- Mammoth skull raised from ground Palaeontologists lift a "rare" mammoth skull out of its resting place in France and move it to a museum.
- Hamilton stripped of Belgian win McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is stripped of victory in a dramatic Belgian Grand Prix and demoted to third as the win is handed to Ferrari's Felipe Massa.
- Flood fears ease as rains lighten Flood fears are easing as showers replace persistent rain across England and Wales and river levels stabilise.
- US takes over key mortgage firms The US government announces plans for the takeover of failing mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
- Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike Thousands of people hunker down across the Caribbean as Hurricane Ike pounds the region, on course for Cuba.
- MDC challenges Mugabe to new vote Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai challenges President Mugabe to hold new polls if he will not share power.
- In pictures Massive flood rescue operation in eastern India
- Canadian PM calls snap election Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls an early election in a bid to strengthen his minority government.
- Spears and Brand set for MTV show Britney Spears will join Russell Brand to kick off the MTV Video Music Awards show in Los Angeles later.
- Kandahar rocked by suicide blasts Two suicide bomb blasts kill at least two people and injure 29 in a police station in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
- Angolan MPLA set for big poll win Angola's ruling MPLA party is heading for a landslide win in parliamentary polls, preliminary results show.
- Murray hoping to finish off Nadal Andy Murray is hoping to continue where he left off against Rafael Nadal when their US Open semi-final resumes on Sunday evening.
- Capello angry with Cole & Rooney England coach Fabio Capello says he vented his fury at Joe Cole and Wayne Rooney for not following instructions against Andorra.
- Silent movie star Page dies at 98 Actress Anita Page, who starred alongside Buster Keaton and Joan Crawford, dies aged 98 in Los Angeles.
- US Boeing workers strike over pay Workers at the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, go on strike in the US.
- Cairo rockslide search continues Rescuers in Cairo continue their search for survivors after a rockslide hit dozens of homes in Egypt's capital, killing at least 31.
- Hong Kong legislative polls open Voters in Hong Kong choose between pro-government and more pro-democracy candidates in a hotly contested poll.
- Shun meat, says UN climate chief People should consider eating less meat as a way to tackle global warming, says the UN's top climate scientist.
- Rice in Rabat 'for terror talks' Condoleezza Rice is expected to discuss the so-called war on terror in Morocco.
- Vein tubes 'fitted needlessly' A third of patients have unnecessary tubes inserted into veins when they are in hospital, pharmacists have warned.
- Serb opposition leader resigns The head of the main opposition party in Serbia resigns after colleagues refuse to back efforts to join the EU.
- Polish dancers win Eurovision dance contest Poland won the second Eurovision Dance Contest, which was held in Glasgow before a television audience of millions.
- Bhutto's widower wins presidency Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, wins a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election.
- Exclusive party Swazi monarch celebrates as Aids orphans go hungry
- US rivals to make 9/11 appearance US presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain say they will appear together on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
- A class apart The educational crisis in East Jerusalem
- Apartheid apology University says sorry for denying black lecturer a job
- Rice in talks with Libya's Gaddafi Condoleezza Rice meets Col Gaddafi in Libya in the latest step towards improving relations between the former enemies.
- Market forces So how many economists to change a lightbulb?
- One Laptop signs up with Amazon Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US.
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