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World News (Morning) for November 18th, 2008

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:10:56 GMT

Foreign Office seeking information on hijack Britons - Obama meets vanquished McCain - Czech far-right clashes with police over gypsies.

Morning World News

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:29:15 GMT

G20 leaders meet in Washington - Hillary Clinton to be Obama's Secretary of State? - Continued violence in DR Congo

World News (Evening)

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:13:58 GMT

Israel reacts to rocket attacks - Journalists hurt in Pakistan - California fire destroys 70 homes

World News (Morning) for November 12th, 2008

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:24:06 GMT

Taiwan's ex-president in hospital - Cameroon rebels free hostages - DR Congo: UN camps threatened

World news

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:25:32 GMT

Georgian peace deal to be finalised - Zimbabwe talks end in confusion - Israeli peace deal rejected.

World News (Evening)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:20:53 GMT

Thousands attend rally for Georgian President - Evacuations in Philippines - Cash returns to Gaza

World News (Lunchtime)

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:46:48 GMT

Hamas officers killed in Gaza - Qantas flight in emergency landing - Olympic officials criticised

One dead in Gaza blasts

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:22:09 GMT

Bomb blasts have rocked a cafe and a Hamas politician's home in the Gaza Strip killing one man,

World News (Evening) for June 26th, 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:01:09 GMT

Bush on North Korea nuclear report - MDC supporters flee Zimbabwe - Border closures cause shortages in Gaza

World news on June 25, 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:10:10 GMT

Factory worker kills four in Kentucky - Car bomb explodes in Iraq - Death toll rises in the Philippines

World News (Morning) for June 19th, 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:11:32 GMT

Fears over flooded Midwest - Gaza ceasefire starts - Ban Ki-moon's Zimbabwe warnings

Israel dismisses Hamas truce proposals

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:12:01 GMT

Israel has dismissed a proposal by Hamas to call a conditional six-month truce in the Gaza Strip.

World News (Morning) for April 17th, 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:57:32 GMT

Pope to visit baseball stadium for Mass - Bush calls for global green policy - Cameron killed in Gaza violence.

World news

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:02:30 GMT

Bus crash kills 44 children in India - Search for Congo crash survivors - Violence escalates in Gaza

World News on April 11, 2008

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:54:47 GMT

Olympic committee will not cross political line - Mugabe will not attend summit - Four die in Gaza attack

Four Palestinians killed by Israeli air strike

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:26:06 GMT

An Israeli air strike has killed four Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.

World News (Morning) for March 6th, 2008

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:30:09 GMT

Gaza humanitarian crisis - Public workers on strike in Germany - Gas supplies restored in Ukraine

Abbas puts condition on peace talks

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:46:14 GMT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has conditioned a resumption of peace talks with Israel.

World News (Morning) for March 5th, 2008

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:32:43 GMT

Clinton wins Ohio - Bush optimistic about Mideast peace - Chavez accused of funding the Farc

Rice pushes for Middle East peace talks

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:04:05 GMT

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks.

Violent protests across West Bank

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:09:16 GMT

Violence has flared across the West Bank, just hours after Israel withdrew its troops from the Gaza Strip.

World News (Morning) for March 3rd, 2008

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:49:03 GMT

Landslide win for Medvedev - Abbas suspends peace talks - Chavez sends tanks to Colombian border

Rocket strike kills in Gaza

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:25:02 GMT

An Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza has killed two Palestinians.

World News (Evening) for February 29th, 2008

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:46:11 GMT

Turkish soldiers withdraw from Iraq - Chemical Ali to be executed - Fisherman rescued after 30 hours at sea

World News (Evening) for February 28th, 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:25:27 GMT

Rival Kenya leaders agree to share power - Israeli forces kill four boys in Gaza - Deposed Thai PM returns home

Five Palestinians killed in airstrikes

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:20:54 GMT

Israeli forces have killed three Palestinian gunmen in air strikes in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

Palestinian militants killed in Gaza Strip

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:52:50 GMT

Israeli air strikes have killed six Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.

World News (Morning) for February 16th, 2008

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:05:10 GMT

Eight killed in bomb at Gaza refugee centre - Mexico bomb blast - More details on Illinois gunman.

World News (Morning) for January 25th, 2008

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:34:32 GMT

Italy's PM Romano Prodi has resigned - Gaza airstrike kills two Hamas militants - Brazil's deforestation - Obama & Clinton bicker

World News (Morning) for January 25th, 2008

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:46:26 GMT

Italy's PM Romano Prodi resigns - Gaza airstrike kills two Hamas militants - Brazil's deforestation.

Desperate Palestinians blast hole in border wall

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:43:21 GMT

Thousands of people have flooded through a hole blasted through the wall separating Gaza and Egypt.

Miliband in Mid East crisis talks

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:26:02 GMT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has met the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Fuel ban plunges Gaza into darkness

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:44:49 GMT

Gaza city has been plunged into darkness after it was forced to shut down its only electrical plant following a block by Israel

Darkness falls on Gaza

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:54:35 GMT

The only electrical plant in Gaza has shut down after running out of fuel, plunging the city into darkness.

