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Germans among dead in Russian road accidentAt least 11 people including six Germans have been killed in a road accident in Russia. The early… 04/08/05 12:08 CET
Sudan death toll rises but Khartoum quieterThe number of people killed in Sudan following the death of the former rebel leader John Garang has… 04/08/05 12:08 CET
Israeli pullout protesters stopped in their tracksThousands of Israelis protesting at the government’s Gaza Strip withdrawal have suspended a march… 04/08/05 12:08 CET
Gush Katif settlers hand in weaponsLess than two weeks before the beginning of the Gaza Strip pullout, some settlers in Gush Katif are… 04/08/05 12:08 CET
Major European road link reopens after fireZwei Monate, nachdem ein Feuer Teile des Fréjus-T A major tunnel link between France and Italy is… 04/08/05 12:08 CET
London underground fully operational amid major police operationIt was business as usual on London Underground’s newly re-opened Picadilly Line on Thursday… 04/08/05 12:08 CET
Israeli settlers abandon bid to march on GazaThousands of Israeli ultranationalists have suspended their bid to march on Gaza settlements in… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Israel and the Palestinian Authority hold talks on Gaza withdrawalDespite protests against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s planned withdrawal from Gaza… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Garang’s deputy named new vice-president of SudanIn an effort to calm days of unrest, Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir has formally named Salva Kiir… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Erdogan “saddened” by French demands for Cyprus recognition“We are saddened by the statements of the French prime minister and of President Chirac.” That was… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Portuguese firefighters struggle to contain forest fires.Several major forest fires have been burning out of control in Portugal. With temperatures due to… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Garang’s death raises questions over Sudan’s futureHe had wanted to spearhead a new era in his country. But less than a month after joining the new… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Krajina Serbs remember Operation Storm, ten years onIt is exactly 10 years since the Croatian army launched a massive campaign against Serbs in the… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Gaza pullout protesters plan more actionWearing emblematic orange, thousands of Israelis continue to protest at their government’s plans to… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Frejus tunnel reopens after fatal fireThe Frejus tunnel between France and Italy re-opens today, two months after a fire which killed two… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Two killed in explosion in IstanbulTwo people have been killed and at least five wounded in an explosion in the Turkish city of… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Call for calm in SudanLeaders from both the north and south of Sudan have appealed for an end to clashes in the capital… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
Fresh al-Qaeda threat against London and WashingtonAl-Qaeda’s number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has warned that the policy of British Prime Minister Tony… 04/08/05 07:08 CET
