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Europe’s fight against the forest fireAs summer arrives hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and scrubland goes up in smoke. The… 17/08/09 21:10 CET
world news
Romanian police set to strike over payPolice in Romania are planning a five-day protest over pay and working conditions. Staff have… 17/08/09 22:03 CET
Women run the gauntlet to get elected in AfghanistanAs Afghanistan prepares to go to the polls campaign workers, diplomats and observers fear poor… 17/08/09 20:27 CET
German Greens on campaign trailGermany’s Green Party is hoping to prove the old adage that preparation and planning prevent poor… 17/08/09 19:08 CET
Russia finds mystery merchant shipRussia says it has found a missing cargo ship off the Cape Verde Islands, ending a saga that has… 17/08/09 19:03 CET
Deadly blast at Russian power plant8 people have been killed and many remain unaccounted for following a deadly explosion at Russia’s… 17/08/09 18:53 CET
Afghanistan insists security is improvingThere is a mood of optimism spreading among Afghan officials ahead of Thursday’s general election… 17/08/09 18:45 CET
France pays teaching assistant’s bailIran says that France has paid more than 200,000 euros bail for the release of a French teaching… 17/08/09 18:44 CET
Suicide bomber kills 20 in IngushetiaA suicide bomber has inflicted the deadliest attack on the Russian republic of Ingushetia in five… 17/08/09 18:44 CET
Japan edges out of recessionJapan’s economy has moved out of recession, ending its longest slump since World War Two. It… 17/08/09 18:43 CET
Japan edges into growth but recovery uncertainJapan has become the third major world economy to edge out of recession, but experts caution that… 17/08/09 13:43 CET
Iran releases French teaching assistantIran has freed on bail a French teaching assistant charged with spying after taking part in… 17/08/09 13:43 CET
Police targeted in deadly Ingushetia bombingIslamic rebels are being blamed for a bomb attack in the Russian republic of Ingushetia that has… 17/08/09 13:43 CET
Afghan presidential campaign enters final daysDays ahead of Afghanistan’s presidential poll, the election campaign is heating up. Most of… 17/08/09 13:43 CET
Deadly blast at Russian power plant8 people have been killed and many remain unaccounted for following a deadly explosion at Russia’s… 17/08/09 13:13 CET
Karzai defends recordWith only 3 days to go before the Presidential election in Afghanistan, incumbent Hamid Karzai has… 17/08/09 08:15 CET
- Karzai defends record
With only 3 days to go before the Presidential election in Afghanistan, incumbent Hamid Karzai has… 17/08/09 07:34 CET
Japan follows France and Germany out of recessionAfter last week’s unexpected positive growth in the German and French economies, Japan has now… 17/08/09 07:33 CET
French teacher freed from Iranian jailA French teaching assistant charged with spying after taking part in Iran’s post-election rallies… 17/08/09 07:32 CET
N. Korea reopens borderNorth Korea has agreed to re-open its border with the South and allow tourism and family reunions… 17/08/09 07:31 CET
Mexico fires its customs forceMexico has fired 700 of its customs officers at airports and land crossings in a bid to stamp out… 17/08/09 03:53 CET
