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Portugal to increase fire aid to SpainFires continue to rage out of control in Spain and Portugal, but an easing of the situation in the… 10/08/06 12:08 CET
UK alert brings global air disruptionAir travel around the world has been disrupted by the terror alert in Britain. London’s Heathrow… 10/08/06 12:08 CET
Plane terror plot foiled say policePolice in Britain say they have foiled a major terrorism plot to blow up aeroplanes mid-flight. It… 10/08/06 12:08 CET
Israeli and Hizbollah fighters exchange fierce fireIsraeli bombing of Beirut is continuing although the wider ground offensive has been put on hold… 10/08/06 12:08 CET
Suicide bomber strikes sacred shrineA suicide bomber killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens more near a sacred Shi’ite shrine in… 10/08/06 12:08 CET
Israel waits to launch wider ground warThe broader ground war in Lebanon might be on hold but Israeli troops have been moving further… 10/08/06 12:08 CET
Police in Britain say they have foiled a major terrorism plot to blow up aeroplanes in midflightA number of arrests were made in London overnight. Police believe the aim was to smuggle explosives… 10/08/06 10:08 CET
Death toll mounts as attacks continueIsraeli air strikes have levelled a two storey building in the town of Mashgara in the eastern… 10/08/06 07:08 CET
Israel believed to have suspended military pushIt’s being claimed that Israel has put plans for its expanded offensive into Lebanon on hold. Prime… 10/08/06 07:08 CET
Fuel shortage threatens to shut down Lebanese hospitalsA fuel crisis in Lebanon is threatening to paralyse some of the country’s essential services. With… 10/08/06 07:08 CET
Germany upbeat despite stalled diplomacyAs frustration grows over diplomatic efforts to end hostilities, Germany’s foreign minister… 10/08/06 07:08 CET
Spanish PM visits fire-ravaged regionSpain has called on its European neighbours for help in fighting more than 120 fires in the north… 10/08/06 07:08 CET
UK and US targeted in airline terror plot say policeBritain and the US are breathing nervous sighs of relief at news that a major bomb plot targeting… 10/08/06 06:08 CET
Israel delays wider assault for diplomatic effortsIsraeli troops have moved further into southeast Lebanon and reportedly engaged in heavy battles… 10/08/06 06:08 CET
Lebanon hospitals cut off by bombingThe United Nations has renewed its warning about a worsening humanitarian crisis in southern… 10/08/06 06:08 CET
Bush says nation at war with Islamic FascistsAfter speaking by phone with British Prime Minister Tony Blair about the alleged terror plot… 10/08/06 06:08 CET
Terror threat snarls up air trafficThere was airline chaos on both sides of the Atlantic, as news of the alleged terrorist plot at… 10/08/06 06:08 CET
Terror alert sparks mass airline chaosFlights around the world have been disrupted following the terror alert in Britain. London’s… 10/08/06 06:08 CET
Spain PM vows forest fire aidSpain’s Prime Minister has interrupted his holiday to visit Galicia in the northwest of the country… 10/08/06 06:08 CET
- UK police make arrests in connection with bomb plot
Police in the UK have made more than 20 arrests in and around London, southeast England and… 10/08/06 06:08 CET
Arab woman and child killed by Hizbollah rocketA Hizbollah rocket has killed an Arab woman and her three year old son in the village of Deir… 10/08/06 06:08 CET
