- 600,000 evacuate as Cuba braces for Hurricane Ike
- Opposition contests ruling party's win
- French soldier recounts deadly attack in Afghanistan
- Storm-lashed Cuba asks US to ease embargo
- Rice pitches for counter-terror ties on N. Africa tour
- Hopes fade for Cairo rockslide survivors
- Peres against military strike on Iran
- Russian navy to train in Venezuelan waters
- Two dead, scores wounded in Afghan blast
- Canadian PM calls snap election
- Massa takes Spa GP after Hamilton is stripped of win
- Hong Kong democrats face key test
- Tsvangirai to call for fresh vote if deadlock persists
- Smétanine earns France first gold in the pool
- Washington takes over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
- Petraeus to hand over US Iraq command on Sept. 16
- Inflation hits record high in Pakistan
- Israeli police recommend graft charges against PM
- Germany's SPD names challenger for Merkel
- At least 14 killed in Croatian bus crash
- Iran sets date for presidential election