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A woman prays during an Orthodox Easter service in GeorgiaA woman reads a prayer book during an Orthodox Easter service in Tbilisi. REUTERS/David… 24/04/11 11:03 CET
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No royal wedding cake for Blair and BrownSir Elton John will be there, a former Spice girl will be there. Even the governor of the tiny… 24/04/11 23:13 CET
25 years on Chernobyl attracts nuclear touristsA quarter of a century after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the exclusion zone around the… 24/04/11 22:13 CET
Shocking internet video claims to show Syrian killingsGraphic scenes purporting to show Syrian forces firing on unarmed anti-government demonstrators… 24/04/11 19:04 CET
Marie-France Pisier found deadFrench New Wave cinema actress Marie-France Pisier has been found dead in the swimming pool of her… 24/04/11 18:26 CET
Indian guru Sai Baba diesIndian spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba, revered by many as a living god with mystical powers… 24/04/11 18:05 CET
Transition plan fails to halt Yemeni protestsThere has been a sceptical response from anti-government protesters in Yemen to news that a deal to… 24/04/11 18:03 CET
Libya’s Misrata ‘under heavy bombardment’Libya’s third largest city Misrata was reported to be again under heavy bombardment on Sunday… 24/04/11 17:35 CET
Thai-Cambodian clashes rage into third dayThere have been heavy cross-border artillery exchanges between Thai and Cambodian forces for a… 24/04/11 16:53 CET
Joseph’s Tomb flashpoint after deadly shootingPalestinian youths have clashed with Israeli soldiers at Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank… 24/04/11 16:33 CET
Pope singles out Libya in Easter addressThe pope focused on suffering being endured in the world during his Easter Day ‘Urbi et Orbi‘… 24/04/11 14:33 CET
Memorial services for Japan’s tsunami victimsA memorial service has been held in Minamisanriku – the Japanese fishing town obliterated by the… 24/04/11 13:34 CET
Libya: Misrata under attack againRebels’ celebrations in Libya’s third largest city Misrata, amid hopes that a two-month long siege… 24/04/11 11:40 CET
Yemen’s Saleh to quit but protests continueYemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within weeks in return for immunity… 24/04/11 10:04 CET
Israeli killed in West Bank shootingAn Israeli man has been killed and three others were wounded when shots were fired at their car in… 24/04/11 08:34 CET
Smelly flower blossoms in BaselFor plant lovers it does not get much sexier, even if it is real stinker. The Arum Titan, or Corpse… 24/04/11 02:13 CET
Libya: civilians flee Misrata as rebels claim victoryLibyan rebels in besieged Misrata have claimed victory after forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi… 24/04/11 00:44 CET
