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German giant Siemens announces nuclear exitSiemens is to quit the nuclear industry, its Chief Executive Peter Loescher has told Der Spiegel… 18/09/11 16:25 CET
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A woman forcado in a Portuguese bullfightA woman forcado attempts to stop a calf by grabbing its head during a performance in her hometown… 18/09/11 14:56 CET
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France and England maintain winning World Cup startsFrance turned on the style in the second half to beat a gutsy Canada 46-19 in their second Pool … 18/09/11 18:49 CET
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DSK gives first interview since New York arrestIt was the event that France had been waiting for. Dominique Strauss-Kahn has appeared in a… 18/09/11 22:43 CET
Berlin vote is another blow for MerkelThere is more bad news for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Her conservatives are set for a… 18/09/11 19:23 CET
Turkey threatens to cut EU ties over CyprusEU candidate Turkey has again threatened to freeze relations with the bloc over the thorny topic of… 18/09/11 18:24 CET
Defected pilots get warm welcome TripoliTwo Libyan air force pilots made a joyful return to Tripoli. They have been out of the country… 18/09/11 18:23 CET
Russian media tycoon lashes out in TV debateA television talk show in Moscow ended with fists flying, as guests debated economic issues… 18/09/11 16:25 CET
Coalition deals on the cards in LatviaA pro-Russian party has come away with the most votes in a snap general election in Latvia… 18/09/11 16:23 CET
Palestinian vote will not succeed – NetanyahuIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told his cabinet that the Palestinians’ UN bid for… 18/09/11 15:13 CET
Libyan forces renew fight for Gaddafi’s last bastionsLibya’s ex-rebels have renewed their battle for the last pockets of resistance loyal to Muammar… 18/09/11 13:33 CET
Germany’s Merkel faces fresh election setbackSome believe he could be Germany’s next chancellor. Klaus Wowereit, the mayor of Berlin for a… 18/09/11 12:33 CET
USA: another vintage plane, another deadly crashFor the second day running, a World War Two-era aircraft has plunged from the sky at a US air show… 18/09/11 10:44 CET
Pro-Russia party wins most votes in LatviaA pro-Russia party has won the most votes in Latvia’s snap general election. The Harmony… 18/09/11 09:12 CET
French Socialists court far leftThree French Socialists seeking their party’s nomination to run for the presidency have attended a… 18/09/11 09:09 CET
Obama to propose ‘millionaires’ minimum tax’President Obama has the mega-rich in his sights as he attempts to cut the US budget deficit. He… 18/09/11 09:03 CET
Talks continue on Palestinian bid for statehoodPalestinians have demonstrated at a West Bank checkpoint to voice their support for an expected… 18/09/11 06:33 CET
Berlusconi ‘sex stories’ caught on tapeItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi allegedly used state aircraft to fly in escort girls to… 18/09/11 04:23 CET
Turkey warns Cyprus over oil and gas plansTurkey has branded plans by Cyprus to begin oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean as a… 18/09/11 02:13 CET
Syrian dissidents seek unified oppositionAt least 200 Syrian dissidents met near Damascus on Saturday in a bid to unite the country’s… 18/09/11 00:13 CET
