US chemical train crash leaves several dead A freight train carrying deadly chemicals has crashed into a parked empty locomotive in the United States. Eight people have been killed, seven of 07/01/2005
Thailand denies foreigners buried there Thailand has denied reports that bodies of non-Asians have been buried in mass graves where hundreds of victims of the tragedy have been interred. 07/01/2005
Campaigning for Palestinian presidency winds up Campaigning for the Palestinan presidency is drawing to an end a day ahead of Sunday’s election. Mahmoud Abbas is the front runner in the race to 07/01/2005
EU ministers advance tsunami aid plan European Union Foreign ministers have held emergency talks in Brussels to advance the bloc’s response to the Asian tsunami disaster 07/01/2005
Police say IRA behind Northern Ireland bank robbery Northern Ireland’s police chief has said he believes the IRA was behind one of the UK’s biggest ever bank robberies. The announcement is likely to 07/01/2005
Militaries work together to distribute aid A Russian transport plane loaded up by German troops and bound for Indonesia – just one example of what has become a truly global effort to help the 07/01/2005
Abbas nears almost certain victory Just two days away from what appears to be certain victory, Mahmoud Abbas has been campaigning in Nablus to succeed the late Yasser Arafat as 07/01/2005
EU Visas to centralise applicants' biometric data by 2007 A “Visa Information System” (VIS) for the 25 will use biometric information by 2007, to increase the EU’s internal security and to curtail illegal 07/01/2005
Tsunami survival stories surface amid fears for orphans Incredible tales of survival continue to surface from the waters of death. One 10-year-old Indian boy climbed up a tree when the tidal wave crashed 07/01/2005
Palestinian election: background On the 20th of January 1996, after more than a quarter of a century of Israelioccupation, Palestinians were called to the booths to elect a new 07/01/2005
Alitalia hit by sandwich strike Alitalia’s cabin crews have staged a snack strike or pannini protest on the airline’s European flights. Passengers were left hungry and thirsty as 07/01/2005
Joblessness stable in 25 - Eurostat Unemployment figures remained unchanged in the euro zone countries in October and November 2004.According to the European statistics office Eurostat 07/01/2005
Iran wants OPEC to keep oil prices at $40 With OPEC members having got used to high oil prices, at least one of them – Iran – is pushing for the producers’ cartel to cut output in order to 07/01/2005
US jobs growth steady but not spectacular Employers in the United States added 137,000 jobs in December, that was less than the 175,000 that economists had predicted. But 07/01/2005
Spanish campaign launched to prepare for February EU Constitution referendum Television adverts on the European constitution in Spain have begun preparing the country for a referendum on the charter on February 20. They’ll be 07/01/2005