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Security guard killed in further mine attacks

BreakingNews.ie / TCM — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:13:34 GMT

A security guard working for US mining giant Freeport was killed and seven other people were injured today in a pair of attacks by suspected rebels in Indonesia's Papua province, police and company officials said.

Israeli leader invites Abbas to peace talks

BreakingNews.ie / TCM — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:29:26 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is inviting the Palestinians to sit down immediately to talk peace.

Mumbai trial 'to start next week'

BreakingNews.ie / TCM — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:11:56 GMT

The trial of five men accused of the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people in India is likely to start next week, Pakistan's interior minister said.

US releases five Iranian officials

BreakingNews.ie / TCM — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:08:38 GMT

Five Iranian officials who were held in Iraq for more than two years by US forces on suspicion of aiding local Shiite militants are back in Iran today.

US attorney general considers torture investigation

BreakingNews.ie / TCM — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:34:52 GMT

US attorney general Eric Holder is considering whether to appoint a criminal prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation practices.

Three killed in Delhi bridge collapse

BreakingNews.ie / TCM — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:30:34 GMT

A concrete slab slipped and crushed the metal beams of a bridge under construction in New Delhi today, killing three people and injuring 16, police said.

Chinese nuclear envoy to hold Korean talks

BreakingNews.ie / TCM — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:24:32 GMT

China's top nuclear envoy has arrived in South Korea as part of diplomatic efforts to revive the stalled talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program.

Iran claims it has cloned cow

BreakingNews.ie / TCM — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:12:52 GMT

Iranian scientists have become the first in the Middle East to clone a cow as part of the country’s stem cell research, the leader of the project said today.

Big Ben turns 150

BreakingNews.ie / TCM — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:48:11 GMT

Big Ben will be lit up tonight, to celebrate the London landmark's 150th birthday.

Prescott seeks access to 'sealed' hacking evidence

BreakingNews.ie / TCM — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:07:05 GMT

Former British deputy prime minister John Prescott today sought to gain access to “sealed” evidence relating to allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World.