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Russian Navy Day celebrated in SevastopolRussia’s annual Navy Day has been celebrated in lavish style in the Ukrainian resort of Sevastopol… 25/07/10 19:09 CET
German soul-searching over Love Parade tragedyWhy? That is the question the whole of Germany is asking the day after the Love Parade went so… 25/07/10 18:54 CET
Prayers at Khmer Rouge jail before court verdictA special Buddhist ceremony has been held at a notorious former Khmer Rouge prison in Phnom Penh… 25/07/10 18:53 CET
Concorde victims remembered, ten years onTen years to the day after Concorde plunged from the skies near Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris… 25/07/10 16:19 CET
Summer wildfires hit France and PortugalA wildfire has destroyed nine square kilometres of vegetation in the south of France, threatening… 25/07/10 16:18 CET
Taliban say missing US soldier was killedAs NATO-led forces continued looking for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Taliban… 25/07/10 15:41 CET
Locals describe horror of music festival crushOriginally held to promote peace through music more than 20 years ago, this year’s Love Parade will… 25/07/10 13:15 CET
Love Parade to be axed after deadly crushOrganisers say the long-running Love Parade festival will never be held again after 19 people were… 25/07/10 13:14 CET
What went wrong at deadly German techno party?What caused the deadly panic at the Love Parade? As the number of people crushed to death in… 25/07/10 11:04 CET
Fidel Castro wears military shirt for latest outingMusic played on Cuban television as Fidel Castro, looking almost like his old self in a green… 25/07/10 11:03 CET
The Concorde’s tragic demiseIt was a quarter to five in the evening on July 25, 2000. An Air France Concorde crashed after… 25/07/10 10:32 CET
Spotlight on European air safetyTen years after the Concorde crash in Paris, what lessons have been learnt from the tragedy… 25/07/10 10:10 CET
Questions over deadly crush at German festivalWhat was meant to be a day of fun at a German festival has ended in tragedy as at least 18 people… 25/07/10 09:02 CET
Worldwide protests against Iranian stoningProtests against an Iranian woman sentenced to stoning took place in 32 countries around the world… 25/07/10 09:01 CET
Turkish PM proposes change to army lawThe Turkish prime minister has said he might amend an army law that opponents say could encourage… 25/07/10 09:00 CET
Chicken advert pokes fun at French policeA company selling free-range chicken is poking fun at police in France. The slang term for a… 25/07/10 08:59 CET
Tragedy at the Love Parade in GermanyAn investigation is underway after at least 18 people were killed in a stampede at the Love Parade… 25/07/10 08:58 CET
