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Anti-war grannies protest outside US recruiting officeAdding their venerable voices to the anti-war movement a group of grandmothers protested outside an… 18/10/05 12:10 CET
EU emergency talks after bird flu found in GreeceEuropean Union foreign ministers have been holding an emergency meeting in Luxembourg to discuss… 18/10/05 12:10 CET
Bird flu: Interview with a Virus ExpertThe spread of birdflu and the looming risk of a world pandemic predicted by health experts have… 18/10/05 08:10 CET
Bird flu spreads to GreeceIt may look like a sun-kissed paradise but the picture-postcard island of Inousses in the Aegean… 18/10/05 07:10 CET
WHO says world must prepare for human variant of bird fluWorld Health Organisation chief Lee Jong-wook says a human pandemic will come and the world needs… 18/10/05 07:10 CET
Ukrainian leader says his poisoners will soon be namedThe Ukrainian president says an investigation into how he came to be poisoned as he campaigned for… 18/10/05 07:10 CET
Upsurge of violence in southern RussiaRussian media say police have shot dead an insurgent in a brief gunbattle in the southern town of… 18/10/05 07:10 CET
German parliament meets as coalition talks go onGermany’s parliament meets for the first time today since last month’s inconclusive general… 18/10/05 07:10 CET
Anxious wait over bird flu for Greek islandersPeople on the tiny Greek island where bird flu has been discovered face an agonising wait. Action… 18/10/05 07:10 CET
German parliament speaker electedThere was warm congragulations from Christian Democrat leader Angela Merkel for Nobert Lammert… 18/10/05 07:10 CET
Saddam Hussein trial opens on WednesdayThe long-awaited trial of Saddam Hussein opens on Wednesday. Everything is ready in the Baghdad… 18/10/05 06:10 CET
Ready or not, bird flu is coming warn EU ministersBird flu is continuing to gain ground as it speads west into Europe. On the Rumanian frontier the… 18/10/05 06:10 CET
Norway chases rogue Russian trawlerFor the last three days the Norweigians and Russians have been playing a game of cat and mouse on… 18/10/05 06:10 CET
German parliament chooses speaker as coalition talks continueThe new German parliament has been meeting for the first time since the general election exactly a… 18/10/05 01:10 CET
Russian forces kill insurgent in Caucasus republicRussian media say police have shot dead an insurgent in a brief gunbattle in the southern town of… 18/10/05 01:10 CET
