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• Belarus claims gas deal with Russia is close

  Belarus has claimed it is close to resolving its gas price dispute with Russia, just a day before… 31/12/06 09:12 CET

• Saddam buried in native village

  Saddam Hussein has been buried overnight in his native village of Awja. The head of Saddam’s Albu… 31/12/06 09:12 CET

• Mixed reaction in Arab world to Saddam’s execution

  Reaction in the Arab world to Saddam’s execution has been mixed. Shi’ites in Iraq’s Sadr City… 31/12/06 09:12 CET

• Saddam execution sparks debate over death penalty

  European countries have been giving their reaction to the execution. The general line has been that… 31/12/06 09:12 CET

• Spanish PM suspends Basque peace process

  The Spanish Prime Minister has announced the suspension of the peace process with the armed Basque… 31/12/06 09:12 CET

• New Year in Honk Kong and Taipai

  Hong Kong and the Taiwanese capital Taipai have also been welcoming in the New Year. Thousands have… 31/12/06 07:12 CET

• World welcomes in 2007

  Australians have been among the first to bid farewell to the old year and ring in the new. Sydney… 31/12/06 07:12 CET

• Anger on streets of Spain after ETA bomb attack

  A minute’s silence has been held in Bilbao in Spain’s Basque Country after yesterday’s ETA car bomb… 31/12/06 07:12 CET

• Bangkok rocked by deadly blasts

  At least two people have been killed in a series of bomb blasts in the Thai capital, Bangkok… 31/12/06 07:12 CET

• EU flag hoisted in Romania and Bulgaria

  EU flags have been raised in Romania and Bulgaria on the eve of their adhesion to the bloc. Both… 31/12/06 07:12 CET

• New Saddam video reveals taunts at execution

  The official silent video released of Saddam Hussein’s execution gave the impression it was calm… 31/12/06 07:12 CET

• Top Belarus official in Moscow for talks on gas dispute

  There are new efforts to resolve a gas pricing dispute between Russia and Belarus. Belaru’s top… 31/12/06 01:12 CET

• Castro issues New Year statement

  It was a New Year’s message, but not in person. A statement from Cuba’s ailing leader Fidel Castro… 31/12/06 01:12 CET

• Mobile phone images of Saddam execution turn up on Internet

  Mobile phone images of Saddam Hussein’s execution have emerged on the Internet, showing that he had… 31/12/06 01:12 CET

• Hope fades for those missing after Indonesian ferry disaster

  About 200 people are now known to have been rescued after an Indonesian passenger ferry carrying… 31/12/06 01:12 CET

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