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Madonna world tour comes to FranceUS pop singer Madonna performs during a concert at the Stade de France, near Paris. REUTERS/Benoit… 15/07/12 10:47 CET
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Brussels proposes new vehicle testing rulesBrussels plans to introduce new rules to standardise vehicle testing in the EU. More than one in… 15/07/12 23:14 CET
Clinton meets with Egypt’s top generalU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has discussed Egypt’s democratic transition with the… 15/07/12 22:14 CET
Obama steps up attacks on RomneyNeither candidate has been officially nominated yet, but the presidential election campaign in the… 15/07/12 19:20 CET
Olympic transport fears in LondonThe London Olympics are less than two weeks away and there are fears the capital’s transport system… 15/07/12 18:23 CET
Freak tornado rips through PolandOne person has been killed and ten others injured after a freak tornado ripped through northern… 15/07/12 17:49 CET
Man dies after bridge in Istanbul collapsesOne person has died and two injured after a bridge collapsed during repair work on Istanbul’s… 15/07/12 17:49 CET
Cinecitta workers protest amusement park plansBen Hur, it’s the ancient historical drama that was filmed in the legendary Cinecitta studios in… 15/07/12 17:24 CET
Two more climbers killed on Mont BlancA group of climbers from Poland and Spain were being treated in hospital on Sunday after becoming… 15/07/12 17:14 CET
African leaders meet at AU summit in EthiopiaThe feuding Sudanese leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his southern counterpart Salva Kiir have come… 15/07/12 15:13 CET
Syria denies carrying out ‘massacre’ in TremsehThe Syrian government has denied carrying out a massacre in Tremseh, where activists claim more… 15/07/12 14:13 CET
Australia: Hunt for killer shark called offThe hunt for a shark that killed a surfer off the west coast of Australia on Saturday has been… 15/07/12 11:44 CET
Relief effort underway to help Japanese flood victimsEmergency supplies have been flown into thousands of people on the southern Japanese island of… 15/07/12 10:03 CET
France: Mont Blanc claims two more livesTwo climbers have been found frozen to death in the Mont Blanc mountain range. Their bodies were… 15/07/12 08:33 CET
London’s Big Dance sets up 2012 OlympicsMore than a thousand mostly amateur dancers took over the British capital’s landmark Trafalgar… 15/07/12 07:43 CET
Soyuz rocket launches for next mission in spaceA Russian Soyuz spaceship has lifted off for the International Space Station from a launch pad in… 15/07/12 05:53 CET
Disco light show marks Bastille DayThe night sky over Paris lit up on Saturday night for a dazzling fireworks display to mark Bastille… 15/07/12 05:24 CET
Syria: Army defectors targeted in killing says UN monitorsUnited Nations observers say last week’s attack on the Syrian village of Tremseh seems to have… 15/07/12 04:03 CET
Israeli protests: Demonstator sets himself on fireA rally to mark the anniversary of last year’s social protests in Israel turned dramatic when a man… 15/07/12 02:34 CET
