Switzerland voted in a nationwide referendum to open its job market to workers from the 10 newest European Union countries. Fifty-six percent voted for the proposal, with 44% voting against, a clearer majority than expected.
Four militiamen loyal to Iraq's radical Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr, have been killed in clashes with US forces in Baghdad overnight. It is the first such fighting since a rebellion by supporters of the cleric ended more than a year ago.
A US helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing all five crew on board. The CH-47 Chinook helicopter came down during an operation near Day Chopan, in the southern Zabul province.
Israeli helicopters fired missiles at targets in the northern Gaza. The attack came after more than 21 rockets from the Gaza Strip hit Sderot in Israel, injuring five people.
A huge explosion at a parade by the resistance group Hamas in the Gaza Strip killed more than ten Palestinians. Reports say a truck carrying fighters exploded during the parade in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza.
A man was arrested under the Terrorism Act at Manchester Airport, following a struggle with officers. Police carried out a controlled explosion on a suspect package, following a struggle with officers.
Ukraine's parliament confirmed President Viktor Yushchenko's nominee for prime minister. Economist Yuriy Yekhanurov becomes Ukraine's prime minister after earlier this week an initial vote failed to approve the candidate amid ongoing political turmoil in
US President George W. Bush has declared a state of emergency in Texas and Louisiana, as hurricane Rita's winds were at 265 km/h early on Thursday.
As hurricane Rita draws nearer, the big petrol companies have started evacuating their staff from the Mexican Gulf. British Petroleum, announced that they would cut in half the number of employees in the endangered area, now totaling 1,500 people.
The International Day of Peace is observed on September 21 each year, an initiative of the United Nations to encourage all nations to cooperate in ending memories of war.The event is intended as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence and an opportunit
The suicide bombers who attacked London on 7 July staged a practice run nine days before the bombings, police say. Detectives studied the CCTV footage as part of their investigation into the attacks, which killed 52 people and the bombers.
An earthquake measured 4.9 on the Richter scale rocked the Greek Island of Kefalonia, some 400 km west of Athens, ANA news agency informed.
In an historic joint statement North Korea agrees to give up all its nuclear activities, abandon all its nuclear programmes and rejoin the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which North Korea has abandoned three years ago. As a compensation the six partie
A car bomb explosion at a market near Baghdad on Saturday killed more than 30 people and wounded many others. The explosion was caused by a car, parked near a stall in the middle of the square and it was not a suicide bombing attack, a police spokesman s
A bomb has exploded inside the British Embassy in Croatia, Sky News reported. An embassy spokeswoman said one person has been slightly injured in the blast.
Thousands of tourists jammed the highways after they were told to evacuate the lower Florida Keys because Tropical Storm Rita developed over the Bahamas and moved toward the vulnerable, low-lying island chain. A hurricane watch was posted for the Florida
Iraqi Parliament signed off the much-awaited draft constitution. The constitution was signed after series of negotiations and amid of escalating violence in the country.
The United States is labeling as "very aggressive," a United Nations speech Saturday by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in which he said Iran has an inalienable right to a complete nuclear fuel cycle, the Voice of America reported. Senior State Dep
Taliban rebels have reportedly shot dead seven Afghan civilians after finding a registration document for Sunday's milestone elections in their car, according to a provincial governor, Al-Jazeera reported. The attack on Tuesday in the central province of
A car bomb has killed 30 people and wounded 38 in a town east of Baghdad after one of the bloodiest weeks in and around the Iraqi capital since the US-led invasion of 2003.
A pilot threatened to fly a stolen plane into the Sky Tower, a landmark building in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, on Saturday before crashing into the sea, police said. The pilot has been hospitalized with moderate injuries, international agencies
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