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Smoke rises above Astana’s biggest mosqueFire at Khazret Sultan, the mosque, which is regarded as the biggest in Central Asia… 15/01/12 12:58 CET
Sport
France set to defend European titleThe 10th edition of the European handball championships kicked off on Sunday in Belgrade. Although… 15/01/12 19:32 CET
Two of the Dakar rally’s crowns look likey to go to Frenchmen on SundayFor Stephane Peterhansel in the cars section it will be his 10th overall, an absolute Dakar record… 15/01/12 09:34 CET
world news
Pakistan PM handed contempt order by Supreme CourtPakistan’s prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been served with a contempt order and ordered to… 15/01/12 22:23 CET
Sarkozy breaks silence after French downgradeNicolas Sarkozy has called on French people to resist and fight in the face of the crisis, two days… 15/01/12 18:15 CET
Cruise ship captain in custody as horror stories emerge‘Like the Titanic.’ That is what many are saying as the Costa Concordia’s captain is held on… 15/01/12 18:05 CET
Polls close in Kazakhstan’s democratic testThe polls have closed in Kazakhstan’s election in a vote designed to boost the country’s democratic… 15/01/12 16:34 CET
Two more bodies found in capsized liner off ItalyA third survivor has been plucked to safety from a capsized cruise liner off the west coast of… 15/01/12 16:33 CET
France promises rewards for reformist MyanmarThe French foreign minister, meeting Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon… 15/01/12 14:53 CET
UN chief tells Syria’s Assad to stop the killing“Stop killing your people.” That is the message from United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon to Syrian… 15/01/12 13:23 CET
Italy: Third survivor rescued from capsized linerItalian rescue teams searching for dozens of missing people on a cruise ship have pulled a third… 15/01/12 11:43 CET
China’s Wen seeks energy security in Saudi ArabiaVisiting Saudi Arabia, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao has reportedly pressed the oil giant to open its… 15/01/12 10:13 CET
Hungary: Far-right burns EU flag and demands exit from blocFar-right activists in Hungary have burned the EU flag, calling for the country’s exit from the… 15/01/12 08:33 CET
Opposition to get tiny foothold in Kazakhstan voteThe people of Kazakhstan vote on Sunday in a general election in which no-one is expecting anything… 15/01/12 06:03 CET
Scuffles at anti-government protest in BucharestThey turned out to voice their opposition to austerity measures and planned health care reforms… 15/01/12 05:23 CET
Couple rescued from capsized Italian cruise linerA couple have been brought ashore after being found alive on a stricken Italian cruise ship… 15/01/12 04:23 CET
Passengers recall chaos onboard stricken linerA scene of panic and confusion. That is how passengers are recalling the moment they had to abandon… 15/01/12 02:43 CET
Tunisia one year on: “Our revolution is not over yet”They gathered in their thousands, in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. Tunisians have been marking… 15/01/12 01:33 CET
