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Russia vows to restore gas to EuropeAmid fears its dispute with Ukraine could cause an energy crisis across Europe, Russia has pledged… 02/01/06 08:01 CET
Deadly ice rink collapse in GermanyAt least four people including a child are dead after the roof of a crowded indoor ice skating rink… 02/01/06 08:01 CET
Death of a Turkish child being tested for bird fluDoctors in Turkey are waiting for the results of tests on four children to find out if they have… 02/01/06 08:01 CET
New Year, new presidency for EUAustria has moved into the driver’s seat and taken up the six month rotating EU Presidency. The… 02/01/06 08:01 CET
Italian tourists the latest to be abducted in YemenFive italian tourists have been abducted in eastern Yemen. Its understood three women being held… 02/01/06 08:01 CET
Bush defends eavesdropping policyUS President George W Bush has strongly defended his administration’s policy of eavesdropping on… 02/01/06 08:01 CET
Europe anxious after Russia cuts gas to UkraineA number of European countries have already begun counting the cost of Russia’s decision to cut gas… 02/01/06 08:01 CET
Russia-Ukraine gas crisis felt throughout EUThe cutting of Russian gas supplies to Ukraine is sending a shiver through Europe as well. Energy… 02/01/06 08:01 CET
Abbas may delay poll if Israel stops Jerusalem votingPalestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has rejected calls from within his Fatah faction for the… 02/01/06 08:01 CET
Yemeni gunmen threaten to kill Italian hostagesYemeni tribesmen holding five Italian tourists hostage are threatening to kill them if government… 02/01/06 08:01 CET
English get to choose which hospital to go toThe British government hails it as real patient choice – critics say it could have the opposite… 02/01/06 02:01 CET
Turkish bird flu tests negativeTests for bird flu on five people taken to hospital in eastern Turkey, including a teenage boy who… 02/01/06 01:01 CET
UN’s Hariri probe seeks to interview Syrian presidentThe United Nations commission probing the killing of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik… 02/01/06 01:01 CET
Russia accuses Ukraine of “stealing” gas bound for western EuropeRussian gas monopoly Gazprom is claiming that Ukraine stole more than 21 million euros’ worth of… 02/01/06 01:01 CET
European countries relying on gas reservesFollowing Gazprom’s decision to cut gas supplies to Ukraine, Croatia says its natural gas imports… 02/01/06 01:01 CET
