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Polanski wins award at 60th Berlin Film FestivalFilm maker Roman Polanski has won the Best Director award at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival… 20/02/10 20:36 CET
Dutch government collapses amid Afghan rowA row over troop deployments in Afghanistan has brought down the Dutch government. Prime Minister… 20/02/10 19:57 CET
Dispute deepens over Falklands oil plansThe dispute over plans to drill for oil near the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic is… 20/02/10 19:57 CET
Niger rally hails military coupThousands of people have taken to the streets of Niger in support of the military coup that… 20/02/10 19:57 CET
Georgia buries Olympic luger as questions persistHe had hoped to be celebrating Olympic success. Yet today, 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili was… 20/02/10 19:57 CET
Reluctant Tymoshenko throws in the towelThe Ukrainian prime minister has abandoned her legal challenge of the recent presidential election… 20/02/10 19:57 CET
Severe storms kill dozens in MadeiraTorrential rain has brought tragedy to the Portuguese island of Madeira, where at least 30 people… 20/02/10 19:57 CET
Georgian Olympic luger buriedThe Georgian luge competitor killed in an Olympic Games training crash was being laid to rest… 20/02/10 13:23 CET
Rain threat pours further pain on HaitiSimmering frustration in Haiti is growing again, with the earthquake-hit population now facing up… 20/02/10 13:23 CET
Morocco minaret collapse kills at least 41The number of people killed in the collapse of a mosque minaret in Morocco has risen to at least… 20/02/10 13:23 CET
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko drops poll legal appealUkrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has asked to drop her legal challenge of presidential… 20/02/10 13:12 CET
Space shuttle Endeavour undocks from ISSThe astronauts aboard the US space shuttle Endeavour have said their final farewells to the… 20/02/10 09:36 CET
Several dead in Ivory Coast unrestThe political crisis in Ivory Coast is beginning to reach boiling point. Hospital sources say… 20/02/10 09:36 CET
Calm after Niger coupNiger’s new leadership is said to be led by little- known platoon commander Salou Djibo… 20/02/10 09:36 CET
Morocco minaret collapse kills dozensDozens of people are now known to have died and many more are feared dead after a four century old… 20/02/10 09:26 CET
Dutch government collapses in Afghan rowDutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has announced the collapse of his government amid a row… 20/02/10 09:16 CET
