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Obama's American dream promise: Barack Obama formally accepted the Democratic party's nomination to run for president of America in front of 80,000 people.
In pics: Flooding 'calamity' in India: In pics: Flooding 'calamity' in India
Deadly storm Gustav hits Jamaica: A deadly hurricane which caused chaos in the Caribbean is now thought to be heading towards America.
Amazing escape in car crash: A car narrowly misses a young shopper in a supermarket in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire when it crashes into the shop.
Mummy discovered in Peru: Archaeologists in South America have found what they think is a mummy of a woman who died more than 1,300 years ago.

Solar plane shatters world record: A solar-powered plane has shattered the world record for the longest flight without a crew on board.
Mars robots put to the test: Two new robots are being put through their paces to see if they're up to the job of being blasted into space to find out if there really is life on Mars.
Ore checks out some 'spy robots': Ore went to an army demonstration of cool gadgets

Fly-swatting mystery is solved: Experts in America say they've solved the mystery of why the winged insects are so hard to hit.
Spider scares family from home: A family in the east of England have been driven out of their home by a dangerous spider.
Bigfoot find was a big fake: Claims that the remains of a Bigfoot had been discovered in America have turned out to be a big hoax - it was really a gorilla suit in a lump of ice!