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US blasts Israeli expansion plan

18.11.09
Israel's approval of 900 extra homes at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem has been strongly criticised by the US and UN... more

Karzai named winner as run-off is cancelled

02.11.09
Hamid Karzai was declared Afghanistan's elected president after officials cancelled the second round election run-off... more

Karzai's rival Abdullah backs election run-off in Afghanistan

21.10.09
Hamid Karzai's chief political rival today agreed to stand in Afghanistan's November run-off, removing one crucial obstacle in the race to get the election in place... more

Second Afghan poll ahead as UN throws out Karzai's votes

20.10.09
Tension was mounting in Afghanistan today as British troops and diplomats prepared for a possible second round of voting after investigators uncovered major fraud in the ballots cast for Hamid Karzai in the presidential election... more

Neda, symbol of Iran's struggle

23.06.09
A student shot by the Iranian security forces during street protests has become a martyr after video footage of her death was posted on the internet... more

Gordon Brown makes appeal over Aung San Suu Kyi

19.06.09
Prime Minister threatens tougher sanctions against Burma as he makes impassioned appeal to ruling generals to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi ... more

UN chief warns of 'bloodbath'

08.04.09
A United Nations human rights expert warned of a "bloodbath" in Sri Lanka unless government and Tamil Tiger forces stop fighting long enough to let civilians flee... more

President makes a beeline for JK and says I love Harry Potter

02.04.09
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Embattled Brown puts big-spending Budget on hold

25.03.09
Gordon Brown appears to have retreated from ordering a new giveaway Budget to stimulate the economy... more

Aid agencies 'must go back to Darfur'

11.03.09
The violence in Darfur and inaction in the face of its worsening humanitarian crisis are "not acceptable", President Barack Obama said... more

Brown: Can't talk now, I'm at Davos

30.01.09
Gordon Brown suffered embarrassment when his mobile phone rang as he delivered a speech at the Davos summit... more

'Mortar fire' claim threatens ceasefires in Gaza

20.01.09
The ceasefires declared by Israel and Hamas were strained almost to breaking point as Israel's military leaders claimed militants in the Gaza Strip fired a mortar shell... more

Families flee in panic as Israeli forces shell Gaza tower blocks

15.01.09
Thousands of people in Gaza City are reported to be fleeing their homes as Israeli troops advanced deeper into crowded residential areas in a new military effort... more

UN chief 'outraged' as Israeli shells hit Gaza headquarters

15.01.09
The United Nations has expressed "outrage" after its headquarters in Gaza City was hit by Israeli shells... more

Israelis are hit by new wave of rockets fired from Lebanon

14.01.09
Northern Israel has been hit by rocket attacks from Lebanon, prompting residents to flee to bomb shelters... more

Tanks roll into heart of Gaza

13.01.09
Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza City amid reports of some of the most fierce fighting so far in its war against Hamas... more

We are ready for long weeks of action, says Israeli defence chief

30.12.08
Israel launched a wave of new bombing raids against Hamas government and military targets in Gaza as the country’s defence chiefs warned that “long weeks of action” lay ahead... more

Miliband: Mugabe's misrule is a disease

16.12.08
Robert Mugabe was accused of "misrule and corruption" by Britain's Foreign Secretary as Zimbabwe's cholera crisis worsened... more

UN probes claims of massacre

07.11.08
UN officials are investigating reports that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are slaughtering civilians as the region descends into chaos... more

UN chief visits Congo to help end the misery of war

04.11.08
The UN secretary-general will visit East Africa to add his weight to efforts to end the crisis gripping the DR Congo... more

Ceasefire in Congo holds as UN tries to set up talks

31.10.08
UN and American envoys are attempting to set up peace talks between rebel leaders and the government in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a shaky ceasefire continued to hold... more

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