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Merapi Volcano Belching out Again

Indonesia's Mount Merapi has been showing increasing activity, while spewing out large gas clouds and sending more than 15,000 villagers fleeing to safety.The volcano has spewed out its largest gas cloud yet, experts said.

World | June 8, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1077

Romania Plans to Change Danube Course

Bucharest is planning to change the Danube River's course on Romanian territory between 2008 and 2012, local media informed. The country's Ministry of Environment is considering this move to achieve better management of high water-levels of the river, suc

World | June 7, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1285

Iceland's PM Steps Down

Icelandic Prime Minister Halldor Asgrimsson has announced he is stepping down following his party's poor performance in local elections. Asgrimsson, 58, told reporters Tuesday that Foreign Minister Geir Haarde would take over as prime minister.

World | June 6, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 884

EU to Push Iran Nuclear Deal

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana is due to present Iran's leaders with a series of proposals aimed at persuading them to halt sensitive atomic research. The plans were agreed by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany last w

World | June 6, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 832

Bush Calls for Gay Marriage Ban

US President George Bush again urged the US Senate to pass a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage when it debates the issue this week. Bush said marriage between a man and a woman was the most fundamental institution of civilisation, and nee

World | June 6, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 582

50 People Abducted in Iraq

Gunmen have kidnapped at least 50 people in central Baghdad, Iraqi security officials have reported. Reports suggest the gunmen were in civilian cars and wearing police or commando uniforms.

World | June 5, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1139

Students "Executed" As Iraq Violence Rages On

Gunmen in Iraq dragged 24 people, mostly teenage students, from vehicles and shot them dead, police said, as violence raged in the country. Police said gunmen manning a makeshift checkpoint near Udhaim stopped cars approaching the small town 120km north o

World | June 5, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1158

Bush to Stress Support For Gay Marriage Ban

US President George Bush will meet conservative activists at the White House to underline his support for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. He will thus re-inforcing the message of a weekend speech in which he urged Congress to pass the amen

World | June 5, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1067

Fate of Kidnapped Russians Unknown

Iraqi authorities have been issuing conflicting reports about the Russian diplomatic staff who were abducted earlier. An Interior official has said that Iraqi commandos had freed the victims, while another ministry official denied the report, BBC said.

World | June 4, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1193

Czech Election His Dead End

The Czech general elections seemed to reach a deadlock, after the conservative opposition gained a lead but with no clear prospects of forming a government. Preliminary results showed that the Civic Democrats and their allies won only half of the seats in

World | June 4, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 537

Chinese Plane Crashes, Kills 40

A Chinese military transport plane has crashed with 40 crew and other people onboard, it was reported on June 4. Later on Sunday world media said all 40 had been killed.

World | June 4, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1180

Canada Arrest 17 Terror Suspects

Twelve men and five youths have been arrested in Canada on suspicion of planning an "al-Qaeda-inspired" bombing campaign in and around Toronto. During the raid, officers have seized bomb-making material including three tons of ammonium nitrate.

World | June 3, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1329

4.8 Quake Shakes Turkey

A moderate earthquake has rattled Turkey on Saturday afternoon, media reported. It hit at about 2 p.

World | June 3, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1063

Russian Diplomat Killed in Iraq

A Russian diplomat has been killed and four others kidnapped in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, it was reported on Saturday. The news was first broken by Iraqi officials, then a confirmation came from Moscow.

World | June 3, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1292

Strong Quake Hits Iran

Iran was shaken by an earthquake of 5.2 Saturday morning, Bulgarian media said citing Iran's official news agency.

World | June 3, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1045

Iran May Have Nuclear Bomb "In 10 Years"

Iran is determined to obtain a nuclear weapon and is quite possibly to possess one within ten years, according to the senior US intelligence chief. Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte told BBC Radio Tehran could have a nuclear bomb ready bet

World | June 2, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1747

17 Killed in Turkey Mine Collapse

Seventeen workers were killed when a coalmine in Turkey collapsed after a methane gas explosion late on Thursday. Three people are still trapped.

World | June 2, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1016

BBC: US Probes New Iraq Massacre Claim

The US army says it is investigating an incident in which 11 Iraqis may have been deliberately killed by US troops, after the emergence of video evidence. The video aired on the BBC appears to challenge the US account of the events in the town of Ishaqi i

World | June 2, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 787

Czechs Vote in National Elections

Czechs go the polls June 2 and 3 to elect deputies to the lower house of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies. The Czech Republic has enjoyed an economic boom under a centre-left coalition led by Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek's Social Democrats, but a strin

World | June 2, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 897

14 Bank Employees Injured in Istanbul Blast

Fourteen have been killed in the massive explosion that shattered the eastern parts of Turkey's largest city of Istanbul on Thursday. All of them are employees of a private bank.

World | June 1, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 910

Romania's Deputy PM Quits

Romania's Deputy Prime Minister George Copos, who is responsible for Business, Small and Medium Enterprises, has resigned his post. The decision was triggered by Copos' disagreement with the new Taxation Code draft that was approved by the government a da

World | June 1, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 853
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