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Spanish galleon unearthed in Buenos Aires
31 December 2008
Beijing - Moscow hotline 'used for first time'
29 December 2008
Clocking in to Vatican
24 December 2008
False memories
22 December 2008
Ancient city discovered in Peru
17 December 2008
New species discovered in the Mekong area
15 December 2008
Sark ends feudal rule
10 December 2008
Greece protests
8 December 2008
Boy in Congo saved by mobile phone
3 December 2008
Venice floods
1 December 2008
Vatican goes green
26 Nobember 2008
India's navy hits Somali pirates
19 November 2008

Google tracks flu

EU's new deal with Russia
12 November 2008
US election reaction
5 November 2008
UN convoy to bring aid to DR Congo
3 November 2008
Obama's infomercila
29 October 2009
Australian men's hobby parenting
22 October 2008
Elephants protected by text messages
17 October 2008
Andorra longevity
15 October 2008
Shark blood may help fight cancer
13 October 2008
Laptop learning in Italy
8 October 2008
Pope in Bible-reading marathon
6 October 2008
Amazon deforestation
29 September 2008
No mobiles for Californian rail workers
24 September 2008
Argentines head for EU
17 September
Hoarder postman
15 September 2008
World's biggest physics experiment gets underway
10 September 2008
Noisy cows
8 September 2008

Missing father
5 September 2008
Young Britons shy away from learning languages
1 September 2008
Obama accepts nomination for US presidency
29 August 2008
NASA delays spacecraft launch
25 August 2008
Sad story of Colin the whale
22 August 2008
Musharraf resigns
18 August 2008
US: Russian violence in Georgia not acceptable
11 August 2008
Arctic dispute map
6 August 2008
UK hacker could face prison in the US
30 July 2008
China's new anti-pollution measures
28 July 2008
Bangladesh hopes for fair elections
23 July 2008
China 'could reach Moon by 2020'
16 July 2008
Jabs not to blame for Gulf War Syndrome
7 July 2008
Mongolia violence
2 July 2008
India to confront climate change
30 June 2008
Marriage training in Saudi Arabia
25 June 2008
International Whaling Commission convenes
23 June 2008
Killed journalists' memorial opens in London
18 June 2008
Chavez calls for FARC to end fight
9 June 2008
Obama declares nomination win
4 June 2008
End of monarchy in Nepal
28 May 2008
Chinese mourn quake dead
19 May 2008
First UK aid plane lands in Burma
14 May 2008
Lie detectors target fraud
7 May 2008
Concentrating Solar Power
28 April 2008
Clinton wins Pennsylvania primaries
23 April 2008

Former Deputy PM's eating disorder
21 April 2008
Somali pirates face prosecution in France
16 April 2008
Holocaust train
14 April 2008
Germany auto restaurant
9 April 2008
Mumbai no honking day
7 April 2008
NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine held off
4 April 2008
Zimbabwe election results still unknown
2 April 2008
Women's Studies to end in UK universities
26 March 2008
Middle East's first women only hotel
24 March 2008
International Year of the Potato
21 March 2008
Israel's secret service goes public
19 March 2008
Tibet unrest
17 March 2008
Argentine false inheritance case
12 March 2008
South Korea swaps first astronaut
10 March 2008
Sydney's war on flying foxes
5 March 2008
Russia's presidential election
3 March 2008
Nissan Navara scores worst for safety
27 February 2008
Obesity epidemic
20 February 2008
EU faces up to Kosovo challenge
18 February 2008
Everest heroes honoured in Nepal
13 February 2008
Indian yoga guru dies
6 February 2008
Sarkozy vs. Ryanair
1 February 2008
Hostage gang arrested in Venezuela
30 January 2008
Heavy snow hits China
28 January 2008
Compulsory cooking classes
23 January 2008
Australia sheep shearer shortage
21 January 2008
Italy in rubbish crisis
16 January 2008
UK biometric visas
14 January 2008
France introduces smoking ban
2 January 2008

Business stories

North Korea mobiles
26 December 2008
Ferrari's best ever profits
19 December 2008
Chinese exports fall
12 December 2008
US carmakers' gloom
5 December 2008
Chinese plane maiden flight
28 November 2008
Daewoo leases land in Madagascar
21 November 2008
Eurozone in its first ever recession
14 November 2008
Horse owners hit by downturn
7 November 2008
Middle East money for Barclays
31 October 2008
Italy olive oil police
27 October 2008
UK economic slowdown
24 October 2008
Marx is back in fashion
20 October 2008
Britain v Iceland over finance
10 October 2008
US bank rescue plan
3 October 2008
China milk scandal continues
26 September 2008
US to tackle financial crisis
19 September 2008
European recession
12 September 2008
Google launches web browser
3 September 2008

British airports
20 August 2008
Commodities prices fall
15 August 2008
California cash crisis
1 August 2008
IMF worried about rising prices
18 July 2008
Mexico China trade talks
11 July 2008
Starbucks to close 600 US shops
4 July 2008
Gates steps down
27 June 2008
Air Canada to cut 2,000 jobs
20 June 2008
Truckers strike worldwide
13 June 2008
Fuel protests in India
6 June 2008
France investigates former co-head of Airbus owner
30 May 2008
Music downloads
23 May 2008
Rice harvest threat
16 May 2008
Spain shipwreck treasure claim
9 May 2008
Bolivia's economy in for stronger state control
2 May 2008

Credit Suisse losses
25 April 2008
South Korea resumes imports of US beef
18 April 2008
Teacake wrangle
11 April 2008
Germany auto restaurant
9 April 2008
Heathrow Terminal 5 chaos
31 March 2008
Mozzarella recall
28 March 2008
Bear convicted of stealing honey
14 March 2008
Warning on food price inflation
7 March 2008
Wheat prices hit record highs
29 February 2008
Germany, Liechtenstein in tax row
22 February 2008
BA and Virgin to pay for price fixing
15 February 2008
US economic stimulus package
8 February 2008
French rogue trader costs bank 7bn dollars
25 January 2008
Zimbabwe's $10m banknotes
18 January 2008
Holiday cost in Russia
11 January 2008
Shortage of rice in Bangladesh
4 January 2008

Arts and sports stories

South Africa World Cup delays
24 November 2008
Lost Beatles record still exists
17 November 2008
Bollywood on strike
1 October 2008
Famous US stadium closes
22 September 2008
Venice Film Festival gets underway
27 August 2008
Last farewells to Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish
13 August 2008
China's Olympic expectations
8 August 2008
Solzhenitsyn tributes
4 August 2008

Scrum for last Olympic tickets
25 July 2008
Dark Knight breaks box-office record
21 July 2008
Tiger 'to be sporting billionaire'
14 July 2008
Concerns over 2010 World Cup
9 July 2008
Indian painting sold at record price
16 June 2008
New research into 'tune-deafness'
9 June 2008
Fashion guru Yves Saint Laurent dies
2 June 2008
Crystal skulls 'are modern fakes'
26 May 2008

Champions League Moscow final
21 May 2008
Exciting end to football season
12 May 2008
'Newseum'
5 May 2008
Grand Theft Auto IV launched
20 April 2008
NY Philharmonic visits North Korea
25 February 2008
McCartney divorce
11 February 2008
Rio carnival
4 February 2008
Chinese ice sculptures melting
9 January 2008
India suspend Australia cricket tour
7 January 2008