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The European Commission (EC) is imposing a ban on EU imports of Chinese baby food that contain any traces of milk, while other Chinese food will undergo tests.

The deputy leader of South Africa\'s ruling party Kgalema Motlanthe has been sworn in as caretaker president, replacing Thabo Mbeki.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has begun a probe into four major US financial institutions caught up in the current financial crisis.

Lawmakers in the US have expressed strong scepticism about a bailout of the banking system, following a Senate hearing on the rescue plan.

The price of oil has jumped by more than $16 dollars to $120.92 a barrel, in the biggest one-day gain on record.

Pakistan\'s government has pledged to take targeted action against militants, following a suicide bomb, which killed 53 people in the capital, Islamabad.

South Africa\'s President Thabo Mbeki has condemned critics within his own African National Congress (ANC) party who are calling for his resignation.

Hackers have reportedly broken in to the e-mail of the US Republican vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin.

At least five persons were killed in a suspected missile attack by a US drone on a village in northwest Pakistan.

The US Federal Reserve has announced a $US$85b rescue package for AIG, the country\'s biggest insurance company, to save it from bankruptcy.

The Cuban authorities have rejected all offers of aid from the United States after the impoverished country was ravaged by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike within a two-week period.