archive 11·02·2012

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• Harper’s panda diplomacy

  Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper looks at a panda being held by his wife Laureen at a zoo in… 11/02/12 12:03 CET

world news

• New Arab Syria move fails to impress Russia

  As violence continues to claim lives in Syria Russia has dismissed a fresh Arab initiative at the… 11/02/12 22:53 CET

• Activists rally to give ACTA the cold shoulder

  Thousands of internet users have taken part in protests around Europe against an international… 11/02/12 19:53 CET

• Attitudes harden in Iran on revolution anniversary

  Hostility to America and Israel were the dominant themes as Iranians marked the 33rd anniversary of… 11/02/12 18:14 CET

• Italy & the Balkans shiver in the big freeze

  It is only the fourth time in 100 years that central and southern Italy has seen snow, with Romans… 11/02/12 17:53 CET

• Kidnapper of baby Carlina pleads guilty

  A woman in New York has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a baby from a hospital in 1987 and raising her… 11/02/12 16:33 CET

• Egyptians celebrate a year without Mubarak

  It is exactly a year since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, but while people have gathered in… 11/02/12 16:04 CET

• More arrests in UK media corruption investigation

  Pressure is mounting on Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after the arrests of eight people over… 11/02/12 15:03 CET

• Greeks prepare to vote on new austerity package

  The Greek parliament is debating the latest slice of EU-imposed austerity ahead of tomorrow’s vote… 11/02/12 13:23 CET

• Questions multiply after Aleppo bombings

  Friday’s bomb blasts in Aleppo, Syria’s relatively middle-class commercial hub, which killed at… 11/02/12 12:03 CET

• Ahmedinejad leads Revolution Day rally in Tehran

  The Iranian people are celebrating the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution with mass rallies… 11/02/12 10:33 CET

• Czech government agrees to turn over seized churches

  A Czech government plan to return church property seized during the country’s communist era will… 11/02/12 10:01 CET

• Argentina takes Falklands dispute to UN

  Argentina says Britain has deployed nuclear weapons near the Falkland Islands, a charge denied by… 11/02/12 10:01 CET

• Northern Lights shine above Northern America

  NASA has released this footage of The Northern Lights above the US, Canada and Mexico. The… 11/02/12 10:00 CET

• New footage shows chaos on Costa Concordia

  Previously unseen footage of the Costa Concordia crash has been aired on Italian television… 11/02/12 10:00 CET

• Nigerian police recapture Sokoto

  Police in Nigeria have managed to rearrest the suspected mastermind of the Christmas bombings… 11/02/12 08:23 CET

• Egypt marks one year without Mubarak

  Thousands of Egyptians are marking the first anniversary of the overthrow of their former… 11/02/12 05:24 CET

• Syrian tanks step up shelling of Homs

  Syrian tanks have again attacked the central city of Homs. Rebels say more than four hundred… 11/02/12 03:33 CET

• Greek cabinet backs fresh cuts ahead of MPs vote

  The Greek cabinet on Friday approved new austerity measures in a bid to seal a 130-billion-euro… 11/02/12 01:43 CET

• Romania hit by snowstorms

  The cold snap continues in Eastern Europe. The Romanian counties of Buzau, Galati, and Vrancea… 11/02/12 00:54 CET

• Amnesty warns of ‘grave’ crisis in Homs

  In Syria the shelling of civilian areas in neighbourhoods in the city of Homs is a growing problem… 11/02/12 00:53 CET

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