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Thailand court debates ban on former ruling partyPolice in Thailand are on high alert as the country’s Constitutional Court decides whether to ban… 30/05/07 12:05 CET
Elder statesman Peres to run for Israeli presidencyIsraeli political veteran Shimon Peres has formally announced he is running for president, at the… 30/05/07 12:05 CET
Major disruption as Portuguese workers strikePublic transport, refuse collection and health services have all been hit hard by industrial action… 30/05/07 12:05 CET
Kidney contest TV show causes uproar in the NetherlandsPushing the boundaries of reality TV, “The Big Donor Show” has sparked an outcry in the… 30/05/07 12:05 CET
G8 foreign ministers meet to discuss summit agendaForeign ministers from the G8 nations are gathering in Berlin to decide the agenda for next week’s… 30/05/07 12:05 CET
Brazil to subsidise contraceptionBrazil is launching a major family planning programme, in a move likely to stoke simmering tensions… 30/05/07 12:05 CET
Parents of abducted British girl meet the PopeThe parents of the missing British four-year-old, Madeleine McCann, have had an audience with the… 30/05/07 07:05 CET
Moscow defends new missile testRussia’s first deputy prime minister has been defending the testing of a new intercontinental… 30/05/07 07:05 CET
Radical Shi’ite group thought to have taken BritsA radical Shi’ite militia group, the Mahdi Army, is thought to be behind yesterday’s kidnapping of… 30/05/07 07:05 CET
Shimon Peres to run for Israeli presidencyHe has held almost every senior position in Israel but he has never been president. Now however… 30/05/07 07:05 CET
The US nominates diplomat as World Bank presidentA former US deputy secretary of state is set to become the next head of the World Bank. Robert… 30/05/07 07:05 CET
Braced for the worst as Portugal goes on strikePublic transport, health services and schools in Portugal are expected to be badly hit today in the… 30/05/07 07:05 CET
EU-wide donor card proposed as reality show debate ragesWhether it is a matter of a heart, a lung or a liver, transplants save lives. Hence the idea of an… 30/05/07 06:05 CET
Portuguese public services hit by general strikeIn Portugal, thousands of workers stayed at home on Wednesday in support of a general strike… 30/05/07 06:05 CET
Russia clashes with G8 partners over Kosovo and anti-missile shieldTalks in Berlin between the G8 Foreign Ministers have ended on a more negative than positive note… 30/05/07 06:05 CET
Al Qaeda militant threatens attacks against USA suspected al Qaeda militant has threatened continued attacks against the United States unless the… 30/05/07 06:05 CET
Bush picks Zoellick as new World Bank bossUS President George W. Bush, has nominated Robert Zoellick as the new head of the World Bank. He is… 30/05/07 06:05 CET
G8 security measures anger protestorsGerman authorities are doing their utmost to stop violent demonstrations disrupting next week’s G8… 30/05/07 06:05 CET
Zoellick a low-key successor to WolfowitzIf honesty and the absence of charisma were key criteria in the choice of a successor to Paul… 30/05/07 06:05 CET
