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Portugal’s first family silver sale goes to ChinaPortugal has taken the first step to fulfilling the terms of its EU-IMF bailout, by selling a major… 22/12/11 17:54 CET
Russia’s Rosneft becomes global oil top dogThe giant Russian oil company Rosneft has become the biggest producer of crude in the world… 22/12/11 17:27 CET
Toyota upbeat for 2012 bounce-backThe Japanese car giant Toyota has a positive view of the year to come. It has forecast a 20 per… 22/12/11 14:14 CET
British Airways to buy BMIBritish Airways is buying BMI from Lufthansa for just over 200-million euros, shutting out rival… 22/12/11 14:14 CET
economy
Hungary debt junkedHungary is having to pay more to borrow money after the ratings agency Standard and Poor’s… 22/12/11 14:14 CET
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Emotional homecoming for US troopsAn American soldier kisses her husband during a homecoming ceremony at Fort Hood, a week after the… 22/12/11 11:57 CET
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A wage for livingIt is Christmas time again. Despite the crisis, British people are spending nearly 84 billion… 22/12/11 17:41 CET
Sport
Esteban red card overturned after supporter attackThe Dutch Football Federation has overturned the decision to give a red card to AZ Alkmaar… 22/12/11 18:45 CET
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Arguments run hot and cold over climate changeAt the recent climate talks in Durban the alarm was sounded. A stark warning went out that unless… 22/12/11 17:42 CET
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French-Turkish-Armenian questionsAt least 20 countries officially recognise the acts of the Ottoman Empire from 1915-1923 against… 22/12/11 16:56 CET
Key facts about “El Gordo”– Spain’s Christmas Draw shares *2.25 billion euros* in prizes. - The chances of winning… 22/12/11 12:09 CET
Political fighting blamed for Iraq sectarian violenceThe death toll has risen to more than 70 after a wave of bombings in Baghdad on Thursday… 22/12/11 22:54 CET
Yemen marchers denounce Saleh immunityThousands of Yemenis have continued a march towards the capital Sanaa from the south of the… 22/12/11 22:44 CET
French PM defends use of police in airport strikeThursday has seen delays at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, but this time no cancellations… 22/12/11 19:44 CET
France-Turkey genocide law could be bad for businessA deterioration of the relationship between Turkey and France over the French genocide bill may be… 22/12/11 19:35 CET
Turkey hits out at ‘racist’ bill in FranceRacist, discriminatory and xenophobic. That is how Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan… 22/12/11 19:28 CET
Germany President to stay despite loan criticismGermany’s President Christian Wulff has refused to resign over a questionable loan he took out… 22/12/11 18:32 CET
‘Millonarios, hombre!’ Village fetes Spain’s El GordoThe excitement was palpable in Spain for the result of ‘El Gordo’ – the Fat One – the traditional… 22/12/11 18:24 CET
Armenians hail French ‘genocide’ voteThe Armenian Genocide Museum in Yerevan helps preserve the memory of those killed in 1915, to tell… 22/12/11 18:13 CET
Belgian firemen hose ministry in pensions protest“Pas d’accord!!” ... “We don’t agree!” read the slogan. The protester carrying the large red… 22/12/11 16:34 CET
Turkey recalls France envoy over genocide billTurkey has recalled its ambassador from Paris in protest at France’s first steps towards… 22/12/11 16:33 CET
Doubts linger over Medvedev’s commitment to changeCritics are describing Russian President Dimitry Medvedev’s state of the nation address as… 22/12/11 16:03 CET
Back in the Day: van Gogh cuts off his ear*December 23, 1888* Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh cuts off his own left ear, or at least part of… 22/12/11 15:19 CET
Kazakhstan invites UN to probe deadly oil clashesKazakhstan has invited the UN to take part in an inquiry into deadly riots in an oil-rich region… 22/12/11 14:43 CET
Turkish fury as French MPs back Armenia ‘genocide’ billDespite protests from France’s Turkish community, the lower house of parliament in Paris has backed… 22/12/11 13:34 CET
Strike action sparks Christmas travel disruptionWith the Christmas rush underway, travellers are facing widespread disruption in Belgium, as rail… 22/12/11 12:33 CET
Dozens dead in Baghdad blastsA series of explosions has rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Around 60 people are dead and more… 22/12/11 10:34 CET
Medvedev promises reforms and warns of foreign “interference”Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that “provocateurs and extremists” will not be allowed… 22/12/11 10:13 CET
Time for the close-up – Dawn images of Vesta asteroidNASA’s Dawn spacecraft has sent the closest images it will take of the Vesta asteroid. The pictures… 22/12/11 08:24 CET
Countdown to the end of the world?A celebration marking one year until the end of a cycle in the Mayan calendar has been held in the… 22/12/11 08:10 CET
Senate protest fails to prevent austerity package vote“A government of thieves” read a banner as Italian opposition senators tried to disrupt… 22/12/11 07:57 CET
Facebook to improve its privacy policyFacebook agreed on Wednesday to overhaul privacy protection for more than half a billion users… 22/12/11 07:45 CET
Scores dead in new Baghdad blastsAt least 57 people have been killed after a series of explosions hit mainly Shi’ite areas in… 22/12/11 07:34 CET
Travel disruption continues ahead of Christmas getawayCrippling rail strikes in southern Belgium which yesterday left few trains running are not the end… 22/12/11 05:53 CET
Turkey warns France over genocide voteA row is brewing between France and Turkey over a parliamentary vote in the French lower house… 22/12/11 04:03 CET
Bloodshed in Syria ahead of peace team arrivalSyrian Forces have been accused of killing more than 200 people in the run up to today’s arrival of… 22/12/11 02:33 CET
Finland probes mystery of missile boatPolice in Finland are investigating a ship carrying unauthorised missiles and explosives… 22/12/11 00:03 CET
