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Demonstrators in Dublin protest austerity cutsDemonstrators have taken to the streets of Dublin to protest against harsh austerity measures… 27/11/10 19:20 CET
Violence threat hangs over Ivory Coast pollCandidates in Ivory Coast’s presidential election have called for an end to violence as the country… 27/11/10 19:19 CET
Snow brings pleasure and pain to Northern EuropeHeavy snow has been causing problems across swathes of Northern Europe. Parts of the UK have… 27/11/10 19:19 CET
Catalonia set to oust Socialists in key regional voteCatalan nationalists look set to oust the ruling Socialists in Sunday’s election for the regional… 27/11/10 17:58 CET
Haiti-chaos and killer cholera provide election backdropThe shattered presidential palace in Cholera hit, earthquake ravaged Haiti. It is against this… 27/11/10 16:58 CET
Quantas resumes A380 flights after engine woesAustralian carrier Quantas has resumed Airbus A380 flights, three weeks after a mid-air engine blow… 27/11/10 14:29 CET
Anti-North Korean protests on eve of war gamesPressure is building on South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for a more robust response to North… 27/11/10 14:29 CET
Protesters target Italian governmentA banner read “The young and jobs are the future,” as members of Italy’s biggest trade union… 27/11/10 14:29 CET
ElectionsAs Haiti prepares to vote for a new president, for many, the question is not if the country can… 27/11/10 11:46 CET
Swiss set to approve controversial immigrant voteSwitzerland’s far-right People’s Party, the SVP, appears on course for a strong referendum victory… 27/11/10 11:46 CET
FBI sting teenager in fake Christmas bomb plotA Somali born teenager has been arrested in Portland, Oregan after he attempted to detonate a car… 27/11/10 10:41 CET
Police squeeze drug gangs in Rio’s favelasPolice in Brazil backed by 800 troops and armoured personnel carriers continue to squeeze the armed… 27/11/10 10:41 CET
Washington braced for more Wikileaks exposureUS diplomats have been hard at work trying to control the fallout from the imminent release of… 27/11/10 10:41 CET
Portugal: are budget cuts enough?Portugal has taken a big step towards resolving its economic woes, after approving an austerity… 27/11/10 09:55 CET
Tension in Ivory Coast ahead of presidential voteTension has marked the run-up to the decisive round of Sunday’s presidential election in Ivory… 27/11/10 08:46 CET
- Cholera-ravaged Haiti gears up for election
Haiti goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, in the midst of a cholera epidemic and… 27/11/10 08:46 CET
Irish voters punish government over debt crisisPressure is mounting on Ireland’s embattled government after it was punished by voters angry at the… 27/11/10 08:46 CET
China warns US and South Korea over exercisesChina has warned America and South Korea not to stage military acts near its coast, ahead of joint… 27/11/10 08:46 CET
EU denies Portugal is seeking bailoutThe head of the European Commission has dismissed reports that Portugal is joining Ireland in… 27/11/10 08:46 CET
Major new breakthrough for CERN scientistsOne of the world’s leading laboratories for particle physics has produced another remarkable… 27/11/10 08:46 CET
Barack Obama injured in basketball gameBarack Obama has been left bloodied and bruised after a basketball game with family and friends… 27/11/10 08:46 CET
