archive 12·01·2013

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• College student revels on a swing ahead of India’s Pongal festivities

  A student plays on a swing suspended from a tree at a college complex during celebrations ahead of… 12/01/13 14:20 CET

Sport

• Ligety wins Adelboden classic

  World Champion Ted Ligety claimed his fourth victory of the World Cup season on Saturday after… 12/01/13 20:18 CET

world news

• Arrests in Argentina after international paedophilia probe

  Dozens of people have been arrested in Argentina after 61 raids in 11 provinces targeting a… 12/01/13 10:22 CET

• French security alert as Mali action continues

  French President Francois Hollande says that military action is not finished in Mali, where… 12/01/13 23:26 CET

• Flag riots continue in Belfast

  Sixteen police officers have been injured in the latest outbreak of union flag-related rioting in… 12/01/13 21:55 CET

• Paris not the city of love

  Paris is bracing for huge crowds to descend on the city for tomorrow’s anti gay marriage… 12/01/13 19:05 CET

• Zeman wins first round of Czech presidential vote

  Former Prime Minister Milos Zeman took the lead in the first round of the Czech Republic’s… 12/01/13 17:45 CET

• Mali military action intensifies

  The French airforce has stepped up action against Islamist fighters in Mali, where rebels have… 12/01/13 17:05 CET

• Relief in Mali’s capital as French troops arrive

  The streets the Malian capital Bamako are free of the violence that plagues the north of the… 12/01/13 16:45 CET

• Kurdish protests escalate in Paris

  Thousands of people are out on the streets in France today protesting against the killing of three… 12/01/13 15:06 CET

• Failed hostage rescue in Somalia: 1 French soldier dead, 1 missing

  The French government says it believes hostage Denis Allex has been killed in Somalia by Islamic… 12/01/13 13:15 CET

• More flag protests in Belfast

  Water cannon has been used to drive back protesters in Northern Ireland after another night of… 12/01/13 10:17 CET

• ‘Zombies’ demand Slovenia prime minister step down

  Ten thousand people have taken to the streets of Ljubljana demanding Slovenia’s prime minister and… 12/01/13 10:06 CET

• French hostage in Somalia reported dead following rescue attempt

  The French Defence Ministry says a hostage has been killed in Somalia by al Shabaab Islamic… 12/01/13 10:04 CET

• Greek home owners hit by tax hikes

  Greece has approved a series of tax reforms, opposed by much of the population, but necessary for… 12/01/13 09:45 CET

• US gripped by flu epidemic

  Flu has reached epidemic proportions and killed 20 children in the United States, according to the… 12/01/13 05:25 CET

• More international involvement in Mali conflict

  The conflict in Mali may draw in more outside help. Preparations to send a training and advisory… 12/01/13 04:26 CET

• Voting near an end in Czech Republic presidential ballot

  Polls close at 14:00 CET on Saturday as the Czech Republic votes for a president for the first… 12/01/13 02:15 CET

• Labour reform deal reached in France

  France is set for the country’s biggest reform in labour relations for decades. A new law could be… 12/01/13 01:25 CET

• Central African Republic to get unity government

  A unity government in the Central African Republic could be formed on Saturday, after the signing… 12/01/13 00:35 CET

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