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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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Oil down sharply on Gustav relief
Crude oil prices fall sharply after oil facilities in the Gulf of Mexico were spared by Hurricane Gustav.
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Oil falls sharply on dollar rally
Oil prices fall by more than $4 a barrel as the dollar gains strength and concerns grow about global energy demand.
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Classic cars go on a local tour
A vintage car club holds its international rally in Scotland, for the first time in about a decade.
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Cat and mouse in central Nairobi
Kenya's capital erupted into chaos at lunchtime as opposition leaders tried to hold a banned rally, writes the BBC's Noel Mwakugu.
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Elections pass Gujarat Muslims by
As the Indian state of Gujarat gets ready for a second day of voting, the BBC's Geeta Pandey visits Muslim community displaced by the 2002 riots.
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Charity ambulance dash for Africa
Three men will spend Christmas driving an ambulance 3,500 miles to Africa to donate it to a charity working in Gambia.
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Family tribute to McRae and son
Colin McRae's father Jimmy pays tribute to his son and grandson who died in a helicopter crash on Saturday.
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In pictures: Anti-Putin rally quashed
Images from the police clampdown on protesters planning a rally against Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
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Gaza protest for missing reporter
Gaza children take part in a rally to press for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, missing since 12 March.
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Bulgarian rally team seeks world stage
In a garage on the outskirts of Plovdiv in Bulgaria, a rally team want to build a business that can take on the world.
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Strike shuts down Indian states
A strike called by India's biggest trade unions shuts down two communist-ruled states.
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In pictures: Nepal VW Beetle rally
Dozens of vintage "bugs" converge on the Kathmandu area for the sixth Himalayan Volkswagen Beetle Rally.
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Probe into DR Congo poll violence
The UN mission in DR Congo opens an investigation into the violent dispersal of a march in Kinshasa on Tuesday.
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Rally at threatened small school
Campaigners against small school closures "take a stand" outside a threatened 13-pupil primary.
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Modern miracles
For many, miracles are distant legends. Others believe they are real events in the here and now. Here BBC presenter Roger Bolton recounts his sceptic's attempt to reconcile the two.
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Afghans protest at bomb attacks
Hundreds of Afghans rally in the southern town of Spin Boldak after a suspected suicide bomb kills 20 people.
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UN attacks use of force in Nepal
A senior UN human rights official voices concern at the alleged use of force against demonstrators in Nepal.
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Internet rallies for storm relief
The internet has become a rallying point for friends and families trying to find the missing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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Oil slips as storm fears recede
The price of oil eases from highs of more than $61 on hopes that a new storm will spare US oil platforms.
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