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No quick fix in sight in Iranian nuclear crisisEuropean Union and Iranian officials meet today to discuss the nuclear standoff over Tehran’s… 31/05/07 08:05 CET
Bush announces his own anti-climate change plansThe US President George Bush has announced his own plan to combat climate change. He has called for… 31/05/07 07:05 CET
Putin says missile test is response to US movesThe Russian President has renewed his warning to the United States that its actions are sparking a… 31/05/07 07:05 CET
Controversial surgeon to be Latvia’s new president.Leading surgeon Valdis Zatlers has been picked by parliament to be Latvia’s new president, despite… 31/05/07 07:05 CET
German schools squeeze out smokersGermany has launched an initiative to turn young people off the smoking habit just as a Europe-wide… 31/05/07 07:05 CET
Activists clash with police in PotsdamAnti-globalisation protesters have clashed with German police in Potsdam where the G8 foreign… 31/05/07 07:05 CET
Bosnian Serb officer, Tolimir, arrested for genocideA former Bosnian Serb officer, close aide to Bosnian serb commander General Ratko Mladic, has been… 31/05/07 07:05 CET
UN tribunal cheers Lebanon’s anti-SyriansLebanon has not had much cause for celebration recently but the anti-Syrian majority was out on the… 31/05/07 07:05 CET
Exiled Russian tycoon denies Lugovoi accusationsSelf-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has rejected allegations he was involved in Alexander… 31/05/07 07:05 CET
Suspects in Hariri killing to be tried in UN courtThe debate over the setting up of a court to try suspects involved in the killing of Lebanon’s… 31/05/07 07:05 CET
Taliban accused of shooting down NATO helicopterA Nato Chinook helicopter that crashed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing seven people… 31/05/07 06:05 CET
Turkish parliament paves way for people to pick presidentFor the second time, Turkey’s parliament has approved a package of constitutional reforms that… 31/05/07 06:05 CET
Murder suspect claims Britain is behind Litvinenko deathThe man wanted by Britain over the murder of former KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko says he has been… 31/05/07 06:05 CET
Italian taxi drivers strike over government reformsThousands of Italian taxi drivers have gone on strike over government plans to de-regulate their… 31/05/07 06:05 CET
Syria attacks UN tribunal plansThe United Nations’ decision to set up a special court to try the suspected killers of former… 31/05/07 01:05 CET
Turkish Parliament opts for popular election of PresidentA vote in the Turkish Parliament has paved the way for the country’s next president to be chosen by… 31/05/07 01:05 CET
Top surgeon chosen as Latvia’s new presidentLatvia’s parliament has picked the country’s new president, a political novice who is no stranger… 31/05/07 01:05 CET
Litvinenko murder suspect says he was framedThe man accused of murdering Alexander Litvinenko says he has been set up by Britain’s secret… 31/05/07 01:05 CET
Guantanamo prisoner dead after apparent suicideA Saudi Arabian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay has apparently committed suicide. The detainee was found… 31/05/07 01:05 CET
New political deadlock in UkraineJust when Ukraine thought its political crisis might be drawing to an close, a fresh impasse has… 31/05/07 01:05 CET
Key talks in Cambodia over Khmer Rouge trialReminders of Cambodia’s dark days under the Khmer Rouge are never far away, with 1.7 million lives… 31/05/07 01:05 CET
