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Fire rips through Cornish hotelOne person has died and a further six are missing after a hotel fire in the Cornish resort of… 18/08/07 12:08 CET
Bloodless end to Turkish hijackPassenger power robbed two hijackers of most of their bargaining power today when most of the… 18/08/07 12:08 CET
Kazakhstan votes – result predictableVoting is underway in Kazakhstan’s early general election. Polls predict another big win for… 18/08/07 12:08 CET
Hurricane Dean builds in strengthHurricane Dean is continuing to build in strength with winds reaching well over 200 kilometers an… 18/08/07 08:08 CET
Looting adds to the chaos in Pisco and Chincha after massive earthquakePeruvians frustrated by the slow arrival of emergency aid looted pharmacies and fought in food… 18/08/07 08:08 CET
Kazakhstan goes to the polls in a general electionKazakhstan holds parliamentary elections later today. The president Nursultan Nazarbayev, in power… 18/08/07 08:08 CET
Curtain rises at Sarajevo Film FestivalThe curtain has been raised at the 13th Sarajevo Film Festival, one of the biggest events of its… 18/08/07 06:08 CET
Kidnappings and bombings continue in Afghanistan.A German woman has become the latest hostage to be taken in Afghanistan. She was seized at gunpoint… 18/08/07 06:08 CET
Kazakhstan awaits poll resultsVoting has ended in Kazakhstan’s early general election. Polls predict another big win for… 18/08/07 06:08 CET
Sarkozy pays price for free holidayFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has put an end to media speculation over who is paying for his… 18/08/07 06:08 CET
Hijackers take their eyes off their hostages in TurkeyThere was a peaceful end to a hijacking today of a plane flying between Turkish-occupied northern… 18/08/07 06:08 CET
