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Hamas suspends talks over Shalit
Hamas suspends talks over a prisoner exchange deal due to involve the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Somalis flood to Yemen for refuge
Aid workers say more than 20,000 people have made the dangerous trip to Yemen as fighting continues in Somalia.
Oil price hits yet another record
Oil prices continue to climb with US light crude at a record closing price and London Brent above $146.
US 'to scrap' contractor immunity
The US has agreed to scrap immunity for foreign security guards in Iraq, the Iraqi foreign minister says.
Abu Ghraib inmates sue US firms
Four Iraqi men say they are suing US military contractors for torturing them at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.
Sunni leader attacked in N Iraq
At least one person dies in a truck bomb at the home of an Iraqi Sunni tribal leader known for opposing al-Qaeda extremists.
Iraqi leader shakes Barak's hand
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani shares an historic handshake with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak.
Call to sever Jerusalem Arab area
Israel's vice premier calls for the home neighbourhood of Wednesday's bulldozer attacker to be cut off from Jerusalem.
Militants 'fire rocket' from Gaza
A rocket from the Gaza Strip lands in southern Israel, the Israeli army says, putting more strain on a fragile truce.
Seized Iranians 'held by Israel'
Four Iranians kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982 are still alive and being held in Israel, the Iranian embassy in Lebanon says.
US admiral urges caution on Iran
The top US military officer says opening up a new front in the Middle East with a strike on Iran would be "stressful".
Deadly Jerusalem bulldozer attack
A Palestinian in a bulldozer targets Jerusalem traffic, killing three people before being shot dead by police.
UK ban on Hezbollah military arm
The military wing of Lebanese political party Hezbollah has been placed on the Government's list of banned terrorist organisations.
Palestinians storm Rafah crossing
Egyptian security forces prevent thousands of Gazans from forcing their way over the border at Rafah.
Gaza gets first cement for a year
Israel reopens Gaza's border crossings after shutting them for a day and will allow the first shipments of cement since 2007.
War or peace
US and Iranian policy battles offer stark choices
Iraqi voices
BBC users describe life in text, video and audio
Links to the past
Islamic history shines forth in smaller Gulf emirate
Oil compromise
Iraq's challenge of reviving its oil industry
Opening night
Egyptian film revival driven by success abroad
Inside Iraq
Baghdad residents on improving life in the city
US says Israel-Iran story false
The US state department criticises reported comments by a defence official that Israel was getting closer to attacking Iran.
Sarkozy to meet Syrian president
France says President Sarkozy will meet his Syria counterpart ahead of a summit to launch a new Mediterranean union.
Israel denies injuring reporter
Israel rejects Palestinian journalist's allegations of harsh treatment by security officials at West Bank border.
W Bank in 'grave' water crisis
The West Bank is facing grave water shortages partly because of "discriminatory" Israeli policies, an Israeli rights group says.

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