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ajbreakingnews

  1. Al Jazeera to release details of WikiLeaks Secret Iraq Files. Watch this space
  2. Two Israelis wounded in West Bank gunfire attack .
  3. US changes military commanders in Iraq as it officially begin new mission.
  4. Four Israelis shot dead in West Bank, Israeli police report.
  5. Armed man reportedly kills six people and injures another 12 in Bratislava, Slovakia
  6. Israel to blame if talks fail over settlements issue: Abbas.
  7. Thousands evacuated after volcanic eruption on Indonesian island of Sumatra.
  8. Former US president Jimmy Carter secures release of US citizen in North Korea.
  9. Plane with 91 people crashes in northeast China, 20 people being treated for injuries.
  10. Plane with 91 people on board crashes in northeast China, state media reported.
  11. Plane with 96 people on board crashes in northeast China, state media reported.
  12. Gunfire as Somali fighters storm Mogadishu hotel hosting government officials.
  13. Egypt orders arrest of culture ministry official for negligence over art theft.
  14. Manila hospitals say 6 out of 15 hostages from hijacked bus have been killed.
  15. Manila bus gunman 'killed', at least four hostages alive. Bodies removed from bus.
  16. Philippine hostage crisis ends with four captives alive.
  17. Local media reports say the hostage-taker, a sacked police officer, has been killed.
  18. At least four hostages crawl out of bus after the daylong standoff in Manila.
  19. Three hostages seen crawling out of window as police enter bus in Manila hostage crisis.
  20. Police tell Al Jazeera all remaining captives on Philippines bus dead.