Israel rules out cease-fire talks

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:33:22 GMT

"What is happening in the Gaza Strip is a true war between the Israeli army and terror groups" - Ehud Olmert

Israeli soldiers hurt in rocket attack

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:48:35 GMT

More than 50 Israeli soldiers have been injured in a Palestinian rocket attack on their base near the Gaza Strip.

Israel kills Hamas militants

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:17:47 GMT

Israel has admitted killing six Hamas militants with mortar bombs in the Gaza strip.

Israel cabinet backs prisoner release

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:16:58 GMT

Israel's cabinet has agreed to release 250 Palestinian prisoners to back President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas's seizure of the Gaza Strip.

Johnston honoured at Amnesty awards

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:20:25 GMT

The BBC's Alan Johnston was honoured with a prestigious journalism award just hours after being freed following 114 days in captivity.

Johnston boosted by campaign to free him

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:26:01 GMT

Freed reporter Alan Johnston has said he knew of the tremendous campaign to secure his release thanks to snatched reports on BBC radio.

Israeli forces kill 11 in Gaza

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:28:30 GMT

At least 11 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza City and the southern town of Khan Younis, medical workers have said.

Renewed threats against Johnston

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:12:11 GMT

The group holding kidnapped journalist Alan Johnston have threatened to "slaughter" the correspondent if its demands are not met.

Israel to give money to emergency government

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:47:33 GMT

Israel has agreed to transfer millions of dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency government.

Vigil for captive BBC journalist

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:02:32 GMT

Family, friends and BBC colleagues have joined in a worldwide vigil for journalist Alan Johnston to mark 100 days since he was kidnapped.

Hopes for Johnston release fading

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:54:48 GMT

Hopes for the release of kidnapped journalist Alan Johnston are fading after the group holding him denied a deal to free him.

Abbas swears in emergency government

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:24:46 GMT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sworn in an emergency government to try to end the crisis in Gaza.

Abbas names new prime minister

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:24:12 GMT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Salam Fayyad to serve as prime minister of an emergency government.

State of emergency in Palestine

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:04:12 GMT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has dismissed the Palestinian government and declared a state of emergency after fighting in Gaza.

Gaza descends into civil war

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:31:37 GMT

A supremacy struggle in Gaza is steadily escalating into civil war, Palestinian leaders have admitted.

Gaza coalition on verge of collapse

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:03:31 GMT

The Fatah movement led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will decide within hours if it should quit the coalition government.

Renewed calls for Johnston release

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:38:04 GMT

A video of the BBC's kidnapped Middle East correspondent Alan Johnston has renewed calls for the reporter's release.

Militants post Alan Johnston video

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:44:22 GMT

A video of the BBC's kidnapped Middle East correspondent Alan Johnston has been posted on a website by the Army of Islam group.

Israeli forces seize Hamas leaders

Thu, 24 May 2007 09:34:03 GMT

A Palestinian cabinet minister and 32 other officials have been seized by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.

Hamas issues threat to Israel

Thu, 17 May 2007 15:02:13 GMT

The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has threatened to renew its suicide bombing campaign against Israel.

Fragile ceasefire in Gaza

Wed, 16 May 2007 17:24:35 GMT

Factional fighting in Gaza that has left 16 people dead has come to an end for the moment after Hamas called for a unilateral ceasefire.

Fighting intensifies in Gaza

Tue, 15 May 2007 12:17:05 GMT

Eight members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Presidential Guard have been killed by Hamas gunmen.

Fresh fighting ends Gaza truce

Mon, 14 May 2007 09:21:20 GMT

Factional fighting between gunmen from the rival Hamas and Fatah movements has erupted again in Gaza leaving two men dead.

Alan Johnston tape investigated

Wed, 09 May 2007 05:42:14 GMT

A tape allegedly from the kidnappers of journalist Alan Johnston has been delivered to the al-Jazeera news channel.

BBC investigates Johnston claims

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:53:26 GMT

The BBC is continuing to investigate unconfirmed reports that its Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston is dead.

BBC journalist reported to be dead

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:32:14 GMT

The BBC said it was "deeply concerned" by reports that its kidnapped Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston has been killed.

Day of action over journalist's kidnapping

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:06:50 GMT

The parents of abducted BBC reporter Alan Johnston issued a fresh plea for his release as a day of action is held to highlight his plight.

Appeal for missing BBC reporter

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:00:20 GMT

The father of a BBC journalist who is feared to have been kidnapped in the Gaza Strip has appealed for his release.

BBC journalist kidnapped in Gaza

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:02:56 GMT

A BBC correspondent has been kidnapped in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian police have reported.

Hamas gunman killed in Gaza

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:43:14 GMT

A Hamas gunman has been killed in Gaza after the first fighting for a month broke out between the militant group and rivals Fatah.