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Swiss make swingeing cuts to militaryThe Swiss government has announced it is to take a knife to its army and slash its numbers by as… 16/08/09 21:33 CET
Israeli Fatah’s first dayA newly-elected member of Palestinian Fatah who is a former Israeli has had his first day on the… 16/08/09 19:01 CET
Berlusconi bids to end organised crimeSilvio Berlusconi has announced plans to crack down for good on organised crime. The Italian prime… 16/08/09 18:55 CET
France set for Sunday shoppingFrance is set for a revolution, or at least a reversal of fortunes the government hopes — by its… 16/08/09 18:43 CET
Women and children Kuwaiti wedding infernoThe Kuwaiti wedding tent that became an inferno killing 35 women and six children had only one… 16/08/09 18:23 CET
Taliban voting threats hardenThe Taliban have clarified what they mean when they tell ordinary Afghans ‘do not come to vote’ in… 16/08/09 17:33 CET
Three women in Iran’s cabinetIran’s president says three women will join his Cabinet, the first female ministers in the country… 16/08/09 14:33 CET
Fatah elects Jew to CouncilThe Palestinian Fatah movement has elected an Israeli Jew to one of its governing bodies, a first… 16/08/09 13:36 CET
Taliban to target voting boothsThe Taliban has threatened to attack voting booths to disrupt Afghanistan’s presidential and… 16/08/09 13:35 CET
Yettaw heads home from Myanmar jailThe American man jailed in Myanmar for swimming to the house of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi… 16/08/09 13:34 CET
Trial begins for Iranian vote protestorsIn Iran, the third mass trial is underway of people accused of stoking unrest after the… 16/08/09 13:04 CET
Madonna wows Warsaw without a hitchMadonna’s show in Poland has gone ahead with a low turnout by Catholic protesters. More than 80,000… 16/08/09 11:53 CET
Ransom demand of $1.5m made for Arctic SeaMystery continues over the fate of the missing cargo ship, the Arctic Sea – a financial newspaper… 16/08/09 09:42 CET
Dozens die in Kuwaiti wedding blazeA fire in a wedding party tent in Kuwait has killed at least 41 women and children. More than 70… 16/08/09 09:14 CET
UK soldier deaths rise to 201 in AfghanistanTwo more British soldiers have died in Afghanistan – taking the number of UK troops killed to 201… 16/08/09 09:13 CET
Trouble flares as anti-fascists protest against BNPPolice in the UK have arrested 19 people during clashes with anti-fascist protesters in central… 16/08/09 09:12 CET
