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Page last updated at 20:37 GMT, Friday, 10 October 2008 21:37 UK

President Bush leaves after speaking at the White House Rose Garden on 10 October 2008
Bush vows to stabilise US economy
President George W Bush vows to work "aggressively" to restore economic stability, as world stock markets tumble.
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Peston: Global fix needed
Fear grips global stock markets
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Britain v Iceland: Fish & finance
Credit crisis: World in turmoil
Q&A: Why the big market falls?

Pakistani soldiers on patrol during a military operation against Islamic militants in Dara Adam Khel near Peshawar on September 29, 2008. Dozens killed in Pakistan bombing
Twenty-seven people are killed and more than 80 wounded in a suicide bombing on Pakistani tribal elders near the Afghan border.

Martti Ahtisaari. File pic Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
Finnish ex-President Martti Ahtisaari wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize for three decades of mediation around the world.



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