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Ivory Coast stadium stampede kills 22 fansUp to 22 people have been killed, and many more are seriously injured, after a stampede at a… 29/03/09 23:34 CET
UK minister red-faced over blue movie claimBritish Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has been left red-faced following the revelation that her… 29/03/09 19:39 CET
Berlusconi tells new bloc that PM needs more powerIt was always a question of when and not if – but now it is official. Silvio Berlusconi is head of… 29/03/09 19:34 CET
Test for Turkey’s leader in violence-hit pollTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cast his ballot in violence-marred local elections… 29/03/09 19:21 CET
Spanish pro-life groups hold anti-abortion ralliesAnti-abortion groups have gathered in cities across Spain to say ‘no’ to government plans to reform… 29/03/09 19:13 CET
Montenegro’s longtime leader poised for re-electionHe has dominated political life in his homeland for two decades. And, as he voted today… 29/03/09 19:04 CET
Biden cautions against over-regulating marketsGetting to grips with the global recession ahead of next week’s G20 gathering, world leaders are… 29/03/09 14:33 CET
Montenegro votes in general electionMontenegro is electing a government today and, if the opinion polls are right, many voters are more… 29/03/09 14:16 CET
Berlusconi takes helm of Italy’s new rightist blocThere was never any doubt that Silvio Berlusconi would be elected head of the new party… 29/03/09 14:14 CET
Turkey votes in local electionsVoting has begun in Turkish local elections with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling … 29/03/09 13:09 CET
Israel’s Olmert chairs his last cabinetWith Israel expected to swear in a new government on Tuesday the cabinet of out-going Prime… 29/03/09 12:46 CET
Big european demos send message to G20 leadersThe streets of several european capital cities were heaving with scores of thousands of protestors… 29/03/09 09:37 CET
Violence erupts in MadagascarAt least 34 people have been injured in Madagascar during pro-support demonstrations for the… 29/03/09 09:28 CET
PM hot favourite to be voted back in MontenegroMontenegrins go to vote today in parliamentary elections, the outcome of which seems a foregone… 29/03/09 09:20 CET
Biden asks G20 protestors: “Give us a chance”Leaders from the world’s centre-left governments have drawn their summit in Chile to a close… 29/03/09 09:11 CET
The landmark ‘lights-out’ to highlight climate changeThe most famous landmarks in the world have been plunged into darkness, to throw the spotlight on… 29/03/09 09:03 CET
