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Rescuers race to get air-holes to trapped US minersRescuers in the US state of Utah are close to completing a hole that could get air to six miners… 09/08/07 12:08 CET
Tight security surrounds Iraqi pilgrimageHundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shi’ites are today making a pilgrimage that in the last two years… 09/08/07 12:08 CET
Armed gang launches multiple attacks in YemenA group of armed men has attacked various targets including government buildings, police… 09/08/07 12:08 CET
Musharraf absent from Kabul peace conferenceHundreds of Afghan and Pakistani political and tribal leaders have begun a conference in Kabul that… 09/08/07 12:08 CET
German train drivers’ strike causes rush hour chaosA strike by German train drivers in Berlin and Hamburg has caused havoc during morning rush hour… 09/08/07 12:08 CET
Fears grow of epidemic in south Asia floodsRescue agencies and governments are rushing food and first aid to millions of people left stranded… 09/08/07 12:08 CET
President says early Polish poll is “unavoidable”Poland’s President has hinted that early elections could take place in the autumn. Lech Kaczynski… 09/08/07 07:08 CET
A perfect launch, as the shuttle heads into orbit.The space shuttle Endeavour is heading for space, after a perfect take-off from Cape Canaveral… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
Kosovo warning ahead of status talksKosovo’s Prime Minister has threatened to walk out of this week’s talks with Serbia if the idea of… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
Polish government threatened amid dirty tricks accusationsPoland’s coalition government appeared to be unravelling, with the firing of the interior minister… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
Georgia seeks UN support over missile incidentGeorgia has requested a special meeting of the UN Security Council to investigate what it called an… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
Musharraf faces tricky balancing act as support wanesGeneral Musharraf is treading a fine line between angering his US sponsors and upsetting Pakistani… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
Turkey names new parliament speakerKoksal Toptan of the ruling AK party is Turkey’s new speaker of parliament. He was elected in a… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
German train drivers’ pay row heads for mediationGerman train drivers and the rail operator Deutsche Bahn are now both proposing a process of… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
Pakistan denies emergency rule rumoursGovernment officials in Pakistan have moved to quash rumours that the President was to declare a… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
US stocks slide as mortgage concerns go globalWorld stocks have tumbled after France’s biggest bank BNP Paribas became the latest to be hit by… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
British tourists injured as Arctic glacier crumblesEighteen people have been injured, four of them seriously, after a ship carrying British tourists… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
Storms cause flooding and destruction across EuropeDays of torrential rain across Switzerland have left a trail of destruction, and Swiss cities along… 09/08/07 06:08 CET
Musharraf considers adoption of emergency powersGovernment officials in Pakistan have moved to quash rumours that the President is going to declare… 09/08/07 02:08 CET
