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Chavez offers a gift with a sting at the Americas summitIt was a gift with a sting in it: Hugo Chavez’s idea of breaking the ice at the Americas summit was… 18/04/09 19:07 CET
Iranian-US journalist in hunger strike threatThe parents of an Iranian-American journalist jailed for spying in Iran says the woman was coerced… 18/04/09 19:07 CET
Belgian ship and 10 crew seized by Somali piratesA Belgian ship with ten crew members has become the latest vessel to be seized by pirates off… 18/04/09 19:07 CET
Tourism in Antartica to be curtailedSightseers are about to get the cold shoulder in Antarctica under a new environmental protection… 18/04/09 19:07 CET
Opponents of GM crops protest in SpainThousands of people have taken to the streets of the Spanish city of Zaragoza calling for a ban on… 18/04/09 19:07 CET
Journalist case tests Iran-US rapprochementThe jailing of an Iranian-American journalist is threatening to set back relations between the two… 18/04/09 15:00 CET
Alleged Palestinian attack at Israeli checkpointTwo Israeli police officers have been injured, one seriously, after a vehicle was reportedly rammed… 18/04/09 13:52 CET
Red Cross man’s Philippines hostage ordeal endsA Swiss Red Cross worker who had been held hostage for three months by rebels in the Philippines… 18/04/09 13:52 CET
New US pitch at Summit of the AmericasAt a Summit of the Americas, Barack Obama has left no doubt that Washington has changed its tune… 18/04/09 13:52 CET
US says foreign aid to Pakistan “not enough”Thanks for the pledge of five billion, but actually that is not going to be enough. That is the… 18/04/09 13:52 CET
Obama extends hand of friendship to CubaUS President Barack Obama has pledged to seek a “new beginning” in ties with communist-ruled Cuba… 18/04/09 09:19 CET
UK policeman in manslaughter probe A British police officer has been questioned on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of a man… 18/04/09 09:19 CET
UK singer becomes Internet sensationLast week she was an unknown charity worker from Scotland who dreamed one day of being a… 18/04/09 09:19 CET
Concern over Pirate Bay verdict The conviction of four men behind the Pirate Bay file-sharing website for breach of copyright… 18/04/09 09:19 CET
