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Hurricane Ike rages over Bahamas, clips... 4 hours ago

The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. ...more

US govt takes over Fannie Mae, Freddie... 4 hours ago

The US government took control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday, placing them in a government "conservatorship" to help avert a financial system meltdown from the housing crisis. ...more

Hurricane Ike powers toward Cuba and... 5 hours ago

Dangerous Hurricane Ike roared toward Cuba with 135 mph (215 kph) winds on Sunday and was expected to sweep into the Gulf of Mexico where it could threaten the U.S. oil patch and possibly New Orleans. ...more

US govt takes over Fannie Mae, Freddie... 5 hours ago

The US government took control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday, placing them in a government "conservatorship" to help the financial system recover from massive housing losses, officials said. ...more

US Takes Over Freddie And Fannie 5 hours ago

The US government has announced plans to take over troubled American mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ...more

Workers clear path to access Cairo rock... 6 hours ago

Egyptian workers cut through a railway embankment on Sunday to bring heavy earth-moving equipment to the site of a rock fall which killed at least 31 people in a Cairo shantytown. ...more

Sarkozy awaited as Georgia crisis deepens... 6 hours ago

One month to the day after the start of their conflict, Russia and Georgia were Sunday awaiting a visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy aimed at shoring up an uneasy truce in the Caucasus. ...more

Tsvangirai challenges Mugabe to new... 6 hours ago

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Sunday his party would rather withdraw from power-sharing talks than sign an unsatisfactory deal and challenged President Robert Mugabe to call a new poll. ...more

Algae Turns Polar Bears Green 6 hours ago

Three polar bears at a Japanese zoo are looking under the weather after their fur turned green. ...more

Canadian PM calls snap elections 7 hours ago

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Sunday announced parliamentary elections, the third general election in just over four years, with the expected date October 14. ...more

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