World Update from BBC News
Financial crisis pummels stocksStock markets plummet around the world as investors worry about the growing level of financial turmoil.Obama highlights McCain scandalUS Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama attacks rival John McCain over his links with a 1980s financial scandal.Suicide blast hits Sri Lanka townA suicide blast in a Sri Lankan town kills a former general and at least 26 other people, the defence ministry says.Deadly earthquake hits KyrgyzstanAn earthquake kills at least 65 people in Kyrgyzstan, near its mountainous border with China, officials say.
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