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Rocket attack in Baghdad's Green Zone kills three
A rocket struck near a UN compound in the heavily fortified Green Zone today, killing three foreigners and wounding 15 other people, according to UN and military officials.
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31 December 2011: day the last US soldier leaves Iraq
Friday, 28 November 2008
After tortuous negotiations, Baghdad parliament sets definitive timetable for American withdrawal.
Foster and Hadid in running to remake Mecca
Friday, 28 November 2008
Two of Britain's most-renowned architects are in the running for the single most audacious renovation in history: the redevelopment of Mecca.
Israel goes to war over Hebron's 'House of Peace'
Thursday, 27 November 2008
A nation has been polarised by the decision to forcibly remove some Jewish settlers from the West Bank city. And a ramshackle dwelling has found itself at the centre of the storm
Iraq delays vote on US deal
Thursday, 27 November 2008
The Iraqi parliament delayed a vote until today on the security agreement between the US and Iraq which will see American forces leave Iraqi cities, towns and villages by next summer and Iraq as a whole by the end of 2011.
Ali Sheikholeslami: On or about the Tehran Media Exhibition
Thursday, 27 November 2008
The Media Exhibition in Tehran provides an annual opportunity for journalists across the fields of print, news agency and radio to come together and engage in dialogue with each other and their audiences.
Pirate 'mother ship' sunk by India was Thai trawler
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
The pirate "mother ship" sunk last week by the Indian navy was in reality a Thai fishing vessel that had been seized by pirates just hours earlier. Fourteen members of its crew are still missing and one has been found dead.
Official: Sunken 'pirate' ship was Thai boat
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
The pirate "mother ship" sunk last week by the Indian navy was actually a Thai fishing trawler seized hours earlier by pirates, a maritime agency said today. The Indian navy defended its actions, saying it fired in self-defence.
Dubai court suspends jail term for beach sex couple
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
A British couple convicted of having sex on a Dubai beach are likely to return to the UK by the weekend, after being spared jail.
'Sex on beach' couple spared jail
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
The British couple who were found guilty in Dubai of having sex on the beach are to be deported after their jail sentences were cancelled.
Afghans arrest 'schoolgirl acid attackers'
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Afghan authorities have arrested 10 Taliban insurgents who threw acid in the faces of schoolgirls in southern Afghanistan, an official said today.
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