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Did the Italian establishment do deals with the Mafia?Twenty years ago Italians mourned the death of Giovanni Falcone, who fought effectively against the… 28/10/12 15:47 CET
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A group of people watch clashes in LimaResidents living near the La Parada wholesale market watch the clashes between riot police officers… 28/10/12 12:05 CET
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Japan win world judo team titleJapan won the women’s judo team world championships in Salvador, Brazil on Sunday following a hard… 28/10/12 18:59 CET
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Ukraine’s ruling party claim election victoryIn Ukraine the ruling party of President Viktor Yanukovich appears to have come out of the… 28/10/12 23:38 CET
Greek journalist arrested after publication of, “Lagarde List”Greek journalist and magazine editor, Costas Vaxevanis was arrested and then released pending a… 28/10/12 22:43 CET
Hurricane Sandy blows into New York stateThe United States eastern seaboard is battening down the hatches as Hurricane Sandy is set to slam… 28/10/12 19:43 CET
Ukrainian ruling party wins election: exit pollsExit polls published immediately after polling stations closed in Ukraine’s parliamentary election… 28/10/12 19:23 CET
Sicily regional election litmus test for Italian politiciansOn the island of Sicily voters have been going to the polls to elect a new regional government. The… 28/10/12 18:33 CET
Observers keep vigil in UkraineThe international community has deployed nearly 4,000 observers in Ukraine for these elections from… 28/10/12 18:03 CET
Glitter snared in Savile probeFormer pop star Gary Glitter was arrested on Sunday as part of the widening police investigation… 28/10/12 16:54 CET
Cold snap hits France with first signs of winter“C’est l’hiver avant l’heure;” or ‘it is winter before it should be’, was one local person’s… 28/10/12 16:43 CET
Suspected head of Basque separatist group seized in FranceIzaskun Lesaka, believed to be one of the three leading figures of the Basque separatist group … 28/10/12 15:14 CET
Suicide bombers attack Nigerian churchAt least one suicide bomber has driven a vehicle packed with explosives into a crowded… 28/10/12 12:54 CET
Ukrainians harbour few illusions on voting dayCorruption and resignation. These appear to be the keywords today as Ukrainians go to the polls to… 28/10/12 12:24 CET
Clocks go back across EuropeSummer officially ended over night as across Europe the clocks were turned back. For many it meant… 28/10/12 10:15 CET
Winter comes early to EuropeWinter has come early to parts of Europe as snow and freezing temperatures surprised many. The… 28/10/12 10:13 CET
Scuffles break out over job cuts at Paris airportStriking Air France workers have clashed with police inside Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport in… 28/10/12 10:11 CET
Lithuania votes in General ElectionLithuania’s Social Democrat and Labour opposition parties are looking to consolidate first-round… 28/10/12 10:03 CET
Powerful quake hits Canada’s British ColumbiaA powerful earthquake has hit Canada’s Pacific coast province of British Columbia. The … 28/10/12 09:04 CET
Police on Java arrest Islamist suspectsIndonesian anti-terrorist police say they have arrested 11 suspected Islamist militants before they… 28/10/12 08:43 CET
New York prepares for ‘super-storm’ SandyWeather forecasters tracking Hurricane Sandy have warned New York could be hit first by torrential… 28/10/12 05:43 CET
Obama and Romney campaign for that vital undecided voteDespite the growing menace from a massive storm bearing down on the US east coast, both… 28/10/12 04:44 CET
Ethnic violence destroys whole villages in MyanmarA wave of ethnic violence in western Myanmar has devastated a whole region, burning villages and… 28/10/12 02:13 CET
Ukraine president set for victory in parliamentary pollUkraine’s 35 million voters go to the polls today to elect a new parliament. Despite the… 28/10/12 00:03 CET
