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Congress repeals “don’t ask, don’t tell”And so ends the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy as the Congress voted 65-31 in favour of… 18/12/10 23:23 CET
Moscow police crackdown on ethnic clashesHundreds of people, mostly youths, gathered outside Ostankino TV centre in Moscow on Saturday to… 18/12/10 23:03 CET
Spanish unions rally against pension reformSpanish unions have staged nationwide rallies to protest against planned austerity measures… 18/12/10 21:34 CET
Gbagbo orders peacekeepers to leave Ivory CoastIvory Coast’s embattled President Laurent Gbagbo has ordered all foreign peacekeepers to leave the… 18/12/10 19:03 CET
Angela Merkel visits AfghanistanGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. She met Afghan… 18/12/10 18:13 CET
Travel misery as ‘Big Freeze’ hits EuropeSnow, ice and freezing temperatures are yet again causing travel misery across large parts of… 18/12/10 17:15 CET
Spain lets the train take the strainThe latest section of Spain’s high speed rail network has been inaugurated at a special service in… 18/12/10 16:53 CET
Ivory Coast orders UN and French forces to leaveThe government of Ivory Coast incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo has ordered UN and French… 18/12/10 15:05 CET
South Korean coastguards clash with chinese fishermenOne person has been killed as South Korean coastguards clashed with Chinese boats fishing illegally… 18/12/10 15:03 CET
Merkel makes festive visit to AfghanistanAngela Merkel is visiting German troops in Afghanistan. The German chancellor talked to soldiers… 18/12/10 13:03 CET
BA cancels flights due to UK winter weatherThe winter weather is having a renewed and severe effect on the UK. Many parts of the country have… 18/12/10 11:01 CET
Mass escape from Mexico prisonSecurity is now tight around a prison in Mexico after a brazen escape by scores of inmates… 18/12/10 09:43 CET
US Senator likens Korea to a “tinderbox”South Korean troops are poised to carry out a live-fire exercise on the island shelled by the North… 18/12/10 08:33 CET
Chavez to rule Venezuela by decreeThe Venezuelan Assembly has handed President Hugo Chavez decree powers until mid-2012, effectively… 18/12/10 03:03 CET
Fourth term formality for LucashenkoAs Belarus prepares to vote in Sunday’s presidential election the result is not an issue as… 18/12/10 01:54 CET
Pressure mounts on Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo to quitSupporters of incumbent Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo said on Friday that there is no chance… 18/12/10 00:23 CET
Assange keeps an eye on US indictment movesJulian Assange emerges from a rural police station after reporting to officers as part of his… 18/12/10 00:15 CET
