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How did these pirates get to landlocked Kyrgyzstan?A boy and his cat, both dressed in pirate costumes, pose at a regional cat exhibition in Bishkek… 14/10/12 11:27 CET
Sport
Vettel wins Korean Grand PrixRedbull’s Sebestian Vettel has won the Korean Grand Prix. The German beat his team-mate Mark… 14/10/12 11:13 CET
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Day threeWorld number two Sergei Samoilovich of Russia claimed gold in the men’s 100 kilo category on the… 14/10/12 09:42 CET
Pedrosa wins Japanese MotoGPSpain’s Dani Pedrosa won the Japanese MotoGP race on Sunday at the Motegi racetrack. The… 14/10/12 09:13 CET
world news
Supersonic man breaks three recordsAustrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner has jumped his way into the record books, leaping into the… 14/10/12 23:04 CET
Djukanovic set fair to retain power in MontenegroExit polls in the Montenegrin elections indicate that the ruling DPS party, which has run the… 14/10/12 21:34 CET
Flemish Nationalists set to capture AntwerpThe Belgian Socialists look as though they are heading for defeat in the second city Antwerp for… 14/10/12 20:03 CET
Brazil sends army into favelasThe Brazilian army has backed police moving into two of Rio de Janiero’s most dangerous favelas to… 14/10/12 19:13 CET
Montenegro vote: ruling coalition set for re-electionThe former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro has been an independent state for just six years. Its… 14/10/12 18:03 CET
Felix Baumgartner space jump – liveFelix Baumgartner (born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver and a BASE jumper. He is renowned… 14/10/12 17:40 CET
Putin’s United Russia set to tighten regional gripUnited Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s party, is expected to tighten its grip on the country… 14/10/12 17:03 CET
Mauritanian President survivives attackThe president of Mauritania has been flown to France for medical treatment following an attack on… 14/10/12 16:53 CET
De Wever eyes victory in AntwerpEight million Belgians are voting in local elections today which may mark a sea change in politics… 14/10/12 15:13 CET
Lithuania election: voters set to pick centre-left coalitionLithuania’s centre-right government is likely to be voted out in a general election on Sunday. The… 14/10/12 13:33 CET
Syria air force dropped cluster bombs on rebel held areasSyria’s air force has repeatedly used cluster munitions to attack rebel-held areas, according to… 14/10/12 11:33 CET
Chavez swears in new Venezuela cabinetVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has sworn in a new vice president and six other cabinet ministers… 14/10/12 09:14 CET
Prostitute scandal shocks sleepy American townA seaside town in the US state of Maine has been hit by a sex scandal. Alexis Wright, a… 14/10/12 09:14 CET
Lithuania goes to the polls in general electionLithuanians will vote in a general election on Sunday that is expected to lead to the ousting of… 14/10/12 04:44 CET
Israeli air strike on Gaza kills ‘militant leader’An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip has killed one Palestinian and wounded at least two others… 14/10/12 02:33 CET
Putin faces first electoral test since Kremlin returnRussian President Vladimir Putin faces his first electoral test later on Sunday since his return to… 14/10/12 01:03 CET
