Eight people are dead after a suicide car bomb attack in Iraq
Militants have detonated a car bomb at a Baghdad military headquarters and then tried to shoot their way into the building, killing eight people and wounding 29, Iraqi officials said.
Immediately after the car exploded, gunmen assaulted the headquarters, battling the building's guards in a 15-minute firefight, according to police officials. ... |
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Basque separatist group Eta has declared a ceasefire, according to reports
The Basque separatist militant group Eta has declared a ceasefire in a video statement.
The video showed three masked militants making a statement in Basque. The statement appeared on Basque newspaper Gara's website and was also made available to the BBC. Gara accompanied the video with a transcription of the statement in Basqu ... |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
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| Sunday, 05 September 2010 13:01 |
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A British soldier from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan
A British soldier from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
The solider was serving as part of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force when killed by a bl ... |
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People stand outside a building damaged by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch
The powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Saturday also ripped a new 11-foot wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said.
At least 500 buildings, including 90 downtown properties, have been desig ... |
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Israeli aircraft have bombed three Gaza smuggling tunnels, killing two Palestinians and wounding a third
Israeli aircraft have bombed three Gaza smuggling tunnels, killing two Palestinians and wounding a third, Hamas officials said.
Two more Palestinians are missing following the airstrikes late on Saturday, which the Israeli military said was retaliation for Hamas shooting attacks.
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Uruguayan plane crash survivors meet relatives of the trapped miners (AP)
Former rugby players who survived more than two months after a plane crash in the Andes have met relatives of 33 trapped Chilean miners and urged them to stay strong.
"They will be out soon," said Jose Inciarte, one of the four crash survivors visiting the San Jose copper and gold mine in northern Chile.
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| At least 43 die in Darfur violence
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| Saturday, 04 September 2010 23:01 |
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At least 43 people have died in recent violence in Sudan's Darfur region
Clashes in a refugee camp in Sudan's restive Darfur region have left six people dead, UN-African Union peacekeepers said, days after violence elsewhere in the area claimed the lives of at least 37 people.
The spokesman for the UNAMID mission, Chris Cycmanick, said the fighting took place in the Hamidia refugee camp in ... |
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| BP spill well 'no longer a threat'
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| Saturday, 04 September 2010 22:01 |
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BP has come under prolonged attack in the US for perceived safety failings following the Deepwater Horizon explosion
The ruptured well which pumped almost five million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has been secured and no longer constitutes a threat, it has been confirmed.
A new valve known as a blow-out preventer was placed over the well on Friday after crews replaced a damaged device.
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| Fresh match-fixing claims reported
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| Saturday, 04 September 2010 22:01 |
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Yasir Hameed reportedly made fresh claims about match-fixing in cricket
A Pakistan cricketer has accused his team-mates of fixing "almost every match" and a fourth player is under investigation over allegations of match-rigging claims, it was reported.
The fresh allegations in the News of the World threaten to further rock the cricket world after the suspension of trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and M ... |
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced plans to pursue peace talks with the Taliban
Britain has welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai's announcement that he is setting up a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban.
A statement issued by Karzai's office in Kabul described the new High Peace Council as a "significant step toward peace talks".
The council will consist of former mem ... |
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