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Future EU expansion a tougher prospect for allJoining the European Union just got tougher. That is the message coming out of a regular leaders‘… 14/12/06 11:12 CET
Haniyeh returns to Gaza without fundsHours after Israel’s detention of Ismail Haniyeh sparked riots at the Rafah border crossing in Gaza… 14/12/06 11:12 CET
Nine square metre gingerbread map of enlarged EUEU-celebrants ahead of a leaders’ summit have mapped out January’s enlargement of the bloc in… 14/12/06 08:12 CET
Race against time for UK police hunting serial killerPolice in Britain hunting for a likely serial killer have repeated their appeals for prostitutes to… 14/12/06 07:12 CET
Bush defends delay in spelling out Iraq policyThe US President George W. Bush says he refuses to be rushed into changing his strategy on Iraq. He… 14/12/06 07:12 CET
Former Spanish minister Loyola de Palacio diesSpain is mourning the death of one of its top politicians. Loyola de Palacio has died at the age of… 14/12/06 07:12 CET
Diana death crash report dueA long-awaited report by Britain’s top police officer is expected to rule out foul play in the… 14/12/06 07:12 CET
EU leaders meet for final summit of 2006EU leaders look set to make Turkey an example of their new, tougher policy on the bloc’s future… 14/12/06 07:12 CET
EU needs medicine for enlargement ‘indigestion’The flag-waving and all-round congratulations of May 2004 have given way today to political… 14/12/06 06:12 CET
Israel blocks Palestinian Prime Minister on Gaza frontierThere’s chaos on the Israeli-Egyptian border after Israel prevented Palestinian Prime Minister… 14/12/06 06:12 CET
Spain considers reparations for Franco victimsThe victims of the Spanish civil war and the brutal regime of General Franco that followed may… 14/12/06 06:12 CET
Fresh recount ordered from Italy’s April voteIt is another dramatic twist after the closest general election in Italy’s history. Eight months… 14/12/06 06:12 CET
Blair quizzed by policeBritish police have interviewed Tony Blair over a cash for honours probe. Although he was… 14/12/06 06:12 CET
Diana death an accident, official report claimsAn official enquiry into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, has concluded that the car crash… 14/12/06 06:12 CET
Belgium stunned after huge TV hoaxWas it an inspired wind-up or an irresponsible faux-pas? Television audiences in Belgium were left… 14/12/06 06:12 CET
Belgian TV ‘joke’ sparks outrageBelgian public television announced last night that Flanders, the Flemish-speaking half of the… 14/12/06 01:12 CET
Israel’s High Court fails to ban targeted killingsIsrael’s top court has rejected human rights groups’ demands for a blanket ban on the country’s… 14/12/06 01:12 CET
German Chancellor’s foreign policies under fire at homeAs Germany prepares for its presidency of the EU, Chancellor Angela Merkel has outlined her… 14/12/06 01:12 CET
EU summit set to toughen enlargement policyIt has been the big talking point for the European Union, of late. But Turkey looks set to be put… 14/12/06 01:12 CET
