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Cosmonaut Feoktistov dies aged 83The Soviet Union’s only non-Communist cosmonaut, Konstantin Feoktistov, has died in Moscow at the… 22/11/09 23:34 CET
Iran flexes its military muscles with war gamesIran has started five days of war games, flexing its military muscles at a time of heightened… 22/11/09 23:04 CET
Fifth anniversary of Orange Revolution in UkraineOn Sunday, Ukrainians marked the fifth anniversary of the Orange Revolution, a popular protest that… 22/11/09 20:04 CET
Indonesian ferry sinks killing 29An inquiry is under way in Indonesia following the sinking of a ferry off the Sumatran coast. The… 22/11/09 18:43 CET
Romanians vote in Presidential electionRomanians have spent the day voting for a new president in the hope of ending the political and… 22/11/09 18:42 CET
Azeri and Armenian presidents make progress over Nagorno-KarabachMediators say progress has been made at the Munich a meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan… 22/11/09 18:29 CET
Worst Chinese coalmine accident since December 2007Rescue teams are still heading underground, but hopes are dimming in China that any more survivors… 22/11/09 18:28 CET
Death toll rises in Turkey stormsA neighbour’s phone call saved one Turkish family from certain death, alerting them just five… 22/11/09 17:14 CET
Obama’s healthcare reform clears Senate hurdleThe American Senate has voted in favour of a full debate on the radical overhaul the country’s… 22/11/09 14:14 CET
Ferry capsizes in Sumatra claiming many livesA passenger ferry has sunk off the coast of Sumatra, with the loss of at least 20 lives, but 232… 22/11/09 13:04 CET
Deadly weather strikes TurkeyOne Turkish family has reasons to love their neighbours this weekend. Just seconds before… 22/11/09 12:58 CET
Time running out for missing Chinese minersHopes are fading in China that any more survivors from the Xingxing mine accident will now be… 22/11/09 12:58 CET
Suleiman flies a political kiteLebanon is celebrating its 66th anniversary of independence from France, and the president has used… 22/11/09 12:57 CET
Romania votes in “crucial” presidential pollThe main candidates in Romania’s presidential election have crossed their ballot papers in a poll… 22/11/09 12:14 CET
Last chance talks over KarabakhThe Moscow mediated truce deal signed last year between Azerbaijan and Armenia is on the verge of… 22/11/09 08:52 CET
US healthcare plan passes first Senate testBarack Obama’s healthcare reform bill has passed its first Senate test. The chamber approved a… 22/11/09 08:51 CET
Romania votes in tightly fought presidential pollThe polls have opened in Romania in the country’s first presidential election since joining the… 22/11/09 08:50 CET
