By Crispian Balmer Paris – French President Nicolas Sarkozy rejigged his cabinet on Monday, sacking a senior minister in an effort to regain the initiative after his centre-right bloc suffered its worst election defeat in more than 50 years. Labour Minister Xavier Darcos had been set to lead negotiations over a contested reform of the [...]
Israeli aircraft have launched a series of strikes on Gaza, striking at least four separate targets in the strip. The raids came after Israel threatened a “strong” response following the firing of a rocket from Gaza. The rocket attack killed a Thai man working on a farm near Ashkhelon. It was the first death caused by [...]
Relatives of 27 people killed when Nato aircraft bombed a civilian convoy in southern Afghanistan have demanded that foreign forces leave the country. Afghan officials said that at least four women and a child were among the dead. Twelve other civilians were wounded when three minibuses were attacked on Sunday in a remote part of [...]
A BNSF freight train that derailed late Saturday night near Bakersfield, California, continued to burn Sunday as firefighters worked to put out flames caused by plastic pellets, a spokeswoman with the train company said.
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