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EU reform talks are in stalemateAttempts to create a consensus on a reform treaty for Europe appear to be heading for failure in… 22/06/07 12:06 CET
Tourists caught in rail strike disruption in ItalyItaly’s been hit by a one-day rail strike that has paralysed much of the country just as the summer… 22/06/07 12:06 CET
Lebanon claims victory over militant uprisingLebanon has declared victory in its 33-day war against an Al Qaeda-inspired militant group in a… 22/06/07 12:06 CET
US envoy upbeat about North Korea nuclear talksAmerican envoy Christopher Hill has returned from talks in Pyongyang in an upbeat mood about a… 22/06/07 12:06 CET
Calling Poland’s bluff in drive for EU treatyThere may be a two-speed Europe on the horizon after all: The German government has announced the… 22/06/07 09:06 CET
Poles say ‘no’ to Merkel at Brussels summitSaying: “We have hit a wall,” Poland has rejected as unacceptable the German EU presidency’s… 22/06/07 08:06 CET
Poland rakes up war dead, fails to arouse Germany“Poland to the EU: Count in the war dead,” reads a recent typical newspaper headline in Germany… 22/06/07 07:06 CET
France celebrates 26th annual “Fete de la Musique”France’s annual national music festival has seen thousands of performers in the streets before a… 22/06/07 07:06 CET
Abbas releases video to back up assassination claimsHamas has denied that a plot existed to kill the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The… 22/06/07 07:06 CET
Violent weather hits parts of EuropeTwo people have been killed in Vienna after a sudden windstorm, mixed with heavy rain, felled a… 22/06/07 07:06 CET
EU leaders still talking on new treatyEuropean Union leaders are to spend another day trying to reach agreement on a new treaty to… 22/06/07 07:06 CET
Spanish launch ETA manhunt after explosives findSpanish police have launched a manhunt for suspected ETA bombers who abandoned a car loaded with… 22/06/07 07:06 CET
Iranian cleric says Rushdie still under ‘fatwa’There is a renewed threat from Iran against the British author Salman Rushdie. A prominent Iranian… 22/06/07 06:06 CET
Foreign-led forces kill 25 civilians in Afghan air strikeIn Afghanistan, air strikes by foreign-led forces are reported to have left twenty-five civilians… 22/06/07 06:06 CET
German authorities warn of new terrorism threatGerman police are on a state of high alert following intelligence warnings of a major terrorist… 22/06/07 06:06 CET
Three week strike in South Africa goes onPublic sector workers in South Africa are poised to escalate their three week old strike in support… 22/06/07 06:06 CET
EU leaders negotiate trade-off for Poland’s accordA preliminary accord has been reached at the European Council summit: satisfying Poland that a new… 22/06/07 06:06 CET
