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Sharon Coma Concerns Denied

An Israeli hospital denied reports that doctors are concerned they have been unable to wake Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from a drug-induced coma. Israeli media had quoted officials and sources as saying there was concern about the pace of Sharon's progres

World | January 13, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 594

Iran Defiant Over Nuclear Warning

Iran's president said he will not back down over Tehran's nuclear programme, despite the threat of referral to the UN Security Council. In his first public reaction since European ministers called for the UN's involvement, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran w

World | January 13, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 546

Over 300 Pilgrims Killed in Hajj Stampede

More than 300 Muslim pilgrims have been killed in a crush in the stone-throwing ritual during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say. The ritual has been marred by deadly stampedes in the past.

World | January 12, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 692

Illegal Tunnel Discovered Between Mexico, USA

Authorities have discovered an illegal tunnel between Mexico and the United states, it emerged Thursday. The tunnel, dug under the border between the two countries, south of San Diego, was most likely used by drug traffickers or illegal immigrants.

World | January 12, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 6100

Hundred Fowls Found Dead in Macedonia

Macedonian media alarmed that 117 chicken have died in three days in a village near its border with Bulgaria. All chicken were bred in the farm of one family located in the village of Bansko, some 15 km away from Strumitsa.

World | January 11, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1936

Passengers Evacuated at Barcelona Airport

Twenty passengers were evacuated from a faulty airplane at the airport in Barcelona. The retractable wheels of the airplane that was flying from Bilbao to Barcelona jammed during landing.

World | January 9, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1011

US Vice President Taken to Hospital

US Vice President Dick Cheney has been taken to hospital, it has been reported. Sky News reports that Cheney was taken in with shortness of breath and retaining water.

World | January 9, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 925

Vatican Accepts Ali Agca Release

A Vatican spokesman said the Holy See would accept any ruling of the Turkish court over the release of Ali Agca, the man who shot and seriously wounded Pope John Paul II in May 1981. A Turkish court has ordered that Mehmet Ali Agca, 48, is freed on parole

World | January 9, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1645

US Copter Down in Iraq, 10 Dead

A US helicopter has crashed in northern Iraq, killing all 12 people onboard, the US military has said. Eight passengers and four crew died in the crash, and an investigation is still trying to find out what downed the machine.

World | January 8, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 515

Pope Baptizes 10 Babies

Pope Benedict XVI performed the first baptisms of his pontificate on Sunday. The pontiff baptized ten newborns at the Sistine Chapel, continuing a tradition of late Pope John Paul II to personally welcome some of the newest members of the Roman Catholic C

World | January 8, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 547

Iran to Hang Rapist-Attacked Girl

Iranian court has sentenced a teenager to death by hanging after she tried to defend herself from a rapist, media said Saturday. Nazanin, aged 18, confessed to killing a man unintentionally when he and two accomplices tried to rape her and her younger nie

World | January 7, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1275

UK Liberal Democrat Leader Quits

Charles Kennedy, leader of the UK Liberal Democrat Party announced his resignation Saturday, two days after admitting to an alcohol issue. Kennedy, 46, had been under mounting pressure from colleagues since his drinking problem was confirmed.

World | January 7, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 434

US Journalist Kidnapped in Baghdad

An American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad and the accompanying translator was slain by the abductors. The journalist's identity was not immediately revealed, but it is known that he/she was on the way to interview the head of the Sunni coalitio

World | January 7, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 624

Straw Secretly in Iraq for Diplomatic Talks

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has landed in Iraq on a surprising diplomatic visit. He is set to meet local politicians at the British base in Basra, to the south of the country, to discuss issues including Iraq's political future.

World | January 6, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 991

Suicide Bombs Kill 130 in Iraq

Suicide bombers carried out twin assaults on one of Shiite Islam's most sacred sites and a police recruitment center, killing at least 134 people and wounding hundreds, Iraqi officials said. Five American soldiers were also killed by a roadside bomb in th

World | January 6, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 465

23 Killed in Mecca Hotel Collapse

At least 23 people have been killed when a hotel outside the Grand Mosque in Islam's holiest city collapsed Thursday. Rescue teams rushed to the site and were pulling bodies from beneath the wreckage.

World | January 5, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1202

Turkey Confirms Human Bird Flu

At least two people to the east of Turkey have died of bird flu, the country's health minister announced. This is the first case of human bird flu diagnosed outside Southeast Asia, where at least 70 have died.

World | January 5, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 596

1 US Miner Found Alive

Just one of the 12 trapped miners found in a US coal mine on Wednesday has survived, reports from the US say. CNN said only one man - critically ill and rushed to hospital - had been found alive by rescuers, just hours after news all had been found safe.

World | January 4, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 562

Saddam "Prefers to be Shot by Firing Squad"

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has told his lawyers that he wants to be shot by firing squad, not hanged, if sentenced to death during his murder trial, the Washington Times reported. The trial will be resumed later this month in Baghdad.

World | January 3, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1217

Bush Opens New 2006 With Focus on Economy, Iraq

US President George Bush is starting his sixth year in office with a flurry of activity designed to trumpet upturns in the economy, defend US action in Iraq and challenge critics who claim his methods of fighting terrorists infringe on civil liberties. On

World | January 2, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 627

Israeli Air Strike Targets Gaza

The Israeli air force has fired a missile at a building in Gaza used by the governing Palestinian party, Fatah. Israel said it targeted a building in Khan Yunis used by the Fatah-linked militants, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.

World | January 2, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 518
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