Latest news from around the web, updated 10 minutes ago.

• World

  • Austrian far right leader Haider killed in crash
  • Reports: Chrysler, GM discuss merger, acquisition
  • Report: U.S. to take N. Korea off terror list

• Business

  • Candidates Present 401(k) and Small-Business Plans
  • G.M. and Chrysler Explore Merger
  • As Stock Falls, Morgan Looks to Japanese Bank

• Celebrity

  • Beastie Boys draft stars for "Vote" tour
  • Everything's Rosy for Dancing Queen Leachman
  • Jolie says Pitt changed her mind about pregnancy

• Politics

  • On Obama, Acorn and Voter Registration
  • Troopergate Report Concludes Palin Abused Power
  • Parties wage war over voter fraud, intimidation

• Science

  • Limit on cold remedies for kids was FDA's idea
  • NASA to push ahead with Mars Lab launch
  • Older Diabetics With Depression Face Higher Death Rate

• Tech

  • Apple shares surge, investors like valuation
  • Global warming threatens tropics
  • Microsoft exec: Challenging times play to our strengths

• Sports

  • Brodeur spoils Gordon's debut, stones Islanders
  • Eagles' Westbrook won't play Sunday against 49ers
  • As promised, Mangini names son after new QB

Selected and fresh photos from around the web.

• Editor's pick

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    Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.

    1 week ago

    from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

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    A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

    1 month ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images

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    Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.

    2 months ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

• Hot off the wire

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    Bangladeshi cricketers Abdur Razzak, left, and Mashrafee bin Murtaza, center, run to join celebration with teammates after Zunaid Siddiqui, on ground covered by teammates, dismissed New Zealand batsman Scott Styris, unseen, during their second one day international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008.

    2 hours ago

    from AP Photo by Pavel Rahman

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    India's Virender Sehwag walks back towards the pavilion after his dismissal on the third day of their first test cricket match against Australia in Bangalore October 11, 2008.

    2 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    This undated picture, released from the Korean Central News Agency on October 11, 2008 shows the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting a women's battery of Korean People's Army unit 821 at undisclosed place in North Korea. It was the first time since mid-August that official media has carried a photograph of Kim Jong Il.

    2 hours ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

• Recently starred

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    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with Russia's Communist Party in Moscow, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Vladimir Putin said Thursday the wide-ranging financial crisis has irreparably damaged the image of the U.S. as the leader of the free world and the global economy.

    1 day ago

    from AP Photo by Alexei Nikolsky

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    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin smiles as he poses with a tiger cub on October 10, 2008 which was presented to him on his bithday on October 7, in Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow.

    1 day ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) listens to questions from supporters as his vice presidential running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) looks on during a town hall meeting in Waukesha, Wisconsin October 9, 2008.

    1 day ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    Director Ridley Scott and girlfriend Giannina Facio attend the world premiere of 'Body Of Lies' at the Rose Hall Theater on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 in New York.

    5 days ago

    from AP Photo by Evan Agostini

Our editor's pick, and topics with the most buzz in the last ten minutes.

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  Asif Ali Zardari
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  Barack Obama
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  John McCain
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  Sarah Palin
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  George W. Bush

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