New Year tinged with sadness for Galicians

Tragic fireworks blast kills dozens in Mexico

Busy first day in Baghdad revolves around war and peace moves in 2003

Solomon islanders' fate still unknown after cyclone

Prestige oil reaches French beaches

Gruesome discovery in north London

Prominent Arab Israeli politician banned from standing for election

2003 Celebrations in major capitals escape disruption by terrorists

France braces for Prestige pollution

Floods and winds claim lives across Europe

Deadly clashes in Venezuelan protests

Bush tells troops US will fight for Iraqis' freedom

French Troops feel limits of mandate in Cote D'Ivoire

Helicopter reaches stricken Pacific island

Saddam delivers defiant speech

Israel strikes back after suicide blasts

lleged serial killer in court for butchering three women.

France steps up efforts to tackle oil spill

China celebrates coming closer to manned space travel 

Domestic drama in Bolivia

Glittering Epiphany parade in Madrid

US dismisses Iraq's "spying" claims

North Korea threatens war

Israeli tanks raid Palestinian refugee camp

Prestige fallout threatens French seafood

Europe seizes up as cold snap cumulates

North Korea stands firm on treaty pull-out

US deploys 35,000 more to Gulf

Tug-of-war over Yemeni Al-Qaeda suspects

Rare Beatles tapes seized

French bagage handler cleared of terrorism

Napoleon likely to greet Venice trial with stony silence

Swimwear catalogue set to cause a splash

Iraqis civilians' response to military build-up in Gulf

German court to consider extradition of Yemeni pair to U.S

Illinois governor reprieves state's death row inmates

Conflicting interpretations of North Korea negotiations

Four charged over ricin find

Peru crash plane wreckage found

French director Pialat dies

Police questions three men after deadly attack on officer

Franco-German plans for EU reform

First Israeli astronaut to go to space

Pavarotti's partner gives birth to twins. Only one survives

Go-ahead for Sicily bridge project

Iraq is not cooperating enough says UN

Ivory Coast president not present at peace talks

Teenage sniper suspect to be tried in adult court

No end in sight to North Korea nuclear crisis

German couple pursue their piece of The Iceman

Blix in Iraq for "last-ditch" talks

Americans turn out for peace rally

Vietnam vets divided over Iraq

Europe rallies against war

Senegalese relieve French in Ivory Coast

Deadly bushfires sweep Canberra

Canberra prepares for fresh fire chaos

Angry muslim reaction to London mosque raid

EU ministers chastise Germany and France over budget deficits

More violence in Venezuela as Carter rejoins peace effort

American shot dead in Kuwait

Blair prepared to act outside UN

Iraq says "no" to U.S. spy planes

Some optimism amid pressure on Pyongyang