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A man rinses soot from his face amid the debris of the fuel pipeline explosion near Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos yesterday.

A man rinses soot from his face amid the debris of the fuel pipeline explosion near Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos yesterday.

  • No change to definition of the family in children's rights poll

    The Government is to avoid changing the constitutional definition of the family in the planned referendum on children's rights because of fears it could spark a divisive campaign over parents' rights being undermined.

  • Pipeline blast in Lagos kills hundreds

    Hundreds of people were burned alive yesterday when fuel spilling from a vandalised pipeline exploded in Nigeria's largest city Lagos, emergency workers said.

  • Reservists to join full-time soldiers in UN missions

    Members of the Reserve Defence Force will soon be deployed with full-time soldiers in United Nations missions in international trouble spots such as Darfur and Liberia, the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieut Gen Jim Sreenan, has said.
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  • Court upholds death penalty for Saddam

    Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, photographed while being questioned by an investigative judge at an undisclosed location in August 2005. Iraqs appeals court has upheld a ruling that Saddam should hang IRAQ: The appeals court has upheld the death sentence passed on Saddam Hussein on November 5th for the 1982 killing of 148 Shias at the town of Dujail following a failed assassination attempt on the Iraqi leader. p

  • Bush leads tributes to 'Godfather of Soul'

    James Brown on stage at Vicar Street, Dublin, in June 2004. US: Tributes to James Brown were led by US president George Bush and the rock and roll veteran Sir Mick Jagger last night, as the music world mourned the loss of its "Godfather of Soul". p

  • Somali Islamists in retreat as Ethiopia attacks

    SOMALIA : Somalia's Islamist militias were yesterday retreating to positions close to Mogadishu after facing a barrage of air and ground offensives from forces loyal to the country's interim government and their Ethiopian allies. p

  • Philippines tsunami alert after earthquakes

    PHILIPPINES: Two powerful earthquakes off Taiwan triggered a tsunami alert yesterday as thousands commemorated the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean disaster. p
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  • North's economy faces tough test

    Northern Ireland's economic woes have an iceberg quality. On the surface things look manageable. It was, after all, the fifth-fastest-growing region in the UK last year; Belfast is having a property boom and unemployment is on a par with the Republic. p

  • Oil price plunges despite warning from Iran

    Oil plunged more than a dollar to less than $61 a barrel yesterday as mild weather in the US hit demand for winter fuel. p
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  • Ronaldo keeps United rolling English FA Premiership

    Manchester Utd - 3 Wigan Athletic - 1: This humdrum victory for Manchester United has a considerable impact on the league table with Alex Ferguson's team, inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo, now four points clear of Chelsea and bristling with a wicked sense of pleasure about the vulnerability of their main challengers. p

  • Impressive Kauto Star lives up to his billing

    Kempton report: Kauto Star lived up to his billing in the Stan James King George VI Chase at Kempton Park yesterday. The anticipation of the six-year-old's assault on the famous festive prize had tempered the chill in the air, with Paul Nicholls' exciting youngster locking horns with the up-and-coming Monet's Garden and Racing Demon in front of packed stands. p
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