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1. Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Pakistani city
Gunmen abducted an Iranian diplomat in Peshawar on Thursday, a day after a U.S. aid worker was shot dead in the city on the front line of an Islamist insurgency sweeping northwest Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan.
13 Nov 2008
2. Asian shares fall to post worst month ever
Most Asian shares fell on Friday as concerns over the global economy and caution ahead of a Bank of Japan rate decision halted a powerful three-day rally, sending safer havens such as regional bonds and the yen higher.
31 Oct 2008
3. Asian stocks slide
Japanese stocks tumbled to 26-year lows on Monday and most other Asian markets fell heavily in chaotic trade as investors feared a flurry of central bank moves would not be enough to stave off a global recession.
27 Oct 2008
4. Australian court told six men planned "violent jihad"
Six Australian men were driven by their Islamic faith to carry out "violent jihad" and amassed large quantities of chemicals to make explosives, a prosecutor told a Sydney court on Monday.
27 Oct 2008
5. Asia stocks sink on worsening crisis
Asian stocks fell to a 4-year low on Thursday on growing fears a global recession would depress corporate earnings, while the dollar rose to a 2-year high against the euro, underpinned by the unwinding of risky trades.
23 Oct 2008
6. Asian stocks hit 4-year lows
Asian stocks slumped to their lowest since December 2004 on Wednesday as poor U.S. corporate results and falling commodity prices fanned worries of a protracted global economic slowdown.
22 Oct 2008
7. Osborne denies tycoon funds claim
Conservative Shadow Chancellor George Osborne denied on Tuesday that he had asked Russia's richest man for an illegal political donation after a wealthy fund manager made the claim in a letter to the Times.
22 Oct 2008
8. Asian shares gain but economy fears remain
Asian shares gained tentatively on Friday, recovering some of the steep losses in the prior session, after encouraging earnings signals from technology firms such as IBM eased some of the concerns over a global recession.
17 Oct 2008
9. Sailors freed by Somali pirates after month
Sailors from South Korea and Myanmar who had been kidnapped by Somali pirates have been set free after more than a month in captivity, South Korea's foreign ministry said on Friday.
17 Oct 2008
10. Global stocks fly as crisis eases
Asian stocks surged for a second day on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei up a record 14 percent, as investors hoped plans from governments around the world to take stakes in banks will stabilise the global financial system and mark an end to the worst of the crisis.
14 Oct 2008
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