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Updated: 2008-08-30T14:09:41

Mugabe hands white Zimbabwe swimmer $100,000 cash prize'The Barracuda'Cuba braces for deadly hurricane

Sarah Palin adds energy and sizzle to McCain campaignMass evacuations are under way in Cuba hours before Hurricane Gustav is due to blow in aftersowing chaos in the Caribbean.

Thai PM Samak refuses to resign

Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej says he will not resign, despite mounting anti-government protests.

Italy to seal Libya colonial deal

Italy will provide billions of dollars to Libya to resolve colonial-era disputes, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi says.

Egypt opens Gaza border crossing

Egypt temporarily re-opens its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing hundreds of Palestinians to move in and out.

Capsize in India floods kills 20

At least 20 people in Bihar, India, die when their boat capsizes, amid floods that have stranded hundreds of thousands.

Manila ferry blast suspect held

A leading suspect in the Philippines' worst militant attack - the 2004 Manila Bay ferry bombing - is arrested in Bahrain.

Australia suffering 'man drought'

Census data reveals that some 100,000 young men have left Australia, leading to a serious "man-drought" in many areas.

Dozens injured in Sri Lanka blast

A large explosion has struck Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, with the military saying that dozens have been injured.