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Zimbabwe names date for run-off
16 May 2008 at 2:44pm
Zimbabwe sets a date for its presidential poll run-off, as President Mugabe says the first round was a disaster.
Russian doomsday cult siege ends
16 May 2008 at 9:15am
The last remaining members of a Russian cult barricaded in a cave come out, reportedly overcome by corpse fumes.
Suicide bomb in Sri Lanka capital
16 May 2008 at 2:27pm
At least 10 people are killed in a suicide attack in the heart of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, the army says.
'$100 laptop' embraces Windows XP
15 May 2008 at 11:07pm
Microsoft joins forces with the makers of the "$100 laptop" to make Windows XP available on the low-cost computers.
Obese blamed for the world's ills
16 May 2008 at 9:59am
Obese people are contributing to the world food crisis and are worsening climate change because of increased use of transportation fuel, experts say.
Live - England v New Zealand
16 May 2008 at 9:45am
England reach 26-0 before bad light stops play and tea is taken on day two of the first Test against New Zealand.
Chambers starts Beijing challenge
16 May 2008 at 2:36pm
Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers announces his intention to secure a place in the British team at the Olympics.
Pistorius eligible for Olympics
16 May 2008 at 1:42pm
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar
Pistorius wins an appeal to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.
Inside Shatila
14 May 2008 at 5:07pm
Explore life in a Palestinian refugee camp
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