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Officials tackle deadly air accidentThe second deadly Russian aircrash in five years has stunned the Siberian city of Irkutsk. In 2001… 09/07/06 12:07 CET
Pope’s visit bolsters Spanish catholicsConcluding his 26-hour visit to Valencia, Spain, Pope Benedict has made a speech indirectly… 09/07/06 12:07 CET
Holiday flight crashes in IrkutskIt is feared most of the 200 passengers and crew on a holiday flight to Siberia have died in a… 09/07/06 12:07 CET
Air crash in Siberia kills 150 holiday makersA Russian airliner has crashed in Siberia killing at least 150 people. The Airbus was trying to… 09/07/06 10:07 CET
Three die as Israeli airstrike hits house in GazaThere have been more Israeli air strikes over night on targets in Gaza. A key bridge was bombed… 09/07/06 10:07 CET
Mexico’s presidential runner up contests resultAround 100,000 people filled Mexico City’s Zocalo Square to support the leftist Andreas Manuel… 09/07/06 10:07 CET
The bloodiest of many outbreaks of sectarian violenceMilitia gunmen have gone on a rampage in a Sunni district of Baghdad killing dozens in what is the… 09/07/06 07:07 CET
Irkutsk airport’s unhappy safety recordIrkutsk has become something of a doomed destination, with four major plane crashes in the last… 09/07/06 07:07 CET
Airliner crashes in IrkutskNearly 140 people, including five members of the cabin crew, have died or are missing after an… 09/07/06 07:07 CET
Cyprus resumes talks on futureDivided Cyprus takes small steps towards reconciliation as the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders… 09/07/06 07:07 CET
Israel threatens to widen military actionGaza is under a state of seige. Israel is maintaining its pressure on the Palestinians to force… 09/07/06 07:07 CET
40 gunned down in sectarian attacks in Baghdad.At least 40 people have been killed by Shi’ite gunmen in Baghdad in a sectarian attack targeting… 09/07/06 01:07 CET
