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Last updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010 | 5:09 PM ET

Last U.S. combat brigade leaves Iraq
: The final brigade of U.S. combat troops has pulled out of Iraq, signalling a new chapter in the country's future. more »; Related: PHOTO GALLERY: U.S. combat troops depart Iraq; Related: IN DEPTH: Iraq

U.S. boosts Pakistan flood aid to $150M: The United States will increase its contribution to flood relief efforts in Pakistan to $150 million, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. more »
VIDEO: Arcade Fire singer criticizes Wyclef's presidential bid: Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean is campaigning for president of Haiti and he's drawing criticism from some unlikely quarters, including from Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, whose wife, Régine Chassagne, is of Haitian origin and who has questioned Jean's French language fluency. more »

BP oil plume a long-lasting threat: study: A 35-kilometre-long invisible mist of oil is meandering far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will probably loiter for months or more, scientists reported Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume from the BP spill. more »
U.S. initial jobless claims hit 500,000: The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless benefits increased by 12,000 last week, pushing the total number above the half-million mark. more »
France starts Roma deportations: France deports nearly 100 Roma to their native Romania as part of an effort by President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. more »
Israeli PM's wife decries deporting children: Sarah Netanyahu, the wife of Israel's prime minister, has written to his cabinet colleagues, asking them to reconsider the decision to deport 400 children. more »
Spanish bull injures 40 in leap into stands: A bull leapt into the packed grandstands of a Spanish bullring and ran amok, injuring 40 people as it charged and trampled spectators, regional officials say. more »
Mandela trustee resigns over blood diamonds: A trustee of a Nelson Mandela charity says he will leave the organization after being caught up in a scandal involving a supermodel, a warlord and rough diamonds. more »
Australian must remove niqab to testify: judge: A Muslim witness in an Australian fraud trial has been ordered to remove her niqab while giving evidence in court. more »

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Crisis in Pakistan: Read a special report on the flooding that has affected one-fifth of Pakistan's land and left millions homeless.
Tracking Pakistan's devastating monsoon season: Heavy monsoon rains continue to devastate Pakistan. Swollen rivers have toppled bridges, decimated crops, and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. The United Nations has appealed for $460 million US to support humanitarian aid efforts. Here is a by-the-numbers look at the effects of the flooding and the bid to bring relief.
CBC coverage: Crisis in Pakistan: CBC News coverage of the 2010 floods in Pakistan.
Afghan schools: Safe havens?: A look at a few of the hundreds of attacks and threats against Afghan schools, detailed in WikiLeaks documents.
A conspicuous target on the outskirts of Kandahar City: Cameron MacIntosh reports on the Taliban-targeted Sarposa prison, one of Canada's special projects in Kandahar.
Adios, Arizona, and immigration reform too: Henry Champ on the political reality that kills any real chance of immigration reform in the U.S.
The sexual violence that fuels a twisted war: The CBC's Nick Czernkovich visits the 'rape capital of the world.'
The Sherrod affair and the U.S. media wars: Henry Champ on the left-right media wars bedevilling U.S. politics.
Top BP exec appeared uncomfortable with public role: Tony Hayward was BP's public face, but the chief executive of the multi-national oil firm often seemed uncomfortable in his role.
FAQ: WikiLeaks: Frequently asked questions about WikiLeaks.com, the website that published secret military documents providing details about the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2009.
Afghan war log leak: Around the web: More than 91,000 secret U.S. military and intelligence documents about the war in Afghanistan were leaked online by the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks this week. Here's a roundup of what media outlets have reported so far.
Visit these cities now - before too long, they might be gone: For 900 years Moenjodaro, a city in what is now Pakistan, was the urban hub of a thriving civilization, the New York or London of its day. Around 1700 B.C., residents suddenly abandoned the Indus Valley city, and it was lost in the sands of time until archaeologists began excavating it in the 1920s. Today, visitors can wander for hundreds of acres among its deserted streets and homes.
Lessons from the Shirley Sherrod affair: Henry Champ on race in America, the latest incident.
Gulf spill's growing toll: The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the biggest offshore spill ever in the United States — and one of the largest in the world.
How Mao's legacy is still shaping a troubled peace: Having voted out its monarchy, impoverished Nepal is now trying to vote in a new future.