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All you can eat: Monkey Buffet FestivalA long-tailed macaque eats during the annual Monkey Buffet Festival at the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple… 27/11/11 11:02 CET
Sport
Gary Speed found deadWales football manager Gary Speed has died at the age of 42. According to reports, the former… 27/11/11 20:23 CET
world news
Yes campaign wins “Stuttgart 21” referendumA referendum on a controversial rail project in Germany has resulted in nearly 60 per cent of… 27/11/11 23:03 CET
Arab League approves sanctions against SyriaThe Arab League has approved economic sanctions against Syria following its violent crack down on… 27/11/11 19:23 CET
German police unable to protect nuclear waste trainThe progress of the train carrying nuclear waste to Germany from France is now around 40 kilometres… 27/11/11 17:53 CET
Iran’s parliament votes to downgrade UK tiesIran’s parliament has voted to reduce diplomatic relations with Britain. The move comes less… 27/11/11 17:43 CET
Germany: Vote on controversial rail projectVoters in the German state of Baden-Württemberg have been casting their ballots in a referendum on… 27/11/11 16:33 CET
Khaled Tlema: standing for change in Egypt’s pollOussim is one of the poorest parts of Cairo. It is where Khaled Tlema and other young Egyptians… 27/11/11 16:23 CET
Egypt: Military will not tolerate ‘troublemakers’Egypt’s military rulers have said they will not tolerate “troublemakers” causing problems at… 27/11/11 15:03 CET
Putin and his cult-like statusVladimir Putin has a near cult status today. Looking at media coverage over the past few years… 27/11/11 13:44 CET
Russia’s Putin accepts nomination for PresidentNow it is official. Vladimir Putin had already revealed he was seeking a third term as… 27/11/11 13:14 CET
Pakistan holds funerals for troops after NATO raidPakistan has held funerals for 24 soldiers it says were killed by NATO and ordered a review of… 27/11/11 10:23 CET
Angry Libyans stage ‘plane protest’ at Tripoli airportA passenger aircraft was surrounded and its take-off delayed for hours in the latest sign of… 27/11/11 08:43 CET
Life on Mars probe launchedA rocket has blasted-off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying a new space probe on a nine-month… 27/11/11 08:03 CET
Greenpeace disrupt ‘nuclear’ train journeyGeenpeace activists have been continuing their protest against a train carrying radioactive waste… 27/11/11 05:14 CET
Clashes in run-up to DR Congo electionThere remains a tense atmosphere in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo after violence… 27/11/11 03:34 CET
Arab League toughens stance on SyriaForeign ministers from Arab League states are due to meet today to ratify sanctions against Syria… 27/11/11 01:53 CET
El Baradei offers to serve as Egyptian PMEgyptian presidential candidate Mohamed El Baradei would be willing to drop his candidacy if the… 27/11/11 00:04 CET
