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Thai airport wind alert 'faulty'

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 08:15
Systems to check for wind were not working properly at the time of Sunday's crash in Thailand, officials say.

Two killed in West Bank clashes

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 07:36
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian militant are killed in clashes in the West Bank town of Nablus, officials say.

Heavy fighting in S Afghanistan

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 07:21
More clashes in Afghanistan break out between Afghan and international security forces and the Taleban.

India grain corruption protests

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 06:14
Villagers attack a warehouse full of subsidised grain in protest at corruption in India's West Bengal state.

Search for Fossett is downgraded

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 05:35
Rescuers are winding down their hunt for Steve Fossett two weeks after his plane vanished over Nevada.

Iraq to review all security firms

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 05:32
Iraq says it will review the status of all security firms in the country after a deadly gunfight involving a US firm.

Somali troops raid radio station

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 05:03
A Somali independent radio station reports coming under sustained gunfire from government troops

Russia 'worried' by Iran war risk

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 04:45
Russia's foreign minister raises fears over threats of war in Iran after meeting his French counterpart.

Saudi women fight driving ban

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 04:40
A group of women in Saudi Arabia is for the first time to lobby the king for the right to drive cars.

Somali troops raid radio station

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 04:39
A Somali independent radio station reports coming under sustained gunfire from government troops

Dhoni named India one-day captain

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 04:38
Mahendra Dhoni is India's one-day captain following the resignation of Rahul Dravid last week.

Making EU climate goal 'unlikely'

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 04:25
It is unlikely that the global temperature rise can be kept below the EU's target of 2C, a leading climate scientist says.

Abandoned girl sparks global hunt

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 03:58
Police in Australia, New Zealand and the US search for the parents of a toddler left at a train station in Australia.

UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 03:50
A British soldier has been killed and another injured in an explosion in Afghanistan, the MoD said.

MPs debate Mugabe succession

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 03:50
Zimbabwe's parliament is debating a bill which could allow President Mugabe to choose his own successor.

Mali boosts army to fight Tuareg

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 03:41
Mali is reinforcing its garrison near the Algerian border to hunt down Tuareg rebels amid escalating violence.

Deadly attack on Baghdad morgue

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 02:51
A car bomb explodes in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding more than 20.

'Tear gas used' on Burma monks

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 02:38
Burma's military authorities use tear gas to break up a protest by hundreds of monks, reports say.

Relief as Northern Rock shares up

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 02:36
Northern Rock hopes a UK government pledge will reassure its customers as other banking shares soar.

ElBaradei concern over Iran row

Tue, 09/18/2007 - 02:22
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says force should only be used as a last resort to resolve the dispute with Iran.