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Stavanger joins Liverpool as Capital of Culture 2008It is not only Liverpool which has been celebrating its new-found status as European Capital of… 12/01/08 18:53 CET
Bush in Bahrain upbeat on IraqGeorge W Bush arrived in Bahrain, a close US ally, which hosts the American Fifth Fleet, where he… 12/01/08 18:49 CET
Spain starts countdown to general electionThe leading figures in Spanish politics have been laying out their stalls at the start of the… 12/01/08 18:49 CET
The Odd Couple – Blair and Sarkozy at one in ParisThere has been a public display of togetherness in Paris, from what many see as an unlikely… 12/01/08 18:49 CET
Garbage grates as Sardinians clash with policePolice in Sardinia have clashed with islanders angered by the arrival of 500 tonnes of rubbish. … 12/01/08 18:49 CET
France bans GM crops as research continuesFrance looks set to ban the growing of the only genetically modified crop in the country. Last… 12/01/08 18:49 CET
Blair wows Sarkozy’s party in ParisThe former British Labour Prime Minister has forged a seemingly unlikely friendship with the… 12/01/08 13:17 CET
Bush: US on course for troop reduction in IraqPresident Bush has said America’s strategy in Iraq has reversed the country’s slide into chaos, and… 12/01/08 13:16 CET
FARC are not terrorists: Venezuela’s ChavezThe outspoken left-wing Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has stirred up controversy with remarks… 12/01/08 13:16 CET
Freed FARC hostages speak outThe two high-profile hostages released by Colombia’s FARC guerillas have been speaking publicly for… 12/01/08 13:16 CET
Spain struggles for harmony over anthem lyricsAre they stirring sentiments or loathsome lyrics. The jury is out on new words that have been… 12/01/08 09:07 CET
EU facing WTO sanctions over GM crops banThe EU is facing the prospect of trade sanctions after the passing of a deadline for the lifting of… 12/01/08 09:07 CET
Sardinians protest over intake of Naples wasteThere have been scuffles in Sardinia as Naples’ rubbish crisis spills over into other parts of… 12/01/08 09:07 CET
Liverpool rocks into European culture yearIt was party time in Liverpool as the city got events for its year as European Capital of Culture… 12/01/08 09:07 CET
