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George Clooney arrested for civil disobedienceActor George Clooney is arrested after protesting the escalating humanitarian crisis at the… 17/03/12 15:24 CET
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Women demand change to Moroccan rape lawWomen’s rights activists in Morocco have demonstrated outside the parliament building in Rabat, to… 17/03/12 19:33 CET
Syria-Turkey: The children’s viewThousands of Syrians have fled the fighting in their country to make a temporary home in camps just… 17/03/12 18:23 CET
Inside Syrian unrestThe Arab uprisings of 2011 changed the role of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and… 17/03/12 18:07 CET
Gaddafi spy chief held in MauritaniaLibya’s former head of intelligence Abdullah al-Senussi has been arrested in Mauritania… 17/03/12 17:43 CET
Bombers strike govt buildings in central DamascusTwo high profile government security buildings have been bombed in the heart of the Syrian capital… 17/03/12 16:33 CET
Two Belgium towns in mourning for bus-crash childrenPlans are being made in Heverlee for a joint funeral on Thursday for seven Belgian children who… 17/03/12 16:14 CET
Nazi guard Demjanjuk dead at 91The former Nazi concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk has died at a care home in Germany aged 91… 17/03/12 15:03 CET
Ex-Nazi camp guard Demjanjuk deadThe former Nazi concentration camp guard, John Demjanjuk, has died at a retirement home in Germany… 17/03/12 13:12 CET
Belarus metro bomber executedOne of the men found guilty of a bombing attack on the metro in Belarus has been executed… 17/03/12 13:03 CET
Presidential election in East TimorPolls have closed in East Timor as the country elects a new president in what is expected to be a… 17/03/12 11:33 CET
US student guilty of hate crimes for spying on gay roommateAn Indian student has been convicted of hate crimes in America after he used a webcam to spy on his… 17/03/12 10:50 CET
Chavez returns to Venezuela after treatment in CubaVenezuelan president Hugo Chavez has flown home after cancer surgery in Cuba, vowing to conquer his… 17/03/12 10:37 CET
Spain unions organise general strike following labour lawsThe leaders of Spain’s two main labour unions have called for a general strike later this month to… 17/03/12 10:12 CET
Syria: Deadly twin explosions in DamascusTwo explosions have rocked the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least 27 people and wounding 97… 17/03/12 10:03 CET
Care home manager convicted of neglect using UK protection lawA care home manager in Liverpool has become one of the first people to be prosecuted using the UK’s… 17/03/12 08:33 CET
Switzerland coach crash: ‘we should all pause for thought’It was Belgium’s first National Day of Mourning for eight years. At EU institutions in Brussels… 17/03/12 05:53 CET
US officials name Afghan shootings suspectThe American soldier implicated in the massacre of 16 Afghan villagers has been named by … 17/03/12 03:43 CET
France presidential hopefuls cross first hurdleFor several of the candidates in next month’s French presidential election, registering on time… 17/03/12 02:03 CET
Turkey considers ‘buffer zone’ along Syria borderThousands of people from conflict-torn Syria are seeking safety in refugee camps in Turkey. Ankara… 17/03/12 01:13 CET
Clooney: arrest was to force action on Sudan crisisGeorge Clooney says getting arrested was one way of drawing attention to a humanitarian crisis in… 17/03/12 00:13 CET
