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Polish conservative leader, Lech Kaczynski, has won the presidential run-off.Exit polls show the tough-on crime Warsaw mayor captured just over half the vote while his… 23/10/05 09:10 CET
Poles go to polls in tight presidential electionPeople have begun voting in Poland’s presidential poll. Despite head-to-head TV debates the… 23/10/05 08:10 CET
Nigerian plane goes missingAn aircraft carrying more than 100 people has disappeared shortly after taking off from the… 23/10/05 08:10 CET
Duck dies of bird flu in SwedenSweden is the latest European country to be struck by bird flu. A duck found dead east of Stockholm… 23/10/05 08:10 CET
Mexico reels from Wilma, Florida preparesHurricane Wilma is edging towards the Yucatan Channel and the Gulf of Mexico on its way towards… 23/10/05 08:10 CET
Over 100 dead in Nigerian plane crashA Nigeria airliner has crashed in Oyo state killing everyone on board according to the Nigerian Red… 23/10/05 07:10 CET
Pamuk collects Germany’s highest literary honourTurkey’s bestselling novelist, Orhan Pamuk, has won the prestigious Peace Prize at Frankfurt’s… 23/10/05 07:10 CET
Europe tightens measures against bird fluSweden has become the latest European country to report a case of bird flu. A duck found dead… 23/10/05 07:10 CET
Rain kills five in ItalyAt least five people were killed within a few hours overnight as torrential rain battered… 23/10/05 07:10 CET
Wilma brushes Cuba on its way to FloridaLeaving Mexico after battering its Caribbean coast and killing at least seven people Wilma is… 23/10/05 07:10 CET
Waterloo voted Eurovision’s all time favouriteYes, it’s the 50th anniversary of the song contest everyone loves to hate. And to celebrate … 23/10/05 01:10 CET
After three days Wilma leaves MexicoWilma has battered Mexico’s Caribbean coast for three days, killing at least six people and… 23/10/05 01:10 CET
Race riot rocks British cityIn Britain a race riot in Birmingham has left one man stabbed to death, three others knifed and a… 23/10/05 01:10 CET
Some survivors reported from Nigerian crashSome of the 114 people on board a plane that crashed in Nigeria survived according to a state… 23/10/05 01:10 CET
