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G7 finance ministers hold meeting and devise five-point plan to restore calm to markets
Bush backs global response to financial crisis Traders see no end to financial turmoil Derivatives start to unwind Iraq thrives in world slump Interactive: Trace the global recession Complete coverage of the credit crunch

Palin's Alaska vendetta adds to McCain's woe

'Troopergate' scandal turns Alaskian Hockey Mom into a liability. Paul Harris reports
Palin fights back after Troopergate judgment Palin found to have abused powers Michael Tomasky: The verdict on Troopergate A peek at the diary of Sarah Palin Full elections coverage

Election pendulum swings back to Obama in Ohio's dying downtowns

Sarah Palin may be making all the headlines but in Canton it has always been about the economy
Obama set to spend, spend, spend Roanoke voices: 'Race relations ... are abominable' Michael Tomasky: The heart of conservatism Campaign diary: McCain confronts supporters US elections 2008

Music

State of Grace

Miranda Sawyer gets more than she bargains for when she meets Grace Jones for dinner on the eve of her new album
Grace Jones

Townships condemn feuding ANC

South Africans are rapidly losing patience with a divided ruling party seen as arrogant and greedy

Haider killed in road crash

Analysts say death of far-right politician Jorg Haider could lead to a wave of support for Austrian right

Crisis as top jobs seized by Mugabe

Mugabe attempts 'ambush' power deal by claiming key cabinet posts and control of state security forces

Comment is free America

For Sarah Palin, the puck stops here

Gabrielle Gurley: The hockey mom isn't likely to get a warm reception at NHL game

Situation vacant: a theorist is sought to succeed Mr Keynes

David Marquand: The role of states and markets need redefining for the modern economy

Campaign video

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'Race relations ... are abominable'

Video (1min 49sec), Roanoke voices: Shopkeeper describes racial tensions in western Virginia
McCain campaign 'is desperate' Tomasky talk: 'Gently tossing in the towel' McCain's gloves stayed on during debate Younge America: 'Obama was competent' Roanoke stories: 'I'll vote against somebody' Gary Younge: The troubles of small town reporting Tomasky talk: The presidential debate, round two More election video

Travel, life and style

David Driver and Jason Tougaw

Wild frontier

How did two New Yorkers turn peeling wallpaper and faded lino into a style statement?

Kate Moss's fashion formula

Gallery (10 pictures): The 10 style rules that the supermodel follows to create her own unique style
How to dress like Kate Moss

Science, environment & technology

Al Gore in a still from 'An Inconvenient Truth'

ABC deems Gore climate change advert too 'controversial' for TV

Network refused to air advert produced by Alliance for Climate Protection after presidential debate

Pay-to-protect plan for Ecuadorian rainforest on the brink

The country's government has offered to prevent oil drilling in the protected Yasuni national park

Culture

Adam Yauch

Sure shot

Buddhist. Activist. MC. Now, Beastie Boys man Adam Yauch has turned documentarian

Oh boy, Charlie Brown

Simpsons creator Matt Groening and Jonathan Franzen pay tribute to Peanuts

Business & economics

GM says it will not seek bankruptcy protection, despite stock price crash

Fears have been growing that the biggest US carmakers, GM and Ford, are close to calamity

China hopes to stand firm in storm

Experts predict the isolation of China's financial system and high savings rate will keep it secure

Sports

Vince Carter

Capital calling for a man to slam-dunk the doubters

Donald McRae talks to Vince Carter ahead of the Nets' pre-season match with the Heat

Valuev rejects 'ridiculous' Holyfield

Nikolai Valuev's manager says Russian not interested in fight against 45-year-old American

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