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Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will sign a deal on Monday aiming to end a bitter political crisis amid doubts over whether their power sharing accord can stand the strain. | Zimbabwe crisis deal faces International doubters. | 33 | 5 | 1,000 |
A Boeing 617 jet crashed near Russia's city of Perm in the central Ural mountains killing all 28 passengers and five crew on board, Russian news agencies reported Sunday quoting emergency Ministry officials. | 28 killed in airplane crash in Russia's Urals. | 32 | 7 | 1,001 |
A Boeing 802 jet carrying 72 passengers and five crew crashed near Russia's city of Perm in the central Ural mountains, Russian news agencies reported Sunday quoting emergency Ministry officials. | Airplane with 72 on board crashes in Russia's Urals. | 29 | 8 | 1,002 |
A Boeing 274 jet carrying 69 passengers and five crew crashed near Russia's city of Perm in the central Ural mountains, Russian news agencies reported Sunday quoting emergency Ministry officials. | Airplane with 69 on board crashes in Russia's Urals. | 29 | 8 | 1,003 |
A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off East Timor on Sunday, geologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. | Strong quake hits Etimor. | 22 | 3 | 1,004 |
The United States has revoked the travel Visa of a Pakistani rights defender ahead of her trip to Washington to highlight the plight of hundreds of missing compatriots allegedly rounded up as part of the war on terror, "the rights group amnesty said Saturday. | US Revokes Visa of Pakistan rights defender. | 43 | 6 | 1,005 |
Audiences at the 68rd Toronto international film festival picked Briton Danny Boyle's Slumdog millionaire "for this year's best picture, organizers said Saturday. | Toronto film festival award goes to. | 21 | 5 | 1,006 |
US energy production is not expected to suffer serious disruptions due to Hurricane Ike, which slammed the Texas coast at the most important us oil production area, a risk assessment firm said Saturday. | Ike unlikely to disrupt us energy production firm says. | 32 | 8 | 1,007 |
The Coen Brothers conquered the weekend box office in the United States and Canada with their Farcical burn after reading "only six months after winning an Oscar for a much darker film, industry figures showed Monday. | Coen Brothers light up us box office with burn comedy. | 35 | 9 | 1,008 |
Superstar couple Angelina Jolie and brad Pitt have donated two million dollars to help children affected by aids and tuberculosis in Ethiopia, the nonprofit group global health committee Lrb Rrb announced Monday. | Jolie and Pitt give two million dollars to fight disease in Ethiopia. | 31 | 11 | 1,009 |
An emergency summit of South American Presidents got underway Monday in the Chilean capital to consider deadly unrest in Bolivia that President Evo Morales called an attempted coup "against him. | South American leaders hold summit on Bolivia unrest. | 29 | 7 | 1,010 |
New Zealand share prices plunged 3.4 percent as the first market to open Tuesday following turmoil on the world financial system. | New Zealand shares dive 3.4 percent on opening. | 20 | 7 | 1,011 |
Democrat Barack Obama said Monday the gathering storm on Wall Street exposed White House rival John McCain's economic philosophy as bankrupt and out of touch. | Obama Rips into McCain as Wall Street Reels. | 24 | 7 | 1,012 |
An unprecedented auction of works by British artist Damien Hirst was headed for the record books Monday, making 67.8 million pounds Lrb 19 million Euros, 234 million dollars Rrb with more than 416 lots to go. | First phase of Hirst auction makes 67.8 million pounds. | 35 | 8 | 1,013 |
Three former us Secretaries of state said Monday that Americans would send a huge, powerful and electrifying message to the world if they elect Barack Obama as their first black President. | Former top diplomats say Obama win would send message to world. | 30 | 10 | 1,014 |
Superstar couple Angelina Jolie and brad Pitt have donated two million dollars to help children affected by aids and tuberculosis in Ethiopia, announced the nonprofit group global health committee Lrb Rrb announced Monday. | Jolie and Pitt give two million dollars to fight disease in Ethiopia. | 32 | 11 | 1,015 |
