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Tightrope walker crosses Niagara Falls Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda has defied mist and wind to become the first man to walk across… 17/06/12 11:25 CET
Sport
EURO 2012: Portugal and Germany book quarter-final ticketsCristiano Ronaldo scored twice to hand Portugal a 2-1 win over the Netherlands and a spot in the… 17/06/12 22:32 CET
Shock finale in Group A: How it happenedThe results from the last Group A matches created the first surprise exit of the competition. In… 17/06/12 14:13 CET
world news
Germany protesters ‘Attac’ on financial transaction taxProtesters staged a demonstration outside Frankfurt’s stock exchange, calling for the introduction… 17/06/12 22:03 CET
Socialists gain absolute power in FranceThe Socialists of President Francois Hollande have won an absolute majority in the National… 17/06/12 20:46 CET
Pro-bailout party set to head new Greek government Greece’s future in the eurozone looks more secure, with parties committed to a bailout set to win a… 17/06/12 19:20 CET
LA riots victim Rodney King diesRodney King, the man whose treatment by the police sparked the LA riots, has been found dead. The… 17/06/12 19:13 CET
IOC to investigate re-selling of London 2012 ticketsThe International Olympic Committee is investigating allegations that some agents are selling… 17/06/12 18:33 CET
Fear and uncertainty on final day of Egypt presidential electionEgyptians have been voting on the second day of the presidential run-off, amid the tumultuous… 17/06/12 17:54 CET
Ordinary needs of voters on second day of Egypt presidential electionDespite reports that many want neither of the candidates for running for Egyptian president, there… 17/06/12 16:33 CET
‘Intensified shelling’ after UN suspends Syria monitoringOpposition activists in Syria say Sunni Muslim districts of Homs have experienced intensified… 17/06/12 16:14 CET
Greek’s fear for the next generationFear and panic. That is the atmosphere which many Greeks believe now pervades their country. Cash… 17/06/12 15:43 CET
France votes in final round of parliamentary electionsSunday is the final round of voting in French parliamentary elections and Socialist president… 17/06/12 14:53 CET
Greece leaders cast votes in crucial repeat electionPeople in Greece have been going to the polls again in the full glare of the world’s eyes, amid… 17/06/12 13:03 CET
Greeks ponder dramatic choice on decisive daySome pollsters believe voters arriving at polling stations such were undecided almost till the last… 17/06/12 11:33 CET
G20 must act to contain Europe fallout, says Mexico’s CalderonOn the eve of the G20 summit in Mexico, the country’s president has called on the world’s biggest… 17/06/12 10:44 CET
One dead in stage collapse before Radiohead showA concert by Radiohead was cancelled in Toronto after a stage roof fell in during soundchecks and… 17/06/12 09:20 CET
First summer wildfires rage in GreeceSeveral wildfires have been raging in Greece amid hot dry weather. Strong winds caused one fire… 17/06/12 09:20 CET
Prison fire in Turkey kills 13 inmatesThirteen prisoners have been killed in a fire at a jail at Sanliurfa in southeast Turkey. They… 17/06/12 09:20 CET
Egypt faces stark choice in presidential pollEgyptians are continuing to vote in the first free presidential election in their history, making… 17/06/12 03:54 CET
All eyes on Greece in pivotal vote for its eurozone futureThe world is watching as Greece votes in a cliffhanger re-run election that could push it out of… 17/06/12 02:04 CET
High stakes for Hollande as France elects parliamentThe stakes are high for new President François Hollande as France heads back to the polls today for… 17/06/12 00:24 CET
