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Nasdaq launches hostile takeover bid for LSEDespite being rejected by the London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq has formally launched its four billion… 12/12/06 08:12 CET
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Military funeral held for Augusto PinochetA military college where former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet began his career is also where… 12/12/06 07:12 CET
Islamic militants in Somalia threaten warIslamic militants have warned Ethiopia to pull its troops out of Somalia within a week or face a… 12/12/06 07:12 CET
Anti-Pinochet rally runs parallel to the dictator’s funeralAs those attending the funeral of Augusto Pinochet paid their respects to the late dictator… 12/12/06 07:12 CET
Euthanasia request case in Italian courtA court in Rome is hearing the case of a man with degenerative muscular dystrophy, who wants to be… 12/12/06 07:12 CET
Two more bodies found in prostitute huntPolice hunting a possible serial killer targetting prostitutes in England have found another two… 12/12/06 07:12 CET
Discovery crew arrive safely at ISSThe crew of the shuttle Discovery has safely docked at the International Space Station, to a warm… 12/12/06 07:12 CET
Annan attacks US in hard-hitting farewell speechIn his last major speech before stepping down as United Nations chief, Kofi Annan accused the US of… 12/12/06 07:12 CET
Another morning of panic and carnage in BaghdadA series of dawn bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital has left around 60 dead and up to 150 injured. … 12/12/06 01:12 CET
Tension mounts in Gaza after schoolboy murdersSecurity forces have been deployed across Gaza after the murder of three schoolboys yesterday that… 12/12/06 01:12 CET
