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Les Paul, the father of the electric guitar, is deadThe man whose pioneering work with electric guitars led to the birth of modern rock music, Les… 13/08/09 23:43 CET
VW on route for PorscheEurope’s biggest carmaker Volkswagen is to pay an estimated 3.3 billion euros for a 42 percent… 13/08/09 22:03 CET
Germany, France peak out of recessionThe Eurozone’s two biggest economies have shown clear signs of coming out of recession. Defying… 13/08/09 19:37 CET
Many more feared killed in southern TaiwanLocal authorities say at least 300 people have probably been killed in a village in southern Taiwan… 13/08/09 19:37 CET
Lotto fever soars in ItalyIt is being called Lotto-Tourism. Hundreds of Germans, Austrians and other foreigners have been… 13/08/09 19:37 CET
Russian navy begins freighter search in earnestThe Russian navy has said a flotilla of its warships has arrived in the eastern Atlantic, and has… 13/08/09 19:37 CET
A buyer for Opel in sightCar-maker Opel is a step closer to being bought out. Canadian automotive group Magna has reached… 13/08/09 15:33 CET
Outgoing Fatah central committee veteran cries foulAs the long awaited Congress of the Palestinian Fatah faction draws to a close, the election of the… 13/08/09 14:23 CET
France and Germany exit recessionThe eurozone’s two biggest economies have come out of recession. France and Germany enjoyed… 13/08/09 13:49 CET
Hijack most likely: missing ship’s operatorsThe company that operates the missing cargo ship Arctic Sea believes it has most probably been… 13/08/09 13:34 CET
Lockerbie bomber’s release imminentSpeculation is rife that the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is on the verge of being freed… 13/08/09 13:34 CET
Honduras convulses from coupProtesters in Honduras have been lashing out against a coup for a second day, including roughing up… 13/08/09 13:34 CET
Taiwan’s typhoon desperationPublic anger over rescue operations in Taiwan’s typhoon disaster is mixed with desperation for… 13/08/09 13:34 CET
Madonna concert angers Polish Catholic hardlinersIt is not her first run-in with the Roman Catholic Church and it probably won’t be her last. This… 13/08/09 07:33 CET
Black politician told “go home” by German far-rightGermany’s far-right has told a black politician appearing on regional election posters to go home… 13/08/09 07:32 CET
Maritime mystery of ‘hijacked’ freighterThe Russian navy has joined the hunt for a missing cargo ship which may have been pirated in… 13/08/09 07:31 CET
Georgia slams Putin’s Abkhazia visitThe anniversary of last August’s war in the Caucasus was always going to be a sensitive occasion… 13/08/09 07:30 CET
Frenchwoman must stay in Iran despite bailA Frenchwoman accused of spying in Iran has been told she will not be allowed to leave the country… 13/08/09 07:29 CET
Lockerbie bomber ‘may be released’ soonSpeculation is growing that the convicted Lockerbie bomber may soon be freed. Libyan Abdelbasset al… 13/08/09 07:28 CET
