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Israeli government minister quits over Lebanon warAn Israeli cabinet member has resigned after the prime minister was heavily criticised in a… 01/05/07 12:05 CET
May Day protests turn violent in TurkeyAround 600 people have been arrested in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, during a rally… 01/05/07 12:05 CET
Venezuela pulls out of IMF and World BankVenezuela’s President has announced his country will withdraw from the International Monetary Fund… 01/05/07 12:05 CET
Turkish Court urged to reject opposition case on presidential pollTurkey’s Constitutional Court may have been urged to reject a challenge to the presidential… 01/05/07 12:05 CET
Iraq’s Al Qaeda boss killed, ministry spokesman saysThere are unconfirmed reports the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq has been killed. A spokesman said the… 01/05/07 12:05 CET
Le Pen calls for abstention in presidential runoffAs expected, French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen has not given his support to either… 01/05/07 12:05 CET
Olmert under growing pressure to quitIsrael’s prime minister is facing growing calls to resign. A day after being savaged by an official… 01/05/07 07:05 CET
Court rules first round of presidential vote voidTurkey’s constitutional court has declared invalid the first round of controversial presidential… 01/05/07 07:05 CET
Le Pen urges voters to abstain in French electionWith just days to ago to the second round of the presidential election the far-right leader has… 01/05/07 07:05 CET
Olmert vows to learn the lessons of LebanonDespite the release of an interim report damning his handling of last year’s war with Hizbollah… 01/05/07 06:05 CET
Tense May Day ahead in crisis-hit TurkeyThere is high tension in Turkey today amid fears that May 1 rallies could turn violent. With the… 01/05/07 06:05 CET
Wolfowitz pledges to stay on at World BankThe President of the World Bank has reiterated his refusal to resign over what he says are unfair… 01/05/07 06:05 CET
Talks fail to resolve statue row straining Estonia-Russia tiesA military cemetery is the new home for a Soviet war memorial that has stirred tensions between… 01/05/07 06:05 CET
