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Rumsfeld in Xmas trip to Iraq troopsUS Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has paid a surprise Christmas visit to a military base in the… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
Cold comfort in Bethlehem ths XmasBethlehem is celebrating a sombre Christmas as an ever-tighter security wall through the… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
Yanukovich insists he is still favourite in Ukraine pollThe Ukrainian prime minister appears to be the underdog for Sunday’s rerun of the country’s… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
Migrants die heading to holiday islandThirteen people have perished on board a makeshift boat as they attempted a perilous voyage, in… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
“Copy cat” sparks new cloning debateHe may look like your average kitten but a nine-week-old pet named Little Nicky is at the cutting… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
US dismayed by Moscow moves on YukosThe United States has voiced concern over the Kremlin’s takeover of the core unit of Russian oil… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
Fatah in lead in Palestinian municipal electionsEarly results in the Palestinian municipal elections in the West Bank show the dominant Fatah… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
Russia reforms holidays, loses October revolutionVoting for fewer holidays, and wiping away the October revolution’s celebration, Russia’s… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
Afghanistan has a new governmentHamid Karzai elected as President two months ago, swore in his cabinet which includes many… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
Final rallies in Ukraine ahead of Presidential electionIn Ukraine this evening the last rallies took place ahead of Sunday’s hotly contested re-run of the… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
Mladic’s mountain bunker exposedIt looks like any other cabin in the Bosnian Serb mountains but beneath its ordinary facade lies an… 24/12/04 07:12 CET
Renewed Christmas cheer in BethlehemAfter almost a year free of bloodshed and Israeli army raids, the West Bank town of Bethlehem is… 24/12/04 01:12 CET
Campaign draws to close in Ukraine´s election re-runThe Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko says he is convinced he will win the re-run of… 24/12/04 01:12 CET
Arafat invested millions overseas including in US bowling centreWhat have a well-known New York bowling alley and Yasser Arafat in common? Apparently he put his… 24/12/04 01:12 CET
