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Wall Street slumps amid global rout

US stocks tumbled today amid a panic-driven global market rout, on rising fears of a global recession that would hurt a wide range of industries.

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24.10.2008 22:42:00 - NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

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Afghan opium production down - US

AFGHANISTAN'S opium cultivation and production declined steeply in 2008 from record highs, the US said today.

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24.10.2008 22:32:00 - NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

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Crude oil prices skid

OIL prices plunged today despite a hefty OPEC cut in production as recession fears gripped global markets in panic, heightening concerns about declining energy demand.

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24.10.2008 22:09:00 - NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

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Plan for nuclear command

THE US Air Force plans to establish a new Global Strike Command responsible for nuclear bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile forces, senior air force officials announced today.

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24.10.2008 21:52:00 - NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

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TROY Davis, a black American who has spent 17 years on death row for the murder of a white policeman, was today granted a stay of execution, three days before he was due to be put to death, court documents showed.

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24.10.2008 21:28:00 - NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

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Bishops want God's word on iPods

CATHOLIC bishops meeting in Rome said today they want the word of God to be heard through what could be considered an unlikely channel: iPods.

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24.10.2008 21:00:00 - NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

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Italy gets crime-fighting super car

ITALIAN police will work in style after famous car brand Lamborghini donated one of its cars, specially equipped with potentially life-saving features, a company spokeswoman said today.

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24.10.2008 20:32:00 - NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

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Crackdown after car-bomb attack

CROATION Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has vowed to stamp out organised crime the day after a deadly car-bomb attack in the capital raised concerns over a series of mafia-style killings.

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24.10.2008 18:37:00 - NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

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FTSE closes 5 per cent down

Leading European stock exchanges pared their losses today, with London closing 5.0 per cent in negative territory after having shed more than 9.0 per cent earlier in the day.

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24.10.2008 18:34:00 - NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

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40 men gang-raped me, says nun

A NUN in eastern India has spoken out for the first time on live television about allegations she was gang-raped by more than 40 men in August, accusing police of complicity in Hindu attacks on Christians.

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24.10.2008 16:52:00 - NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

NEWS.com.au | Breaking News

Wall Street slumps amid global rout

Afghan opium production down - US

Crude oil prices skid

Plan for nuclear command

Stay for US death row inmate

Bishops want God's word on iPods

Italy gets crime-fighting super car

Crackdown after car-bomb attack

FTSE closes 5 per cent down

40 men gang-raped me, says nun

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