archive 03·03·2012

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• Calling the Tune

  Members of a military band perform during rehearsals ahead of the opening ceremony of the Chinese… 03/03/12 12:29 CET

Sport

• Athens: A short-lived legacy

  The Olympic Stadium in Athens eight years ago. A place where Olympic dreams came true. A proud… 03/03/12 09:59 CET

world news

• The road to Mandalay proves huge boost for Suu Kyi

  She is known simply as, “The Lady” and she arrived in Mandalay to the ecstatic welcome from a crowd… 03/03/12 23:03 CET

• Heated debate at centre of talks on constitution

  The start of the process to create a new constitution for Egypt got underway in the Cairo… 03/03/12 19:23 CET

• USA: More than 30 people killed by tornadoes

  “We are no match for Mother Nature at her worst.” So says Mitch Daniels, the Governor of Indiana… 03/03/12 17:43 CET

• Russia’s pre-election day of silence

  As polling booths in Russia are being prepared for Sunday’s presidential election, the rest of the… 03/03/12 17:24 CET

• US sends election observer to village in China

  It was no ordinary village election. As the people of Wukan in southern China voted for their… 03/03/12 16:13 CET

• Baba Amro ‘clear of terrorists’ – Syrian government

  As the pounding of Homs continues, the Syrian government says the Baba Amro district of Homs is now… 03/03/12 15:03 CET

• Syria: Red Cross convoy denied access to Baba Amro

  The International Committee of the Red Cross has told euronews that its aid convoy is still being… 03/03/12 13:33 CET

• Italy: Pre-trial hearing into Costa Concordia disaster

  In Italy, all eyes are on a theatre in Tuscany where a preliminary hearing is taking place into the… 03/03/12 12:03 CET

• Syria: Red Cross reportedly enters Baba Amro

  Reports from Syria say a Red Cross team has finally been able to enter the war-shattered area of… 03/03/12 08:34 CET

• BP reaches $7.8 billion deal over Gulf of Mexico oil spill

  BP says it has reached a $7.8 billion out of court settlement with some of those taking legal… 03/03/12 08:33 CET

• US tornadoes cause more deaths

  In the US, at least 15 people have died after powerful storms and tornadoes swept through vast… 03/03/12 05:54 CET

• Moody’s downgrades Greece after debt swap

  The credit agency Moody’s has cut Greece’s rating again because it says there’s still a risk of a… 03/03/12 04:03 CET

• USA: All to play for in Republican primaries

  The race for the Republican nomination for the White House continues with Mitt Romney being tipped… 03/03/12 02:43 CET

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