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Commonwealth suspends Pakistan as emergency rule stays in placeThe 53-nation Commonwealth has suspended Pakistan, following President Pervez Musharraf’s failure… 23/11/07 09:11 CET
Belgium’s divided parties unite against splitA move by Belgium’s far-right Vlaams Belang to split the country in two has been blocked by… 23/11/07 09:11 CET
Depressed dollar threatens AirbusThe entire future of European plane maker, Airbus, is in jeopardy because of the weakness of the… 23/11/07 09:11 CET
Army in control as Lebanese political crisis worsensThe Lebanese army has taken over control of the country’s security, as MPs again failed to elect a… 23/11/07 09:11 CET
Hunt for new Lebanese president down to the wireIt is D-Day in Lebanon, with just hours before the mandate of pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud… 23/11/07 08:11 CET
Choreographer Béjart revolutionised contemporary danceThe world of dance is mourning French choreographer Maurice Béjart, who died yesterday in a… 23/11/07 08:11 CET
Conditional return to work in French transport strikeThe French transport network is expected to return to something approaching normality this weekend… 23/11/07 08:11 CET
UK government rejects criticism from ex-military chiefsBritain’s government has been rallying round Prime Minister Gordon Brown after he was accused by… 23/11/07 07:11 CET
Polish PM says yes to euro but no to rights charterPoland’s new Prime Minister has vowed to fast- track Warsaw’s adoption of the euro, and to pull… 23/11/07 07:11 CET
In modern Moscow, money mattersA Mercedes covered in diamonds is the jewel in the crown at Moscow’s Millionaires’ Fair, a simple… 23/11/07 07:11 CET
Shades of the Titanic as cruise ship hits iceMore than a hundred passengers and crew who escaped from a sinking cruise liner in the Antarctic… 23/11/07 07:11 CET
Christian murder trial begins in TurkeyThe trial of five men accused of killing three Christians has begun in eastern Turkey. The suspects… 23/11/07 07:11 CET
Danes face Euro re-think as PM presents his teamDenmark’s Prime Minister has unveiled his new cabinet, as he prepares his programme for the next… 23/11/07 02:11 CET
Presidential impasse paralyses Lebanese politicsLebanon is facing a week of political paralysis, after a last-minute vote for a new President was… 23/11/07 02:11 CET
Tusk sets Poland on the road to the euroPoland’s new Prime Minister has told his country to get ready to adopt the euro. Donald Tusk was… 23/11/07 02:11 CET
Passengers saved as Antarctic liner hits an icebergAll the passengers and crew of a cruise liner have been saved after the ship hit an iceberg in the… 23/11/07 02:11 CET
Pakistan to review Commonwealth relationsPakistan has said it will review its links to the Commonwealth after being suspended by the… 23/11/07 02:11 CET
Chavez goes ahead with kidnap mediationIgnoring the wishes of his Colombian counterpart, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is continuing… 23/11/07 02:11 CET
