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Storm wrecks havoc, kills 27 in six states

April 4, 2006

Severe thunderstorms packing tornadoes and softball-sized hail left a path of destruction across six Midwest states, killing 23 people in we...

April 4, 2006

Carroll made US remarks under duress

April 3, 2006

Jill Carroll, held hostage for 82 days in Iraq, returned to the US today aboard a commercial flight to Boston.

April 3, 2006

Rice, Straw on surprise Iraq mission

April 3, 2006

Top US and British diplomats made a surprise trip to Iraq on Sunday to prod the country’s struggling leaders to end nearly four months of wrangling and form a new government.

April 3, 2006

Quakes, aftershocks leave 66 dead in Iran

April 1, 2006

Three strong earthquakes and several aftershocks jolted western Iran overnight, killing at least 66 people and injuring about 1,200 others, state television reported on Friday.

April 1, 2006

30 days to clear up, Iran talks tough

March 31, 2006

Iran is prepared for possible sanctions over its nuclear programme, even though its government believes such an eventuality is highly unlikely, the country’s Foreign Minister said on Thursday.

March 31, 2006

Ted Turner blasts media, Bush and self

March 30, 2006

Ted Turner took shots at the media for its coverage of sex and violence...

March 30, 2006

Afghan Christian convert reaches Italy

March 30, 2006

An Afghan man who switched from Islam to Christianity arrived in Italy on Wednesday after...

March 30, 2006

Israel votes on future border

March 29, 2006

Israelis voted on Tuesday in a historic election billed as a referendum on the future of the West Bank, with the leading candidate, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, promising to pull back from most of the territory and draw Israel’s final borders by 2010.

March 29, 2006

GM to lay off hundreds of US salaried workers

March 29, 2006

General Motors Corp, pummeled by falling US sales and billions in losses, said Tuesday it is laying off hundreds of US salaried workers as part of a plan to bring its North American operations back to profitability.

March 29, 2006

Afghan convert released from jail

March 29, 2006

An Afghan man who had faced the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity has been released from prison after the case was dropped amid intense international pressure, the Justice Minister

March 29, 2006

I was to fly 5th plane into White House: Moussaou

March 28, 2006

Al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testified on Monday that he and would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane...

March 28, 2006

Save Orange Revolution, urges ex-PM

March 28, 2006

Ukraine’s fiery former prime minister called on her estranged Orange Revolution allies to rejoin her in a coalition on Monday...

March 28, 2006

Old terrors fall to Al-Qaeda

March 26, 2006

Not so long ago, when a bomb went off in London, you could be sure it was the Irish Republican Army.

March 26, 2006

Migration protests draws 500,000

March 26, 2006

More than half a million immigration advocates marched though downtown Los Angeles in one of the largest demonstrations for any cause in recent US history.

March 26, 2006

Belarus violence draws EU flak

March 26, 2006

The wife of a main Belarusian opposition figure who was detained in a clash with riot police said on Sunday that his condition was satisfactory...

March 26, 2006

Ethnic group pins culture hopes on Gogoi

March 25, 2006

Ten villagers of a small community in Assam sit in the Buddhist monastery, chanting and praying for the re-election of their favoured candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections.

March 25, 2006

Election fallout: EU to impose sanctions on Belarus President

March 25, 2006

European Union leaders decided on Friday to punish Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko after an election seen as rigged—announcing “restrictions” against the authoritarian leader that would likely include a travel ban from Europe.

March 25, 2006

Global warming melting polar ice, threatens sea-level rise

March 24, 2006

The rumblings of global warming are echoing across Greenland.

March 24, 2006

EU bans 92 airlines, mostly African, from its airports

March 23, 2006

The European Union on Wednesday banned 92 airlines, most of them based in Africa, from landing at European airports due to failures in meeting international safety standards.

March 23, 2006

ETA ends its war against Spain

March 23, 2006

The Basque separatist group ETA announced a permanent cease-fire on Wednesday, bringing a dramatic end to a decades-long campaign of violence and closing the door on one of Western Europe’s last active armed separatist movements.

March 23, 2006

Danish cartoons uncalled for, says Prince Charles

March 22, 2006

Prince Charles on Tuesday criticised the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as the “ghastly” violence that followed them, calling on all “responsible men and women” to respect the religion of others.

March 22, 2006

More deaths mark third anniversary of Iraq war

March 21, 2006

Suspected insurgents marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq on Monday with roadside bombings that killed at least seven policemen

March 21, 2006

Dell to double staff in India to 20,000 in three years

March 21, 2006

US computer maker Dell Inc plans to double the number of employees in India to 20,000 in three years, Chairman Michael Dell said Monday.

March 21, 2006

Abbas backs Hamas govt

March 20, 2006

Hamas says it has completed the formation of its government without succeeding to bring in moderate parties...

March 20, 2006

Anti-war marches thinner than hoped

March 19, 2006

Thousands of people held anti-war demonstrations on Saturday in global protests that marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq by demanding that coalition troops pull out.

March 19, 2006

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