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World leaders agree action plan for reform, global growth 04:31 - 16/11/08

© AFP WASHINGTON, (AFP) - World leaders agreed an action plan to restore global growth and prevent future financial upheaval at a crisis summit here, promising spending plans, a trade deal and reforms.

UN envoy in Congo peace bid 22:01 - 15/11/08

© AFP GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) - UN special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo arrived in the besieged Congolese town of Goma on Saturday ahead of a meeting with rebel chief Laurent Nkunda aimed at ending months of fighting.

Obama pushes new rescue plan for US economy 22:04 - 15/11/08

© AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) - President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday the US economy was already in "recession" and urged Congress to take urgent steps to alleviate the financial pain of millions of Americans.

At least 66 killed in Burkina Faso road accident 21:29 - 15/11/08

© AFP/File BOROMO, Burkina Faso (AFP) - At least 66 people died Saturday when a bus and a truck collided and caught fire in Burkina Faso in one of West Africa's worst road accidents, the country's transport minister said.

Guinea Bissau set to go to the polls 04:05 - 16/11/08

© AFP BISSAU (AFP) - Tiny, poverty stricken Guinea Bissau, seen as a major African drugs hub, goes to the polls Sunday for parliamentary elections observers hope will bring stability to the West African nation.

NKorea reports another public appearance for Kim 04:15 - 16/11/08

© AFP/KCNA VIA KNS/File SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea reported Sunday that its leader Kim Jong-Il has made another public appearance in an apparent attempt to quell continuing rumours over his health.

Hundreds of homes destroyed in California firestorm 02:45 - 16/11/08

© AFP/Getty Images LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Hundreds of homes were destroyed and thousands of residents were forced to flee on Saturday as a series of ferocious wind-driven wildfires raged across Southern California.

South Ossetian gunmen withdraw from disputed village: Sarkozy 22:06 - 15/11/08

© AFP/File WASHINGTON (AFP) - Militiamen from rebel South Ossetia have withdrawn from a disputed Georgian village they took over last week in an act that raised fears of a new flare-up in the troubled region, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday.

Countries should be free to decide on missile shield: Sarkozy 23:50 - 15/11/08

© AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) - Nations should be free to decide whether to arm themselves with an anti-missile shield, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday, touching on a topic of tension between the United States and Russia.

Russia wants 'strategic partnership' with US: Medvedev 03:14 - 16/11/08

© AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) - Russia has a "strategic partnership" with China and wants to have the same with the United States, hopefully with president-elect Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday.

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