Hezbollah says it is ready to disarm if?Israel withdraws from south Lebanon

As calls for Lebanon&s Hezbollah to disarm gain momentum, a senior official said the group is ready to hold talks with the Lebanese president about its weapons if Israel withdraws from south Lebanon and stops its strikes.

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‘If we&re not killed by bombs, we&ll die of hunger& & Palestinian mother

The bombs still haven&t killed Rehab Akhras and her family. But if the checkpoints that Israel has sealed off since the start of March are not opened soon, she says hunger surely will.

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Dominican Republic nightclub collapse: Death toll climbs to at least 124 as rescuers race to find survivors in rubble

A roof collapse on Tuesday at a popular nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic has claimed at least 124 lives, authorities said yesterday.

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Prince Harry&s safety and life are at stake, appeal case over his protection is told

Prince Harry&s safety, security and life are &at stake&, his appeal case over his personal protection arrangements has heard.

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At least 23 killed after Israel strikes four-storey residential block in Gaza

Israeli aircraft struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza yesterday, killing at least 23 people, officials said, as the renewed fighting in the devastated Palestinian enclave showed no signs of letting up.

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