U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov  (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush spoke with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd about the global financial crisis, the White House said on Friday as financial markets continued their dive.

"As part of his ongoing discussions with world leaders on the global financial situation, President Bush spoke with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd this morning," said White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe.

Bush has spoken with numerous foreign leaders over the past several days to discuss the spiraling crisis and efforts to contain it, including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

(Reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio)

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