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The Urals: Russia’s backboneThe Ural mountains are a natural boundary between Russia’s European and Asian parts. It’s spring… 07/05/11 10:49 CET
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Hong Kong: demonstration against Apple and its subcontractorsStudents from both Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, playing the role of Foxconn workers, take to… 07/05/11 15:46 CET
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Syrian crackdown continuesAmateur video uploaded onto a social media website on Friday purports to show Syrian security… 07/05/11 23:03 CET
Bin Laden videos releasedThe Pentagon has released five video clips of Osama bin Laden, which it says were taken from the… 07/05/11 19:50 CET
Afghan intelligence Taliban warningTwo people are dead and upto twenty-nine injured after Taliban attacks on a number of government… 07/05/11 19:23 CET
EU open dayThe EU is attempting to connect with citizens by holding open days of the parliament and other… 07/05/11 19:16 CET
Sony offers safeguard to theft victimsElectronics giant Sony is to offer its customers in the US up to one million dollars of insurance… 07/05/11 19:16 CET
Syria crackdown ‘killing flame’ of revolutionThe Syrian army is said to have stormed into the city of Baniyas, targeting districts where people… 07/05/11 18:58 CET
Al Qaeda ‘denies responsibility’ for Morocco blastAl Qaeda has reportedly denied any link to last week’s bomb attack in Morocco which killed 17… 07/05/11 17:13 CET
No let up in US home securityFor the time being President Obama is basking in the approval of the American public after the… 07/05/11 16:14 CET
Tension before Albanian vote after campaign violenceAlbanians vote in local elections on Sunday amidst high tension after a campaign marred by… 07/05/11 16:04 CET
Taliban attack governor’s houseTaliban insurgents have opened fire on the home and compound of the governor of Kandahar province… 07/05/11 14:23 CET
US drone attack ‘missed’ al Qaeda chief in YemenAmerican media reports say a US missile attack in Yemen during the week targeted but failed to kill… 07/05/11 13:13 CET
Misrata bombardment possible ‘war crime’Amnesty International says attacks by forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi in Misrata could amount to… 07/05/11 12:03 CET
Euro chiefs rule out ‘stupid’ idea of Greek exitEuropean currency chiefs have dismissed a reported idea for Greece to leave the euro and restore… 07/05/11 11:03 CET
Syrian tanks ‘storm’ protest city of BaniyasThe Syrian army is said to have stormed into the city of Baniyas overnight, targeting districts… 07/05/11 09:44 CET
Outtara officially becomes President of Ivory CoastMore than seven months after being the internationally recognised winner of elections, Alassane… 07/05/11 09:30 CET
Former Beatle to wed for the third timeSir Paul McCartney will be asking another lady to ‘love, love me do’. The 68 year old musician’s… 07/05/11 09:30 CET
Golfing legend Ballesteros dies after illnessGolfing legend Severiano Ballesteros has died after a long battle against cancer. In a… 07/05/11 08:03 CET
US and EU speak out against Syrian violenceAt least 27 people have been killed in protests across Syria. As the wave of rallies spread after… 07/05/11 03:23 CET
Double loss for UK’s Liberal DemocratsIt has been a bad end to the week for Liberal Democrats. Across the UK, the party has lost over 800… 07/05/11 01:03 CET
Obama in message to troops at Fort CampbellThe President of the US was in buoyant mood for his speech to soldiers of the 101st Airborne… 07/05/11 00:43 CET
