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Italian police crack major human trafficking ringPolice in Southern Italy have smashed a human trafficking ring and arrested 22 people. Operation… 04/02/06 09:02 CET
Anxious relatives wait to discover fate of German hostagesThe deadline set by the Iraqi kidnappers of two German engineers expires but there is still no word… 04/02/06 09:02 CET
Hopes fade for the 900 missing in Red Sea ferry disasterShocked and bewildered – survivors from the ferry which sank in the Red Sea on Thursday are brought… 04/02/06 09:02 CET
Tough words on Iran from US and GermanyAt a security conference in Munich, the leaders of Germany and the US urged the world to work… 04/02/06 08:02 CET
Anger erupts over response to Egyptian ferry disasterThere have been clashes between riot police and relatives of victims of the Egyptian ferry… 04/02/06 08:02 CET
Iran reported to UN Security CouncilIran is to be reported to the UN Security Council over concerns about its atomic programme. The… 04/02/06 08:02 CET
Scandinavian embassies torched in SyriaIn Syria, Scandinavian embassies have been set alight by demonstrators angry over newspaper… 04/02/06 08:02 CET
Scores killed in Manilla stadium stampedeA stampede at a stadium in the Phillippines has left more than 80 people dead and nearly 300 others… 04/02/06 02:02 CET
Cartoons continue to stir anger in Muslim worldAnger continues to spread across the Muslim world over cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed. In… 04/02/06 02:02 CET
Iran reported to UN Security CouncilThe United Nations nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, has voted to report Iran to the Security Council… 04/02/06 02:02 CET
Egyptian ferry survivors accuse crew of neglectHopes are fading of finding nearly 900 missing people after an Egyptian ferry sunk in the Red Sea… 04/02/06 02:02 CET
