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key test for Kosovo as it prepares to go to the pollsOne and a half million Kosovans go to the polls tomorrow in local council elections, the first… 14/11/09 20:15 CET
APEC tells Obama to trade fair.Barack Obama has promised leaders at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Singapore that… 14/11/09 19:08 CET
Britain again under fire for Iraqi abusesNew claims that British troops have been involved in brutality, torture and rape in Iraq have been… 14/11/09 18:53 CET
Slovenia signs up to South StreamRussia’s plan to channel gas directly to Europe has moved a step closer to reality after Slovenia… 14/11/09 18:52 CET
Netherlands to charge road tax by the kilometreThe Netherlands has said it is to scrap all road and vehicle tax by 2012 and replace it with a… 14/11/09 18:51 CET
Venice holds mock funeralIt was the scene of Thomas Mann’s famous work, ‘Death in Venice’ but now Venetians have held a mock… 14/11/09 18:50 CET
Kosovo votes but will its Serbs?The people of Kosovo are preparing to take part in their first elections since the disputed state… 14/11/09 13:53 CET
APEC seeks to put the trade balance rightLeaders of some of the world’s biggest powers have begun a regional summit in Singapore that seeks… 14/11/09 13:25 CET
Lisbon Treaty checks inThe EU’s controversial Lisbon Treaty has finally checked in. At a ceremony in Rome, Czech… 14/11/09 13:24 CET
Seven dead in Indian train crashA least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a train crash in India. All… 14/11/09 12:03 CET
Investigators probe Russian arms depot blastA criminal investigation is underway in Russia into possible negligence that may have led to an… 14/11/09 10:47 CET
US to try 9/11 suspects close to Ground ZeroThe Obama administration’s decision to try the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four… 14/11/09 03:03 CET
Eureka: Significant amounts of water detected in Luna craterThe mission to crash two spacecraft into the surface of the moon has detected about 25 gallons of… 14/11/09 00:43 CET