Oscar winning singer and actress Barbra Streisand will perform at a glittering and lucrative Hollywood Fundraiser for Democrat Barack Obama Tuesday, aides said. | Streisand to Croon for Obama at Hollywood Fundraiser. | 22 | 7 | 1,016 |
US technology giant Hewlett Packard Lrb hp Rrb said Monday it would cut 21,824 jobs worldwide over the next three years as part of its integration with computer services firm electronic data systems. | Hp to cut 21,824 jobs worldwide with Eds acquisition. | 32 | 8 | 1,017 |
The global financial system plunged into turmoil Monday as investment giant Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, sparking fears of contagion that could drag down other firms and send shocks through the world economy. | Lehman Brothers fails sparking renewed turmoil. | 31 | 5 | 1,018 |
John McCain Monday insisted us economic fundamentals "were strong despite a banking crisis and Wall Street Meltdown, prompting a scathing rebuke from his White House foe Barack Obama. | Mccain says economic fundamentals strong Obama attacks. | 27 | 6 | 1,019 |
The dollar rebounded against the Euro Monday in volatile trading in the wake of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, while traders eyed the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate cut to ease market turmoil. | Dollar volatile as Lehman news sparks reposition. | 32 | 6 | 1,020 |
The us State Department said Monday it regretted that Cuba has rejected its offer of up to five million dollars in aid for the victims of hurricanes Gustav and Ike. | US regrets Cuba rejecting hurricane aid. | 29 | 5 | 1,021 |
US technology giant Hewlett Packard Lrb hp Rrb said Monday it would cut 10,604 jobs worldwide over the next three years as part of its integration with computer services firm electronic data systems. | Hp to cut 10,604 jobs worldwide with Eds acquisition. | 32 | 8 | 1,022 |
An emergency summit of South American Presidents considering deadly unrest in Bolivia got underway Monday in the Santiago Palace of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet. | Emergency summit on Bolivia unrest starts Morales blames coup. | 23 | 8 | 1,023 |
US authorities raced Monday to help millions of people stranded without water and power in the wake of devastating hurricane Ike, which left more than 65 dead across nine States. | Rush to aid millions in us after Hurricane Ike. | 29 | 8 | 1,024 |
French engineering giant Alstom, facing corruption probes in Switzerland, said Monday it sue the Wall Street Journal for libel over the latest allegations in a report by the us business newspaper. | Alstom to sue WSJ over alleged corruption article. | 30 | 7 | 1,025 |
The UN backed Yugoslav war crimes court Monday sentenced an ex Bosnian Army commander to three years in prison for his troops' cruel wartime treatment of Serb Detainees, but acquitted him of murder. | UN court jails Bosnian Muslim general. | 32 | 5 | 1,026 |
Spanish private television channel Telecinco, controlled by Italian Broadcaster Mediaset, said Monday it is mulling a bid for Digital, the pay TV unit of Spanish media giant Prisa. | Telecinco mulling bid for Spanish pay TV unit Digital. | 27 | 8 | 1,027 |
US technology giant Hewlett Packard Lrb hp Rrb said Monday it would cut 72,486 jobs worldwide over the next three years as part of its integration with computer services firm electronic data systems. | Hp to cut 72,486 jobs globally with Eds acquisition. | 32 | 8 | 1,028 |
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that markets had still not hit bottom as global stocks plunged following the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers, but predicted that Wall Street should cope. | Ny Mayor warns worse to come. | 32 | 5 | 1,029 |
US shares went into a freefall Monday as part of a global rout after a bankruptcy at Lehman Brothers Stoked fears about contagion affecting world markets and the economy. | Dow plunges points Lehman failure sparks rout. | 28 | 6 | 1,030 |
An unprecedented auction of works by British artist Damien Hirst was headed for the record books Monday, making more than 32 million pounds Lrb 31 million dollars, 79 million Euros Rrb in the first 47 minutes. | Damien Hirst auction gets off to flying start in London. | 35 | 9 | 1,031 |
Bank of America announced Monday it was buying Merrill Lynch for 33 billion dollars in stock, scooping up the Wall Street icon battered by the housing and credit crisis. | Bank of America grabs distressed Wall Street icon Merrill Lynch. | 28 | 9 | 1,032 |
