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Taking on organised crimeOrganised crime groups are quick, entrepreneurial and good at making money, but getting hold of… 01/04/12 18:14 CET
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Earth Hour in ChileChilean volunteers hold up candles during Earth Hour in Valparaiso city. Lights started going off… 01/04/12 12:14 CET
world news
Clear slate for Brotherhood presidential hopefulEgypt’s military has wiped out two criminal convictions against the Muslim Brotherhood candidate… 01/04/12 23:23 CET
Titanic’s peaceful message to BelfastThe world’s biggest Titanic attraction opened this weekend in the city where the doomed liner was… 01/04/12 21:33 CET
Double blast in Uzbek capitalAn investigation is underway to determine the cause of two blasts at a petrol station near the… 01/04/12 19:36 CET
Strombolian explosion – Etna erupts againEurope’s tallest and most active volcano, Mount Etna, has erupted for the fifth time this year… 01/04/12 19:36 CET
Upping the rhetoric on AssadWestern and Gulf Arab nations are calling for a strict timetable for the implementation of Kofi… 01/04/12 18:13 CET
Mali’s coup unfolds, leader pledges to reinstate the constitutionMali’s coup leader pledged on Sunday to immediately begin a return to civilian rule. Captain… 01/04/12 17:53 CET
Aung San Suu Kyi wins Myanmar seat, says partyMyanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won a seat in parliament, according to her… 01/04/12 16:43 CET
Plagiarism pressure mounts on Hungarian presidentBeleaguered Hungarian President, Pal Schmitt, has repeated his refusal to step down over a… 01/04/12 16:33 CET
Portuguese parish protest fills LisbonSome 200 thousand people filled the streets of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon to protest at plans… 01/04/12 14:44 CET
Mali military coup unfolds, leader pledges return to civilian ruleMali’s coup leader pledged on Sunday to immediately begin a return to civilian rule. In a brief… 01/04/12 13:23 CET
‘Friends of Syria’ conference underway in TurkeyUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined ministers from seventy countries at a meeting in… 01/04/12 11:43 CET
Myanmar’s democratic hopeAt 66, human rights and democracy defender Aung San Suu Kyi leads the National League for Democracy… 01/04/12 10:39 CET
Aung San Suu Kyi set to win in Myanmar voteA by-election in Myanmar on Sunday was the third in half a century. 45 seats were up for grabs in… 01/04/12 10:23 CET
Japan relaxes limits around some Fukushima no-go areasJapan lifted restrictions Sunday on several towns that were designated no-go areas following last… 01/04/12 08:43 CET
Myanmar election provides test for reformMyanmar is holding by-elections that are being seen as a key step in the country’s road to… 01/04/12 07:14 CET
Friends of Syria meet in IstanbulDelegates of more than 60 countries are meeting in Istanbul on Sunday to discuss ways of supporting… 01/04/12 06:03 CET
Mali’s junta quit key garrison town of GaoThe head of Mali’s military junta has ordered the army to quit the northern town of Gao. Captain… 01/04/12 03:03 CET
Big Bang scientist may face jail over terror chargesFrench prosecutors want a Franco-Algerian nuclear scientist to spend six years behind bars. Adlène… 01/04/12 01:23 CET
