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Alcatel-Lucent planning more layoffsTelecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent is reportedly planning a further restructuring that could… 30/10/07 07:10 CET
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Controversy surrounds Saudi visit to the UKSaudi leader King Abdullah stepped into a storm of controversy when he arrived for a state visit in… 30/10/07 08:10 CET
Bosnians rally against UNUnited Nations plans to alter the balance of power in the Bosnian parliament have sparked mass… 30/10/07 08:10 CET
Crucial coalition talks under more pressure in BelgiumThe political stakes have been raised in Belgium as marathon coalition talks reach a critical… 30/10/07 08:10 CET
Sixteen Europeans charged over Chad children rowNine French nationals have been charged with child abduction and fraud by Chadian authorities after… 30/10/07 08:10 CET
Hurricane Noel storms through CaribbeanTropical Storm Noel has killed more than 20 people and injured dozens in the Dominican Republic. … 30/10/07 07:10 CET
France confirms African children not Darfur orphansThe French foreign ministry has confirmed that the 103 African children at the centre of child… 30/10/07 07:10 CET
Putin’s tribute to Stalin’s victims stirs controversyPresident Vladimir Putin has paid his respects to millions of people killed under Soviet dictator… 30/10/07 07:10 CET
UK extends curbs on Bulgarian and Romanian workersBritain is extending limits on workers coming from Bulgaria and Romania until at least the end of… 30/10/07 07:10 CET
French families insist they were not buying childrenFrench families, like the Bardols, who waited in vain at an airport outside Paris for the children… 30/10/07 07:10 CET
UN reaffirms opposition to America’s Cuba embargoThe United States is coming under renewed UN pressure to end its 40-year-old embargo of Cuba. For… 30/10/07 07:10 CET
The painful memories of Stalin’s “Great Purge”Joseph Stalin came to power in 1924, replacing Lenin as Soviet leader, and embarked on a campaign… 30/10/07 07:10 CET
Carribbean storm continues to wreak havocTropical storm Noel is continuing to cause chaos across parts of the Caribbean. At least 20 people… 30/10/07 01:10 CET
Pervez army HQ rocked by deadly suicide blastAt least seven people have died in a suicide bomb attack close to the army headquarters of… 30/10/07 01:10 CET
Chad charges French charity workers with child abductionAuthorities in Chad have charged 16 French and Spanish nationals with abduction and fraud after… 30/10/07 01:10 CET
More arrests as Spain keeps pressure on ETAIn a move seen as keeping the pressure on ETA, Spanish police have arrested six people suspected of… 30/10/07 01:10 CET
Stalin’s victims remembered in RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin has joined in ceremonies commemorating those who suffered under… 30/10/07 01:10 CET