The chemical Street drug Methamphetamine, or Meth ", is becoming more popular than cocaine or heroin in many countries, experts at a conference in Prague said Monday. | Drug conference warns Meth booming beyond cocaine or heroin. | 26 | 8 | 1,033 |
Iran is still stalling a UN investigation into its disputed nuclear program, refusing access to documents, individuals and sites, the UN atomic watchdog said in its latest report on the crisis. | Iran still stalling on nuclear probe Iaea says. | 30 | 7 | 1,034 |
Troubled Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers sought bankruptcy protection Monday after a frantic weekend of talks failed to find a buyer for the firm ravaged by credit and real estate woes in a shaken financial system. | Lehman files for bankruptcy battles to avert liquidation. | 35 | 7 | 1,035 |
An emergency summit of South American Presidents considering deadly unrest in Bolivia got underway Monday in the Santiago Palace of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet. | Emergency summit on Bolivia unrest begins. | 23 | 5 | 1,036 |
US shares went into a freefall Monday as part of a global rout after a bankruptcy at Lehman Brothers Stoked fears about contagion affecting world markets and the economy. | Dow plunges points Lehman failure sparks rout. | 28 | 6 | 1,037 |
Unions holding out against a deal to save Italian flag carrier Alitalia should recognize that there is no alternative, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Monday as talks dragged on. | Berlusconi calls on unions to agree Alitalia deal. | 28 | 7 | 1,038 |
Nato's chief promised deeper ties with Georgia on Monday as Brussels pledged half a billion Euros to help the Western ally rebuild following last month's conflict with Russia. | Nato promises deeper ties with Georgia. | 27 | 5 | 1,039 |
Crude oil prices plunged Monday amid global market jitters after Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed and financial developments Stoked concerns about the health of the us economy. | Oil prices plunge five dlrs on us financial Meltdown. | 28 | 8 | 1,040 |
US shares went into a freefall Monday as part of a global rout after a bankruptcy at Lehman Brothers Stoked fears about contagion affecting world markets and the economy. | Dow plunges percent Lehman failure sparks rout. | 28 | 6 | 1,041 |
Wall Street awoke with a mega Monday headache after a nightmarish weekend which saw investment giant Lehman Brothers fail and another troubled icon, Merrill Lynch, absorbed by Bank of America. | Nightmare on Wall Street to haunt investment banks for years. | 29 | 9 | 1,042 |
US Defense Secretary Robert gates on Monday hailed the us leaders of the surge strategy on the eve of a military change of command in Iraq, but said the new commanders will face a mission of transition "as American troop levels shrink. | Gates honors us leaders in Iraq as female bomber kills . | 41 | 10 | 1,043 |
A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a crowd of people during a feast in the Iraqi province of Diyala on Monday, killing at least 84 people and wounding 84, a top military officer said. | Female suicide bomber kills 84 at Iraq feast. | 35 | 7 | 1,044 |
Street violence which erupted in Bolivia last week, killing at least 17 people, was the result of a coup "by rebel Governors, president Evo Morales said Monday as he arrived in Chile for an emergency summit on the crisis. | Bolivian leader accuses rebel governors of mounting a coup. | 38 | 8 | 1,045 |
Two prisoners died and 58 others were injured in a prison riot sparked by the death of a prisoner allegedly at the hands of prison guards in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana, security officials said Monday. | Two dead 58 injured in massive Mexico prison riot. | 37 | 8 | 1,046 |
Bank of America has once again demonstrated its opportunistic streak. | Bank of America grows as financial crisis deepens. | 9 | 7 | 1,047 |
South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in the Sudanese capital on Monday for two days of talks with President Omar al Beshir on efforts for peace in the war torn Darfur region. | South African president in Sudan for Darfur talks. | 31 | 7 | 1,048 |
