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Museum draws back the Iron CurtainThe Iron Curtain Museum has opened in a former Communist police border control building on the… 07/08/11 20:37 CET
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Viking FestivalMen dressed up as Vikings take part in the annual Viking festival of Catoira in north-western… 07/08/11 18:08 CET
Sport
Zvonareva, Radwanska meet in San Diego finalRussia’s Vera Zvonareva advanced to Sunday’s final of the Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego after… 07/08/11 14:00 CET
world news
Syrian tanks storm eastern citySyrian forces appear to be continuing their assault on several cities, leaving a trail of dead and… 07/08/11 23:23 CET
Iran cracks down on ‘forbidden’ water pistol fightsAuthorities in southern Iran have arrested 17 boys and girls who took part in a water pistol fight… 07/08/11 21:34 CET
Tripoli struggles to cope with power and petrol cutsTraffic appears normal in central Tripoli but away from the streets, life in the Libyan capital is… 07/08/11 19:23 CET
“Criminal thugs” blamed for London riotsThe clean-up, questions and recriminations are continuing after last night’s riots in north London… 07/08/11 17:04 CET
Abu Ghraib abuse ringleader freed from jailThe ringleader of US soldiers who abused suspected Iraqi insurgents at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison… 07/08/11 15:33 CET
Kiev bans protests against arrest of TymoshenkoAuthorities in Ukraine have banned a planned street protest in support of jailed former prime… 07/08/11 14:33 CET
Israeli government listens to demonstratorsProtesters are camping out on the streets of Tel Aviv, angry at the high cost of living in Israel… 07/08/11 13:33 CET
More deaths in SyriaThe military crackdown in Syria appears to show no signs of abating, despite a phonecall from … 07/08/11 13:29 CET
Calm restored after London riotsBurned out buildings, some still on fire, bear witness to the violent rioting that took place in… 07/08/11 12:03 CET
World leaders in emergency talks to prevent financial meltdownIn the past week alone 2.5 trillion dollars have been wiped off the value of global stocks… 07/08/11 10:43 CET
Ariane 5 takes offAfter more than a month of delays caused by technical problems and bad weather, Ariane 5 has… 07/08/11 10:15 CET
More arrest over murder of French touristsPolice in Argentina say they have found the weapon used to assassinate two French tourists and made… 07/08/11 10:15 CET
Saleh leaves hospital but not Saudi ArabiaYeman’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left the Saudi hospital where he was being treated for… 07/08/11 05:03 CET
Several injured in London riotAt least eight police officers are in hospital after unrest broke out in Tottenham, north London… 07/08/11 04:03 CET
Netanyahu under pressure as protest swellsMore than a quarter of a million Israelis filled the streets of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other… 07/08/11 01:03 CET
