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Better late than never – Ariane 5 blasts offThe world’s heaviest commercial satellite has finally got off the ground, onboard a European… 11/08/05 12:08 CET
Al-Qaeda suspect appears in Turkish courtA suspected al-Qaeda operative has appeared before a court in Istanbul. Louia Sakra is a… 11/08/05 12:08 CET
Upping the anti in the Iran-U.N. nuclear crisisIran and the International Atomic agency square-up to each other over Tehran’s nuclear programme… 11/08/05 07:08 CET
From abroad with interest — Moscow amnesty hopes to lure fortunes back into economyRich Russians will be able to repatriate capital they have hidden abroad, without fear of legal… 11/08/05 07:08 CET
Iran nuclear freeze demanded by IAEAThe United Nations nuclear watchdog has called on Iran to halt sensitive atomic work it restarted… 11/08/05 07:08 CET
Israeli ultranationalists in eleventh-hour demo at Gaza pulloutOpponents of Israeli withdrawal of settlers from Gaza have been massing in downtown Tel Aviv for a… 11/08/05 07:08 CET
Detainees in Britain set for deportationBritain has detained ten foreigners deemed to pose a threat to national security. They are to be… 11/08/05 07:08 CET
Hopes rise for peace in SudanA political deal ending Africa’s longest civil war, in Sudan, has been reconfirmed with the… 11/08/05 07:08 CET
No sooner off plane from UK, Bakri held in BeirutRadical Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed has been detained by authorities in Lebanon, according to… 11/08/05 07:08 CET
Yahoo makes big-money deal in ChinaIt is being hailed as the biggest ever investment by a foreign firm in China’s technology market… 11/08/05 07:08 CET
Settlers and soldiers prepare for Gaza withdrawalIsraeli army soldiers have taken part in a final training session ahead of the Gaza Strip… 11/08/05 07:08 CET
