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Another plane incident as US remains on high alertAnother passenger has been detained on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. It is the same flight on… 27/12/09 23:04 CET
US investigating Al Qaeda to attempt to blow up an aeroplaneThe US is investigating whether Al Qaeda was involved in the Christmas day attempt to blow up an… 27/12/09 22:55 CET
Croatian election lifts hope for less corrupt futureIn Croatia’s voting for a new president, the opposition Social Democrat candidate appears to have… 27/12/09 20:00 CET
Iran reform protests claim livesOpposition sources in Iran say at least eight people have been killed in fierce clashes between… 27/12/09 19:32 CET
Uzbekistan parliamentary vote has no opposition partiesThe people of Uzbekistan have been voting in parliamentary elections described by their president… 27/12/09 19:32 CET
Israel’s Netanyahu to visit Egypt on TuesdayBenjamin Netanyahu is to visit Egypt on Tuesday, with talks on a prisoner swap and Middle East… 27/12/09 19:32 CET
Gaza’s sombre remembrance of Israeli offensiveThe people of Gaza observed a minute’s silence today in memory of the Palestinians killed in the… 27/12/09 19:32 CET
Islamic Ashura festival reaches its climaxAround the world, the Islamic Ashura festival has reached its climax.Across Iraq, millions of… 27/12/09 19:32 CET
Croatians casting votes for new presidentCroatians are voting in a presidential election today, including Croats in neighbouring Bosnia… 27/12/09 14:13 CET
Iraq’s Shi’ite Muslims mark climax of AshuraMillions of pilgrims have gathered across Iraq, with security tight for the climax of the Shi’ite… 27/12/09 14:13 CET
Airline counter-terrorism net tightens on passengersPassengers flying to US destinations or within the United States have been warned to allow extra… 27/12/09 14:13 CET
New ferry disaster in PhilippinesThe Philippines has suffered its second ferry disaster in less than a week. Anxious relatives can… 27/12/09 14:13 CET
Four killed in Tehran protests says Iran websiteProtesters demanding change have clashed with Iran’s security forces for the second day running… 27/12/09 13:56 CET
Nigerian charged over US passenger plane plotA Nigerian man suspected of trying to blow up a passenger jet arriving into the US has been… 27/12/09 09:05 CET
Trauma still raw a year after Gaza offensiveIt is exactly one year ago today that Israel launched its three week offensive against Gaza. The… 27/12/09 09:05 CET
Beirut bomb targets Hamas carA bomb has exploded in the Lebanese capital Beirut, in what appears to be a targeted attack on a… 27/12/09 09:05 CET
