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Abbas in Chechnya ahead of Russian visitPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in Chechnya. It was a rare visit by a foreign… 21/12/08 20:13 CET
Lockerbie rememberedThe deaths of 270 people killed in the Lockerbie disaster are being commemorated in Britain on the… 21/12/08 20:13 CET
Arrests at anti car-duty protest in RussiaRussian riot police have detained dozens of people demonstrating against higher import duties on… 21/12/08 20:06 CET
Belgium waits, as King ponders its political futureBelgium remains in political limbo, as the King continues with efforts to find a new Prime… 21/12/08 20:01 CET
Livni promises to throw Hamas out of GazaAll the signs are that Israel is preparing to move against Hamas in Gaza, following over 50 rocket… 21/12/08 17:06 CET
Russian riot police break up car demoRussian riot police have broken up another demonstration against higher import duties on used… 21/12/08 14:10 CET
Mumbai terror attack hotels re-openThe two luxury hotels targeted in the Mumbai terror attacks last month are re-opening amid tight… 21/12/08 14:10 CET
Iranian police close human rights officesIranian security forces have closed the offices in Tehran of the Circle for the Defenders of Human… 21/12/08 14:04 CET
New Belgian PM to be named within 24 hours?Belgium’s King Albert is continuing in his efforts to find a new prime minister, and the news from… 21/12/08 13:06 CET
Mauritanian military frees AbdallahiThe president of Mauritania, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, has been freed from house arrest… 21/12/08 11:55 CET
Belgian King continues government deliberationsIn Belgium, the rumour mills are already buzzing about who might be the next Prime Minister, even… 21/12/08 09:33 CET
Riots in Greece head into third weekRioting in Greece entered its third week with more running battles between hundreds of youths and… 21/12/08 09:33 CET
Belle of the Bolshoi Ballet dies – aged 92The Russian ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya, who is said to have been Joseph Stalin’s favourite… 21/12/08 09:33 CET
Ariane 5 comes up trumps againFor the sixth time this year Europe’s flagship spacelauncher, Ariane Five, has successfully put a… 21/12/08 08:55 CET
Canada follows US with car bailout-planCanada is following the lead of the United States in providing emergency aid for the car industry… 21/12/08 06:15 CET
