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Philippines: Forgotten typhoon refugeesA woman asks for food and other relief supplies from motorists along a road in Osmena town… 09/12/12 11:10 CET
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Tina Maze wins giant slalom to extend World Cup leadTina Maze won her third straight World Cup giant slalom on Sunday to extend her lead in the overall… 09/12/12 17:45 CET
Hirscher takes giant slalom victoryMarcel Hirscher dominated the World Cup giant slalom on Sunday giving the Austrian Alpine Ski men’s… 09/12/12 17:45 CET
Schlierenzauer tests Sochi to the maxSochi hosts the 2014 Winter Olympics and has now made its debut as a World Cup ski Jumping venue… 09/12/12 09:40 CET
world news
Egypt’s opposition rejects constitutional referendumThere has been a fresh wave of protests in Egypt against President Mursi’s plan for a… 09/12/12 23:05 CET
Exit polls tip Romania’s governing alliance for election victoryRomania’s leftist governing Social Liberal Union appears set for victory in the country’s… 09/12/12 21:05 CET
EU says Nobel Peace Prize will help restore hopeThe European Union’s three presidents are in Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday for… 09/12/12 19:06 CET
Ukraine: Azarov on course to be PM againUkraine’s president has nominated the country’s last prime minister for another term in the job… 09/12/12 17:46 CET
French family in video appeal to al-Qaeda captorsThe brother of a French hostage, snatched in Niger more than two years ago, has made a video… 09/12/12 17:46 CET
It’s Steinbrück versus Merkel next yearIn Germany the opposition Social Democrats have formally named Peer Steinbrück as their candidate… 09/12/12 17:45 CET
Pro and anti-Syrian regime militants clash in LebanonFighting has continued in Lebanon between pro and anti-Syrian regime militants in Tripoli. At… 09/12/12 17:05 CET
Italy awaits market reaction to weekend upheavalFinancial markets will have their say on Italy’s latest political upheaval that has been simmering… 09/12/12 17:05 CET
Israel casts doubts over Palestinian reconciliation effortsThe Israeli prime minister has expressed concerns over Palestinian peace efforts amid a visit to… 09/12/12 15:56 CET
Bopha heads back to the PhilippinesIn the Philippines rescuers are still finding bodies in the devastation brought by Typhoon Bopha… 09/12/12 13:15 CET
Romania’s choice might not be picked as PMIt looks like Romanian voters might re-ignite an unsettling struggle at the pinnacle of the… 09/12/12 12:05 CET
Egypt’s opposition consider Mursi’s backtrackThe main opposition coalition in Egypt is drawing up its response to President Mohamed Mursi’s… 09/12/12 10:34 CET
Seventy River Rhine cruise ship passengers down with bugIn Germany, nearly 70 people aboard a River Rhine cruise ship have fallen ill with the highly… 09/12/12 09:40 CET
Fiat cuts 500 jobs at Poland plantExcess production capacity among European carmakers is now affecting plants in the East of the… 09/12/12 09:40 CET
Nelson Mandela admitted to hospitalFormer South African president Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital for tests. The… 09/12/12 09:40 CET
Vietnamese stage anti-China ralliesDemonstrators in Vietnam have staged rare protests against China in a long-running dispute over who… 09/12/12 08:36 CET
Ponta’s centre-left coalition set for Romania parliamentary election winRomanians vote in parliamentary elections today that are widely expected to see Prime Minister… 09/12/12 07:15 CET
Chavez set for new cancer operation in CubaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez will undergo another cancer operation in Cuba today after doctors… 09/12/12 06:05 CET
Egypt president annuls decree to quell protestsEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi has cancelled his contentious decree which widened the powers of… 09/12/12 05:06 CET
Ukraine anti-gay activists release gas at LGBT protestHundreds of Ukrainian lesbian and gay activists have joined a rally in the centre of Kiev, defying… 09/12/12 03:25 CET
Italy Prime Minister is set to quitItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti has told the president he’ll step down as soon as the… 09/12/12 02:05 CET
Egypt President Mursi cancels controversial decreeEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi has annulled a controversial decree which granted himself sweeping… 09/12/12 00:15 CET
