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Femen activist arrestedRiot police officers arrest a women’s rights group Femen activist in front of the European Union… 22/12/12 11:55 CET
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Vatican: ex-butler’s pardon by Pope a “paternal gesture”Pope Benedict has visited his jailed former butler and pardoned him for stealing and leaking… 22/12/12 23:15 CET
Egypt vice-president Mekki resigns as constitution vote nears endVoting in Egypt has again been extended by several hours at the end of the second, decisive round… 22/12/12 19:45 CET
Karzai blames foreign countries for Afghan corruptionThe Afghan President Hamid Karzai has blamed foreign countries for the corruption in government… 22/12/12 18:16 CET
Ben Ali loot to be auctioned in TunisiaThe Tunisian state is trying to claw back some of the Ben Ali family’s ill-gotten gains by selling… 22/12/12 16:42 CET
Pope pardons butler who stole secretsPope Benedict has pardoned the man who stole his secrets. Papal butler Paolo Gabriele has walked… 22/12/12 16:42 CET
Thatcher recovers in hospital after surgeryFormer British prime minister Margaret Thatcher is recovering after what is being described as a… 22/12/12 16:42 CET
Monti mulls merit of prime ministerial bidItalian politics are back in business ahead of Mario Monti’s announcement on Sunday about whether… 22/12/12 16:36 CET
Rajoy in Afghanistan pledges Spanish presence after 2014The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has become the second Western leader to make a surprise… 22/12/12 16:05 CET
Spain factory workers celebrate El Gordo lottery winThe cava has been flowing in a small town near Madrid where 130 people are celebrating winning… 22/12/12 15:06 CET
Rape sparks nationwide protests in IndiaProtests in India against the horrific gang rape of a young student are intensifying following the… 22/12/12 13:15 CET
Psy takes YouTube recordNearly one in six people on the planet have now seen Psy’s “Gangnam style” video on YouTube, the… 22/12/12 11:19 CET
Rioting claims lives in ArgentinaAt least two people have been killed in Argentina following rioting in several cities and looting… 22/12/12 11:19 CET
China claims high-speed train recordChina has opened the world’s longest high-speed railway to great fanfare, cutting travel times in… 22/12/12 11:18 CET
Egypt votes in date with destinyVoting is underway in the second round of Egypt’s hotly-contested constitutional referendum, with… 22/12/12 09:46 CET
South Sudan army admits downing UN helicopterThe South Sudanese army now admits it shot down in error a UN helicopter killing its four Russian… 22/12/12 08:36 CET
Gun sales surge in the US as Newtown buries its deadGun shops across America have reported a surge in sales following the Connecticut school massacre… 22/12/12 05:37 CET
Fiscal crisis : Obama tells Congress to cool off over ChristmasThe White House has tried to rescue stalled budget crisis talks after Thursday’s collapse of a… 22/12/12 03:05 CET
Clashes in Alexandria on eve of Egyptian voteClashes between Islamists and rivals which began after Friday prayers continued well into the night… 22/12/12 01:45 CET
U.S. gun rhetoric sparks protestsThere were protests at a press conference held by the National Rifle Association. They came as the… 22/12/12 01:25 CET
Italy prepares as Monti steps downPrime Minister Mario Monti’s Friday evenings drive to tender his formal resignation to the… 22/12/12 00:15 CET
Bugarach’s spell in the media spotlight endsEnd of the worlders have celebrated what fortunately turned out to be a non-event. Most of those… 22/12/12 00:07 CET
