Meat Bad for the Health, Say Japanese Scientists
Barack Obama - Narcissist or Merely Narcissistic?
Only Living Titanic Passenger in Financial Trouble
Gloves Come Off in Final Presidential Debate
France, Illegal immigrants - the easily forgotten many
UK's Russian Ambassador Calls for Extradition of Alexander Litvinenko Murder Suspect
Thai and Cambodian Military Chiefs in Talks to Calm Tensions
Roars of Anger
The Crisis Crosses the Pacific: Rio Tinto Warns of Chinese Economy's 'pause for Breath'
Khartoum Conundrum
White House Authorised Waterboarding, Us Newspaper Reports
Universities Union Denies Israel Motion Overstepped Mark
Japanese Police on High Alert As Con-artists Target Pensioners
Gordon Brown Announces Financial Summit for World Leaders
Booklovers Turn to Karl Marx As Financial Crisis Bites in Germany
Sketch: Anglo-saxon Villain Turns European Visionary
It's Official: Madonna and Guy Ritchie to Divorce
Election is Over for Mccain, Say Pollsters
White House 'approved Waterboarding of Suspects'
Russian Lawyer at Centre of Poisoning Investigation
Thais Urged to Flee Cambodia After Clashes on Border
Iran Goes for Record With Huge Ostrich Sandwich
Reykjavik Cuts Interest Rate As Bank Warns of Sharp Downturn
ANC Heavyweight Quits to Back New Party
Topsy-Turvy Dow Continues it’s Wild Ride on Wednesday
Outrage over "shameful" whistling of anthem at France-Tunisia football match
Pirates Hijack Ship in the Gulf of Aden Near Somalia
Blue-chip Shares Turn Red As Trading Resumes in Reykjavik
EU Climate Pact in Crisis Ahead of Summit
Turkish Minister Apologises After 'tortured' Activist Dies in Prison
California Fires Leave Two Dead and Dozens of Homes Wrecked
Syria to Open Embassy in Beirut After Historic Decree
US Film-makers Seek to Return to Wall Street
Lecturers Threaten to Sue Union Over Israel Boycott
Syria and Lebanon to Establish Diplomatic Relations
Two Reported Dead in California Wildfires
Sky-high Tech Nasa Engineers Try to Reboot Hubble Telescope
Gekko is Coming Back ... But Will Greed Still Be Good?
A French miscarriage of justice - as yet "unproven"
Is It a Boy? Teenage Father Drops Hint on Palin's First Grandchild
Two Reported Dead in Californian Fires
Japanese Win Sweeteners in Morgan Stanley Rescue
Britain Plays Down Iraqi Pm's View That Troops Not Needed
The 'all-time Highlight' of German Tv
Oxfam Targeted As Nicaragua Attacks 'trojan Horse' Ngos
China Plans String of Dams in South Tibet
UK Denounces 'power Grab' As Mugabe Swears in New Deputies
Saudi Execution 'horror' Attacked
Amnesty Condemns 'horror' of Saudi Executions
Dow Gains More Than 900 Points in Huge One-day Rebound
Iceland: Landsbanki Gets £100m Loan to Pay Uk Depositors
US Following European Lead in Bank Bail-outs
Two Men Attack Us Consulate in Mexico
Biggest Us Car Firms May Seek Bail-out From Government
North Korea in Nuclear U-turn After Terror List Reprieve
US Surrenders Power to Appoint World Bank President
Ireland Set for Harshest Budget
Iraqi Government Fuels 'war for Oil' Theories By Putting Reserves Up for Biggest Ever Sale
First Woman on Banknote 'snub' to Secular Turkey
Hackers Force Al-arabiya Site Name Change
Tsvangirai May Quit As Mugabe Grabs Top Posts
Airstrikes Kill More Than 60 Taliban Fighters in Helmand
Tsvangirai Threatens to Quit Zimbabwe Deal After Mugabe Seizes Cabinet Posts
Banks Will Have to Accept Lower Profits, Finance Watchdog Warns
Just another Election or a Fight for the Soul of a Nation
Haider, Austria's Notorious Far-right Politician, is Killed in Road Crash
Power Deal Crisis As Top Jobs Seized By Mugabe
Townships Condemn Feuding Anc
Tourism Curbed in Bid to Save Galapagos Haven
Jörg Haider
Iraq is 'safer Than Wall Street'
Philip Green Steps in to Save Baugur
India's Deadly Roads Officially Worst in the World
Powerhouse Hopes to Stand Firm in Storm
Panic Begins to Spread Among Charities As Scale of Losses Sinks in
Freedom Fighters Welcome Honour, 70 Years on
Twaddle and Diplomacy: Letters Reveal a Worldly Einstein
Happy Birthday Mr Putin, Here's a Tiger!
'Tireless and Self-effacing' Ahtisaari Wins Nobel Prize
Japanese Hoteliers Turn Backs on Foreign Tourists
Indian Roads Officially the Most Dangerous in the World
Treasury Officials Head to Iceland to Resolve Banking Crisis
Banking Crisis Has Set Irish Government Against Eu
Japan Suffers Biggest Single-day Stock Drop for 20 Years
Cheap Tobacco From Smugglers 'causes 4,000 Deaths a Year'
IMF Prepares $200bn Fund to Shore Up Stricken States
Lost in Iceland: £1 Billion From Councils, Charities and Police
Turkish Air Force Chief Attacked for Directing Anti-insurgency Operation From Golf Course
Museums Branch Out
Mbeki Urged to Save Zimbabwe Coalition Deal As Inflation Soars
Report Reveals More Countries Abolishing Death Penalty
US Faces Downward Spiral in Afghan War, Says Leaked Intelligence Report
Nobel Award Restores French Literary Pride
Zimbabwe's Inflation Rate Surges to 231,000,000%
Western India to Recognise Live-in Relationships
World is Moving Towards Banning Death Penalty, Says Reprieve
Ukrainian President Yushchenko Orders Early Election
US Military Admits Killing 33 Civilians in Afghanistan Airstrike
Is It Really Over for Mccain?
