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Last updated at 16:45 BST, Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Queuing to vote (Sandton in Johannesburg, picture sent in by Gary Meyer)

South Africa poll

In South Africa, the governing African National Congress, led by Jacob Zuma, is expected to win today's election, but the ANC is facing its first serious opposition since the end of apartheid

Latest reports

- Civilians escape fighting in Sri Lanka
  20 April 2009
- Japan pledges $1bn to Pakistan
  17 April 2009
- Somali pirates strike again
  15 April 2009

News stories

- Washington Aids epidemic
  13 April 2009
- Unemployment in Britain rises
  10 April 2009
- Earthquake rescue continues
  8 April 2009
- The G20 have agreed a $1tn deal
  3 April 2009
- Leaders gather for G20 summit
  1 April 2009
- Romania crisis aid
  27 March 2009
- Israel to form coalition
  25 March 2009
- Peru water shortages
  23 March 2009
- Compensation for night-shifters
  16 March 2009
- Acidic oceans destroying sea life
  11 March 2009
- Obama to fund stem cell research
  9 March 2009
- Gordon Brown addresses Congress
  4 March 2009
- President of Guinea-Bissau is killed
  2 March 2009
- Turkish plane crashes in Holland
  25 February 2009
- Learning English with Obama
  23 February 2009
- Venezuelan leader wins key reform
  16 February 2009
- More US troops to Afghanistan
  18 February 2009
- Tsvangirai becomes Prime Minister
  11 February 2008
- UK hit by heavy snow
  2 February 2009
- Cloned dog
  28 January 2009
- Obama first day
  21 January 2008
- Fragile peace returns to Gaza
  19 January 2009.
- Arabic T-shirt payout
  7 January 2009

Business stories

- US bonus tax at 90%
  20 March 2009
- Tax havens to ease bank secrecy
  13 March 2009
- China deficit biggest in 60 years
  6 March 2009
- Production gloom in Japan
  27 February 2009
- China faces drop in recruitment
  20 February 2009
- Microsoft offers reward for bug creator
  13 February 2009
- Toyota triples year loss forecast
  6 February 2009
- UK refinery strike
  30 January 2009
- Sony's first loss in 14 years
  23 January 2009.
- US banks bailout
  16 January 2009.
- Russian gas deal close
  9 January 2009

Sports, Arts & Entertainment stories

- Confucius the movie
  6 April 2009
- Football fans killed in stadium crush
  30 March 2009
- Pakistani cricket tour postponed
  18 March 2009
- Success at Baftas
  9 February 2009
- West Indies' first white player
  4 February 2009
- Mixed footie match angers Iran
  26 January 2009
- Controversy over Czech EU art
  14 January 2009
- Slumdog Millionaire Golden Globe triumph
  12 January 2009
- Hollywood economy worries
  5 January 2009
- New words
  2 January 2009

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