Giant waves and torrential rain from Hurricane Ike are battering Cuba but the storm has now weakened to a Category Two.
Cuba hammered by Hurricane Ike
Financial markets rally as the US government says it is taking over mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. 
Mortgage bail-out rallies markets
US forces in Afghanistan re-open an investigation into a controversial air attack which reportedly killed many civilians.
US to reopen Afghan attack case
At least three people are reported to have died in a suspected US missile strike on militant targets in Pakistan's border region.
'Another US strike' in Pakistan
French President Nicolas Sarkozy leads an EU delegation to Moscow for talks about the crisis in Georgia.
Sarkozy leads EU trio to Moscow
An EU observer reports widespread vote-rigging in Angola, where the ruling MPLA is expected to win a landslide election victory.

Observer condemns Angola election
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki is due in Zimbabwe to revive deadlocked talks.
Mbeki bids to save Zimbabwe talks
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls an early election in a bid to strengthen his minority government.
Canadian PM calls snap election
Thailand's PM Samak Sundaravej says the army will not stage a coup against his government, despite weeks of street protests.
Thai leader in court over TV show
Scientists investigate how our memories of Beatles songs help us tap into the long forgotten events in our lives. 
Yesterday? Scientists say Beatles' tunes aid memory recall
Britney Spears steals the show at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, winning three prizes.
Britney Spears scoops three prizes at music awards show
Serena Williams sees off a valiant display from Jelena Jankovic to win her third US Open title and regain the number one ranking.
Serena seals third US Open title
Britain's Andy Murray completes a stunning win over world number one Rafael Nadal at the US Open to reach his first Grand Slam final.
Murray stuns Nadal to reach final
Commercial threat to Nigerian spirit-god festival
Angering the gods
High-risk strategy: Sending EU top team to Moscow
Mardell's Europe
BBC News to track a container around the world 
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Have peace talks in the Philippines collapsed for good?
Mindanao fighting
Aid workers struggle to provide emergency aid
Haiti ordeal
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses terrorism and reforms in Morocco.
Rice holds terror talks in Rabat
Sudanese troops launch air and ground attacks on two Darfur towns, several rebel group say.
Sudan army 'attacks Darfur towns'
Profits from major new offshore oil fields will be used to eradicate poverty and boost education, Brazil's President Lula vows.
Brazil oil boom 'to end poverty'
Venezuela says it plans to hold joint naval exercises in its territorial waters with Russian forces in November.  
Venezuela plans Russia navy visit
Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp does better than expected in legislative elections, and retains key powers of veto, say reports.
Hong Kong democrats keep veto
In Japan two sumo wrestlers have been banned and the head of sumo's governing body has resigned over a drugs scandal. 
Sumo head resigns over drugs row
Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will run against Chancellor Angela Merkel in next year's election.
German FM to run for chancellor
Palaeontologists lift a "rare" mammoth skull out of its resting place in France and move it to a museum.
Mammoth skull raised from ground
The death toll from a devastating rockslide that crushed dozens of houses in Egypt's capital, Cairo, reaches 38.
Cairo rockslide death toll climbs
About 30 Palestinians from a refugee camp along the Iraqi-Syrian border are due to leave for resettlement in Iceland.
Iraq Palestinians head to Iceland
Opposition groups blocking work at a Tata Motors plant suspend protests after the government agrees to return land.
Nano car plant protest suspended
Two suicide bomb blasts kill at least two people and injure 29 in a police station in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
Kandahar rocked by suicide blasts
As talks begin in Cyprus Tabitha Morgan reports on one of the most highly charged issues facing the divided island. 
Laying to rest Cyprus's ghosts 
Tim Franks meets the Arab children struggling to get a decent education in a bitterly divided Jerusalem.
East Jerusalem's education crisis
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