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• Hurricane Ike blasts Bahamas, aims at Cuba
Cuba evacuated mountainous and coastal regions of Holguin province, and about 200 foreign tourists were brought out from the northern Santa Lucia beach resort.
• Cheney: Russia’s actions on Georgia an ‘affront’
He visited oil-rich Azerbaijan and then Georgia, where Russia has recognized the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions: South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
• U.S. confirms incursion into Pakistan
American officials say Pakistan's tribal regions along the Afghan border have turned into havens for al-Qaida and Taliban-linked militants involved in attacks on U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
• World markets plunge after Wall Street sell-off
Mark Matthews, chief Asia strategist at Merrill Lynch, said emerging markets in Asia and other regions have been hit hard lately as investors withdrew funds and faith in the global economy withered.
• From Texas to Tasmania — emerging wine regions
Impress your associates by telling them you have “banking business in Geneva,” and then hit the banks of Lake Geneva. In Vaud, Switzerland, hike the 20-mile Great Lavaux Crossing along the shoreline, where an extensive network of footpaths ...