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Bush Pressed to Withdraw UN Pickup

US President George W. Bush seems to come under increasing pressure to withdraw his nomination of outspoken conservative John Bolton for UN ambassador.

World | May 13, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 851

Berlin Approves EU Constitution

German parliamentarians have overwhelmingly approved the EU constitution on. With 569 yes votes, 23 no votes and two abstentions, the German Bundestag approved Thursday the new European Union Constitution.

World | May 13, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 770

Dutch Court Hears Srebrenitsa Case

Dutch military chiefs are appearing in court in the Netherlands in a case brought by families of some victims of the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. More than 7,000 men were killed by Bosnian Serb troops who overran the Muslim enclave during the Bosnian war.

World | May 12, 2005, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 966

Blasts, Assassinations Rock Baghdad, 12 Killed

At least 10 Iraqis have been killed and up to 20 injured in two car bomb explosions that rocked Baghdad Thursday morning. According to Aljazeera reports several civilians have died in the first explosion that hit security officials as they were eating in

World | May 12, 2005, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 776

Mortar Hits Iraq Oil Ministry

A mortar round struck the Iraqi Oil Ministry complex in Baghdad on Wednesday, media reported citing police officials. There was no immediate word on casualties.

World | May 11, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1879

Over 24 Die in Bomb Attacks in Saddam's Hometown

At least 24 people were killed and over 70 injured when a suicide car bomb exploded at a crowded market near a police station in the Iraqi town of Tikrit. Tikrit - a predominately Sunni city about 130 km north of Baghdad - is a home town of ousted Iraqi l

World | May 11, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 447

Russia, EU Agree on Landmark Accord

Russia and the European Union have signed a landmark cooperation agreement ranging from economic ties mutual security. The accord was signed Tuesday at an EU-Russian summit in Moscow.

World | May 10, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 528

Blair Under Fire over Reshuffle

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing criticism for using his reshuffle to appoint one of his policy advisers as a minister. Andrew Adonis, said to be the driving force behind the controversial top-up fees policy, has been given a peerage and a job in th

World | May 10, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 588

Holocaust Memorial Opened in Berlin

German politicians and Jewish leaders have marked 60 years since the end of World War II by officially opening Berlin's vast Holocaust memorial. The Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a sprawling field of 2,700 stone slabs near the Brandenburg Gat

World | May 10, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 674

Bush Praises Georgian Democracy

Georgia is a "beacon of liberty for the region and the world", US President George W Bush has told a cheering crowd in the former Soviet republic. Georgia's peaceful Rose Revolution set an example for others, including Ukraine, Iraq and Lebanon, he said.

World | May 10, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 512

Renee Zellweger Marries Secretly

Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger has secretly married country singer Kenny Chesney, world media disclosed Tuesday. The small ceremony took place in the Carribean on Monday, Zellweger's publicist was cited as saying.

World | May 10, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1553

First Woman to Lead NASA Flight

Eileen Collins will lead the Discovery shuttle as it blasts into space in July. NASA's first female shuttle commander remains among the few pioneering women in the male-dominated field.

World | May 10, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 724

Car Bomb Kills Seven in Baghdad

A car bomb exploded in a business district of central Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing at least seven people and wounding 16 more, police officials said. The blast, which occurred near a cinema, sent a huge plume of black smoke into the sky.

World | May 10, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 453

Quake Rocks Romania

A light earthquake has hit Romania's Vrancea mountain on Monday morning, media reported. The quake measured 4.

World | May 9, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 653

Blast Kills Four in Baghdad

Four people were killed and eight wounded when a suicide bomber rammed his car into two police vehicles at a roadside checkpoint early Monday in southwest Baghdad, an interior ministry official said. Two of those killed were policemen burned to death in t

World | May 9, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 401

Iraq Cabinet Approved

The Iraqi parliament has approved appointments for six cabinet vacancies, handing four more positions to the Sunni Arab minority. But the Sunni selected as human rights minister turned down the job, saying he cannot accept a position awarded on sectarian

World | May 8, 2005, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 780

Another Reputed al-Zarqawi Aide Captured

Iraq says its security forces have captured another associate of terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. A government statement says the man was captured Thursday.

World | May 8, 2005, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 477

Anti-Syrian Lebanese Leader Returns from Exile

Anti-Syrian leader Michel Aoun has returned from 14 years' exile in France to a crowd of cheering supporters gathered at Beirut's airport. "Today is a day of happiness and joy," he told a news conference.

World | May 8, 2005, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 460

Iraqi Forces Nab Zarqawi Aide

Iraqi security forces have seized in late April an aide to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al Qaeda leader in Iraq, the government said on Saturday. According to a government statement Iraqi forces arrested Ghassan al-Rawi, identified as the

World | May 7, 2005, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 475

Baghdad Bomb Kills Iraqis, Americans

At least 17 people were killed as a car bomb exploded at a busy intersection in central Baghdad as a foreign security convoy drove past. Four Americans were among the 17 people killed in a huge car bomb blast in central Baghdad on Saturday, security and m

World | May 7, 2005, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 517

Iraq Appoints Defence, Oil Ministers

Iraq's government has reportedly reached an agreement over the heads of the defence and oil ministries. Saadoun al-Dulaimi, a Sunni Arab, would be the new defence minister.

World | May 7, 2005, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 953
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