Reponsibility claimed for Iraq attacks
Al-Qaeda’s umbrella group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for co-ordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500.
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Three dead in Pakistan drone attack
A suspected US drone fired two missiles into an al-Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary in a Pakistani region near the Afghan border today, killing at least three militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
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Blair ‘will give public evidence’
The Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war insisted Tony Blair would be questioned “very much in public” amid claims that key evidence from the former British Prime Minister would be heard behind closed doors.
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Berlusconi Kept in Hospital after Attack
Italian Leader being Treated for “Persistent” Pain after Man Hurled Statuette at His Face, Broke Nose
Former Cypriot leader’s corpse stolen
The body of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos has been stolen from its grave, police in Cyprus said today.
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Turkey bans pro-kurdish party
Turkey’s top court today closed the only pro-Kurdish party in parliament for having links to PKK Kurdish rebels in a ruling that could hamper the nation’s faltering EU membership bid.
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Video: Amanda Knox Scared in Prison
American Amanda Knox has had few visitors to the Italian jail where she will serve 26 years for murder. Allen Pizzey reports.
Iran warned of further sanctions
US defence secretary Robert Gates today said he expected the international community to impose significant sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.
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Ireland to give 100m in climate aid
Taoiseach Brian Cowen has announced Ireland will give 100 million to help combat climate change in developing countries.
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General warns of rise in Afghan violence
Violence in Afghanistan will likely climb in the short-term, along with internal government turmoil, Gen David Petraeus told Congress today as he urged lawmakers to reserve judgment for a full year on President Barack Obama’s new war strategy.
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Artist’s son in $20m museum heist
A man used a mechanical digger to break into a museum owned by his father, pioneering fantasy artist Frank Frazetta, in an attempt to steal 90 paintings worth more than US$20 million ( 13.6 million).
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Branson unveils commercial spaceship
Virgin Atlantic has unveiled the first commercial passenger spaceship, a sleek black-and-white vessel that represents an expensive gamble on creating a commercial space tourism industry.
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