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Fidel Castro makes rare speechFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro has addressed the island’s parliament for the first time since… 07/08/10 19:34 CET
Georgia-South Ossetia war: two years onTwo years after Georgia went to war with Russia over the South Ossetia region, thousands of… 07/08/10 18:40 CET
Toxic smog lays siege to MoscowHealth officials in Moscow are warning people to stay indoors and avoid the blanket of smog that… 07/08/10 18:00 CET
South Pakistan on ‘red alert’ over floodsPakistan’s southern Sindh province is on red alert as flood waters sweep down from the north. The… 07/08/10 17:55 CET
Heavy rain and flooding hits much of EuropeA state of emergency has been declared in the Czech Republic where hundreds of homes have had to be… 07/08/10 17:54 CET
Taliban kills eight medics in AfghanistanEight medics have been shot dead by Taliban gunmen in northeast Afghanistan. Police found the… 07/08/10 14:34 CET
Tourists warned to stay away from Moscow smogThe United States, Germany and France have issued travel warnings to people heading for Moscow… 07/08/10 13:06 CET
Seafood deemed safe as Gulf oil crisis easesAs the environmental crisis in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be drawing to a close BP says it may… 07/08/10 11:04 CET
Venezuela’s Chavez ‘optimistic’ over ColombiaVenezuela’s foreign minister is to attend the inauguration of new Colombian President Juan Manuel… 07/08/10 09:31 CET
Medical team massacred in AfghanistanSix Americans, one Briton and a German are now believed to be among a 10-strong medical team killed… 07/08/10 09:14 CET
Health warnings as wildfires choke MoscowAir pollution in Moscow has surged to up to five times normal levels as the Russian capital… 07/08/10 08:42 CET
Dutch woman held after babies found in atticDutch police have been continuing to search a house after the bodies of four babies were found in… 07/08/10 08:42 CET
Southern Pakistan braces itself for delugePakistan is bracing itself for more flooding described as “imminent” and “extreme” in the south of… 07/08/10 08:41 CET
