Thursday, September 02 2010

World News

Woman linked to mummified remains (20:58)

US police have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of a baby and a foetus were found.

Mid-East leaders vow further talks (17:53)

Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to produce a framework for a permanent peace deal and to hold a second round of direct talks this month.

'No oil sheen' after rig explosion (17:33)

The US Coast Guard has backtracked on its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

Crash Briton stranded in Thailand (15:38)

A Briton has been stranded in Thailand after being paralysed in a road accident, his sister said.

Nazi hunter 'was Mossad agent' (15:28)

Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal worked for Israel's Mossad spy agency, providing information on war criminals and Germans working in Arab countries, according to a new book.

Agents 'lied to entrap businessman' (15:23)

US agents "overstepped the mark of legitimate law enforcement" to entrap a retired British businessman who now faces extradition to the US accused of conspiring to sell parts for Iranian missiles, a court has heard.

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  • Monica Willis and Nicole Mooney in Wright's bar.
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