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The year of the snakeZoo owner Emmanuel Tangco reads a bedtime story to his snakes in Manila. The Lunar New Year begins… 03/02/13 12:20 CET
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Carnival time in Venice with the ‘Flight of the Angel’Thousands of masked revellers converge on St Mark’s Square in Venice for one of the highlights… 03/02/13 23:05 CET
Aleppo hit by Syrian government missileAn amateur video posted on the Internet appears to show the aftermath of a Syrian government… 03/02/13 21:45 CET
Israel hints at involvement in air strike on Syrian convoyIsraeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has hinted his country was behind an air strike on a Syrian… 03/02/13 19:05 CET
Spain’s opposition Socialists urge Rajoy to resignSpain’s Prime Minister is facing fresh calls to quit over claims he took money from a secret bank… 03/02/13 17:45 CET
Russian divers reach bottom of Lake LabynkyrRussian researchers have reached the bottom of Lake Labynkyr, situated in one of the coldest places… 03/02/13 17:31 CET
Several hurt as strong winds push plane off Rome runwayItalian air accident investigators have opened an inquiry after a passenger plane went off the… 03/02/13 17:31 CET
Thousands of Greeks join far-right Golden Dawn rallyMore than 5,000 supporters of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party have marched to commemorate a… 03/02/13 17:31 CET
French TGV halted by flare wielding youthsA French high-speed train travelling from Marseille to Nice has been stopped in its tracks by a… 03/02/13 16:25 CET
Fiat and Chrysler to tie the knot in 2014Fiat looks set merge with its US subsidiary Chrysler in 2014. Group boss Sergio Marchionne made the… 03/02/13 14:34 CET
French resume attacks on Mali insurgentsFrench warplanes have bombed fresh targets in northern Mali in their efforts to rid the country of… 03/02/13 13:07 CET
Dozens killed in suicide attack on Iraqi police HQIn northern Iraq, at least 33 people have been killed and dozens more hurt in a sucide attack on… 03/02/13 11:35 CET
Rio steps up carnival preparationsThere is less than a week to go before Rio de Janeiro’s famous carnival begins in earnest but… 03/02/13 11:06 CET
Iran reacts to US nuclear talks offerIran has given euronews its response to a US offer of direct talks to resolve the stalemate over… 03/02/13 09:20 CET
Thousands of Croats rally against Serb Cyrillic signsMore than 20,000 Croats have been protesting against plans to put up bilingual signs using the… 03/02/13 09:06 CET
Hollande in Mali: French troops will not stayThe French president was greeted by jubilant crowds for a second time in Mali, when he arrived in… 03/02/13 04:36 CET
Website attributes embassy attack to Turkish leftist groupA far-left Turkish terrorist group has claimed a suicide attack on the US embassy in Ankara. The… 03/02/13 01:35 CET
French MPs approve key part of gay marriage billFrance has taken an big step towards allowing same-sex marriage and giving gay couples the right to… 03/02/13 00:16 CET
