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Man dies from new Sars-like coronavirus in central London hospital
Thursday 04 July 2013
The patient, believed to be 49, was being treated for acute respiratory syndrome and kidney failure
Andy McSmith's Diary: I admit I made mistakes over Militant, says Jack Straw
Thursday 20 June 2013
Half a dozen former members of the Blackburn constituency Labour Party, who had the unwanted distinction more than 30 years ago of being the first party members expelled for belonging to the secretive Trotskyite organisation, Militant, have extracted an apology from the town’s long-serving MP, Jack Straw. Not over their expulsion: the former Foreign Secretary has no qualms about that, but in his memoir Last Man Standing, published last year, Mr Straw added a claim that the six were siphoning party funds to give to striking miners. He has now admitted, in a letter to the Lancashire Telegraph, that it cannot be true. These events happened so long ago that they predated the 1984 miners’ strike.
Taliban peace accord back on with talk of US hostage release
Thursday 20 June 2013
Terror group has confirmed it’s readiness to free US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who has been held captive since 2009
Taliban: Exchange of five Guantanamo captives for American prisoner of war must happen before peace talks
Thursday 20 June 2013
Senior spokesman for insurgent group says 'We want to build bridges of confidence'
Taliban-US peace talks postponed after Afghanistan threatens to boycott negotiations in anger at Taliban's Qatar office
Thursday 20 June 2013
President Hamid Karzai also suspends talks with US on its military presence in after Nato leaves in 2014
Qatar returns statues to Greece after row over nudity
Monday 29 April 2013
Male statues had their genitalia covered with black cloths by authorities
Hamid Karzai hopes to open peace talks with the Taliban
Sunday 31 March 2013
The President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, was in Qatar today for talks with Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in an attempt to reach a peace deal with the Taliban, as the West prepares to leave Afghanistan.
Lebanon calls for help in dealing with massive influx of Syrian refugees
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Beirut projects those fleeing violence will account for half its population in a year
Syrian opposition representatives take seat at Arab League summit
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Syrian opposition representatives have taken Syria's seat at an Arab League summit held in Qatar in a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime.
Opposition leader quits as rifts deepen within
Syria's rebel coalition
Sunday 24 March 2013
Moaz al-Khatib urged to remain as head of alliance trying to form transition government
'A bad day at the office': Laura Robson and Heather Watson fall to first round defeats in Indian Wells
Friday 08 March 2013
British number one was below par against Irina-Camelia Begu
'Special relationship' with US may still need a bit of work, as John Kerry jets in as new US Secretary of State
Monday 25 February 2013
John Kerry’s decision to make London the first destination for an official visit as the new US Secretary of State was seen as a matter of kudos by the British government. And today, on arrival, the former presidential candidate spoke of his determination to reaffirm the “special relationship”.
Petra Kvitova offers timely reminder of talent after barren spell
Saturday 23 February 2013
Living up to her reputation as a Wimbledon champion has not always been easy for Petra Kvitova, but there have been signs in the last fortnight that the 22-year-old Czech is recapturing the form that took her to within two victories of becoming the world No 1 at the start of last year.
Serena Williams confirmed as the oldest ever world number one
Monday 18 February 2013
American returns to the top of the rankings
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- 2 Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
- 3 US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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