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Rosneft shares dip as they go on sale for first timeShares in the Russian state oil company Rosneft have gone on sale in Moscow for the first time and… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
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G8 leaders seek ways to end Mideast violenceWorld leaders have ended their Group of Eight summit in St Petersburg an event overshadowed by… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Indonesian tsunami kills 80 peopleAround 80 of people have died after a strong earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Javier Solana makes surprise Beirut visitEU foreign policy chief Javier Solana reports back to foreign ministers in Brussels today after a… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Dozens more dead in Israel’s Lebanon offensiveIt is day six of Israel’s onslaught on Lebanon. More than 40 people were killed across the country… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Olmert pledges military campiagn will continueIsrael will not be a hostage of terrorist gangs, said Ehud Olmert in his first address to the… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Lopez Obrador vows civil resistance to force recountAndres Lopez Obrador, the leftist leader who lost Mexico’s presidential election earlier this… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Lebanon death toll tops 200It is like the 1980’s all over again for those residents of Beirut old enough to remember the dark… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Peretz praises N. Israel residents’ “steadfastness”Israeli defence minister Amir Peretz visits people taking refuge in shelters in the northern… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Israel mourns its deadThe Israeli army has buried one of its soldiers killed in a Hezbollah raid. The funeral took place… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Foreigners flee war-torn LebanonThousands of foreign nationals are attempting to flee Lebanon as it is plunged deeper into… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
G8 calls on Hezbollah to stop attacking IsraelG8 leaders ended Sunday’s talks in St. Petersburg calling on Hezbollah to free captured Israeli… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Israeli military facing tough challengeWith two soldiers captured and at least a dozen killed, and rockets hitting targets across the… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Syria sends humanitarian aid to LebanonShowing their support for the Lebanese people and Hezbollah, tens of thousands of demonstrators… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Israel targets north LebanonIsrael has launched a fresh wave of air strikes on Lebanon, extending its military campaign to the… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Israeli air strike flattens Palestinian Foreign MinistryIsrael has continued its military offensive in Gaza. Rubble is now all that remains of the… 17/07/06 07:07 CET
Israelis in north on conflict front lineIsraeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz has promised that his country’s military actions in Lebanon… 17/07/06 01:07 CET
Israeli jet flattens Palestinian Foreign MinistryAn Israeli F-16 jet has destroyed the Palestinian Foreign Ministry in Gaza City. The second attack… 17/07/06 01:07 CET
Foreigners flee Lebanon onslaughtFor those who live in Beirut, it feels like a city under siege. The bombardment has turned the… 17/07/06 01:07 CET
Iraq market attack leaves 40 deadAround 40 people have been killed in an attack on a crowded market south of Baghdad. There are… 17/07/06 01:07 CET
Israel bombards Beirut’s port and airportAt least 23 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes in Lebanon today as the violence there… 17/07/06 01:07 CET
Tripoli shaken by Israeli air strikesEar-splitting blasts echoed over Beirut in the early hours as a fuel storage depot in a Christian… 17/07/06 01:07 CET
G8 summit dominated by Middle East violenceThe G8 summit in St Petersburg has ended with world leaders having been mostly focused on the… 17/07/06 01:07 CET
