pictureoftheday
“Punk’s Not Dead” in JakartaDozens of punks took the streets of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to protest against the… 17/12/11 14:54 CET
world news
Belgian attack memorial marchAround a thousand people gathered in Saint Lambert Square in the Belgian town of Liege on Saturday… 17/12/11 22:03 CET
More clashes in CairoDemonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square have clashed with security forces in a second day of unrest… 17/12/11 18:53 CET
Cesária Évora dies at 70Cesária Évora, tha Cape Verdean singer known as the Barefoot Diva, has died at the age of 70… 17/12/11 17:34 CET
Philippines storm kills hundredsMore than 400 people have been killed by a tropical storm in the Philippines, the Philippine… 17/12/11 17:24 CET
Sanaa soldiers on the moveA military withdrawal from the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, is underway, in the first real test of the… 17/12/11 16:13 CET
State of emergency declared in Kazakh oil townKazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev declared a state of emergency in the western oil city of… 17/12/11 16:03 CET
Opposition rallies again in MoscowRussians have been back on the streets of Moscow, although in far smaller numbers than last… 17/12/11 15:04 CET
Tunisia one year on: Bouazizi’s legacyIt was exactly one year ago today when a 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor in the town of Sidi… 17/12/11 13:25 CET
Troops clash with protesters in CairoTroops and protesters clashed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday — a day after eight… 17/12/11 12:03 CET
North Korea ‘to suspend uranium enrichment’North Korea has agreed to suspend its enrichment of uranium for nuclear weapons, according to… 17/12/11 10:03 CET
Typhoon kills 200 people in the PhilippinesAt least 200 people are dead and some 400 are missing after a typhoon hit the southern Philippines… 17/12/11 08:33 CET
Soyuz rocket blasts off from French GuianaA Soyuz rocket blasted off from French Guiana on the north east coast of South America on Friday… 17/12/11 05:23 CET
Ratings agency warns six euro zone countriesItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti said his country must appear ‘united and credible before the… 17/12/11 04:23 CET
More violence rocks EgyptClashes in Cairo have left at least three people dead and more than 250 injured, after protesters… 17/12/11 02:33 CET
Catholic Church rocked by Dutch abuse scandalAnother child abuse scandal has hit the Catholic Church – this time in the Nertherlands. Two… 17/12/11 01:33 CET
Liege prepares to march for attack victimsThe first funeral ceremony has been held for a victim of Tuesday’s gun and grenade attack in the… 17/12/11 01:13 CET
Abducted Italian aid worker freed in DarfurAn Italian aid worker kidnapped in the Sudanese region of Darfur has been released. Francesco… 17/12/11 00:23 CET
Kosovo lets Russia aid trucks deliver to SerbsRussian trucks carrying aid for ethnic Serbians in Kosovo have been allowed through after a dispute… 17/12/11 00:03 CET
