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French PM vows action following bus attackFrance’s Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has vowed to do all he can to track down a gang which… 29/10/06 12:10 CET
Katsav urged to stand down over rape allegationsIsrael’s attorney-general has recommended that the country’s president – Moshe Katsav – stand down… 29/10/06 12:10 CET
Bulgarian President poised to win second termBulgarians are voting today in the second round of the country’s presidential elections which… 29/10/06 12:10 CET
Crunch day for Serbia’s two-stage constitution voteSunday is the second and last day of voting in Serbia in a referendum on a new constitution which… 29/10/06 12:10 CET
Mexican protesters back down as federal troops arriveProtesters in the Mexican city of Oaxaca have decided to stop their street blockade, two days after… 29/10/06 08:10 CET
Fresh violence in France leaves woman badly burnedThe life of a 26-year old Frenchwoman hangs in the balance after a gang set fire to a bus in… 29/10/06 08:10 CET
Castro shows doubters he is alive and wellA defiant Fidel Castro has issued more footage of himself, as proof that he is on the road to… 29/10/06 08:10 CET
“Wounds of sex abuse run deep,” says PopeThe Pope – in a meeting with Irish bishops in the Vatican – has said the wounds from sexual abuse… 29/10/06 08:10 CET
Bulgaria’s Parvanov wins second term – exit pollsBulgarian President Georgi Parvanov has won a second five-year term, according to exit polls… 29/10/06 06:10 CET
Nigerian Muslim leader among plane crash deadAround 100 people including the head of Nigeria’s Muslims, two senators and a governor have died in… 29/10/06 06:10 CET
DR Congo votes in historic electionThe incumbent Joseph Kabila has casts his ballot in the second round of the Democratic Republic of… 29/10/06 06:10 CET
Lula set to win re-election in BrazilA confident Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has been voting in Brazil’s run-off presidential election… 29/10/06 06:10 CET
