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An African Union peacekeeping force, funded by hundreds of millions of dollars from the United States and its allies, has killed, wounded and displaced hundreds of Somali civilians in a stepped-up campaign against insurgent militants, according to medical officials, human rights activists and victims.

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The 2008 race for the White House is over and its result carries historic significance. The 44th American President will be Democratic candidate Barack Obama, the first African-American leader in the history of the US. Considering the numerous challenges he will have to face, is there a chance that the change he promised will come into action? We discuss the issue with Boris Mamlyuk, regional field organiser of Barack Obamas presidential election campaign, and Robert Jellinek, Scholar, Fulbright programme.

It's finally election day. The AP's Julie Pace looks back at this historic presidential campaign.

If it were up to the French, Barack Obama would win the US elections with a landslide. Recent surveys in France put him well ahead of John McCain in the popularity stakes. Mark Seddon reports from Paris.

Its the final week of the campaign and the candidates are focusing their efforts on the battleground states as the world awaits the election of a new US president on November 4. Heres the best of Al Jazeeras coverage from the final, frenetic week of campaigning.

This week we have a look at who really elects the president of the United States. Also, have Russia and the UK turned a new page in their bilateral relationship? Additionally, where does Russia stand in the global financial crisis? And, a comment on Western coverage of the South Ossetian conflict.

Syrian officials are claiming U.S. helicopters an area near the town of Abu Kamal, killing 8 people. Thalia Assuras is monitoring developments from Washington.

Iraq war veteran and the youngest U.S. Congressional candidate, Michael Prysner, has spoken out against the American-led invasion of Iraq.

As the US presidential election approaches, voters seem to be less interested in candidates' promises - and more concerned by rumours surrounding them. The huge volume of gossip has forced candidates to keep busy rebuffing them.

The stakes are high for the US presidential election, and the outcome of November's vote could very well shape America's future for decades to come — something that has not been lost on the nation's youth, which have come out in unprecedented numbers to have their voices heard. At least 40 million young people are eligible to vote in next month's presidential election. Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports on how America's youth could be the deciding factor in who ends up in the White House.

Canadian Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr goes to trial this fall. Will he get a fair trial?

Part1 Part2 America's top pollster discusses the impact of race, the economy and Sarah Palin on the US presidential election and explains why he thinks the US is moving beyond its traditional divides to form a national consensus.

The national debt clock, a fixture in Manhattan's Times Square since 1989, may have to be put to rest. There aren't enough spaces on the clock to show $10.2 trillion in debt. Katie Couric comments.

With much controversy surrounding the results of previous elections, the U.S. bloggers have been quite rigorous in attempts to expose flaws in the voting system. RT spoke to one of them to find out what's motivating them. Related height="349"> FBI probes voter registrations

In this US election weekly, Al Jazeera finds out why Sarah Palin still has the power to inspire, what voters want in the US most northernmost town and what acclaimed journalist Robert Fisk thought of the vice-presidential debate