Topic: International News

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Prime minister's questions

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 07:50 AM

	The two party leaders cross examining each other over the details of their general election manifestos. Read full article: 'Prime minister's questions'

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Articles: Flight ban after mobile phone rage

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 06:56 AM

	Vietnam Airlines has banned a woman from flying on its planes after she attacked an attendant who tried to stop her from repeatedly using a mobile phone during a domestic flight last month. Read full article: 'Flight ban after mobile phone rage'

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Articles: 5 GE contractors among 13 victims in car bombing

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 07:03 AM

	An American, two Britons, a Frenchman and a foreigner of unknown nationality -- all of them working to rebuild the country's electrical system -- were among 13 people killed in a car bombing Monday in the heart of the Iraqi capital. Read full article: '5 GE contractors among 13 victims in car bombing'

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Articles: 'Dirty' hospital staff suspended

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 02:52 AM

	Three staff members at a Kent hospital have been suspended following an undercover BBC operation which revealed poor hygiene standards. Read full article: ''Dirty' hospital staff suspended'

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Articles: Iraqis dance around victim's body

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 01:46 AM

	Baghdad's second major car bombing in 24 hours killed at least 13 people yesterday, including five foreigners working to rebuild critical power plants -- the latest blow to U.S. reconstruction efforts just two weeks before sovereignty is handed back to Iraqis. Read full article: 'Iraqis dance around victim's body'

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Articles: Somali accused of plot to blow up Ohio mall

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 01:43 AM

	A Somalia native living in Ohio as a refugee allegedly plotted with an Al Qaeda cell to blow up a Columbus-area shopping mall, according to an indictment unsealed yesterday and announced at a news conference here by Attorney General John Ashcroft. Read full article: 'Somali accused of plot to blow up Ohio mall'

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Articles: Iran's Khatami Warns About Future Nuke Cooperation

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 01:40 AM

	President Mohammad Khatami has warned Europe's three big powers that Iran's future cooperation with U.N. nuclear inspectors may be at risk if criticism of Tehran's nuclear program persists, newspapers said on Tuesday. Read full article: 'Iran's Khatami Warns About Future Nuke Cooperation'

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Articles: Leaders gang up on Martin

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 01:39 AM

	The first debate of the federal election campaign forced Liberal Leader Paul Martin to defend over and over again his government's record on spending, with other party leaders accusing him of corruption, wasting taxpayers' money, and favouring big business. Read full article: 'Leaders gang up on Martin'

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Articles: Suicide rate for children, teens drops

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 07:05 AM

	Suicide among American youngsters and teens fell about 25 percent in the last decade, reflecting a dramatic dropoff in gun suicides, the government said Thursday. Read full article: 'Suicide rate for children, teens drops'

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Articles: Suicide Blast in Baghdad Kills at Least Two People, AFP Reports

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:45 AM

	A suicide bomber set off a car explosion in central Baghdad, killing at least two people and injuring at least 13, Agence France-Presse said, citing police officer Captain Issam Ali and Salah Mahdi, a hospital doctor. Read full article: 'Suicide Blast in Baghdad Kills at Least Two People, AFP Reports'

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