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Plane passengers foil terror attemptA “world-wide alert” has been sounded after passengers on a plane coming into Detroit overpowered a… 26/12/09 19:17 CET
Iranian opposition website reports Tehran violenceIn Tehran, according to an Iranian opposition website, violent clashes between security forces and… 26/12/09 19:17 CET
Ashura fervour builds for world’s Shiite MuslimsThe seventh-century martyrdom of the Prophet Mohammed’s grandson brings Shiite Muslims into public… 26/12/09 19:17 CET
Corruption issue central to Croatian presidential pollCroatia will elect a new head of state tomorrow. The economic crisis and concerns over high-level… 26/12/09 19:17 CET
Tsunami victims remembered on the fifth anniversaryIndia was one of the 13 countries affected by the 2004 tsunami. Many fishing nets and boats lay… 26/12/09 19:17 CET
Tehran protests repressed – opposition websiteIn Tehran, according to an Iranian opposition website, violent clashes between security forces and… 26/12/09 13:47 CET
Philippines volcano calmer, still dangerousJust when they thought it was safe to go back to their homes… the people of the Philippines… 26/12/09 13:47 CET
Israel kills six Palestinians in West Bank and GazaIn one of the most deadly outbreaks of Middle East violence in months, Israeli soldiers have killed… 26/12/09 13:42 CET
London police probe after US airline terror alertAn intensive police search is underway in London after an apparent bid to blow up a US passenger… 26/12/09 13:38 CET
Strong quake in eastern IndonesiaA powerful earthquake has struck Indonesia, five years to the day since the country was devastated… 26/12/09 11:04 CET
Passenger thwarted in ‘bid to blow up’ planeSecurity sources in the US say a man linked to al Qaeda has unsuccessfully tried to blow up a… 26/12/09 09:05 CET
Islamic world gets ready to mark AshuraShi’ite Muslims are preparing to mark their holy day of Ashura this Sunday. This commemorates the… 26/12/09 09:05 CET
Vatican plans to review security proceduresThe Vatican says it plans to review its protection procedures in light of the recent breach during… 26/12/09 09:05 CET
Tsunami victims remembered, five years onTributes are being paid to victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on the fifth anniversary of the day… 26/12/09 09:04 CET
