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Eight arrested in Sabbath demoAt least eight ultra-Orthodox Jews have been arrested in Jerusalem during a protest against the… 15/08/09 22:53 CET
Mystery ship-owners receive ransom demandA ransom demand for the missing cargo ship, the Arctic Sea, has been received by the vessels owners… 15/08/09 19:26 CET
Vienna grounds SkyEuropeVienna airport has stopped servicing SkyEurope planes because the Slovak budget airline hit hard by… 15/08/09 18:59 CET
US Senator secures release of Myanmar prisonerAmerican John Yettaw, the man who swam across a lake to visit Myanmar’s opposition leader, will be… 15/08/09 18:59 CET
Taliban strikes at NATO Kabul HQThe Taliban says it was behind a suicide car bomb attack on Afghanistan’s most secure district that… 15/08/09 18:57 CET
Japan marks end of WWIIJapan is commemorating the end of World War Two 64 years ago, tens of thousands of Japanese… 15/08/09 14:03 CET
Hamas defends “drastic security measures” in GazaWhen Hamas police raided the mosque attended by Warrior of God group members, 20 people were killed… 15/08/09 13:03 CET
Radical Islamist leader killed in Gaza clashesThe leader of an Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda, the Jund Ansar Allah group (Warriors of God)… 15/08/09 13:03 CET
Taliban carbombs NATO Kabul HQA suicide car bomb attack outside NATO headquarters in Afghanistan shows the gravity of the… 15/08/09 12:03 CET
Colombia agrees US troop dealThe Colombian government has confirmed it has signed a deal to increase the presence of American… 15/08/09 11:03 CET
Triumphs and tragedies in aftermath of typhoonMedics examined a new born baby saved with its mother from the flooding and mud slides which have… 15/08/09 09:17 CET
Gun battle at Gaza mosque kills 16The leader of a radical Islamist group in Gaza has been blamed by Hamas for triggering a gun battle… 15/08/09 09:16 CET
Woodstock rememberedWoodstock, described by Rolling stone magazine as one of the 50 moments that changed the history of… 15/08/09 09:15 CET
