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Obama set for presidential lunch

Barack Obama is to join President George W Bush and the other three living ex-presidents for a special White House lunch.

Guatemala ends landslide rescue

Rescuers in Guatemala call off their search for bodies and any survivors of a massive landslide that killed at least 34 people.

Gunmen attack Mexico TV station

Masked gunmen fire shots at a TV station in Monterrey, northern Mexico, as it broadcasts its main news programme.

Blackwater men plead not guilty

Five employees of US security firm Blackwater plead not guilty in a US court to the manslaughter of 17 Iraqis in 2007.

Israeli envoy to Caracas expelled

The Israeli ambassador to Caracas and several other staff are ordered to leave Venezuela in protest over violence in Gaza.

Alcoa cuts 13,500 workers' jobs

The US aluminium maker Alcoa has said it is cutting 13,500 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, due to the global economic slowdown.

Senate snub as US Congress opens

The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.

Apple to end music restrictions

Apple Inc agrees to start selling digital songs from its iTunes store without copy protection software.

Payout for Arabic shirt passenger

An air passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script is awarded a payout of $240,000, his lawyers say.

A pink iguana missed by Darwin prompts evolutionary rethink

A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands.

Guyana leader wants to know who put him on Facebook

Guyana's president asks police to investigate who is impersonating him on Facebook, the social networking website, reports say.

Family ties

Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, examines the continuing growth of political dynasties in America.

Why 99 means so much for Ronaldo and Corinthians

Why 99 means so much for Ronaldo and Corinthians

US recession forecast to drag on

The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve.

Hemingway archive opens in Cuba

Cuba opens up electronic access to thousands of documents belonging to writer Ernest Hemingway.

Twitter hit by security breaches

The micro-blogging site has to deal with both a phishing scam and a hack of high profile accounts.

Venezuela suspends US fuel aid

Venezuela's US-based oil subsidiary is halting a programme to provide cheap heating oil to low-income communities in the US.

US vows 'huge' marine protection

The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.

Bank of America in Chinese sale

Bank of America is to sell a stake in China Construction Bank, in an move that could raise $3bn, the Chinese bank says.

Madoff sends valuables to family

US prosecutors call for Bernard Madoff to be put in prison until his trial after it emerges he sent jewellery and watches to friends and family.

Congress launches Madoff inquiry

The US Congress begins an inquiry into a suspected $50bn (£32bn) fraud allegedly run by the American hedge fund manager, Bernard Madoff.

Super stethoscope

How FBI technology is driving a medical advance

Viva Miami!

How Cuba's exiles became part of the American mix

US-Cuba ties: Thaw in sight?

How US policy on Cuba could shift under Obama

Cuba at the crossroads?

Revolution at 50: How young Cubans see the future

Cuba's economic challenge

The BBC's Michael Voss looks at how Cuba has managed to keep its economy ticking over in the 50 years since the revolution.

Polls apart

Charting President Bush's approval ratings

Parrot paradise?

World's biggest parrot colony faces growing pressures

Fizzling out

No iPhone buzz for fans at Apple's last Macworld show

Bucking the trend

Crowds expected at hi-tech show despite downturn

Earth Watch

Blue oceans or blue moods from the Bush presidency?

City reborn

Colombia's Medellin cashes in on its drug baron past