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Greece, the marathon continuesGreece has averted an immediate default on its massive debts, with a successful swap of its… 10/03/12 10:48 CET
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Japan: Nuclear winterA day ahead of the one year anniversary, buddhist monks offer prayers for victims of the… 10/03/12 12:12 CET
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Kenya: Deadly blasts hit bus terminalAt least five people have been killed and around 60 injured in a grenade attack on a bus station in… 10/03/12 23:33 CET
Syria violence rages despite Annan’s diplomacyThe arrival of Kofi Annan in Damascus appears to have changed nothing, as President Bashar… 10/03/12 22:13 CET
Gulf Arabs blame Russia for allowing killing in SyriaArabs from Gulf states have told Russia that its failure to take a tough line on Syria has directly… 10/03/12 20:13 CET
Slovakian election: “Gorilla” may help Fico to victoryRobert Fico is poised to sweep to victory in the Slovakian election on Saturday. The Leftist… 10/03/12 18:34 CET
Anti-Putin rally in Moscow ends in more arrestsThousands of people in Russia have again rallied in protest at last weekend’s election of Vladimir… 10/03/12 17:45 CET
Abkhazia votes despite attempt on president’s lifeVoters in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia have taken to the polls in parliamentary… 10/03/12 17:13 CET
French ‘master of comics’ artist Moebius diesOne of France’s best-known cartoonists, Jean Giraud – also known as Moebius – has died in Paris at… 10/03/12 15:04 CET
Lavrov says boths sides to blame for Syria violenceRussian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, says the Assad regime should not be solely blamed for… 10/03/12 15:03 CET
Envoy Annan meets Syria’s Assad to call for ceasefireThe UN and Arab League’s special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, has met President Bashar al-Assad to… 10/03/12 13:18 CET
New Russia protests in key anti-Putin testThousands of people have turned out for more protest rallies in Russia against the election of… 10/03/12 12:54 CET
Coke and Pepsi alter colouring process over cancer listingCoca-Cola has denied reports that it is changing its drinks formula because of health concerns over… 10/03/12 11:13 CET
Envoy Annan to demand ceasefire from Syria’s AssadThe UN and Arab League’s special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, is meeting President Bashar al-Assad… 10/03/12 08:43 CET
DSK gets rowdy reception at Cambridge UniversityIt is not the welcome Dominique Strauss-Kahn would have wanted when he agreed to speak at Britain’s… 10/03/12 05:23 CET
Israel launches deadly air strikes on Gaza StripIsraeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed up to 12 Palestinians, mostly militants, in the… 10/03/12 04:04 CET
Haircut pulls Greece back from bankruptcy brinkIt is not every day that a trim can be described as a turning point. But Greece’s haircut has… 10/03/12 02:44 CET
Bahrain: Huge opposition march demands democracyTens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have marched in Bahrain, over a year after a… 10/03/12 01:04 CET
Clashes taint build-up to Slovakian electionPolice and protesters have clashed in the Slovakian capital Bratislava after an anti-corruption… 10/03/12 00:53 CET
Viral Kony video praised and criticised in UgandaThe hugely successful video made by the advocacy group Invisible Children on the atrocities carried… 10/03/12 00:33 CET
