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Germany awaits one and only TV election debateThe one and only television debate between the leading candidates for the German chancellorship… 12/09/09 23:23 CET
Israeli war film takes Golden Lion prize at VeniceDirector Samuel Moaz celebrates after his hard-hitting Israeli war movie “Lebanon” won the Golden… 12/09/09 22:24 CET
Hunt underway for stolen Warhol collectionA reward of nearly 700,000 euros is being offered for information leading to the return of a… 12/09/09 19:04 CET
Thousands protest as Obama defends health planBarack Obama had hoped his high-stakes speech to Congress on Wednesday on US healthcare reform… 12/09/09 19:03 CET
Karzai poised for Afghan poll winMore than ever, Hamid Karzai looks poised for outright victory in Afghanistan’s presidential… 12/09/09 18:39 CET
Violence flares in North CaucasusAttacks in the volatile North Caucasus are the latest deadly episode in a wave of violence to hit… 12/09/09 18:38 CET
Karzai heads for first round victory in Afghan pollPresident Hamid Karzai looks set to avoid a second round run-off in Afghanistan’s disputed… 12/09/09 15:33 CET
French photographer Willy Ronis dies aged 99Celebrated French photographer Willy Ronis has died at the age of 99. The award-winning… 12/09/09 14:13 CET
Wave of worker suicides at France TelecomA spate of staff suicides has sparked claims that France Telecom is piling too much pressure on its… 12/09/09 14:04 CET
Norway’s election race enters final stagesFinal campaigning is underway in Norway’s looming general election. Norway’s so called Iron… 12/09/09 13:09 CET
Warhol artwork collection stolenA multi-million dollar collection of Andy Warhol silk screen portraits has been stolen from a… 12/09/09 12:48 CET
Violence rocks Russia’s North CaucasusThere has been a fresh upsurge of violence in the mainly Muslim North Caucasus as militants press… 12/09/09 12:47 CET
China sentences needle attackersA court in far-west China has jailed three people for a series of needle attacks. One… 12/09/09 12:46 CET
Headscarf ban in some Belgian schoolsThe wearing of headscarves has been banned in all publicly run schools in the Dutch speaking part… 12/09/09 08:22 CET
Arrests as mosque protest is haltedTen people have been arrested during a demonstration outside a mosque in north London where an… 12/09/09 08:21 CET
America remembers the 9/11 deadAs darkness fell on New York, two shafts of light shone eerily skywards from Ground Zero… 12/09/09 05:03 CET
Demonstrators clash with police in HamburgStone throwing protesters have clashed with police in Hamburg after a rally by supporters of the… 12/09/09 01:43 CET
