INDONESIAN authorities are in hot pursuit of Umar Patek, the last alumnus of the Bali bombing terrorist cell who remains at large after the death this week of his accomplice Dulmatin. It is believed the two men, who had been hiding in the southern

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The US vice-president has condemned Israel's move to build 1,600 new housing units in occupied East Jerusalem. Joe Biden had earlier on Tuesday emphasised the close relationship between the US and Israel after meeting Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime

This year's Budget will be held in 'two weeks' time', Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed. The 24 March statement will be six weeks ahead of the widely expected general election date of 6 May. In a speech on Wednesday, Mr Brown said the government

'Bali bomber' Dulmatin confirmed dead in Indonesia raid Indonesia has confirmed that police have killed Dulmatin, the last main suspect of the 2002 Bali bombings. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's announcement came a day after police said they had

James Sikes was having an uneventful drive home along a San Diego highway when things became a little more eventful. He pushed down the accelerator pedal of his 2008 Toyota Prius to overtake another car; then 'it did something kind of funny', he said

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UNITED NATIONS, March 9 (Xinhua) -- United Nations staff and family members of the 101 personnel who perished in the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday for a ceremony to honor the victims and to commemorate

UNITED NATIONS It took nearly 15 minutes to read the full roll call of the dead, as a photograph of each person, with the years of their birth and death, flashed on a screen in the darkened hall. White candles flickered on a dais covered with white

As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local United Nations staff members, according to a new Security Council report. A man carried sacks of food from a

As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local United Nations staff members, according to a new Security Council report. A man carried sacks of food from a

Maysoun Ghawi and her family are protesting their eviction from their home, now occupied by Jewish settlers, in East Jerusalem. JERUSALEM Having been removed in favor of Israeli nationalist Jews, members of the Palestinian Ghawi family have been

Baroness Mannigham-Buller spoke at a lecture in the House of Lords The former head of MI5 has claimed US intelligence agencies 'concealed' their mistreatment of terror suspects. Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller said she only discovered alleged 9/11

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ROME Defending itself against a growing child sex abuse scandal in Europe, one that has even come close to the brother of Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican said Tuesday that local European churches had “acted swiftly and decisively” to address the

Gambler warned he faces jail over £34m pyramid scheme Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Foster was warned he faced a 'substantial jail term A professional gambler has been found guilty of running a £34m pyramid scam that

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JERUSALEM Israel unveiled plans on Tuesday to build 1,600 new homes in the fiercely contested Jerusalem that is home to thousands of Jewish settlers but also claimed by Palestinians as part of their future state. A spokesman for the Israeli Interior

Hundreds of people in eastern Turkey have been sheltering in tents after a deadly earthquake left many homeless and exposed the region's poor construction standards. Recep Akdag, the health minister, said the mud-brick homes typical of Turkey's

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday called on the international community to restrict speculative trading, saying such act 'imperils not only Greece, but the entire global economy.' 'Despite the deep reforms

Israel approves East Jerusalem homes as Biden visits Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Speaking earlier, Joe Biden said Washington had a total commitment to Israel's security Israel has approved the building of 1,600 new homes

Members of the assembly have voted in support of a motion to devolve policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland. As expected the Ulster Unionist Party did not support the move, however, the motion received the necessary cross-community consent to be

JOS, Nigeria Human-rights advocates condemned the brutal ethnic violence that left hundreds dead in a region of Nigeria fraught with tensions between Christians and Muslims, and called on the government to bring the perpetrators of the killings to

Israel has approved the building of 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem, in a move that threatens to overshadow US Vice-President Joe Biden's visit. The move will infuriate Palestinians, whose leaders have only recently agreed to resume talks with Israel

Julie Carroll admitted culpable homicide over Alan Bennett's death A woman has admitted killing a businessman on his way home from a work night out in Aberdeen. Julie Carroll, 24, was on trial charged with murder, but admitted culpable homicide after the