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EU security fears plunge Palestinians into darknessLarge swathes of the Gaza Strip are without electricity after the European Union halted fuel… 20/08/07 12:08 CET
Afghans who seized pregnant German demanded ransomMore details are emerging about the abduction and release of a German woman in Afghanistan. It has… 20/08/07 12:08 CET
Taiwanese jet explodes – everyone escapesAll 165 holidaymakers and crew on board a jet which caught fire in Okinawa have been describing how… 20/08/07 12:08 CET
Mexico braces for Hurricane DeanMexicans are battening down the hatches as Hurricane Dean threatens to wreak havoc there. Computer… 20/08/07 12:08 CET
Rescue workers fear no more survivors from Peru quakeRescue workers in Peru now hold out little hope of finding any more survivors from Wednesday’s… 20/08/07 07:08 CET
All accounted for after plane fire at Japan airportA Boeing 737 went up in flames soon after landing at a Japanese airport but officials said all 165… 20/08/07 07:08 CET
Jamaica’s south hit by Hurricane DeanHurricane Dean has been battering the southern coast of Jamaica where a 48-hour curfew has been… 20/08/07 07:08 CET
German hostage released in KabulThe German aid worker abducted in Afghanistan has been freed, local police sources in Kabul have… 20/08/07 07:08 CET
Gul tipped to become Turkey’s next presidentTurkey’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul will today make a fresh attempt to become the country’s… 20/08/07 07:08 CET
French Foreign Minister Kouchner flies in to BaghdadBernard Kouchner has become the first French foreign minister to visit Iraq since the fall of… 20/08/07 07:08 CET
Roma flower sellers fight stall banFlower stalls are part of the traditional landscape in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. But now the… 20/08/07 06:08 CET
Anger over official response to Chinese mine tragedyMine officials in Zhangzhang near Xintai in China are denying they are abandoning the search for… 20/08/07 06:08 CET
Fresh rebuff for Gul in presidential voteMembers of the Turkish parliament have voted in the first round of the Presidential election… 20/08/07 06:08 CET
French foreign minister’s Iraq mission continuesFrance’s foreign minister has been continuing his surprise trip to Iraq, holding talks with… 20/08/07 06:08 CET
Sarkozy wades into sex offenders rowThere are signs the honeymoon between the French and their new president could be coming to an end… 20/08/07 06:08 CET
Hurricane Dean rushes towards MexicoTourists are packing their bags in Mexico, as Hurricane Dean picks up speed in the Caribbean, and… 20/08/07 06:08 CET
