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Sunny spring day in Buenos Aires: let’s go footgolfing!A man kicks the ball into the hole as he competes in a FootGolf tournament in Pilar, on the… 03/11/12 12:28 CET
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Kurds clash with Turkish police at PKK funeralRiot police and Kurdish protesters have clashed in southeastern Turkey during a funeral for a … 03/11/12 22:34 CET
Three of Egypt’s security forces killed in Sinai attackThree members of Egypt’s security forces have been killed in an attack on their car by gunmen in… 03/11/12 21:33 CET
White House rivals poke fun in final election sprintThe US presidential race is into the final bend of the track, and the two rivals have been cramming… 03/11/12 19:04 CET
Catholic church mobilises against gay marriage in FranceThe French Roman Catholic Church has voiced its opposition to government plans to legalise same-sex… 03/11/12 17:43 CET
Barroso offers EU development aid to MyanmarThe President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has offered Myanmar 78 million euros… 03/11/12 17:03 CET
Assad airbase under attack in SyriaRebels in Syria claim to have launched a major offensive against a key government airbase. The… 03/11/12 15:33 CET
Europe ‘less important’ for US presidentsWhat will the outcome of the US presidential race mean for Europe? During Barack Obama’s tenure in… 03/11/12 15:23 CET
Abbas right to return remarks spark Palestinian furyPalestinian activists are furious with President Mahmoud Abbas for comments he made during an… 03/11/12 12:43 CET
Food banks squeezed in SpainSister Esperanza Romero runs a soup kitchen in Oviedo, which feeds 300 people a day, many of them… 03/11/12 10:38 CET
Millions of Americans vote early in presidential pollEarly voters could account for 40 per cent of all ballots cast in the 2012 US presidential… 03/11/12 10:33 CET
Medvedev says Pussy Riot should be freedRussian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev has said that two members of the Pussy Riot feminist… 03/11/12 09:50 CET
IKEA workers clash with police in ItalyIn Piacenza in northern Italy five people were injured when police confronted a protest by … 03/11/12 09:49 CET
Train and truck in fatal collision in AustraliaOne person has been killed and at least eight people injured after a passenger train collided with… 03/11/12 08:23 CET
Obama and Romney fight for crucial OhioRepublican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is continuing to promote himself as a force for… 03/11/12 05:54 CET
New York marathon is cancelled after outcryNew York has cancelled its annual marathon after an initial decision to let Sunday’s race go ahead… 03/11/12 03:43 CET
Amsterdam tries to get round coffee-shop tourist banAmsterdam – known for its canals, tulips, and of course its marijuana-selling coffee shops. And… 03/11/12 01:04 CET
Libya: Benghazi protesters demand autonomyAbout a thousand protesters demonstrated in Libya’s second city Benghazi, calling for more autonomy… 03/11/12 00:24 CET
