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IRAQ COURT SENTENCES TAREQ AZIZ TO DEATH
AFP - 2 hours 24 mins agoBAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's supreme criminal court found Iraq's former deputy premier Tareq Aziz guilty of "deliberate murder and crimes against humanity", sentencing to death the long-time international face of the Saddam Hussein regime. More »
EMIR OF QATAR IN BRITAIN ON STATE VISIT
AFP - 4 hours 30 mins agoWINDSOR, United Kingdom (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II hosted a lavish state banquet to welcome the emir of Qatar to Britain at the start of a three-day state visit aimed at boosting growing trade and both countries' bids for the World Cup. More »
BRITISH UNITS 'UNDER SCRUTINY OVER AFGHAN ATTACKS'
AFP - 4 hours 37 mins agoLONDON (AFP) - Three British military units in Afghanistan face questions about their conduct after details of their involvement in attacks on Afghan civilians emerged, a report said. More »
EMIR OF QATAR WELCOMED TO BRITAIN WITH STATE BANQUET
AFP - 9 hours 5 mins agoWINDSOR, United Kingdom (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II hosted a lavish state banquet to welcome the emir of Qatar to Britain on Tuesday, as the leader of the Gulf state and the British premier vowed to strengthen trade links. More »
DOHA FILM FESTIVAL OPENS WITH CONTROVERSIAL FRENCH FILM
AFP - Yesterday, 07:07 pmDOHA (AFP) - With an action-thriller that aroused anger in France upon its release, Qatar opened on Tuesday the second edition of The Doha Tribeca Film Festival. More »
UN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES US, IRAQ TO PROBE WIKILEAKS EVIDENCE
AFP - Yesterday, 06:32 pmGENEVA (AFP) - UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged Iraq and the United States to investigate allegations of torture and unlawful killings in the Iraq conflict revealed in documents leaked last week. More »
IRAN SANCTIONS LIKELY TO FORCE BP TO SHUT GAS FIELD: EU
AFP - Yesterday, 06:21 pmBRUSSELS (AFP) - European Union sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme will likely force the closure of a gas field off Scotland jointly owned by British group BP and Tehran, an EU spokesman said Tuesday. More »
QUEEN WELCOMES QATAR EMIR TO BRITAIN
AFP - Yesterday, 06:19 pmWINDSOR, United Kingdom (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II formally welcomed the emir of Qatar to Britain on Tuesday for a trip aimed at boosting growing trade links and both countries' bids for the football World Cup. More »
BOYCOTT THREAT FROM EGYPT PARTY AFTER TV ADS BLOCKED
AFP - Yesterday, 06:15 pmCAIRO (AFP) - Egypt's largest liberal opposition party Wafd threatened on Tuesday to boycott a parliamentary election next month after state television refused to air its political advertisements. More »
TEN KILLED IN IRAQ JEWELRY HEISTS
AFP - Yesterday, 06:14 pmBAGHDAD (AFP) - Three teams of gunmen with grenade launchers and machine guns swooped on jewelry shops in Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Tuesday, killing 10 people, five of them policemen, a security official said. More »
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