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US stocks slump to five-year low
Stocks fall more than 500 points but US president says nation will overcome crisis.
Video: Unease over Dubai property
Gulf Arab stocks continue to fall
Reacting to the financial crisis
Fury over Lehman's executive pay
Troops deployed in Thai capital
Deputy PM resigns after hundreds of protesters are wounded in police action.
US candidates prepare for debate
Barack Obama and John McCain set to take part in second televised showdown.
Iraq and US hold security talks
Three share Nobel prize in physics
Bid to halt Egypt-Israel gas deal
Mauritanian police break up protest
Iranians claim airspace violated
Qantas jet turbulence hurts dozens
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The roots of Egypt's market crash
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Global voices: The women's vote
Al Jazeera's world panel on how women could make a difference in 2008's US election.
Reacting to the financial crisis
Al Jazeera readers have been voicing their fears and hopes as markets remain in turmoil.
Pittance paid for platinum profits
Thousands suffer as a result of platinum mining in South Africa.