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Syrian rebels say Damascus airport is fair target
Saturday 08 December 2012
Syrian rebels declared Damascus International Airport to be a legitimate target Friday after days of heavy fighting around the facility and warned civilians to stay away.
Michael Misick: Turks and Caicos premier 'who left office with $180m fortune' arrested
Saturday 08 December 2012
A former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) whose rule was characterised by adultery, private jets and designer suits, has been arrested on an international warrant.
Hillary Clinton condemns recent Norther Ireland violence on the same day police discover bombs in Londonderry and County Down
Friday 07 December 2012
Continuing tensions in Belfast cast a shadow over a visit to the city by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who condemned recent violence by loyalists complaining of restrictions on the flying of the union jack.
Serbia's Nato ambassador jumps to death in Brussels car-park
Wednesday 05 December 2012
Branko died in front of his country's diplomatic delegation
Serbia's Nato envoy Branislav Milinkovic leaps to his death at Brussels airport
Wednesday 05 December 2012
Diplomats said they knew of no circumstances - private or professional - that would have prompted him to take his own life
How to create a, erm, riot of publicity in the Middle East
Monday 03 December 2012
Recent endeavours by Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton in the Middle East have led to protests. Maybe it's time for the US to rethink its cultural exports, says Luke Blackall
Israeli settlement plans 'threaten two-state solution'
Monday 03 December 2012
Britain and other EU governments warn Netanyahu he may lose Western support, amid reports that trade deals may be cancelled and ambassadors recalled
'I am going to blow up the Kremlin': Encoded letter from Napoleon sold at auction
Sunday 02 December 2012
A letter sent in 1812 by Napoleon Bonaparte vowing to blow up the Kremlin has sold at auction for more than 10 times its estimated pre-sale price.
Simon Calder's Holiday Helpdesk: I want a UK Christmas holiday without the Christmas celebrations
Friday 30 November 2012
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Thursday 29 November 2012
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Wednesday 28 November 2012
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Tuesday 27 November 2012
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Ukip foster care couple 'surprised' at lack of apology from Rotherham council after it removed children from their care
Monday 26 November 2012
A couple who had three foster children removed from their care because of their membership of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) have said they are surprised they have had no apology from the council involved.
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Monday 26 November 2012
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