'Chemical Ali' executed in Iraq

'Chemical Ali' executed in Iraq


'Chemical Ali' executed in Iraq

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:40 AM PST

Ali Hassan al-Majid, a former Iraqi official known as "Chemical Ali", has been executed by hanging, a government spokesman has announced.

Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes into sea

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:33 PM PST

An Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane with 90 people on board has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut.

Day of mourning declared in Lebanon

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 02:10 AM PST

The Lebanese government has declared a day of mourning after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed into the sea shortly after take-off from Beirut.

Emergency talks on key NI issues

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 05:21 AM PST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen are in Northern Ireland for further talks on policing and justice.

Haiti 'facing disease outbreak'

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST

Health officials in Haiti fear there may be an outbreak of disease as thousands of people are living in crowded camps with no sanitation.

Violence in Haiti's slums

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:19 AM PST

The BBC's Orla Guerin visits Cite Soleil in Haiti almost two weeks after the devastating earthquake hit the country.

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