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22 PKK Rebels Killed in Turkey

The Turkish army said 22 Kurdish guerrilla rebels have been killed in the country's southeast since a military operation began there on July 11.

World | July 16, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1598

Hezbollah Hands over Israeli Soldiers' Remains

Forensics teams have already begun efforts to identify two bodies turned over by Hezbollah guerrillas, the Israeli army said. Hezbollah has handed to the Red Cross two black coffins believed to contain the bodies of Israeli soldiers captured two years ag

World | July 16, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1853

One Dies in Accident during Serbia's Exit Festival

A 28-year-old Serbian woman died and two people were injured after a tree branch fell on a tent in the camping site of the popular Exit music festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. After winds became strong in the last day of the fest, a fallen tree branch proved

World | July 15, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 11513

Suicide Bombers Kill 35 Iraqi Recruits

At least 35 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a double suicide bombing north of Baghdad, army sources said, as cited by BBC. The two bombers, one of whom wore an Iraqi military uniform, mingled with the crowd of young recruits and deton

World | July 15, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1601

Israel Okays Prisoner Swap with Hezbollah

Israel's governments has given green light to a prisoner swap with Lebanon's Hezbollah, clearing the way for the exchange to get under way on Wednesday. As part of the deal Israel will release five Lebanese prisoners, including a man convicted of a 1979

World | July 15, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1709

US Terrorist Watch List Passes 1 Million Records

The US watch list of terrorism suspects has passed one million records, according to a report of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The Bush administration disagreed and called the list one of the most effective tools implemented after the Septem

World | July 15, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1773

Strong Quake Hits Greece, One Dead

A strong earthquake struck Tuesday near Greek islands close to the Turkish coast, killing one person, CNN reported. The 6.

World | July 15, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1756

Tension Between South Korea and Japan Escalates Over Takeshima Dispute

South Korea is going to recall its Ambassador in Japan after Japan's confirmation of their sovereignty over the Takeshima Islands, as announced by dariknews.bg citing BGNES

World | July 14, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2626

France Celebrates National Holiday

Today is July 14th - France's national holiday, commonly known in English as Bastille Day. The Bastille was a prison in Paris, formally named Bastille Saint-Antoine, Number 232, Rue Saint-Antoine.

World | July 14, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2497

24 Die in Terrorist Act in South Afghanistan

24 people have become victims of the Sunday terrorist assault in the Southern Afghanistan province of Uruzgan, according the world's news agencies. Four policemen are among the victims while the rest are civilian Afghanis, most of them children.

World | July 13, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3022

Belgium Ratifies Lisbon Treaty

The parliament of the northern Belgian region of Flanders approved the Lisbon Treaty late on Thursday, making the country the 22nd EU member state to complete the ratification process.

World | July 11, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2049

6 Killed in Attack Outside US Consulate in Istanbul

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on security guards outside the US Consulate in Istanbul Wednesday and at least three officers were killed, Turkish authorities said. Three of the attackers were also killed in the shootout, the Anatolian news agency report

World | July 9, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2033

German Climbers Kidnapped by Kurdish Rebels in Turkey

Kurdish guerrillas have kidnapped three German tourists on a climbing expedition to Mount Ararat, the governor of a province in eastern Turkey said. The climbers were part of a 13-member German team and were abducted late Tuesday, governor Mehmet Cetin s

World | July 9, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2292

Iran Tests Rocket Capable of Reaching Israel

Iran has test-fired a new version of the Shahab-3 missile, which has a range that puts Israel within reach, state media said. The missile, said to have a range of 2,000 km was one of nine launched from a remote desert site, BBC reported.

World | July 9, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 4474

World's Most Active Volcano Spews Lava in Hawaii

A volcano in Hawaii, which is said to be the world's most active one, has begun to spew lava in greater quantities than witnessed ever before, experts warn. The lava flow from Kilauea, which has been erupting on and off for 25 years, started on Nov 21 la

World | July 9, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 7614

G8 Pressured to Do More for Climate

Five of the biggest emerging economies in the world have urged leading industrial nations to do more to combat climate change.

World | July 8, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1683

North Korea Nuclear Talks to Resume

The US and other regional powers will resume talks with North Korea on ending the country's nuclear weapons programs, a South Korean envoy said on Tuesday, as cited by the New York Times. The talks are to begin on Thursday, the South Korean envoy, Kim So

World | July 8, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1795

Many Injured in Pamplona Bull Running Fiesta

Thirteen people have been injured during the first day of the annual bull-running festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.

World | July 8, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 8396

Serbia's Parliament Approves New Government

Serbia's parliament has approved a new government shortly before midnight on Monday, which is made up of a pro-EU bloc and its former socialist rivals, BBC reported.

World | July 8, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2070

Afghan Capital Struck by Powerful Suicide Blast

At least 40 people were killed and more than 140 injured Monday in a powerful suicide blast near the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. The explosion took place around 8:30 am local time, ripping through a crowd of people waiting in line for

World | July 7, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1925

Serbia's Parliament Meets for Cabinet Vote

Serbian parliament meet Monday in an extraordinary session to elect a new government as President Boris Tadic has given the mandate to economist Mirko Cvetkovic. Cvetkovic, formally a non-partisan figure running on Tadi?‡'s Democrats (DS)-led five party

World | July 7, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2288
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