British-Irish links are 'mutually beneficial'
News Article 6 July 2004
Paul Murphy has welcomed a report on the work done by the British-Irish Council.
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John Maples: Time to solve the Israel-Palestinian conflict
Topical Comment 5 July 2004
Greg Pope: Hope in South Africa
Topical Comment 5 July 2004
David Atkinson: Making Russia European
Topical Comment 5 July 2004
Straw rejects military action in Zimbabwe
News Article 1 July 2004
Jack Straw has rejected suggestions that there should be military intervention in Zimbabwe.
Royal Navy sailors shown blindfolded
Press Review 23 June 2004
Eight Royal Navy sailors detained by Iranian forces were shown blindfolded and sitting cross-legged on the ground on television yesterday.
Straw presses Iran for sailors' return
News Article 22 June 2004
Jack Straw has pressed his Tehran counterpart over eight Navy sailors detained after straying into Iranian waters.
Parliamentarians delayed Israeli complaint
Press Review 22 June 2004
It has emerged that the two MPs and a peer who complained of being shot at by Israeli soldiers waited until they had returned to Britain and issued a press release before they raised the case officially.
Iran holds stray British boats
Press Review 22 June 2004
Eight British sailors and their three Royal Navy patrol boats were seized by Iran yesterday after they strayed across the Iraqi border.
MPs 'shot at by Israeli army' during Gaza visit
News Article 18 June 2004
Two MPs and a peer visiting the Gaza Strip have accused the Israeli army of firing shots in their direction.
PM highlights shift in security strategy
News Article 15 June 2004
World leaders have accepted that the underlying causes of insecurity need to be addressed in order to tackle the global terror menace, Tony Blair has said.
G8 leaders still divided on Iraq
News Article 10 June 2004
The G8 summit in Georgia, USA, has drawn to a close with world leaders still disagreeing about the Iraq war.
Benn reports on Sudan crisis
News Article 9 June 2004
The international development secretary has told MPs that tackling the humanitarian crisis in
