Iraq
Iraq: Fear of civil war as Shia bury their dead
The deadly and terrible attacks on Shia worshippers, on Tuesday this week, have brought home to the world the extreme crisis in Iraq.
Day: 5 March 2004
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Scotland
Scotland: Nursery nurses vote for all out action
After eight months of industrial action by Scotland’s nursery nurses, and with no end in sight, UNISON are preparing to ballot to increase the action to an all out indefinite strike from March.