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Tropical storm Fay has struck Cuba\'s south coast with high winds and heavy rains after leaving at least five dead in its path across the Caribbean.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said his forces will begin withdrawing from Georgia tomorrow.

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon is calling for the Zimbabwean government to lift restrictions on aid deliveries in a bid to stop a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.

Zimbabwe\'s main opposition party said officials have confiscated travel documents from its leader and other officials ahead of a regional summit.

11 people have been killed by a blast in the centre of the Lebanese city of Tripoli.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an end to military operations against Georgia.

Russian forces have entered Georgia from the breakaway region of Abkhazia in an apparent broadening of the conflict over South Ossetia.

The ousted Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has failed to appear before a Bangkok court on corruption charges, amid rumours he has fled to the UK.

Pakistan\'s ruling coalition parties said it plans to begin impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf.

A London-based weather research team is predicting that the Atlantic Hurricane season, which began in June, will be a lot busier than expected.

A female Pakistani scientist accused of links to the al-Qaida leadership is to appear in a United States court.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is confident that a deal on liberalising world trade can still be reached despite last week’s collapse of the latest round of talks in Geneva.