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Agora sees out 20092009 has been a memorable year for the EU, studded with successes and failures, subjected to global… 20/12/09 14:02 CET
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Putin offers himself for Russia’s judo teamRussia’s action man Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been reinforcing his image with country’s… 20/12/09 19:19 CET
‘New horizons’ between Syria and LebanonThe newfound closeness between Lebanon and Syria was cemented on the second day of talks between… 20/12/09 19:14 CET
Calls for ‘national unity’ over Greek debtThe Greek prime minister has called for national unity to fight a financial crisis caused by the… 20/12/09 19:07 CET
Iran braced for reformist cleric’s funeralGrand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri was widely recognised as the spiritual father of Iran’s… 20/12/09 19:06 CET
Europe shivers as winter strikesThe freezing weather has not just hit the Channel Tunnel. Airports, railways and roads across much… 20/12/09 19:02 CET
Iranian riot police ‘deployed’ after cleric’s deathA reformist website in Iran says riot police are being deployed in the holy city of Qom after the… 20/12/09 17:20 CET
Eurostar services still not back on trackEurostar rail services remain suspended as investigations continue into why six trains carrying… 20/12/09 13:39 CET
US ‘concerned’ at Iran’s Iraqi oil incursionAmerica’s most senior soldier has expressed concerns about an Iranian military incursion into Iraq… 20/12/09 13:07 CET
Philippines eruption expected ‘within days’The alert level around the most active volcano in the Philippines has been raised, as… 20/12/09 13:04 CET
Macau bets all on a diverse futureThe one-time Portuguese colony Macau is marking the 10th anniversary of its return to China, with… 20/12/09 13:03 CET
Iran’s leading dissident cleric has diedThousands of opposition protestors are reported to be gathering in cities in Iran, following the… 20/12/09 10:05 CET
Europe shivers in pre-Christmas cold snapThe extreme weather hitting much of Europe is having deadly repercussions. A train derailed in… 20/12/09 08:43 CET
Big boost for Obama’s healthcare reform plansWintry weather may have engulfed Washington DC but political developments there are enough to warm… 20/12/09 08:43 CET
Two former Popes move closer to sainthoodEnthusiasm and outrage. Two very different reactions as two former Popes move closer to Roman… 20/12/09 08:43 CET
Travel misery as freezing weather halts EurostarThe Channel Tunnel nightmare continues for pre-Christmas travellers. No Eurostar passenger… 20/12/09 00:54 CET
