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France’s President Sarkozy commemorates Victory in Europe Day in ParisFrance’s President Nicolas Sarkozy lays a wreath at the statue of Charles de Gaulle to commemorate… 08/05/11 12:23 CET
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Syrian workers ambush – government blames armed gangTen Syrian workers returning home from Lebanon have been killed in an ambush near the city of Homs… 08/05/11 22:13 CET
Last of the German playboysThe legendary German playboy and former husband of French actress Brigitte Bardot, has killed… 08/05/11 19:12 CET
Happy birthday carThe motor car is 125 years old. Carl Benz, as in Mercedes Benz, is credited with having applied for… 08/05/11 19:04 CET
Up to 18 killed in Baghdad prison shoot-outUp to 10 inmates and 8 police officers are reported dead in an attempted prison break-out in the… 08/05/11 17:44 CET
Tunis police break up fourth day of protestTunisian police have broken up a fourth day of anti-government protests in the capital Tunis… 08/05/11 17:23 CET
Anti-terror demo in MoroccoThousands of Moroccans gathered in Marrakesh over the weekend at the site of a bomb attack on the… 08/05/11 16:23 CET
EU eyes on key Albanian pollAlbanians have been voting in local elections described as a referendum on the national… 08/05/11 16:13 CET
Sectarian violence flares in Egypt leaves 10 deadIn Egypt around 190 people are to face trial by a military court after fatal clashes between… 08/05/11 14:33 CET
Fears for Misrata fuel supply after depot attackThere are fears for Misrata’s fuel reserves after an attack by pro-Gaddafi forces left the Libyan… 08/05/11 13:03 CET
Shipwrecked migrants rescued off LampedusaHundreds of illegal migrants have been saved in a dramatic rescue off the Mediterranean island of… 08/05/11 12:23 CET
UK’s Blue keen to avoid Eurovision bluesEurovision rehearsals are reaching fever pitch ahead of next weekend’s annual song contest in… 08/05/11 11:54 CET
Egypt sectarian clashes orchestrated, say witnessesSeveral people are reported to have died in sectarian violence in Cairo on Saturday night… 08/05/11 10:03 CET
Pentagon aims to ‘strip away bin Laden mystique’Not a martyr – but a frail old man wrapped in a blanket watching himself on TV. By releasing… 08/05/11 09:03 CET
Mississippi rising threatens Memphis residentsPeople living in the American city of Memphis are bracing themselves, as the Mississippi River is… 08/05/11 04:54 CET
Muslims and Christians clash in CairoSectarian violence in Egypt’s capital city has left one person dead and 23 wounded. Clashes broke… 08/05/11 02:33 CET
Gaddafi forces pound rebels in western LibyaAt least nine rebels have been killed in fighting in Zintan in western Libya. On Saturday… 08/05/11 00:03 CET
