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Chinese President Hu Jintao shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in New York of US, Sept.5

Aceh separatists gathered up their weapons and Indonesian police packed their bags yesterday on the eve of a rebel disarmament process and government troop withdrawal ...5.6

Police shut streets in a New Zealand town today after a man threatened to detonate a bomb and demanded to speak to Prime Minister Helen Clark, local media reported.5

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a section of a barrier the government is building in the West Bank be rerouted.4.5

There has been a broad welcome from two of Ireland's main aid agencies to the Taoiseach's commitment to significantly increase the country's overseas aid budget.2.9

Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Caspian news, links, maps etc. Last Updated on 13:13 AZT- 15 September 2005 National Politics Business World Eurasia Media Tech/Internet Arts & ...2.9

Patients will travel 150 miles to Wolverhampton for their operation Heart patients from Swansea are to travel 150 miles to the English Midlands for surgery to meet targets ...2.9

After Betty Lokol's two-year-old son died of hunger, she was ready to do whatever the village witch doctor said.2.9

Jim Sturman represented Harold Shipman's family A barrister who represented Harold Shipman's family at the serial killer's inquest has become the first to be paid 1m from ...2.9

Her statement was also a denial of newspaper reports quoting her as saying that the JI has recruited students from the University of Southern Mindanao, the largest state ...3.1

The Temburong District's Coordination Committee for Development and Economical Services recently organised a bicycle expedition to Sarawak, Sabah and Federal Territory of ...2.9

Seven foreign nationals have been detained under powers allowing deportations for national security reasons, the Home Office has said.2.9

A total of 383 people have been taken to hospital in Nizhniy Novgorod following an outbreak of hepatitis-A in the town, Russian news agencies reported Thursday, quoting the ...2.9

When income tax officials raided the home of crorepati bar girl Tarannum Khan on August 30, it was on the basis of information from the International Cricket Council, the ...2.9

A day after the protests outside oil refineries, the Daily Mirror asks: "Protest? What Protest?" It was, adds the paper, a protest almost without protesters.2.9

MANAMA: A unified GCC currency would crystallise co-operation between Gulf states, said the Premier yesterday.2.9

As one of Yorkshire's oldest families, the Metcalfe name is now shared by famous politicians, stars of stage and screen, musicians, and some leading figures in sports and ...3.1

The president of Ablaze Productions, Leonid L. Oleksiuk, of Toronto, Canada, met in Ukraine with Volyn Oblast Governor Volodymyr Bondar and his staff in July for the purpose ...2.9

COLOMBO: Muttiah Muralitharan took six for 18 as Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 96 runs on the third day of the first Test yesterday after the visitors ...2.9

GOVERNOR-General Michael Jeffery visited the Papua New Guinea's Kokoda Track in an Australian army Blackhawk helicopter today and paid tribute to the diggers who fought and ...4

US peace activist Scott Parkin, who was deported from Australia this morning after being deemed a threat to national security, would be welcome back in his homeland, the FBI ...3.2

MANAMA: Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House yesterday announced a $2 billion investment by Tanmiyat Investment Group in Legends Dubailand project.2.9

TV polls released this evening at 6pm on the two major TV networks signal two different outcomes for the election on Saturday.3.1

Moonglow has been selected for competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Moonglow presents the story of a mother and her desperate attempts to hide the death of her ...2.9

A row over proposed electoral changes dominates the front pages in Italy. Commentators weigh the chances of the two main contenders in the German election in the final days ...2.9

About 20 percent of Britons live below the poverty line, with working-age adults singled out as being particularly vulnerable, research by a British charity revealed.2.9

The country's unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent as of July this year, the National Statistics Office said in a report released Thursday.2.9

Indonesia is set to buy up to 3 million barrels of crude oil in its tender for November, 42 percent below October levels as the country seeks to cap costly imports that are ...4

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday agreed to carry forward the peace process and resolve all outstanding issues, including ...4

Sir Tom said he wanted to 'empower' developing countries One of Scotland's wealthiest tycoons has joined forces with former US president Bill Clinton in a drive against ...2.9

This is the time of year when television viewers expect to see new episodes of their favorite programmes unveiled after a summer of reruns, but this season, fans of Canada's ...2.9

If the international oil price rises US$15 per barrel this year, then China will have to pay an additional US$15 billion for buying oil, Niu Li, an economist with the State ...4.5

For North Korea, a peaceful nuclear programme is its right as part of "ceaseless and dynamic" plans to improve its economy, but nuclear experts and regional powers regard ...2.5

Last year Dr Don Brash after careful consideration of select committee submissions on the Civil Union Bill changed his mind on supporting the controversial legislation.2.9

International News Archives More U.S. refuses North Korean nuclear reactor demand for giving up atomic bombs Hong Kong woman sues Rolex, says label caused skin rash, mental ...3.1

The Executive Yuan yesterday rebuffed a proposal from a lawmaker of the opposition Kuomintang to let the majority party in the parliament form a new Cabinet, saying the move ...4.3

Angry Marlborough Sounds residents are planning a large-scale protest flotilla to ensure the new Interislander ferry keeps to the legal speed limit.4