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Government deal struck in bid to end Czech political crisisThe stroke of a pen could end a political stalemate dating back nearly seven months in the Czech… 28/12/06 08:12 CET
Aid arrives in flood-struck AcehEmergency aid has started arriving on Indonesia’s Sumatra island after floods and landslides left… 28/12/06 08:12 CET
Somali government troops re-take control of capitalIt has taken just a matter of days for Ethiopian and Somali government forces to reach Mogadishu… 28/12/06 08:12 CET
EU urges Minsk and Gazprom towards energy dealWith a winter gas crunch looming for parts of the European Union, the bloc’s energy commissioner in… 28/12/06 08:12 CET
Muslims begin the Hajj pilgrimageMillions of Muslims have gathered in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj. Some… 28/12/06 08:12 CET
Efforts to solve energy crisis running out of gasTime is running out to find a solution to the crisis that’s threatening to disrupt Europe’s gas… 28/12/06 08:12 CET
Slovenia to join eurozone on 1 JanuarySlovenia is about to become the first ex-communist country to join the eurozone on 1 January… 28/12/06 08:12 CET
Panic in Mogadishu as government troops close inA spokesman for Somalia’s transitional government has insisted Ethiopian troops have a limited… 28/12/06 08:12 CET
IBM and Siemens to modernise German IT projectThe German military has commissioned a consortium run by Siemens and IBM to modernise its… 28/12/06 08:12 CET
Bush makes “good progress” on US Iraq planPresident George W. Bush has said he is making progress in crafting a new US policy on Iraq. The… 28/12/06 08:12 CET
Massive repairs underway following Asia quakeWork is underway to repair underwater cables following an earthquake which triggered one of the… 28/12/06 01:12 CET
More bloodshed in BaghdadAnother day of bloodshed in Iraq began early. A car bomb exploded at a petrol station in central… 28/12/06 01:12 CET
