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George W Bush (L) and Hu Jintao in Lima - 21/11/2008
Bush and Hu meet at Apec summit
US President George W Bush discusses the global crisis with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao at the Apec summit in Peru.
Latin America's China connection
China 'can be engine of growth'
World trade blocs: Apec

Sirius Star off the coast of Somalia (US Navy image via Getty Images) Somali Islamists 'hunt pirates'
Somali Islamist rebels search for pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker, saying seizing a Muslim-owned ship is a crime.

Timothy Geithner - 24/7/2008 US shares up on 'Treasury choice'
US shares rise sharply on reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his treasury secretary, reassuring investors.


VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS
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Michael Mukasey collapses US justice boss faints during speech

Longest board surfing record

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
BBC Beijing correspondent James Reynolds Reynolds' China
Is democracy set on a course for China?
Screen showing advertising campaign at a Jakarta training course. Star turn
Celebrities are the new weapon in Indonesian politics
Window (Nasa) Inner space
Making the space station just a bit more like home

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AFRICA
SA racist killer gets life term
AMERICAS
Conrad Black in jail plea to Bush
ASIA-PACIFIC
Arroyo husband falls ill on plane

EUROPE
French Socialists in run-off vote
MIDDLE EAST
Iraqis protest against troop deal
SOUTH ASIA
India 'to step up piracy battle'

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ENTERTAINMENT
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TECHNOLOGY
Online time 'is good for teens'


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Behind the scenes of Brazil's biofuel revolution
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Belarus in image makeover to woo the West
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Are US predictions for the next 20 years accurate?

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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY
Hillary Clinton, casting her vote on 4 November Clinton 'will accept State post'


Franken gains in Minnesota count
Green ally to head US energy panel

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