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Freed Polanski bears no grudge towards SwissRoman Polanski has stepped into the spotlight for the first time since Swiss authorities freed him… 17/07/10 21:24 CET
No sign of leaks but capped BP well needs more testsIt is so far so good for the containment cap on BP’s ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well. Bubbles… 17/07/10 18:16 CET
Cuba to release 52 political prisonersIndependent journalist and prominent Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas has long been campaigning… 17/07/10 17:47 CET
Riots in French city after police shootingA French city has been shaken by a night of unrest in which youths burned cars, attacked a tramway… 17/07/10 14:55 CET
Typhoon Conson heads for VietnamSome 200,000 people are reported to have fled their homes as Typhoon Conson aproaches northern… 17/07/10 14:12 CET
Australian PM announces snap electionAustralia’s new prime minister has announced snap elections to be held next month. Julia… 17/07/10 14:11 CET
Long lost Charlie Chaplin cameo discoveredAlmost a century after bursting onto the silver screen, silent movie star Charlie Chaplin still has… 17/07/10 10:07 CET
UN meeting dogged by controversyControversy has surrounded a UN meeting in Madrid. The Spanish Prime Minister met separately with… 17/07/10 08:57 CET
Refunds for unhappy users of the iPhone 4Apple has bowed to consumer pressure and offered a free case to all owners of its iPhone 4 to… 17/07/10 08:56 CET
French police free four linked to BettencourtFour men linked to French L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt have been freed after being detained… 17/07/10 08:55 CET
No leak from Gulf of Mexico oil well, BP confirmsBritish oil giant BP has said there is no sign of any oil leaking from its rouge well in the Gulf… 17/07/10 08:54 CET
Foreign policy dominates Castro’s returnCuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro is back in the public spotlight, four years after health… 17/07/10 08:34 CET
Scientists unlock Mona Lisa secretIt’s baffled both experts and admirers for centuries, but now Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous… 17/07/10 02:14 CET
