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Charges urged against Israel’s Foreign MinisterThe Israeli police’s long investigation into the affairs of ultra-nationalist foreign minister… 02/08/09 20:04 CET
A “show trial” in IranThe Iranian government has tightened the screws on its opponents by staging what moderate former… 02/08/09 19:22 CET
Tense times for rich Americans with Swiss accountsThe Swiss bank UBS is to reveal the names of 5,000 of its wealthiest American account holders to… 02/08/09 19:22 CET
Masked gunman kills two in Tel Aviv gay club attackIsrael’s gay community is in a state of shock after a masked gunman shot a man and woman dead at a… 02/08/09 19:22 CET
Spanish police on high alert in MajorcaThe attempted theft of a white van in Valencia, Spain possibly linked to the bombing in Burgos a… 02/08/09 19:22 CET
Hate crime thought to be motive behind gay shootingsWitnesses say the killer, clad in black, opened fire in a basement club in Tel Aviv, which was… 02/08/09 19:22 CET
Court gives Palestinian houses to settlersIsraeli police have evicted two Palestinian families from their homes in Jerusalem and handed the… 02/08/09 19:22 CET
Two new pieces from MozartTwo recently identified works by Mozart have had their first public performance more than 200 years… 02/08/09 16:33 CET
Iranian trial called a “show”The mass trial is underway in Teheran of about 100 leading Iranian reformists. They stand accused… 02/08/09 13:44 CET
Chavez slams radio stationsThe Venezuelan government has begun the shutdown of 34 radio stations. President Hugo Chavez… 02/08/09 13:44 CET
Military casualties in Afghanistan continue to riseOn Saturday, two NATO soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan when their vehicles struck… 02/08/09 13:44 CET
Five Russians killed by gunmenThree employees of the Russian emergencies ministry and two police officers have been shot dead in… 02/08/09 13:04 CET
Tel Aviv police hunt for gay killerTel Aviv’s gay community is in shock after a gunman killed two people, a young man and a young… 02/08/09 12:03 CET
Castro offers talks but rejects EU calls for changeCuba’s President Raul Castro has given a state of the nation address to the country’s parliament… 02/08/09 08:45 CET
Did Al Qaeda try to infiltrate MI5?The Uk’s domestic security service, MI5 is facing embarrassing questions over whether it… 02/08/09 08:45 CET
Hope fades for missing crew of sunken Norwegian shipSwedish rescue authorities have declared that there is no hope of finding the six crew members of a… 02/08/09 08:45 CET
Gunman kills gay youngsters in Tel AvivA gunman in Israel has killed two people and wounded at least ten others, some of them seriously… 02/08/09 02:34 CET
