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Seven jailed for life in al Qaeda Istanbul bombingsA Turkish court has sentenced seven people to life in prison for bomb attacks in Istanbul in 2003… 16/02/07 09:02 CET
Former rebel new acting Chechen presidentChechnya has a new acting president. Moscow has appointed Ramzan Kadyrov, a former rebel who became… 16/02/07 07:02 CET
Alleged mastermind condemns Madrid bombs at trialAn Egyptian man accused of being one of the masterminds of the Madrid train bombings has been… 16/02/07 07:02 CET
Czech film picks up critics prize in BerlinJiri Menzil’s film I Served the King of England has won the critics prize at the Berlin Film… 16/02/07 07:02 CET
Turkish court due to reach verdict in deadly bomb attack trialA verdict is expected imminently in the trial of a number of alleged Islamic extremists accused… 16/02/07 07:02 CET
Concerts planned against global warmingThere are new efforts to mobilise action against global warming. Campaigners led by the former … 16/02/07 07:02 CET
Church leaders in Portugal ponder implications of abortion “yes” voteThe Catholic Church in Portugal has been holding meetings to discuss how to react to Sunday’s… 16/02/07 07:02 CET
Italian Judge orders CIA Agent trialThese are the latest pictures of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr or Abu Omar, the Muslim cleric kidnapped… 16/02/07 07:02 CET
Madrid train bombings trial enters second dayDay two of the Madrid train bombings trial has seen more of the accused denying involvement and… 16/02/07 07:02 CET
Report slams Belgium’s WWII recordBelgium is facing up to its too-cosy relationship with its world war two German occupiers. A group… 16/02/07 07:02 CET
US calls for more NATO help in AfghanistanWashington has announced it is boosting its forces in Afghanistan, and at the same time is calling… 16/02/07 07:02 CET
Putin promotes close ally to vice premierThe Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has promoted one of his close allies who is tipped as a… 16/02/07 07:02 CET
Israeli police flood Jerusalem for Friday prayersTension continues to surround the construction work near Temple Mount, as Israel steps up security… 16/02/07 02:02 CET
Italian Judge orders CIA Agent trialA judge in Milan has ordered a group of Americans, believed to be CIA agents, to stand trial over… 16/02/07 02:02 CET
Congressional battle over Iraq war intensifiesThe battle between the Bush administration and Democrats on Capitol Hill on financing the war in… 16/02/07 01:02 CET
Elite walz into Vienna for Opera BallTiaras and tuxedo were the order of the day as Vienna revelled in the highpoint of its social… 16/02/07 01:02 CET
Leaders of three African states renew peace pledgeLeaders from three African nations have agreed not to support rebels in each other’s territories in… 16/02/07 01:02 CET
