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Taliban behind New York bomb plotThe Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for failed car bomb plot that forced the… 02/05/10 19:53 CET
Pope visits Shroud of TurinThe Turin Shroud has been on public display in its home city of Turin in Italy since mid-April, and… 02/05/10 19:04 CET
What Greece must do in exchange for EU aidThe bailout for Greece aims to stem a crisis that has shaken the world’s financial markets to the… 02/05/10 18:55 CET
German MEP calls for Europe-wide burka banA German MEP has called for a Europe-wide ban on the burka, saying that covering women “openly… 02/05/10 18:39 CET
EU finance minister discuss Greek rescueEurozone finance chiefs have been holding high level talks in Brussels to finally seal an emergency… 02/05/10 18:34 CET
US oil spill triples in sizeThe oil spill from the sunk BP rig off the Louisiana coast is expanding much quicker than first… 02/05/10 13:15 CET
Thai PM warns protesters of potential “losses”Thailand’s prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has implied that force could be used against… 02/05/10 12:03 CET
Pope in Turin to visit ShroudThe Pope has taken a break from the abuse scandals engulfing the Catholic church to visit the Turin… 02/05/10 11:34 CET
Greece agrees bail-out deal to save economyThe Greek government has agreed a deal with the EU and the IMF to save the country’s economy. The… 02/05/10 10:45 CET
Car bomb defused in New YorkAuthorities in New York have confirmed there’s been a failed car bomb in the heart of mid-town… 02/05/10 09:14 CET
Weekend polls hand momentum to Cameron’s ConservativesThe final weekend of the British general election campaign brings more unwelcome news for Gordon… 02/05/10 09:06 CET
US coastline awaits growing oil slickUS officials have admitted that it is “inevitable” that oil from an uncontrolled leak in the Gulf… 02/05/10 05:54 CET
Papandreou to set out austerity plansAfter a May Day of protests across Greece to demonstrate against a proposed raft of austerity… 02/05/10 04:54 CET
