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Israel 53min ago

Israeli military 'regrets' killing wrong man in Hamas raid

7 Jan 2011: Unarmed Palestinian Amr Qawasme was shot dead during IDF operation to arrest militants in Hebron
Military 1hr 35min ago

British troops move out of Helmand

7 Jan 2011: • First permanent UK base set up outside province since 2006
• Patrols aimed at securing key road in violent part of Kandahar
• Household Cavalry working under US command
US unemployment and employment data 1hr 52min ago

US jobless total falls but markets drop

7 Jan 2011: Dollar falls after surging on high expectations for non-farm payrolls as US economy adds 70,000 fewer jobs than forecast
Paul Gauguin 2hr 5min ago

Gauguin tribute to Van Gogh up for auction

7 Jan 2011: Works by Picasso, Matisse and Degas also on offer at blockbuster Christie's art sale
Greenslade 2hr 46min ago

Zimbabwe increases journalistic 'fees'

7 Jan 2011:
Big rises in registration fees for all media outlets, foreign and local, by Zimbabwean government
Ireland 3hr 1min ago

'Honour-killing' inquiry into Irish stabbing

7 Jan 2011: • Pakistani man fatally stabbed at apartment in Drogheda
• Case may be Republic's first 'honour' killing, say garda
Food safety 3hr 49min ago

German contaminated egg scare spreads to British supermarkets

7 Jan 2011: Food agency confirms liquid egg containing illegal levels of dioxins has been used in cakes and quiches sold in UK
Harry Potter 4hr 2min ago

Harry Potter plagiarism case thrown out of US court

7 Jan 2011: Judge rules claims that JK Rowling borrowed from The Adventures of Willy the Wizard 'strain credulity'
Afghanistan 4hr 41min ago

Afghan suicide bomber hits bath house

7 Jan 2011: At least 17 killed in attack aimed at border policeman in Spin Boldak, while Nato announces roadside bomb deaths
The US embassy cables 4hr 43min ago

WikiLeaks cables prompt US to move diplomatic sources

7 Jan 2011: A few foreign sources identified in leaked dispatches have been moved within their country and others moved overseas
Ivory Coast 5hr 4min ago

UK ignores expulsion of ambassador to Ivory Coast

7 Jan 2011: Laurent Gbagbo's authority to dismiss diplomat is not recognised, says Foreign Office
Climate change 5hr 45min ago

Republicans attempt to stifle action on climate change

7 Jan 2011: After first day in Congress, Republicans have outlined three bills aimed at limiting power of the Environmental Protection Agency
Obama administration 5hr 51min ago

William Daley becomes Barack Obama's chief of staff

7 Jan 2011: Video (2min 43sec)
The US president praises former banker and commerce secretary for having a 'deep understanding of how jobs are created and how to grow our economy'
Allen Stanford 6hr 23min ago

Allen Stanford trial postponed over depression and anxiety drug addiction

7 Jan 2011: US district judge agrees to delay trial of Texas financier accused of fraud in $7bn Ponzi scheme
Business 9hr 57min ago

Scottish architects RMJM sued by US staff

7 Jan 2011:
The firm which designed the Scottish parliament has been accused of withholding bonuses and siphoning cash from a US firm it merged with in 2007

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Europe

German contaminated egg scare spreads to British supermarkets

7 Jan 2011: Food agency confirms liquid egg containing illegal levels of dioxins has been used in cakes and quiches sold in UK
- Contaminated egg scare – Q&A
Jersey: Haut de la Garenne children's home abuse scandal ends with one last conviction

7 Jan 2011:
Three-year probe ends in jail sentences for 'bullying' couple

Middle East

Israeli military 'regrets' killing wrong man in Hamas raid

7 Jan 2011: Unarmed Palestinian Amr Qawasme was shot dead during IDF operation to arrest militants in Hebron
Israeli military and Palestinians clash over death of West Bank woman

6 Jan 2011:
The death of Jawaher Abu Rahma, 36, who collapsed after inhaling teargas has sparked a war of words, threatening a controversy akin in scale to 12-year-old Muhammad al-Dura's death in 2000

Asia

Afghan suicide bomber hits bath house

7 Jan 2011: At least 17 killed in attack aimed at border policeman in Spin Boldak, while Nato announces roadside bomb deaths
Pakistan supporters fear for safety of Aasia Bibi after Taseer killing

6 Jan 2011: Christian woman is on death row under blasphemy laws that Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer had condemned before his assassination

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7 Jan 2011:
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky: The latest victim of Vladimir Putin's vendetta politics

27 Dec 2010:
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