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Indonesia militant 'was killed'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:21:02 GMT
Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed terror suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday. link
US attacks East Jerusalem plans
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:27:50 GMT
The US vice-president condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, as he prepares to visit the West Bank.link
Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:44 GMT
Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti quake, as President Preval seeks US support for the economy.link
Formal Suu Kyi ban in Burma poll
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:47:02 GMT
A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.link
Arrests in Cyprus body theft case
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:07:16 GMT
Three men are arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus's ex-President Papadopoulos, officials say.link
Activist case to open in Israel
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:04:35 GMT
A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, is to open.link
US apology for Gaddafi comments
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:24:35 GMT
The US apologises for comments made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.link
Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings'
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:50:04 GMT
A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.link
Producer admits Letterman blackmail
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:35 GMT
A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.link
Leaping off the page - Belgian paper prints '3D edition'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:35:26 GMT
A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.link
Good egg - DNA of extinct birds found in ancient shells
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:22:57 GMT
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.link
Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:41:03 GMT
Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.link
Fiorentina 3-2 B Munich (4-4)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:37:39 GMT
Bayern Munich reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League on away goals after losing 3-2 to Fiorentina.link
Galapagos tension
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:31:38 GMT
Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem? link
Thin red line
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:08:02 GMT
Lone stand of anti-Taliban militia in Pakistanlink
Biswas on India
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:47 GMT
Women's quotas - historic moment for largest democracylink
In pictures
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:21:26 GMT
Togo in trouble as election protests continue to ragelink
Separation fear
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:05:16 GMT
Families fight 'racist' Israeli marriage and citizenship lawlink
Earth Watch
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:36:28 GMT
Whales and tuna tied up in Eurotanglelink
Somali hope for Chandlers release
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:14:19 GMT
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says efforts are being made to release a UK couple held by pirates as soon as possible.link
Row over exhuming Rwanda leader
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:11 GMT
The son of Rwanda's first President, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, protests at orders to exhume his father's remains.link
US 'hid terror suspect treatment'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:57 GMT
A former UK spy chief says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.link
US woman on 'jihad terror' charge
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:56:49 GMT
A US woman from Pennsylvania faces charges of using the internet to recruit female militant fighters for deadly attacks abroad.link
Japan confirms secret nuclear pact
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:06 GMT
Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports. link
Thailand invokes emergency laws
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:26:11 GMT
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will use emergency security laws to help cope with opposition rallies.link
EU concern over end of tanker bid
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:44:03 GMT
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.link
Third of EU emissions 'imported'
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:46:03 GMT
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.link
Israel and Syria in nuclear bids
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:01:25 GMT
Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity.link
Iraq election voter turnout '62%'
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:20:27 GMT
The voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people.link
Indian MPs approve women's bill
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:02:49 GMT
India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.link
UK seeks Afghan political drive
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:04:10 GMT
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.link
New Kurdish party to challenge polls
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:48:38 GMT
Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish party that has emerged in northern Iraq to mount a challenge in the third general election since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003.link
Bitterness and unease in Zimbabwe
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:11:35 GMT
Andrew Harding reports from Harare on the uneasy mood among the white population and the MDC party as President Robert Mugabe says he's ready for another term.link
Can US broker Middle East peace?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:24:35 GMT
Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?link