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High-speed Burgundy bullets glide into serviceItaly’s brand new high speed train ‘Italo’ has glided into service described as a “Ferrari on… 28/04/12 18:33 CET
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Malaysia: Watching democracyA protester takes photos as protesters march down a street during a rally in Kuala Lumpur… 28/04/12 11:33 CET
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No pay – no play Portuguese players in walk outSixteen players from Portuguese outfit Uniao Leiria have cancelled their contracts with the… 28/04/12 19:18 CET
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Sudan detains foreigners in disputed border zoneSudan has arrested four foreigners and flown them to its capital, accusing the men of illegally… 28/04/12 23:53 CET
Syria government accused of continuing shellingAmateur video uploaded on a social networking site purports to show Syrian government forces… 28/04/12 23:13 CET
Police probe Ukraine bomb blastsThere is still a heavy police presence on the streets of the eastern Ukrainian city of… 28/04/12 22:33 CET
Nobel laureate creates new political party in EgyptProtesting Egyptians gathered outside the Ministry of Defence in Cairo on Saturday, continuing a… 28/04/12 18:58 CET
Germany Pirate Party meets to plan next stepThe German Pirate Party is holding a convention discussing how to capitalise on success that has… 28/04/12 17:37 CET
Tymoshenko health fears stall tax trialA court in Ukraine has adjourned the tax-evasion trial of former Prime Minister Julia Tymoshenko… 28/04/12 16:34 CET
Anti-nuclear protesters target presidential election in FranceGreenpeace is using the presidential election in France to call on the two main candidates to… 28/04/12 16:33 CET
Weapons bound for Syria seized in LebanonAuthorities in Lebanon have detained a ship carrying weapons believed to be for opposition fighters… 28/04/12 14:43 CET
Police and protesters square up in Kuala LumpurPolice fired water canon and tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of protesters in the Malaysian… 28/04/12 13:04 CET
Rare live ‘Satchmo’ recording releasedA rare recording of Louis Armstrong performing live towards the end of his life has been released… 28/04/12 10:54 CET
Spain tightens border security before ECB summitSpain has stepped up border security ahead of next week’s European Central Bank meeting in… 28/04/12 09:22 CET
Egypt: Protests amid fears over Mubarak’s old guardThousands of people have protested across Egypt at what they claim is a bid to bring back deposed… 28/04/12 09:21 CET
Blind activist holed up in US embassy in BeijingBlind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under US protection in the country’s embassy in Beijing… 28/04/12 09:03 CET
Ukraine’s president pledges probe into bomb attacksUkraine’s president says the “best crime investigators” will probe a series of bomb attacks, which… 28/04/12 07:03 CET
Ukraine city traumatised by bomb blastsBomb attacks are a rare occurrence in Ukraine and the series of blasts on Friday has traumatised… 28/04/12 06:33 CET
Freedom for Guinea-Bissau leaders seized in coupGuinea-Bissau’s leaders are enjoying their first taste of freedom after being released by rebel… 28/04/12 04:33 CET
France: Far-right row rages in presidential campaignElection defeat looms, the opinion polls suggest, but Nicolas Sarkozy is determined to remain… 28/04/12 03:15 CET
DSK claims political enemies sabotaged presidency bidFormer IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has told a British newspaper that political opponents are… 28/04/12 01:03 CET
