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Chinese shipwreck threatens Great Barrier ReefThe clock is ticking for salvage teams trying to prevent an ecological disaster around the Great… 04/04/10 19:38 CET
Divers bid to rescue trapped Chinese minersNine people have reportedly been pulled alive from a flooded mine in China after being trapped for… 04/04/10 19:20 CET
France to raze thousands of storm lashed homesXynthia, the deadly storm which ravaged large parts of western France in February, is set to cause… 04/04/10 19:20 CET
German condolences for Afghan military killingsGerman troops in Afghanistan have held a memorial service for three of their number killed by the… 04/04/10 19:20 CET
Deadly bomb blasts kill dozens in BaghdadA series of suicide car bombs has killed at least 30 people and injured more than 150 others in… 04/04/10 19:20 CET
Appeals for calm after Terreblanche killingAn appeal for calm by South African President Jacob Zuma is being echoed by the AWB Afrikaner… 04/04/10 19:20 CET
Soul-searching in SA after supremacist’s grisly endNews of 69-year-old Eugene Terreblanche’s death will have been greeted with indifference and even… 04/04/10 19:20 CET
US-Russian crew docks safely at ISSA joint US and Russian crew in a Soyuz space ship has arrived safely at the International Space… 04/04/10 13:13 CET
Catholics urge Pope to ‘accept responsibility’Pilgrims from all over the world gathered in St Peter’s Square in Rome to hear Pope Benedict’s… 04/04/10 13:13 CET
Oil slick alert near the Great Barrier ReefSalvage teams are attempting to prevent hundreds of tonnes of oil leaking from a stranded Chinese… 04/04/10 13:13 CET
Baghdad hit by deadly blastsAt least 15 people have been killed and 35 others injured in a series of explosions in central… 04/04/10 13:13 CET
Pope’s traditional Easter messageThe Pope has delivered his traditional Easter blessing to a packed St Peter’s Square in Rome… 04/04/10 13:13 CET
Anglican leader expresses ‘sorrow’ over remarksThe Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has expressed regret for accusing the Roman Catholic… 04/04/10 09:53 CET
Mosque protesters in England clash with policeViolent clashes have erupted between far-right protestors and police after a march against the… 04/04/10 09:53 CET
Christians celebrate EasterChristians from across the world have gathered to celebrate Easter. In Rome, Pope Benedict … 04/04/10 09:53 CET
South African white supremacist hacked to deathEugene Terreblanche, the South African white supremacist leader, has been killed on his farm in the… 04/04/10 09:53 CET
Dakar: Wade has inaugarated the new African Renaissance statueWith several African dignatories looking on, Senegalese Preisdent Abdoulaye Wade said the… 04/04/10 09:53 CET
Iraq govt criticised after Sunni village massacreFamilies of those massacred in a Sunni village outside Baghdad are furious at the Iraqi government… 04/04/10 09:53 CET
Hundreds held in Belgian anti-nuclear demoAround 300 anti-nuclear demonstrators have been arrested in Belgium, trying to break into a… 04/04/10 09:53 CET
