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Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with Spain’s PM ZapateroPope Benedict XVI shakes hands with Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero next to… 18/08/11 17:22 CET
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Wozniacki slumps ahead of Flushing MeadowsWorld No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki continued to struggle with a dramatic dip in form this month… 18/08/11 20:40 CET
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FAO calls for more Somalian aidAgriculture ministers from the 191 members of the U.N.‘s Food and Agriculture Organisation have… 18/08/11 18:08 CET
Turkish PKK attacks ‘just the beginning’After the deaths of nine soldiers near the town of Cukurca in south-east Turkey on Wednesday… 18/08/11 17:59 CET
Turkey launches further military attacks on PKK rebels in IraqAs the funeral ceremonies took place for Turkish soldiers killed by Kurdish PKK guerrillas, Turkey… 18/08/11 23:23 CET
Key Libyan oil refinery seized by rebelsLibyan rebels seized the country’s only working oil refinery on Thursday in what has been described… 18/08/11 23:03 CET
Israeli PM vows stiff response to terror attacksAt least 14 people are reported to have been killed in three attacks in southern Israel close to… 18/08/11 20:14 CET
China and US focus on economic confidenceChinese Vice President Xi Jinping has told visiting US Vice President Joe Biden that China and the… 18/08/11 20:03 CET
Washington insists Assad should quitUS President Barack Obama told Syrian leader Bashar al Assad to step down on Thursday, because of… 18/08/11 19:03 CET
Black Thursday for world sharesThe world’s financial markets have again been taking a beating due to renewed worries about… 18/08/11 18:33 CET
Indian anti-graft activist agrees protest dealAnti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare has agreed to a police offer that will allow him to publicly… 18/08/11 17:44 CET
Syrian President should “step aside”The US and the European Union demanded on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down… 18/08/11 17:04 CET
Berlin nights ablaze with car firesThe authorities in the German capital Berlin are becoming concerned by a upswing in the number of… 18/08/11 16:44 CET
Former Libyan minister tells euronews of corruptionLibya’s former energy minister has told euronews that Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif Al-Islam is the… 18/08/11 16:13 CET
Put people ahead of profits says PopeArriving in economically hard hit Spain, Pope Benedict XVI has denounced the profit-at-all-costs… 18/08/11 15:04 CET
‘14 dead’ in southern Israel attacksAt least 14 people have been killed in a series of attacks in southern Israel. The attacks appear… 18/08/11 14:09 CET
Libyan rebels tighten grip around TripoliLibyan rebel fighters are putting pressure on the capital Tripoli that has not been seen during the… 18/08/11 13:14 CET
Pope arrives in Madrid for World Youth DayPope Benedict XVI arrived in Madrid on Thursday for a four-day visit. His plane touched down… 18/08/11 12:34 CET
French farmers protest over cheap importsFrench farmers on Thursday staged a protest in Paris, calling on the government to introduce… 18/08/11 12:34 CET
Turkey strikes back after ambush on militaryTurkey’s armed forces have struck back at scores of Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq just… 18/08/11 11:53 CET
Biden goes to ChinaThe US vice-president Joe Biden has launched a week long tour of east Asia with a visit to China… 18/08/11 11:13 CET
Madrid police arrest eight in anti-Pope protestsSpanish police said on Thursday that they arrested eight demonstrators after violent clashes with… 18/08/11 10:53 CET
Dozens killed in Afghan bombingsTwo minibuses have been blown up in western Afghanistan killing at least 20 people and wounding 12… 18/08/11 10:03 CET
Syrian military action is over – AssadSyria’s President Assad has told the head of the United Nations that all military and police action… 18/08/11 08:33 CET
UN chief to refer Syria to the war crimes courtSyrian troops are said to be still holding hundreds of people in a stadium in the city of Latakia… 18/08/11 07:34 CET
Hezbollah rejects Hariri tribunal indictmentShia militant group Hezbollah rejected on Wednesday an indictment by a tribunal in the Hague… 18/08/11 07:34 CET
Markets chilly towards Franco-German plansFinancial markets have given a cool reaction to proposals by the French and German leaders for… 18/08/11 07:34 CET
Protesters clash with police in MadridAs night on fell on Wednesday in Madrid, tension rose between the thousands of protesters who had… 18/08/11 07:34 CET
Tripoli facing rebel assault from all directionsLibyan rebels say they have launched an attack on Tripoli, piling more pressure onto Muammar… 18/08/11 02:33 CET
Turkey launches bombing raid after PKK attackTurkish war planes have responded to an alleged attack by PKK rebels with bombing raids on… 18/08/11 00:23 CET
