Settler attack won't derail peace talks
The killing of four Jewish settlers in the West Bank will not derail Thursday's peace talks according to leaders arriving in Washington. The…
View ArticleDrug lord arrest is seen as turning point in Mexico
Mexico's police have paraded one of the country's most violent drug lords after they arrested him and six others at a house guarded by cartel…
View ArticleItaly, Libyan horsemen riding decorated Arab horses during a ceremony in Rome
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View ArticleWildfires fanned by strong winds blazing across Portugal
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View ArticleFrance, wildfires hit the north of Montpellier
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View ArticleGreece tries again on smoking ban
Greece is trying once again to enforce a smoking ban. The last of several attempts came last year but went largely ignored by Europe's most…
View ArticleFive killed in latest Nagorno-Karabakh clash
Azerbaijan and Armenia are blaming each other for the latest clash over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which reportedly killed five…
View ArticleObama ends Iraq combat mission
Barack Obama has declared that US combat operations in Iraq are over. The last combat brigade crossed into Kuwait two weeks ago; last night's…
View ArticleFears for peace talks after West Bank killings
Amid tension in the West Bank after yesterday's killing of four Jewish settlers, the EU has joined the US in calling on Israelis and Palestinians not…
View ArticleMozambique cost of living protests turn violent
Two children are among at least three people reported killed in Mozambique, as protests over rising prices turned violent in and around the capital…
View ArticleTony Blair on Iraq, Iran, Brown and booze
A defence of the Iraq war, an attack on Gordon Brown and a hint of alcohol dependence. These are among the insights offered by Tony Blair's memoirs…
View ArticleSmoking Greeks find life's a drag
Greek smokers are getting used to being confined to the great outdoors following a ban on lighting up in public buildings. Europe's heaviest…
View ArticleBomb bloodshed with three blasts in Lahore
At least 18 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in three bomb blasts in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The attack on a Shiite…
View ArticleQantas passengers suffer engine scare
Passengers on a Qantas jet heading to Australia from the US had a scare when they saw sparks flying from a large orange ball in one of the engines.…
View ArticleBiden hails 'different chapter' for Iraq
US Vice President Joe Biden has declared 'the start of a different chapter' for Iraq as his country marked the end of its seven-year-old combat…
View ArticleGenzyme's boss wants higher price
Genzyme's Chief Executive Henri Termeer has said he is willing to sell his company, but not at the price that French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis is…
View ArticleBurger King for sale?
Fast food chain Burger King could be up for sale and has reportedly held talks with potential buyers. The second-largest US hamburger group has a…
View ArticleVivendi raises profit target
Europe's largest telecom and entertainment group Vivendi has raised its annual profit targets after posting better than forecast first-half results.…
View Article3D TV dominates at Berlin trade fair
Europe's largest consumer electronics trade fair, IFA, is getting underway in Berlin with German's appetites for gadgets holding up strongly. That…
View ArticleIsraelis shot by Hamas militants buried
The four Israeli settlers killed in an ambush on Tuesday near Hebron in the West Bank have been buried. The attack was claimed by the military…
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