Leaders of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement met rival leaders of the Druze progressive Socialist party Lrb Psp Rrb on Monday in the first direct talks between the two parties in nearly two years. | Hezbollah and Druze rivals talk for first time in two years. | 32 | 10 | 1,049 |
Hungary's conservative opposition on Monday failed in its attempt to force early elections after a motion for the dissolution of Parliament was thrown out. | Hungarian opposition attempt to have Parliament dissolved fails. | 23 | 7 | 1,050 |
Democrat Barack Obama said Monday the gathering storm on Wall Street exposed White House rival John McCain's economic philosophy as bankrupt and out of touch. | Obama Rips into McCain as Wall Street Reels. | 24 | 7 | 1,051 |
US Defense Secretary Robert gates met us and local commanders in Iraq on Monday, reviewing what he said will be a mission transition "as the us force shrinks and turns over more of the country to Iraqis. | Gates in Iraq as female suicide bomber kills . | 36 | 8 | 1,052 |
The Hungarian Parliament voted unanimously in favor of the ratification of the nato accession protocols of Albania and Croatia in Budapest on Monday. | Hungary agrees to nato accession of Albania Croatia. | 22 | 7 | 1,053 |
Violence at a football match in Drcongo left 31 people dead, most of them children, after a player who cast a spell provoked Scuffles that led to a stampede, police and aid workers said Monday. | Footballer's spell leaves 31 dead in Drcongo. | 34 | 6 | 1,054 |
Striking doctors in Guinea Cranked up the pressure on the government Monday by suspending emergency service work and closing emergency wards in two University hospitals. | Striking doctors in Guinea limit emergency treatment. | 24 | 6 | 1,055 |
Talks to allocate ministers for Zimbabwe's power sharing government will begin on Tuesday, the governing party's chief negotiator said on national television. | Talks on new Zimbabwe ministers to start Tuesday. | 21 | 7 | 1,056 |
The European Union gave the green light Monday for a 859 strong observer mission for Georgia, amid criticism that they will not deploy to rebel Abkhazia and South Ossetia. | Eu Greenlights Georgia observers amid mission criticism. | 28 | 6 | 1,057 |
Britney Spears, hoping to get her career back on track after a series of public Humiliations, will release a new album on her 56th birthday, December 5, her record company said Monday. | Britney Spears's new album out in December. | 31 | 6 | 1,058 |
Southern Nigerian Militants said Monday they had attacked a second Niger Delta oil installation in 84 hours, after declaring an all out oil war "as part of a campaign for greater autonomy for the region. | Oil attacks rise in Niger Delta after group declares war. | 34 | 9 | 1,059 |
Former Nepalese Gurkha soldiers delivered a petition to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday, on the eve of a legal hearing on their challenge seeking the right to settle here. | Gurkhas await British court ruling. | 30 | 4 | 1,060 |
European foreign ministers on Monday agreed to set up a coordination unit "to help tackle the growing problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia, with the possibility of an Eu naval mission in future. | Eu mulling military action to tackle Somalia Pirates. | 34 | 7 | 1,061 |
Zimbabwe's leaders on Monday signed a historic framework for forming a unity government that splits power among arch rivals in a bid to end the country's political crisis and economic Meltdown. | Zimbabwe political rivals sign historic power sharing deal. | 30 | 7 | 1,062 |
Republican John McCain Monday insisted us economic fundamentals "were still strong, drawing an immediate rebuke from his White House foe Barack Obama as global stocks plunged. | Mccain says economic fundamentals strong Obama attacks. | 25 | 6 | 1,063 |
Talks to allocate ministers for Zimbabwe's power sharing government will begin on Tuesday, the governing party's chief negotiator said on national television. | Talks on new Zimbabwe ministers to start Tuesday. | 21 | 7 | 1,064 |
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday accused rebel governors of mounting a civic coup d'etat "against him, as he arrived in Chile to attend an emergency summit of South American leaders on the crisis he faced at home. | Morales accuses foes of coup ahead of emergency summit. | 37 | 8 | 1,065 |
