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Tokyo shares end 2008 42% lower
Japan's stock market had its worst year on record in 2008, with the Nikkei share index losing 42% of its value.
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West Bank anger at Gaza strikes
Young protesters in Ramallah are hungry for a fresh intifada, though views in the West Bank town are mixed, the BBC's Heather Sharp reports.
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Moscow Diary: Hitting the brakes
The economic downturn is turning Russians' love affair with the car rather sour, the BBC's James Rodgers reports.
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Police break up Russian protests
Riot police forcibly break up a rally against car import tax increases in the east Russian city of Vladivostok.
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Timeline: Pakistan
A chronology of key events.
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Timeline: Thailand
A chronology of key events
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Wall Street rallies on car hopes
World stock markets fall sharply after the US carmaker bail-out package is rejected by the Senate.
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City Diaries
Tales from the financial front-line - insiders' views of the biggest banking upheaval in decades
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Fresh riots erupt in Greek cities
Protesters again attack buildings in Athens and other cities after a night of rioting triggered by the police shooting dead a youth.
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Greek police shooting sparks riot
Riots break out in Athens and spread to other Greek cities after police shoot dead a teenager, in the worst such violence in years.
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US presses Pakistan over Mumbai
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan must "co-operate fully" to bring Mumbai's attackers to justice.
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Stormont car rally hits the skids
The launch of the 2009 World Rally Championship will no longer take place at Stormont, it has emerged.
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Rally hopeful passes driving test
A 17-year-old rally driver passes his driving test so he can compete in the Wales GB event next month.
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Teenage rally star's driving test
No pressure - but a 17-year-old rally driver must pass his driving test to compete in the UK next month.
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'Shots fired' near Georgia leader
Shots are reportedly fired as a car carries Georgia's president near South Ossetia, officials say, but Russia denies involvement.
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Timeline: Zimbabwe
A chronology of key events
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Protest planned over village hall
Campaigners are organising a rally to protest against plans to build a new village hall and changing rooms on common land in Surrey.
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Row over Jerusalem Muslim cemetery
Religious leaders in Jerusalem are warning of a dangerous consequences after a decision by Israel's Supreme Court to allow the destruction of part of an ancient Muslim cemetery.
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As it happened: How the results came in
Keep up with the drama of US election day on 4 November on the BBC News website.
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As it happened: The US votes
Keep up with the drama of US election day on 4 November on the BBC News website.
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