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Iranian female ninjas show their strengthA Ninjutsu practitioner performs a split as members of various Ninjutsu schools showcase their… 31/03/12 11:19 CET
Sport
Poland stage Euro2012 security testsPoland’s security forces continued their preparations to ensure a safe Euro 2012 this summer. With… 31/03/12 16:28 CET
Volvo Ocean Race: Groupama leadFront-runners Groupama produced a superb display to reach Cape Horn ahead of Puma on the fifth leg… 31/03/12 14:51 CET
world news
No sex please we’re GreekAusterity-hit Greeks are having less sex as a result of their country’s economic crisis… 31/03/12 23:34 CET
The lights go out for Earth HourThey call it the biggest environmental event in the world – and it takes place around the world… 31/03/12 22:53 CET
Thousands join anti-capitalism ralliesSome 15,000 protesters demonstrated in Milan’s financial centre in Italy, as part of a European day… 31/03/12 21:53 CET
Syrian rebels’ ceasefire offerSyrian rebels say they are willing to lay down their arms – if the Syrian army pulls tanks… 31/03/12 18:23 CET
Tuareg rebels take second key Mali townTuareg separatists launched attacks in the town of Gao in northern Mali on Saturday, taking… 31/03/12 17:43 CET
Three-way split for record jackpotThe largest lottery jackpot in history will be split at least three ways say officials – but there… 31/03/12 17:23 CET
Nine dead, 100 wounded in Thai bomb blastsA series of bomb blasts killed nine people and injured at least 100 in the south of Thailand on… 31/03/12 16:54 CET
Friends of Syria gather as bombing continuesOpponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are meeting Western leaders in Istanbul, Turkey on… 31/03/12 15:43 CET
Elgin gas leak flare extinguished, says TotalThe risk of an explosion at the site of a massive natural gas leak in the North Sea has been… 31/03/12 13:03 CET
Myanmar by-election could lead to lifting of Western sanctionsSunday’s 45-seat by-election in Myanmar was being viewed as a key test for democracy, analysts… 31/03/12 11:33 CET
China shuts social media sites after coup rumoursChina announced a crackdown on the use of social media websites on Saturday following recent… 31/03/12 09:33 CET
FARC negotiator to unveil peace planA former Colombian senator has said a peace plan to end a decades-long battle with FARC rebels will… 31/03/12 09:07 CET
Cuban spy arrives home to visit dying brotherA Cuban agent on probation after imprisonment in the United States has arrived in Cuba to visit his… 31/03/12 09:06 CET
Former KGB head found dead in MoscowA former Russian spy who headed the KGB has shot himself dead aged 77. Leonid Shebarshin was found… 31/03/12 09:06 CET
Cruise ship adrift with 600 Westerners onboardA luxury cruise ship was adrift in Philippine waters on Saturday after a minor fire onboard. The… 31/03/12 07:54 CET
Calls for gay rights law after neo-nazi killingThousands of Chileans have joined the funeral procession for a gay man tortured and beaten to death… 31/03/12 06:04 CET
EU boosts bailout fund to 800 billion eurosEU finance ministers have agreed to boost the eurozone’s rescue fund to 800 billion euros. The… 31/03/12 02:14 CET
Mali coup leader wants ECOWAS to reconsider stanceMali’s military junta is asking west African power bloc ECOWAS for help in defeating the rebel… 31/03/12 00:43 CET
