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Victory slips through hands at tug of war world championshipsA boy reacts after losing a match in the children category during the Tug of War World… 08/09/12 14:31 CET
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Venice: South Korean film scoops Golden LionKim Ki-duk’s brutal South Korean story of love and revenge has scooped the Golden Lion award for… 08/09/12 23:53 CET
Blasphemy suspect flown to safety by Pakistani armyBlasphemy suspect Rimsha Masih has finally left prison in Pakistan. She was taken in an armoured… 08/09/12 22:53 CET
Bernard Arnault, France’s richest man, seeks Belgian citizenshipThe world’s fourth richest man, Frenchman Bernard Arnault, the boss of luxury goods giant LVMH, is… 08/09/12 22:03 CET
EU concensus on tougher Syrian sanctionsWith Damascus and Aleppo still trembling with heavy fighting this Saturday Cyprus, the current … 08/09/12 19:33 CET
Police search Saad al-Hilli home as murder hunt continuesPolice in southeast England have been searching the Claygate home in Surrey of a British family… 08/09/12 17:45 CET
Sir Paul McCartney receives France’s top awardSir Paul McCartney has been made an officer of the Legion of Honour, one of France’s most… 08/09/12 17:45 CET
Syria elbows into APEC summitNo major breakthroughs are being expected from the Asia-Pacific summit underway in Vladivostok, but… 08/09/12 17:43 CET
Portuguese bemoan “unfair” tax rise for workersPortugal’s tough new austerity measures have been widely criticised as an attack on workers. The… 08/09/12 15:53 CET
Greek anger rises ahead of fresh cutsPensioners have been marching in Athens to protest against further cuts planned by the Greek… 08/09/12 15:44 CET
Cessna jet in fatal crash close to Italy’s Ciampino airportTwo people have died when a Cessna aircraft they were in crashed into a car depot near Rome’s… 08/09/12 14:47 CET
Sea search continues for lost Tunisian migrantsA massive air and sea search is continuing for dozens of suspected Tunisian migrants lost when a… 08/09/12 14:47 CET
Multiple deadly attacks mar Afghan national holidayThe Taliban says it was behind a suicide attack near the heavily guarded NATO headquarters in the… 08/09/12 12:33 CET
Suicide bomber strikes near NATO HQ in KabulAt least six people have been killed in a suicide attack close to the heavily guarded … 08/09/12 11:03 CET
Rescuers struggle to reach remote areas after China quakeRescue workers are continuing efforts to reach remote communities hit by back-to-back earthquakes… 08/09/12 10:34 CET
Unions slam Portugal’s new austerity measuresThere has been fierce condemnation of new tough austerity measures announced by Portugal’s prime… 08/09/12 08:53 CET
US election: Romney slams Obama over jobs reportA bleak monthly US jobs report has put Barack Obama on the defensive, as he hits the campaign trail… 08/09/12 05:53 CET
Brother of French Alps murder victim rejects dispute claimsThe brother of a British man shot dead in the French Alps has denied that he was involved in a… 08/09/12 03:43 CET
Lufthansa agrees to mediation to end cabin crew strikeCabin crew from Germany’s largest airline Lufthansa are returning to work following their latest… 08/09/12 01:13 CET
Venice film festival finaleThe closing credits will roll on this year’s Venice film festival on Saturday. Eleven days of… 08/09/12 00:13 CET
