UN calls for ceasefire in Gaza
The United Nations Security Council has voted for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after the United States allowed other members to back the resolution by abstaining from the vote. A resolution on the crisis, drafted by Britain, was backed by 14 out of the 15 Security Council members. The... [continued]
The Gaza File: latest news, comment and analysis on the crisis 
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Alexander Cockburn: Team Obama is a slap in the face to his own supporters
Brown offers support to car manufacturers
It will not be a huge bail-out on the scale seen by the banking industry, but Gordon Brown has pledged aid to carmakers. The Prime Minister's offer of help for the ailing car industry came as his cabinet meeting in Liverpool was overshadowed by the news that Nissan... [continued]
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Banks warn PM as rates cut
The UK's biggest mortgage lenders have warned the Government that the cost of providing a mortgage payment holiday to struggling homeowners could limit their ability to grant fresh loans. The warning came as the Bank of England yesterday cut interest rates to an historic low of 1.5 per cent.... [continued]
The Mole: Gordon Brown tries to prove he's 'doing something'
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EU claims gas deal struck
European leaders last night were claiming a breakthrough in the gas dispute between Russia and the Ukraine, which has left large stretches of southern and eastern Europe without fuel during sub-zero temperatures. However a "humanitarian catastrophe" has been predicted in the Balkans - currently in the grip of... [continued]
Shaun Walker: the gas row is simply business, not a new Cold War
Europe must deal carefully with resource-rich Russia
Al Qaeda chief killed in Pakistan
Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and a top aide are thought to have been killed in the US-led campaign against the terror organisation. A US official said the men had been killed in the region of South Waziristan, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. He would not say how... [continued]
In pictures: Islamabad blast
Taliban attacks show US doesn't trust Pakistan
Will Self: We can all rejoice at the murky fate of Rashid Rauf
Facebook users laud mobsters
Mafia investigators have accused Facebook of turning some of Italy's most violent mobsters into online idols, by allowing them to maintain their profiles on the social networking site from their jail cells. Thousands of fans have posted messages of support on the profiles of Mafia bosses whose crimes include... [continued]
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