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Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations well underwayLater he will lead Midnight Mass in the famous Church of the Nativity. But the Vatican’s most… 24/12/08 19:48 CET
Belgian King wants a new government for ChristmasThe man trying to break the political gridlock in Belgium is continuing his talks with party… 24/12/08 19:48 CET
Tourism boom offers glimmer of hopeThe joy of celebrating Christmas in the Holy Land is back. 2008 has already been bumper year with… 24/12/08 19:26 CET
Russia expected war with GeorgiaRussia was already preparing for a war with Georgia before it broke out in August, President Dmitry… 24/12/08 19:06 CET
Junta in Guinea names its leaderThe coup leaders who say they are now in power in Guinea have named Captain Moussa Dadis Camara as… 24/12/08 17:46 CET
Russia and Serbia sign energy dealsRussia and Serbia have signed a series of energy agreements that are being hailed as historic… 24/12/08 17:35 CET
Countdown to ChristmasChristmas is coming, and what’s that noise? No, it is not Santa’s sleigh, it is the pounding of… 24/12/08 17:23 CET
Russia and Serbia sign energy dealsRussia and Serbia have signed a series of energy agreements that are being hailed as historic… 24/12/08 17:15 CET
Coup leaders denounce presence of mercenariesThe military junta that says it now holds power in Guinea has accused a rival faction of bringing… 24/12/08 13:16 CET
Israel bombarded by fresh rocket barrage from GazaSouthern Israel has been hit by a fresh round of rocket and mortar fire from the Gaza Strip… 24/12/08 12:47 CET
Security tight in BethlehemSecurity was extremely heavy across the West Bank town of Bethlehem as Christmas celebrations got… 24/12/08 11:46 CET
Record budget unveiled to revive Japan’s economyBattling the global downturn, Japan’s government has approved the country’s biggest ever annual… 24/12/08 10:46 CET
Baby sold on internet returned to home countryA six-month-old baby boy, sold on the internet at birth by his Belgian parents to a Dutch couple… 24/12/08 07:37 CET
Police probe violent attacks on violinists in MoscowPolice in Russia are investigating possible links between violent attacks on two of the city’s most… 24/12/08 07:37 CET
Guinea government denies power grabA power vacuum in Guinea has apparently sparked an attempted coup, but the prime minister insists… 24/12/08 07:37 CET
‘Difficult but not hopeless’:Martens’ verdict on Belgian politicsFacing a chronic political and economic crisis, King Albert II of Belgium has urged his country’s… 24/12/08 07:37 CET
Madoff victim thought to have killed himselfA French finance chief who stood to lose more than one billion euros of clients’ money as a result… 24/12/08 07:37 CET