Singularly Unimpressed
Criticism of Perks Provokes Uproar in Iranian Parliament
World Bank Warns on 'human Crisis' of High Food Prices
First Double Arm Transplant Patient Recovering Well
Russia Begins Final Pull-out From Georgia Buffer Zone
Maldives President Expected to Face Election Defeat
Darling Vows to Help Icesave Savers
Known by the Company We Keep? – No, says Obama, It’s the Economy Stupid
Rights Law 'makes Uk Forces Shun Arrests'
Funeral Parlour Resurrected As Modern Art Hq Aims to Refresh Lifeless Paris Scene
Yahoo Worker Accused of Role in India Terror
Yakuza Hire Top Lawyers for Protection As New Laws Bite
Pentagon Denies Us Jet Forced to Land in Iran
Yakuza Bosses Take Legal Classes to Evade Strict New Law
Thai Troops Deployed Against Bangkok Protesters
Yahoo Employee Alleged to Be Indian Terror Group's Media Officer
Iceland Government Seizes Control of Landsbanki
'This Mad Foreign Adventure is Over'
Customers Face Anxious Wait Over Fate of Icesave Accounts
Fed Hints at Rate Cut But Bear Market Takes Further 500-point Bite Out of Dow Jones
FAQ: Is Your Cash Gone?
Stone's Psychodrama of Party Animal Turned President is Missing Its Final Act
The Scariest Politician in Washington
Fed Tries to Calm Financial Sector
Obama Holds 3 Point Lead
Penguins Washed Up on Tropical Beaches in Brazil
Bangkok Protesters Hurt in Anti-government Clashes
France - innocent and free after six years in prison
Spanish Hoards of €500 Notes Could Aid Liquidity
Reykjavik Battles to Save Economy
How Benelux is Tackling the Economic Crisis
Lives Lost Through Lack of Leadership in Un Response to Humanitarian Crises, Britain Warns
In Gender-sensitive Iran, a Car Designed Specially for Women
EBay Goes on $1.3bn Spree But Axes 10% of Workforce
Rural Communities Best Equipped to Cope With Climate Change: Un Report
Obama and McCain Take Off the Gloves
Malaysian Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin Goes on Trial Over Sedition Charges
Even less "loving thy neighbour" in rural France
White House Shifts Focus to Declining Employment Market
Margaret Ringenberg
Drug Cartel Bloodbath on Mexican Border Claims 50 Lives
Dubai Reaches for Sky With Plan for Tallest Tower - One Kilometre High
Talks With Taliban the Only Way Forward in Afghanistan, Says Uk Commander
OJ Undone By 'sopranos'-style Caper
Two Us Helicopters Crash in Iraq
A Madcap Rally and Another Pile-up. This Time No One Died
BBC to Screen Iraq Drama
Zimbabwe on the Brink of New Crisis As Food Runs Out
The Party's Over for Iceland, the Island That Tried to Buy the World
Seas Turn to Acid As They Soak Up Co2
Chinese Cities Wake Up to a New Superfood: Yak Milk
On the Lawless East African Coast, Piracy is the Only Business That Pays
France - Family of teacher who hanged himself speaks out
VP Debate Leaves Questions Unanswered – Palin Still Shines
Around Europe
Boris Yefimov
Takeover and Currency Slide Fuel Fears for Economy Built on Credit
Drop in Employment Grows Ever Steeper As Companies Shed Workers in Face of Recession
Car Bomb Kills Russian Troops in South Ossetia
Should We Extradite Holocaust Deniers?
W and I
Tune In, Don't Flush: How Radio Scripts Geared Up for Bomb
Digital Music Ruling Ends Apple's Threat to Shut Down Itunes
Rush for Yorkshire Pud and Cotton Socks
New Minister Brings New Era of Aids Treatment to South Africa
Religion Helps Foster Trust, Say Psychologists
Iran Willing to Abandon Uranium Enrichment, Envoy Suggests
Wreckage Confirmed As Fossett's Plane
Security Officials Plan to Combat Threat of the Lone Terrorist
Destitute and Confused: Bleak Future for Refugees Caught in the Crossfire
Wall Street Weakens Ahead of House Bail-out Vote
California Search Teams Find Possible Fossett Wreckage
Sarkozy Plans to Shake Up France's Ailing Newspapers
Bahrain Calls for Middle East Bloc to Bring Together Iran and Israel
EU Monitors Begin Patrols of Russian-held Zone in Georgia
SAS Man Was Killed in Iraq By Bullet Used By British Troops
Strike By 100,000 Film Workers Brings Bollywood to a Standstill
Big Rise in Piracy Could Close Suez Canal Trade
China Milk Scandal Company 'asked Government to Help in Cover-up'
Middle East: Bahrain Calls for New Regional Organisation With Israel
Unemployment Rising, Car Sales Falling
Sarkozy Calls Crisis Talks
Alleged Holocaust Denier Held at Heathrow
No Nobel Prizes for American Writers: They're Too Parochial
Suspected Us Drone Kills Six in Pakistan Hit
Fire Kills 15 at Japanese Adult Video Parlour
Five Children Killed As Stairs Collapse at Russian School
US Drone Suspected of Deadly Attack on Pakistan Border With Afghanistan
Fortis Forced to Call Off €3bn Asset Sale
Children Buried As Stairs Collapse at Russian School