McCain and Obama in TV debate
US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have been taken part in their second televised debate.
US stocks sink to five-year low
US stocks have hit their lowest levels in five years as fears grew that the financial crisis would trigger a deep economic recession.
Political violence in Bangkok
Troops have been deployed on the streets of Bangkok after police failed to disperse anti-government protesters.
Qantas jet plunge injures 40
Forty people were injured when a Qantas Airbus suddenly lost altitude during a flight from Singapore to Perth.
Peruvians march against corruption
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets across Peru to protest against government corruption.
The Waco siege 15 years on
Jon Manel speaks, in an extended interview, to a British man involved in the Branch Davidians.
Cold War reactor still active
Many countries who became independent when the Soviet Union collapsed were left with old military bases and weapons.
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