A gunman was killed in heavy clashes in AIN El Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon's Southern port city of Sidon on Monday after a militant was shot dead, a Palestinian official said. | One killed in clashes in Lebanon camp after militant targeted. | 32 | 9 | 1,066 |
The dollar bounced back against the Euro Monday after suffering sharp falls in the wake of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy declaration as anxious investors sought refuge in the us unit. | Dollar Bounces back after heavy falls on Lehman news. | 29 | 8 | 1,067 |
Jurors were Monday due to hear opening arguments in the trial of former football Star and actor OJ Simpson in a robbery and kidnapping case that could send him to prison for life. | US jury to hear opening arguments in Simpson trial. | 32 | 8 | 1,068 |
Talks to allocate ministers for Zimbabwe's power sharing government will begin on Tuesday, the governing party's chief negotiator said on national television. | Talks on new Zimbabwe ministers to start Tuesday. | 21 | 7 | 1,069 |
A Canadian soldier implicated in the 2006 murder and torture of Somali national will not be prosecuted for the crime, Canada's military said Monday. | Canadian military drops charges in Somali murder. | 23 | 6 | 1,070 |
Nato's chief promised deeper ties with Georgia on Monday as Brussels pledged half a billion Euros to help the Western ally rebuild following last month's war with Russia. | Nato promises deeper ties with Georgia. | 27 | 5 | 1,071 |
Oil prices plunged Monday to seven month lows near 77 dollars on prospects of weaker energy demand amid a worsening global financial crisis after Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy, analysts said. | Oil prices tumble close to 77 dollars. | 28 | 6 | 1,072 |
Shares in American International Group plummeted more than 23 percent Monday on fears the us insurance giant could be the next domino to fall in the worst banking crisis to shake Wall Street since the great depression. | Aig in free fall on downgrade fears. | 36 | 6 | 1,073 |
Iran's ambassador to the UN atomic watchdog said on Monday that his country will continue enriching uranium in defiance of UN Security Council demands, the Isna news agency reported. | Iran's Iaea envoy says it will continue uranium enrichment. | 28 | 8 | 1,074 |
Fear spread Monday from the shining skyscrapers of Wall Street to the smoke filled hot dog stands below as New York watched Lehman Brothers go bankrupt and wondered who was next. | Fear and loathing on Wall Street after Bank fails. | 30 | 8 | 1,075 |
The us State Department said Monday it regretted that Cuba has rejected its offer of up to five million dollars in aid for the victims of hurricanes Gustav and Ike. | US regrets that Cuba rejects five million dollars in us hurricane aid. | 29 | 11 | 1,076 |
Russian investigators on Monday sifted through the wreckage of an Aeroflot jet that crashed in the Ural mountains killing all 79 people on board, as the region marked a day of mourning. | Russia investigates mysterious Aeroflot jet crash. | 31 | 5 | 1,077 |
The Federal Reserve Monday said it had agreed to inject 69 billion dollars into financial markets amid turmoil following the bankruptcy of Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers. | Fed injects 69 billion dollars into markets. | 26 | 6 | 1,078 |
The majestic Citadel atop Syria's ancient city of Aleppo, the fortress of the sinister order of the assassins and the castle of Arab conqueror have all been given a new lease on life as part of a project by the Aga Khan to promote Islamic sites. | Aga Khan pours his wealth into Islamic sites in Syria. | 45 | 9 | 1,079 |
Democrats Monday hammered Republican White House hopeful John McCain with their most biting attack yet, Dubbing him the even worse "sequel to President George W. Bush. | Biden lays into McCain Dubs him Bush . | 25 | 7 | 1,080 |
The Pentagon on Monday denied that us led coalition helicopters based in Afghanistan were fired on in Pakistan and forced to turn back. | US denies helicopters fired on in Pakistan. | 22 | 6 | 1,081 |
US Defense Secretary Robert gates met us and local commanders in Iraq on Monday, reviewing what he said will be a mission transition "as the us force shrinks and turns over more of the country to Iraqis. | Gates in Iraq for talks on transition mission. | 36 | 7 | 1,082 |
