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Vote leaves questions over FortisAngry shareholders of Belgium group Fortis have rejected state-led deals to carve up the ailing… 11/02/09 20:49 CET
hi-tech
Healing and sealing with heatMedical lasers are normally used to create incisions, not heal them. But surgeons at one Israeli… 11/02/09 18:04 CET
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Scandinavian fashion designers face up to crisisScandinavia has been hit hard by the financial crisis gripping the world but its fashion industry… 11/02/09 18:22 CET
world news
Israeli parties scramble for alliancesIn the absence of a clear-cut election winner, frantic deal-making has begun between parties that… 11/02/09 20:26 CET
Taliban strike at government offices in KabulThe Afghan capital has been hit by a wave of almost simultaneous attacks on government buildings… 11/02/09 20:26 CET
Baghdad bus station hit by blastsAt least 16 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded following a twin car bombing in… 11/02/09 20:26 CET
Deadlock as rivals claim victory in Israel electionsThe election is over but Israelis are still none the wiser as to who has won. Both leading… 11/02/09 20:26 CET
Labour party is Israel’s big election loserThe party which helped found Israel itself, the party of David Ben Gurion, once the automatic… 11/02/09 20:26 CET
Palestinian gloom at election resultFew Palestinians had been hoping for much good news from the Israeli election and few believe the… 11/02/09 20:26 CET
Obama’s bank plan falls flat on Wall StreetInternational markets have reacted badly to a US bank bail-out proposal worth more than a trillion… 11/02/09 13:58 CET
Livni declares victory in Israel’s electionKadima party leader Tzipi Livni isn’t throwing the electoral towel. She lies in first place… 11/02/09 13:58 CET
Israeli election sets new political landscapeWith both the centrists of Kadima and Likud on the right claiming victory in the Israeli general… 11/02/09 13:58 CET
Will Israel make the Right choice?Avigdor Liebermann is the self-styled strongman of Israeli politics, taking on all-comers and… 11/02/09 13:58 CET
Netanyahu claims electoral winWith Israel’s election producing the tightest of results, both leaders of the country’s two main… 11/02/09 13:58 CET
Tsvangirai takes the plunge and is sworn inThe leader of the opposition in Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, has been sworn in a the country’s new… 11/02/09 13:05 CET
Labour’s electoral woesOnce the dominant force in Israeli politics, the centre left labour party lead by Ehud Barak has… 11/02/09 12:55 CET
All roads lead to Yisreal Beitenu says LiebermanAs expected, Yisrael Beitenu came third and with 15 seats improved its position, reinforcing leader… 11/02/09 11:54 CET
Deadly suicide attacks strike AfghanistanAt least 19 people have been killed and more than fifty wounded in a series of suicide attacks on… 11/02/09 09:04 CET
Lieberman keeps options open for coalition dealYisrael Beiteinu party leader, Avigdor Lieberman is keeping his options open, having declared… 11/02/09 07:37 CET
Pessimism among Palestinians over Israeli resultPalestinian reaction to election results in Israel has been predictably low key. Both Hamas and… 11/02/09 07:37 CET
Obama calls on Congress to pass bailout billUS President Barack Obama has urged Congress to approve an economic stimulus bill designed to boost… 11/02/09 07:37 CET
EU agrees cash for Libya to combat illegal immigrationLibya has been given a major financial boost from the European Union to help combat illegal… 11/02/09 07:37 CET
Spanish prime minister announces boost for unemployedSpain’s prime minister Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said that the country is in its worst recession… 11/02/09 07:37 CET
Israeli parties in talks after inconclusive electionIsrael faces an uncertain future after inconclusive elections left both main parties claiming… 11/02/09 03:01 CET
