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Palestinians leaders promise unity talks will end in dealPalestinian leaders meeting in Mecca say they are prepared for marathon talks to bring an end to… 07/02/07 07:02 CET
UK letter bombs were ‘out to shock’A series of letter bombs that have caused several injuries across the UK were designed to shock… 07/02/07 07:02 CET
Italian petrol stations closed in protestPetrol stations across Italy have closed for two days in protest at government measures to increase… 07/02/07 07:02 CET
Austrian police crack online paedophile ringPolice in Vienna have uncovered a global internet child porn ring, the biggest such find in… 07/02/07 07:02 CET
French press freedom under attack over cartoonsThe freedom of the press in France is at stake as the French newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, which… 07/02/07 07:02 CET
Bove says prison term will not derail presidential bidA French appeals court has confirmed a four-month jail sentence on presidential candidate Jose Bove… 07/02/07 07:02 CET
EU pledge to fight female circumcisionTo some it is part of a valuable cultural heritage. But to others, female circumcision, or female… 07/02/07 07:02 CET
Italian protest over Afghanistan letter in newspaperItaly has protested to the US and five other allies after they published a letter in a newspaper… 07/02/07 07:02 CET
Row over work at one of Islam´s holiest shrinesThere is an outcry from Palestinian groups about work underway near the Al-Aqsa mosque in… 07/02/07 07:02 CET
Fatah and Hamas to meet face-to-face in MeccaHopes are high ahead of today’s talks between Palestinian leaders in Saudi Arabia. President… 07/02/07 07:02 CET
Triumvirate presents new Netherlands coalitionAfter weeks of debate, the Netherlands has a new coalition government, complete with programme. The… 07/02/07 06:02 CET
Italy to try Marine over Iraq killingA court in Rome is to try the case of a US Marine accused of killing an Italian agent in Iraq in… 07/02/07 06:02 CET
A corporate giant vs. disgruntled female workersAn American court has upheld a decision that gives millions of women the chance to claim damages… 07/02/07 01:02 CET
Controversial Prophet Mohamed ‘cartoon’ trial beginsThe publisher of a French magazine faces imprisonment and a hefty fine in a case seen by some as a… 07/02/07 01:02 CET
French diplomat killed in the Ivory CoastA French diplomat working for the European Union has been found shot dead at his home in Abidjan… 07/02/07 01:02 CET
Palestinians talk peace in MeccaCrisis talks aimed at averting an all-out Palestinian Civil War have now got underway in Mecca… 07/02/07 01:02 CET
Spate of letter bombs target UK motor officesA third letter bomb in three days has gone off in the UK. A woman has been taken to hospital after… 07/02/07 01:02 CET
