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Passengers escape Air France plane fireballMore than 300 passengers and crew had a miraculous escape yesterday when an Air France plane… 03/08/05 07:08 CET
Jewish settlers protest against plan to withdraw from GazaThousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters have been protesting against Prime Minister Ariel… 03/08/05 07:08 CET
Local, foreign rulers pledge support to new Saudi kingSunnis and Shi’ites, tribal leaders, royal family members, soldiers and civilians – they came from… 03/08/05 07:08 CET
Mauritania rocked by reported coupThere is confusion in Mauritania as an apparent coup attempt seems to be making progress… 03/08/05 07:08 CET
More arrests of ethnic Poles in BelarusA crisis between Poland and Belarus has deepened with the arrest of two more ethnic Polish leaders… 03/08/05 07:08 CET
14 US troops killed in insurgent strikeIraqi insurgents have carried out one of their deadliest attacks on US forces since the end of the… 03/08/05 07:08 CET
Germany’s Kohl gives key testimony at corruption trialGermany’s ex-leader Helmut Kohl has stepped back into the spotlight, appearing as a witness in a… 03/08/05 07:08 CET
Iran’s controversial new presidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad’s man-in-the-street image helped him to a surprise victory in Iran’s… 03/08/05 07:08 CET
Astronauts set to repair damaged heat shieldThe Discovery crew is poised to carry out an unprecedented repair on the space shuttle today… 03/08/05 07:08 CET
Iran’s new president is confirmed in officeAfter his landslide election win, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been formally endorsed as Iran’s… 03/08/05 07:08 CET
Astronauts succeed in repairing Discovery heat shieldAstronauts orbiting the earth have succeeded in an unprecedented repair operation designed to… 03/08/05 04:08 CET
Airbus survivors describe crash ordealSurvivors of the Air France Airbus that crashed in Toronto have begun speaking of their close brush… 03/08/05 01:08 CET
