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Greece braced for riot anniversaryThe Greek government is set to deploy 6,000 police on the streets of Athens today in a bid to avoid… 05/12/09 21:24 CET
Russia mourns nightclub fire deathsThe Russian President has said a fire at a nightclub that killed more than 100 revellers is nothing… 05/12/09 19:09 CET
Eyewitness: only one exit from nightclub fireThe flags flew at half mast over City Hall in Perm in memory of those who died in the nightclub… 05/12/09 19:08 CET
Climate Express steams to CopenhagenEnvironmentalists have been letting the train take the strain on their way to the historic global… 05/12/09 18:59 CET
Is Basescu’s reign coming to an end?It is a final period of reflection in Romania ahead of Sunday’s run-off presidential ballot… 05/12/09 17:14 CET
Cinema spotlight shines on MarrakechThe glitz and glamour of the cinema have come to Marrakech, with the opening of the Moroccan city’s… 05/12/09 14:24 CET
Dozens missing after Egyptian ferry collisionUp to 38 people are missing in Egypt after two passenger ferries collided on the river Nile. One… 05/12/09 13:26 CET
More than 100 die in Russian nightclub blazeDramatic images have emerged of a fire in a Russian nightclub that killed more than 100 revellers… 05/12/09 13:25 CET
Pakistan vows “resolve” against militantsPakistan is vowing to keep up the pressure on Islamist militants, a day after a bomb attack that… 05/12/09 13:14 CET
Martial law imposed after Philippines massacreThe Philippines government has imposed martial law in one of its southern provinces after 57 people… 05/12/09 13:04 CET
Deadlock over hunger strike protesterHopes of a breakthrough in a deadlock between Spain and Morocco over the fate of a prominent… 05/12/09 09:11 CET
Russian nightclub blaze kills scores of revellersAt least 101 people died and 140 were injured when fireworks sparked a blaze which led to a… 05/12/09 08:58 CET
Polanski under house arrest in GstaadFilm director Roman Polanski is under house arrest in his Swiss chalet after being released on bail… 05/12/09 08:57 CET
Clinton ‘heartened’ by Nato allies’ troop pledgesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has welcomed what she described as a “significant commitment“… 05/12/09 06:04 CET
Knox and ex-lover found guilty of Kercher murderAmanda Knox and her former boyfriend have been found guilty of the murder of 21-year-old British… 05/12/09 03:44 CET
