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Iraqi PM takes slender lead over rivals

13 Mar 2010, 7:00AM

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has taken a slender lead over his rivals, preliminary results from the country's election show. Read more

Israel seals off West Bank

13 Mar 2010, 6:32AM

Israel has sealed off the West Bank amid tension in Jerusalem over controversial plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers. Read more

Israel orders army to seal off West Bank

12 Mar 2010, 6:57PM

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the army to seal off the West Bank for 48 hours until midnight on Saturday, an army spokesman says. Read more

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Israel orders army to seal off West Bank

12 Mar 2010, 5:34PM

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the army to seal off the West Bank for 48 hours, until midnight on Saturday.

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Israel seeks to patch up settlement row

12 Mar 2010, 7:58AM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly apologised to the visiting US vice president, hoping to defuse a row over settlements that appeared to scuttle indirect peace talks with the Palestinians. Read more

Hamas releases British reporter

12 Mar 2010, 7:16AM

Hamas has released a UK journalist held in its Gaza enclave, the only foreigner to be arrested in the territory since the Islamist group seized power in 2007. Read more

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Button prepares for a rush in Bahrain

12 Mar 2010, 6:15AM

Jenson Button is relishing the prospect of climbing into the Formula One world champion's number one car for the first time this week.
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Iraq's complete election results are expected to be announced on March 18. (AAP)

Ex-premier leads Iraqi polls

12 Mar 2010, 5:57AM

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was in a tight contest to keep his job as he vied with ex-premier Iyad Allawi, initial election results from four of the country's 18 provinces showed. Read more

Israel charges soldiers with misconduct

12 Mar 2010, 5:57AM

Israeli army prosecutors have charged two soldiers for using a young Palestinian boy to check for booby-traps during last year's fighting in Gaza. Read more

Brit journo released from Hamas custody

11 Mar 2010, 10:25PM

A British journalist has been released from Hamas custody after a month's detention and is on his way out of the Gaza Strip. Read more

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Israel 'sorry' for settlement announcement

11 Mar 2010, 8:51PM

Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu expresses 'regret' to US VP Joe Biden over the announcement of plans for 1,600 new east Jerusalem settler homes during his visit. Read more

Bulldozed activist's parents sue Israel

11 Mar 2010, 2:48PM

The family of an American activist who was fatally crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza has opened a civil case against Israel. Read more

Supermarket ads spoof Hamas hit

11 Mar 2010, 9:57AM

An Israeli supermarket chain is using the alleged assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai as the basis of ads with the slogan 'Eliminate the prices'. Read more

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Israel decision 'undermining peace'

11 Mar 2010, 6:09AM

US Vice President Joe Biden has told Palestinian leaders that Israel's decision to expand settlement activity in east Jerusalem is undermining peace efforts. Read more

Biden condemns Mideast settlement move

11 Mar 2010, 8:10AM

US Vice President Joe Biden has told Palestinian leaders that Israel's decision to expand settlement activity in east Jerusalem is undermining peace efforts. Read more