Person: Dan Williams

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world

Israelis bid farewell to former PM Sharon

Hundreds of Israelis lined up outside Israel’s parliament building yesterday to pay their last respects to Ariel Sharon, the former prime minister and general who died over the weekend.

sport

Pats look ominous, but Giants cut down to size after mauling by Panthers

world

Insurance warning as rain continues to batter UK

rugby

Ireland school side end on losing note

world

US denies targeting 'wedding party' in air strike

world

Day of bloodshed, day of outrage in Mideast

25 dead as car bomb targets army recruits

A car bomb exploded today outside an army recruiting centre in central Baghdad where dozens of Iraqis were lining up to volunteer for the military, killing around 25 people, the US command said.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2004

Suicide bomber kills 50 in Iraq attack

A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people when he blew up his truck outside an Iraqi police station where dozens of men were queuing up to apply for jobs.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2004

Apache crashes in Iraq

A US Apache helicopter went down this morning near the western Iraqi town town of Habbaniyah today.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2004

US soldiers probably killed taxi passengers

A senior US army officer acknowledged today it was “likely” that coalition forces shot and killed four Iraqi civilians in a taxi, including a seven-year-old boy.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2004

Quins relinquish club title as Annadale prove too strong

CORK HARLEQUINS’ reign as All- Ireland club champions came to an end at Lough Moss Leisure Centre on Saturday, when they were beaten 4-2 by Ulster Senior League winners Annadale (6-3 on aggregate).

Mon, 28 Apr, 2003

Royal Engineers bring power to the people of key port town

POWER returned to the homes of Umm Qasr yesterday for the first time since the outbreak of war.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2003

Cheers as power restored to war-hit town

Power returned to the homes of Umm Qasr today for the first time since the outbreak of war.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2003

Sharon regains lead in election race

By Dan Williams, Jerusalem

Fri, 17 Jan, 2003