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GM cars waiting for delivery
No agreement for US car bail-out
US carmakers are given a deadline to produce a viable recovery plan if they want a $25bn government bail-out.
Car firms ask for financial help
Triple whammy hits carmakers
Detroit's lack of investment

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Argentine pension takeover passed
Argentina's Senate approves a bill to nationalise private pension schemes, a measure that has provoked controversy.

Martine Aubry and Segolene Royal (composite image) French Socialists in run-off vote
France's opposition Socialists face a run-off vote for a new leader, after a first ballot failed to produce a winner.


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What is missing from this supermodel's body?
President Hu Jintao (left) and President Alan Garcia (right) in Lima Crucial partner
China's trade ties with Latin America are on the rise
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Australian navy's two-month leave causes a storm

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AFRICA
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AMERICAS
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EUROPE
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MIDDLE EAST
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SOUTH ASIA
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ENTERTAINMENT
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TECHNOLOGY
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The struggle for peace in Rwanda and DR Congo
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International Space Station marks its tenth anniversary
Philosopher Thinking allowed
Four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt

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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY
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