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Merkel goes on election offensiveGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched the final phase of her re-election campaign with a… 06/09/09 21:23 CET
Xinjiang tense as officials are axedIt is still a far cry from normality. But, amid heavy security after days of ethnic unrest left at… 06/09/09 19:55 CET
Afghan election results annulled after fraud claimsResults from more than 400 Afghan polling stations have been annulled after continuing opposition… 06/09/09 19:32 CET
Socialists ahead in Greek campaignThe latest opinion polls in Greece show Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis may regret his decision to… 06/09/09 19:32 CET
Hopes fade for Philippines ferry victimsRescuers continue to scour the waters off the southern Phillipines for around 30 people still… 06/09/09 19:32 CET
Uneasy calm after Gabon electionsThe new president of Gabon has appealed for calm after looting and riots greeted his controversial… 06/09/09 13:58 CET
Hundreds saved as Philippines ferry sinksIn what is being hailed as a maritime miracle, 900 people have been rescued from a ferry that sank… 06/09/09 13:58 CET
Israel affirms plans for more settler homesShrugging off a rebuke from Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu is standing firm. He is set to announce… 06/09/09 13:58 CET
Lake Ohrid boat captain arrestedThe president of Bulgaria has flown to Macedonia to visit survivors of the tourist boat sinking… 06/09/09 13:58 CET
Bulgaria and Macedonia mourn tourist deadAmateur film footage captured the moments just after a sightseeing boat sank at a popular tourist… 06/09/09 09:07 CET
NATO military chief visits Afghan air strike victimsThe commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan has seen for himself the aftermath of Friday’s deadly… 06/09/09 09:07 CET
G20 ministers plan to get tough with banksG20 finance ministers have agreed a series of measures to curb the bankers’ bonus culture And, at… 06/09/09 09:07 CET
Rival demonstrators clash in British cityRight-wing nationalists and anti-fascist protesters have clashed in the British city of Birmingham… 06/09/09 09:07 CET
