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Hamas cancels ceasefire with IsraelIt appears the Palestinians of Gaza and Israel are set on collision course again. Hamas, the… 14/12/08 19:30 CET
Turkmenistan vote slammed as shamTurkmens elected a new parliament on Sunday in a snap ballot described by the government as a step… 14/12/08 19:30 CET
Bush makes final Iraq visitUS president George W Bush has made an unannounced visit to Baghdad just weeks before he hands… 14/12/08 19:30 CET
Merkel’s summit brings together German eliteGerman leader Angela Merkel has faced a lot of criticism at home for what is seen as her low-key… 14/12/08 19:30 CET
Russian opposition grows as recession bitesThere were more signs of resistance to Russia’s government in separate opposition demonstrations in… 14/12/08 19:30 CET
Tough cop stabbed by far-rightist in BavariaA Bavarian police chief known for his hardline stance against the far right has been seriously… 14/12/08 17:05 CET
Sukhinova heats up Siberia, is Miss World 2008Chalk up another rising star from the new Russian firmament, Kseniya Sukhinova, the 58th Miss… 14/12/08 13:47 CET
British PM pledges to help Pakistan fight terrorismGordon Brown has pledged to help Pakistan fight terrorism with a seven-million euro package on a… 14/12/08 13:06 CET
US northeast hunkers down and waits for reliefSnowed in in the suburbs, and just about the whole of America’s northeast, where more than a… 14/12/08 12:15 CET
Raul visits Venezuela on first foreign tripCuban leader Raul Castro has held talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez in Caracas on… 14/12/08 11:35 CET
Tension remains high in GreeceThe streets are quiet again in the Greek capital Athens after another night of violence. The… 14/12/08 10:05 CET
Castro makes first official foreign tripCuban President Raul Castro has arrived in Venezuela on his first overseas trip as leader. The… 14/12/08 09:06 CET
Another night of violence in AthensPetrol bombs and stones have been hurled at police in Athens in fresh disturbances in the Greek… 14/12/08 09:06 CET
Future of Fortis bank uncertainBelgium’s government is to appeal a court decision to freeze a buy out by BNP Paribas of the… 14/12/08 09:06 CET
Thousands of German credit card details stolenMore than 10,000 bank customers in Germany have had their credit card details stolen. The… 14/12/08 09:06 CET