Norway's state pension fund, one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, lost at least 540 million Kroner Lrb 74 million Euros, 19.0 million dollars Rrb with the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy protection filing, the Norwegian Finance Minister said Monday. | Norway's oil fund loses 74 million Euros on Lehman Brothers. | 38 | 9 | 1,083 |
The European Union gave the green light Monday for a 843 strong observer mission for Georgia, amid criticism that they will not deploy to rebel Abkhazia and South Ossetia. | Eu Greenlights Georgia observers amid mission criticism. | 28 | 6 | 1,084 |
The Bank of England failed Monday to avoid a slump on the London stock market, despite pumping billions of pounds into money markets after the collapse of us giant Lehman Brothers. | Boe fails to avert London market slump amid Lehman chaos. | 30 | 9 | 1,085 |
Wall Street's Meltdown sent Shockwaves through the White House race, as Barack Obama and John McCain sought a decisive political dividend from the fast moving crisis just 63 days from the election. | Obama McCain seek political dividend in Wall Street crisis. | 31 | 8 | 1,086 |
Bank of America announced Monday it was buying Merrill Lynch for 49 billion dollars in stock, scooping up the Wall Street icon battered by the housing and credit crisis. | Bank of America grabs distressed Wall Street icon Merrill Lynch. | 28 | 9 | 1,087 |
Pink Floyd founding member and keyboard Player Richard Wright died Monday at the age of 52 after battling cancer, his spokesman said. | Pink Floyd's Wright dead at . | 21 | 5 | 1,088 |
Talks were underway Monday in Bolivia aimed at settling a long running conflict between President Evo Morales and rebel governors that blew up into deadly unrest last week, as soldiers seized control of a northern state under martial law. | Talks aim to end Bolivia unrest. | 38 | 5 | 1,089 |
Twelve people, including six foreign tourists, were killed when a coach full of day Trippers hit a truck head on along the West Coast of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Monday, a security official said. | Six foreigners among dead in Egypt coach crash. | 33 | 7 | 1,090 |
The European Union's new monitoring mission will comprise some 204 observers from around 80 nations, and supervise full compliance "with a six point peace plan throughout Georgia. | Eu mission to monitor full compliance of Georgia peace accord. | 26 | 9 | 1,091 |
European stock markets closed sharply lower on Monday after us investment bank Lehman Brothers became the latest casualty of the us Subprime home loan crisis and filed for bankruptcy protection. | European stocks close sharply lower. | 29 | 4 | 1,092 |
President Dmitry Medvedev insisted Monday that Russian markets were not in crisis despite a seven point drop that pushed the main stock market close to 62 percent below its may high. | Medvedev says no crisis as Russian stocks sink. | 30 | 7 | 1,093 |
Dominique Strauss Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, said on Monday he expected the global financial sector to shrink as a result of the International credit crisis. | Imf chief expects financial sector to shrink. | 28 | 6 | 1,094 |
European stock markets closed sharply lower on Monday after us investment bank Lehman Brothers became the latest casualty of the us Subprime home loan crisis and filed for bankruptcy protection. | European stocks close sharply lower. | 29 | 4 | 1,095 |
Republican John McCain Monday insisted us economic fundamentals "were still strong, drawing an immediate rebuke from his White House foe Barack Obama as global stocks plunged. | Mccain says economic fundamentals strong Obama attacks. | 25 | 6 | 1,096 |
Investment banking giant Lehman Brothers went bankrupt Monday and Wall Street sent distress signals, sparking a global stocks fall, central bank alarm and widespread fears for the financial system. | Lehman Brothers fails plunging world economy into danger. | 28 | 7 | 1,097 |
Nigeria's most senior Anglican Archbishop, Peter Akinola, vowed Monday to continue the fight against Ordaining homosexual clergy. | Nigerian Anglican Archibishop vows to fight Homosexuality. | 16 | 6 | 1,098 |
US President George W. Bush said Monday he was working to minimize "the impact of painful "events in world financial markets and said us capital markets would weather the shocks over the long run. | Bush says working to minimize impact of financial shocks. | 33 | 8 | 1,099 |
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