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Breaking News Tue, 6 Jan 2009
An Israeli tank drives along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Palestinian militant
Defence   Gaza   Hamas   Israel   Photos  
Fighting flares outside Gaza City
| Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. | Inside Gaza's al-Shifa hospital | Israeli troops have clashed with Palestinian militants on the edge of Gaza City on the third night o... (photo: AP / Sebastian Scheiner)
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EU mobilises over gas supply crunch as Ukraine accuses Russia of
| Representatives from all 27 European Union member states met in Brussels yesterday to discuss the implications of Ukraine's gas crisis for its Western neighbours. | Supplies of Russian gas to Ukrain... (photo: AP Photo / Alexander Natruskin, Pool)
The Independent
Leon Panetta, the former White House Chief of Staff under Bill Clinton, discusses the state's plans to minimize the impact on California by the federal base closure commission, while talking with reporters at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004. Panetta and Donna Tuttle, left, have been made co-chairs of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 18 member Council on Base Support and Retention, which held its first meeting Wednesday, that will look to find ways to keep as many of the state's 62 military bases from being placed on the closur Obama's intel decisions surprise the spies
| Leon Panetta has been tipped as the next head of the CIA. Photo / AP | WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the top US intelligence jobs with two men short on direct ... (photo: AP / Rich Pedroncelli) NZ Herald
Democrats   Intelligence   Photos   Politics   US  
Russian President Vladimir Putin   (js1) EU fears supply cuts as Russian gas row heats up
| European gas supplies are set to suffer further disruption after the payment dispute between Russia and Ukraine worsened yesterday when Vladimir Putin ordered further cuts to punish Kiev. | Ten coun... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / ) The Times
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 A Palestinian youth prepares to use a slingshot to hurl stones at Israeli soldiers, not seen, during clashes in the West Bank village of Kalandia between Jerusalem and Ramallah, Friday, March 9, 2007. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Pr Abraham Rabinovich: Israel keen to show foes 'paper tiger' has teeth
| The Israeli operation is aimed not only at halting the firing of rockets into Israel but, even more ambitiously, to restore the armed forces' deterrent image which was ... (photo: AP /Oded Balilty) NZ Herald
Defence   Israel   Mideast   Photos   Politics  
U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard A. Boucher speaks at a press conference in New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. Boucher met top Indian government officials during his visit to South Asia. Updated at
| Tuesday, January 06, 2009 | Pakistan seeks repatriation of its citizens in US jails | ISLAMABAD: Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Af... (photo: AP Photo / ) The News International
Afghanistan   Gaza   Pakistan   Photos   US  
Palestinians sift though the rubble We are starving and battling for survival in Gaza
Tuesday, January 06, 2009 | By Sami Abdel-Shafi | Yesterday morning, I hurried up to the rooftop of my home to catch a glimpse of the sun rising. Columns of black smoke s... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The News International
Battling   Gaza   Photos   Starving   Survival  
 Pakistan citizen Jihad obligatory if India attacks Pakistan: Ulema
Tuesday, January 06, 2009 | By our correspondent | LAHORE: Religious scholars here on Monday announced a Fatwa that Jihad would become obligatory on every citizen of Paki... (photo: Palestin Media Watch) The News International
India   Muslim   Pakistan   Photos   War  
Rehman Malik- pakistan- politics No Indo-Pak war, says Rehman Malik
New Rangers' wing established for women | Tuesday, January 06, 2009 | By Salis bin Perwaiz | Karachi | There will be no war between Pakistan and India and officials of bo... (photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan) The News International
India   Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   War  
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir state Omar Abdullah (R) waves to supporters after taking oath as the new chief minister of the state in Jammu January 5, 2009. Abdullah, 38, Kashmir's youngest-ever chief minister, was sworn in on Monday, promising to heal the wounds of a region hit by two decades of separatist rebellion against Indian rule which has killed thousands. Omar Abdullah the 'people's Chief Minister' is to seal age-old wounds
| Omar Abdullah's swearing in as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir aptly illustrates that the state has accepted a vital mandate for peace. Separatism has lost out to t... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Gulf News
Coalition   Government   Kashmir   Photos   Separatism  
Chef and cook make gourmet dishes in the kitchen Gourmet cuisine awards to be held in Abu Dhabi
| Abu Dhabi: Some of the world's top culinary maestros will attend the first Gourmet Abu Dhabi 2009 exhibition next month to share their experiences with the capital's ho... (photo: WN) Gulf News
Abu Dhabi   Arabs   Gourmet   Photos   Tourism  
President Bush makes a statement on North Korea's nuclear program, Thursday, June 26, 2008, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Bush: Israel has right to protect itself
| By ROBERT BURNS | Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — President George W. Bush says he understands "Israel's desire to protect itself," offering his first p... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci) The Guardian
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People watch the U.S. flag as it is raised during a ceremony marking the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. The embassy in Baghdad is one of the largest U.S. embassies in the wor New US embassy inaugurated in Iraq
| Under tight security in Baghdad, US Marines have raised their flag over the world's largest American embassy. | During an inauguration ceremony on Monday, US ... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban) Al Jazeera
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Leon Panetta, the former White House Chief of Staff under Bill Clinton, discusses the state's plans to minimize the impact on California by the federal base closure commission, while talking with reporters at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004. Panetta and Donna Tuttle, left, have been made co-chairs of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 18 member Council on Base Support and Retention, which held its first meeting Wednesday, that will look to find ways to keep as many of the state's 62 military bases from being placed on the closur
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US opens new embassy in Iraq
US opens Iraq embassy
World̵7;s largest American Embassy opened in Baghdad
Obama's intel decisions surprise the spies
Leon Panetta, the former White House Chief of Staff under Bill Clinton, discusses the state's plans to minimize the impact on California by the federal base closure commission, while talking with reporters at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004. Panetta and Donna Tuttle, left, have been made co-chairs of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 18 member Council on Base Support and Retention, which held its first meeting Wednesday, that will look to find ways to keep as many of the state's 62 military bases from being placed on the closur
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Afghanistan Middle East
Militants kill three ‘US spies’
Zardari goes to Kabul today
KHAR : Taliban ‘not to resist’ security forces in Mamond
Ex-detainee of U.S. describes a 6-year ordeal
Leon Panetta, the former White House Chief of Staff under Bill Clinton, discusses the state's plans to minimize the impact on California by the federal base closure commission, while talking with reporters at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004. Panetta and Donna Tuttle, left, have been made co-chairs of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 18 member Council on Base Support and Retention, which held its first meeting Wednesday, that will look to find ways to keep as many of the state's 62 military bases from being placed on the closur
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ST protests Israeli aggression
KARACHI : Call for end to Israeli offensive in Gaza
Kuwait joins OPEC peers with deeper oil supply cuts
UN contradicts Israel over depth of crisis in Gaza
An Israeli tank drives along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Palestinian militant
Fighting flares outside Gaza City
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