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North Korean Christmas greetingsThe late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (centre), his father and founder of North Korea Kim… 25/12/11 12:02 CET
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Babacan accuses Sarkozy of breaking promiseNo Christmas cheer between Turkey and France, whose controversial voting of a law criminalising… 25/12/11 19:33 CET
In the thick of the actionOur mission in Tunisia was far from easy. Our team experienced some extremely difficult moments in… 25/12/11 18:56 CET
Islamist extremists claim Nigerian church killingsIslamist extremists brought Christmas carnage to churches across Nigeria and have threatened more… 25/12/11 18:03 CET
Poor and homeless get free meals in AthensGreece is in the fourth year of recession and in Athens temporary centres have been at full stretch… 25/12/11 17:53 CET
Gorbachev says Putin should heed lesson of 1991Saturday’s protests in Moscow and several other Russian cities against Prime Minister Putin have… 25/12/11 16:43 CET
Japan: “the most frightening experience of my life”To witness courage and dignity at first hand is truly inspirational and the Japanese displayed both… 25/12/11 16:36 CET
Egypt: history unfolding before your eyesCovering the Egyptian revolution from Cairo meant living a unique moment. In front of me was the… 25/12/11 16:32 CET
Boko Haram claims Nigerian church bombingsThe Islamist extremist group Boko Haram have said they carried out a wave of fatal Christmas Day… 25/12/11 15:44 CET
Ahmadinejad: “his people are good at pressure”There was a last minute change of destination during my summer holiday in 2011. I went to Tehran… 25/12/11 15:43 CET
Pope calls for peace in “Urbi & Orbi” speechThe Pope has made his traditional Christmas “Urbi and Orbi” address from St Peter’s in the Vatican… 25/12/11 14:53 CET
Egypt: “a revolution prevents your eyes from sleeping”Revolutions are exceptional events in peoples’ history. Covering a revolution prevents your eyes… 25/12/11 14:34 CET
Mustafa Bag: The fall of TripoliI was asked to go to the capital of Libya, Tripoli. First I began to prepare for this challenging… 25/12/11 14:16 CET
Suicide bomber targets funeral in N AfghanistanPolice in Afghanistan say a suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people and wounded 50 more in the… 25/12/11 12:53 CET
Nigerian churches hit by Christmas Day bombsA second loud explosion has been reported near a church in Nigeria, this time in the central town… 25/12/11 12:33 CET
Sudan claims death of prominent Darfur rebelSudan’s armed forces claim to have killed the leader of the most powerful rebel group in western… 25/12/11 12:04 CET
Deadly Christmas Day church bomb in AbujaA powerful explosion has torn through a church in the Nigerian capital Abuja during a Christmas Day… 25/12/11 10:03 CET
Abbas’ hope at Bethlehem Christmas massThe Palestinian president took part in a Christmas Eve mass in Bethlehem at the Church of Nativity… 25/12/11 09:33 CET
French health insurer to sue PIP’s bossFrance’s national health insurance agency says it is to sue the boss of breast implant maker … 25/12/11 07:33 CET
Pope warns of the commericalisation of ChristmasPope Benedict XVI delivered his Christmas message at a midnight mass at the Vatican on Saturday… 25/12/11 05:13 CET
‘Hitler’s favourite actor’ dead at 108The man once dubbed Hitler’s favourite actor has died aged 108. Dutch-born Johannes Heesters… 25/12/11 03:23 CET
Putin faces growing opposition to job swap planRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin faces a growing challenge to his plan to return to the… 25/12/11 01:14 CET
