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Iceland agrees UK/Dutch bank compensationA bank compensation deal between Iceland, Britain and the Netherlands has finally been agreed… 18/10/09 23:23 CET
Israel rejects ‘war crimes’ claimsIsrael’s cabinet has angrily rejected charges that the Israeli defence Force committed war crimes… 18/10/09 19:35 CET
Displaced people caught in the Pakistan conflictThere is a human face to the Pakistan forces offensive against Taliban militants which was launched… 18/10/09 19:35 CET
Merkel talks tax to break coalition deadlockThe German Chancellor has been chairing talks between her conservatives and the Free Democrats to… 18/10/09 19:35 CET
Revolutionary Guards targeted in suicide bomb attackSix senior Revolutionary Guards commanders have been killed along with 25 other people in a suicide… 18/10/09 19:35 CET
20 years since Honecker stepped down as GDR leaderTwenty years ago today, on October 18, 1989, East Germany’s long-serving leader Erich Honecker was… 18/10/09 13:51 CET
Balloon boy’s parents face chargesCriminal charges are to be brought in the case of a six-year-old boy mistakenly believed to have… 18/10/09 13:51 CET
Australian bushfire sparks emergency stateThe Australian state of Queensland has declared a state of emergency as fierce wildfires have… 18/10/09 13:51 CET
Pakistan military takes on TalibanAt least 60 militants and five Pakistani soldiers have been killed according to Pakistani… 18/10/09 13:46 CET
29 dead in suicide attack on Revolutionary Guards commandersA suicide bomber has killed 29 people, including six senior Revolutionary Guards commanders in… 18/10/09 13:42 CET
60 die in suicide bomb attack on Revolutionary Guards commandersAt least two senior commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guards have been assassinated in a… 18/10/09 10:03 CET
Pakistan faces ‘a long war’ in WaziristanThe Pakistan army has been warned to expect a long and difficult war as it attacked the Taliban… 18/10/09 09:03 CET
12 dead in Rio drug violenceRio de Janeiro’s happiness at winning the 2016 Olympics has been shattered with at least 12 people… 18/10/09 09:03 CET
Loud protests at Spanish abortion proposalsPro-life campaigners brought the centre of Madrid to a standstill, protesting at plans to ease the… 18/10/09 09:03 CET
Protests at new Italian immigration lawsTens of thousands of anti-racism demonstrators invaded Rome to denounce a new law which makes… 18/10/09 09:03 CET
Clint Eastwood honoured in LyonThe Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award, at the… 18/10/09 09:03 CET
