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Erasmus programmeSince its launch in 1987, the Erasmus exchange programme has enabled some 2 million higher… 11/08/09 20:56 CET
world news
French embassy worker out of jail in TehranA staff member from the French embassy in Tehran – facing spying charges – has been released from… 11/08/09 19:03 CET
Chechnya ‘out of control’ – Human Rights WatchThe leader of a children’s charity in Chechnya has been found dead with her husband, just hours… 11/08/09 19:02 CET
Italians prepare for record-breaking lotto drawJust one more lotto – give it to me! The cry of millions of Italians as the country’s… 11/08/09 19:02 CET
EU vows tougher sanctions against Myanmar militaryBritain and France have called for a global arms and economic embargo on Myanmar after… 11/08/09 19:01 CET
Fatah votes in fresh faces at landmark congressThe party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has elected a new and younger Central Committee in… 11/08/09 18:59 CET
Life sentence welcomed by relatives of WWII atrocity victimsRelatives of the victims of a World War II atrocity in Italy have welcomed the life sentence handed… 11/08/09 17:04 CET
More detention for Aung San Suu KyiThe popular opposition leader in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of violating the… 11/08/09 13:21 CET
Charity head found dead in ChechnyaThe kidnapped head of a charity helping children in Chechnya has been found dead in the boot of a… 11/08/09 13:02 CET
Fatah: Out with the old, in with the newA man jailed for life in Israel accused of organising the killing of Jews has been elected to a… 11/08/09 12:51 CET
Nazi war criminal jailed for lifeThe former commander of a German infantry unit has been jailed for life for killing 14 civilians in… 11/08/09 12:03 CET
Nazi war criminal gets life sentenceA 90-year-old former German infantry commander has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court… 11/08/09 11:02 CET
Neck trouble bursts Schumey’s F1 bubbleThe seven times world motor racing champion Michael Schumacher has pulled out of his return to… 11/08/09 10:34 CET
Suu Kyi: 18 months detention for ‘security violation’The popular opposition leader in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty of violating the… 11/08/09 08:43 CET
Aung San verdict expected todayA verdict in the trial of the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi may be released later… 11/08/09 08:08 CET
Verdict due in Nazi war crimes trial in GermanyA 91-year-old German man, accused of a Nazi war crime, is set to be sentenced by a court in Munich… 11/08/09 08:08 CET
Warnings over Tamiflu for childrenMedical researchers in Britain have warned that children should not be routinely given flu drugs… 11/08/09 08:08 CET
Asia hit by two strong earthquakesTwo powerful earthquakes have rocked Asia, one of them near the Andaman Islands east of India, the… 11/08/09 08:08 CET
ETA bombs threaten Mallorca tourismAn explosion on the Spanish island of Mallorca has now been confirmed as being caused by one of a… 11/08/09 08:08 CET
“Three amigos” pledge cooperation as summit endsThey were dubbed the “three amigos.” And it was with a suitably united front that the leaders of… 11/08/09 08:08 CET
20 feared dead in Slovak mine blastThe bodies of six miners have been recovered from a pit in central Slovakia, after an underground… 11/08/09 08:08 CET
