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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had on Thursday night convened his security cabinet in Jerusalem for secret talks - often a sign of imminent action.

US official reports Israel conducted airstrike in Syria

Saturday 4 May 2013 - 10:18
News agencies report Israel conduced an airstrike in Syria apparently targeting a warehouse.
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UN head, Security Council envoys discuss Syria as mediator wants out

Friday 3 May 2013 - 09:31
United Nations discuss ‘possible diplomatic moves to end’ the Syria conflict.

ECB cuts interest rates to aid euro recovery

Friday 3 May 2013 - 09:21
The European Central Bank has reduced a number of its interest rates to aid the drive towards economic recovery.

Prosecutor investigating assassination of former Pakistani PM shot dead

Friday 3 May 2013 - 09:17
Gunmen shot dead a prosecutor investigating the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Police investigating collapse of Bangladesh factory - 500 dead

Friday 3 May 2013 - 09:08
Police investigating the collapse of a Bangladesh factory building that killed more than 500 people have arrested an engineer who warned the day before that the eight-storey complex was unsafe.

May Day celebrations marred by protests and violence

Wednesday 1 May 2013 - 14:34
May Day celebrations across Europe turn into violent protests as workers call for solutions to economic woes which have struck the continent.

Maltese man found dead in Thailand

Wednesday 1 May 2013 - 11:58
Unnamed 70-year-old Maltese man found dead by his Thai girlfriend in Phuket.

Greeks stage 24-hour anti-austerity general strike

Wednesday 1 May 2013 - 09:37
A general strike against tough austerity measures is under way in Greece, with trade unions calling for "mass mobilisation" of protesters.

Willem-Alexander sworn in as king of the Netherlands

Wednesday 1 May 2013 - 09:37
Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as king of the Netherlands following the abdication of Queen Beatrix.

Kercher murder case: Amanda Knox mulls Italy retrial return

Wednesday 1 May 2013 - 09:37
Amanda Knox, who was convicted and then cleared of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, says she may return to Italy to face a retrial.

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