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The Czech Republic mourns Havel’s passingAt Prague Castle, the seat of the Czech presidency, the national flag was replaced by a black flag… 18/12/11 16:25 CET
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Vaclav Havel – from pensmith to presidentVaclav Havel, the man who was to become the symbol of the struggle against Soviet domination, was… 18/12/11 14:12 CET
Philippines typhoon death toll tops 600In the Philippines where the death toll from Typhoon Washi is now more than 600, rescue workers are… 18/12/11 23:03 CET
More bloodshed at Cairo protestsAfter three straight days and nights of clashes between protesters and soldiers in the Egyptian… 18/12/11 21:53 CET
Last US troops leave IraqFrom Mission Accomplished to Mission Over – American troops have completed their withdrawal from… 18/12/11 19:14 CET
Migrant boat sinks off Indonesia’s East JavaA boat carrying asylum seekers sunk off Indonesia’s East Java province on Sunday, leaving more than… 18/12/11 17:53 CET
Tributes paid to Vaclav HavelTributes have been pouring in to Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who helped overthrow… 18/12/11 17:33 CET
French airport security staff continue strikeA strike by security staff slowed outgoing traffic at the main airports in the French cities of… 18/12/11 16:23 CET
Russia’s communists rallyFresh from nominating veteran leader, Gennady Zyuganov as their candidate for next year’s… 18/12/11 16:13 CET
Philippines storm claims more than 600 livesThe search for survivors goes on in the southern Philippines after floods and landslides claimed… 18/12/11 14:44 CET
Vaclav Havel diesVaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who was to become the first President of the post-communist… 18/12/11 12:46 CET
Fresh Cairo protests call for end to military ruleEgyptian activists protested for a third straight day on Sunday to demand an immediate end to… 18/12/11 11:34 CET
American troops leave Iraq after nine yearsNearly nine years after George W. Bush launched Operation Iraqi Freedom to topple Saddam Hussein… 18/12/11 09:54 CET
Last US troops leave IraqThe last US troops left Iraq on Saturday. The remainder of the 5,500 soldiers crossed into… 18/12/11 09:00 CET
Two dead as Russian oil rig capsizesA floating oil rig capsized in storms in the Sea of Okhotsk, eastern Russia with 67 people onboard… 18/12/11 08:03 CET
Philippines typhoon death toll tops 600In the Philippines where the death toll from Typhoon Washi is now more than 600, rescue workers are… 18/12/11 06:04 CET
Kazakh president blames clashes on ‘hooligans’An investigation will be carried out into clashes that left at least 11 people dead in Kazakhstan’s… 18/12/11 04:54 CET
Hundreds missing after boat sinks near IndonesiaMore than 300 people are missing after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank off the coast of east… 18/12/11 03:13 CET
Turkey warns France over Armenian ‘genocide’ lawTurkey’s prime minister is warning France to examine its own history before making laws about… 18/12/11 01:53 CET
Anti-Kabila riots rock BrusselsOpponents of the re-election of Joseph Kabila as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo have… 18/12/11 01:03 CET
10 years on: Germany remembers introduction of euro cashIt has been 10 years since euro starter kits were first handed out to people in Germany, ahead of… 18/12/11 00:23 CET
