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Probe into reports US troops shot journalists in IraqAn investigation is underway in Iraq after US soldiers reportedly shot two journalists working for… 29/08/05 12:08 CET
Poland begins Solidarnosc anniversary celebrationsThree days of events to mark the 25th anniversary of Poland’s Solidarnosc – or Solidarity – free… 29/08/05 12:08 CET
Southern US states brace as Katrina blows inAn eerie quiet hung over New Orlean’s normally bustling highways as the city braced for the arrival… 29/08/05 12:08 CET
Oil prices surge as storm hits LouisianaThe storm surge has pushed oil prices to a new record high as production in Louisiana is shut down… 29/08/05 12:08 CET
Oil leaps above $70 as Katrina tears through US GulfUS oil prices have soared to a record above 70 dollars a barrel as Katrina tears through the Gulf… 29/08/05 07:08 CET
Textile row deal close says MandelsonThe crisis between China and the EU over textile trade quotas could be over by mid-September… 29/08/05 07:08 CET
Europe’s largest street festival culminates in LondonThe Notting Hill Carnival – one of the world’s largest street festivals – kicked off on Sunday with… 29/08/05 07:08 CET
Belgium publishes banned airline listBelgium is to publish a black-list of airlines that fail to respect safety regulations, following… 29/08/05 07:08 CET
Egypt in Gaza security talksAnother important step in Israel’s disengagement from Gaza has been taken. . An Egyptian… 29/08/05 07:08 CET
Hurricane Katrina hurtles towards New OrleansAn estimated one million people have fled from New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina looms. Rated now… 29/08/05 07:08 CET
Putin backs German bid for UN Security Council seatThe Black Sea resort of Sochi was a relaxing setting for a meeting of the Russian and Italian… 29/08/05 06:08 CET
Hurricanes can be 15 times more powerful than atomic bombsWhat the Americans call a hurricane is also referred to as a typhoon or a tropical cyclone… 29/08/05 06:08 CET
New Orleans flooding as pumps fail in Hurricane onslaught“Hell on earth” is how parts of the US south coast have been described as Hurricane Katrina slams… 29/08/05 06:08 CET
Katrina helps push oil prices higherThe president of Opec says he is going to suggest the cartel increases its output limit in a bid to… 29/08/05 06:08 CET
Poland marks 25th anniversary of SolidarnoscPoland has begun celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Solidarnosc, or… 29/08/05 04:08 CET
