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Italy’s GDP shrinks in Q2Italy’s economy contracted in the second quarter of the year according to new government data. The… 08/08/08 20:21 CET
Oil and dollar pull up share pricesCheaper oil and metals helped pull European shares back from their earlier lows on Friday and they… 08/08/08 20:19 CET
RBS hit by writedownsRoyal Bank of Scotland has announced its first loss in 40 years, and although it is one of the… 08/08/08 20:19 CET
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Volunteers offer help to South OssetiaVolunteers from South Ossetia’s neighbouring Russian region of North Ossetia have been signing up… 08/08/08 20:44 CET
Medvedev vows to protect compatriots in S. OssetiaVowing to defend “compatriots” in South Ossetia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has promised to… 08/08/08 20:44 CET
The battle for South Ossetia years in the makingThe fight for control of South Ossetia escalated on Thursday night. It appears the separatist… 08/08/08 20:44 CET
Georgia and Russia on brink of full-scale warOfficially it is not yet full-scale war, but amid the chaos and the carnage in South Ossetia, it is… 08/08/08 20:44 CET
Energy pipelines threatened in Georgia conflictBehind the Georgia-South Ossetia territorial conflict lie possibilities for broader military… 08/08/08 20:44 CET
Saakashvili urges the world to help in S.OssetiaThe Georgian President said the battle in South Ossetia was no longer simply about his country… 08/08/08 20:44 CET
Beijing bristles as the Olympics open.The skies over Beijing crackled and fizzed with fireworks, light and sound, as well as the hopes of… 08/08/08 20:30 CET
Pro-Tibet protests europe-wide as Olympics openWith the eyes of the world on China’s Olympics, human rights’ protestors were guaranteed airtime… 08/08/08 20:30 CET
China struck by Olympic feverAs the opening ceremony thrilled those in the Bird’s Nest stadium thousands gathered in Tiananmen… 08/08/08 20:30 CET
French Basque bombs defusedThousands of people had to be evacuated because of three bombs planted in a tourist resort and on a… 08/08/08 20:30 CET
Czech train in deadly bridge crashA heap of twisted metal was all that left of the engine and first six carriages of an express train… 08/08/08 20:29 CET
Putin vows Russian response to Georgian military campaignRussia’s prime minister has pledged a response to what he called Georgia’s “aggressive actions“… 08/08/08 13:36 CET
Caucasus violence intensifies, amid fears of all-out warCalls for calm have fallen on deaf ears with a dramatic escalation in the South Ossetian conflict… 08/08/08 13:32 CET
Six dead in Czech express train crashSix people died and more than 30 were injured when a high-speed train crashed into a collapsed… 08/08/08 13:30 CET
World leaders arrive in Beijing for OlympicsWorld leaders have arrived in Beijing, to celebrate what China calls an historic moment, the… 08/08/08 13:29 CET
Saakashvili urges Georgian unity in TV addressGeorgia’s future is at stake, according to its pro-Western president who has urged his people to… 08/08/08 13:25 CET
Violence flares yet again in Georgia’s rebel regionSouth Ossetia is no stranger to conflict. There has been sporadic violence for years as authorities… 08/08/08 13:21 CET
Fighting escalates in South Ossetia conflictFears of full-blown war in the Caucasus are intensifying with dramatic developments in the South… 08/08/08 11:06 CET
- Fighting escalates in South Ossetia conflict
Fears of full-blown war in the Caucasus are intensifying with dramatic developments in the South… 08/08/08 10:25 CET
Beijing abuzz ahead of Olympic ceremonyThe wait is almost over and the Beijing Olympics are about to begin. At eight minutes and eight… 08/08/08 08:12 CET
Bin Laden’s driver could be free in monthsOsama bin Laden’s driver has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for supporting… 08/08/08 08:12 CET
Change at the top ahead of Austrian electionsThe senior party in Austria’s Grand Coalition will today elect a new leader to revive its chances… 08/08/08 08:12 CET
Berlusconi makes a clean sweep in NaplesItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been doing his bit to clean up the streets of Naples… 08/08/08 08:12 CET
Protests go global ahead of Beijing GamesThe eyes of the world will be fixed on Beijing for today’s Olympic opening ceremony but voices of… 08/08/08 08:12 CET
Gergian forces lay siege to TskhinvaliGeorgian troops have launched artillery and rocket attacks on the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali… 08/08/08 08:12 CET
