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Cuba calls on US to lift embargoCuba has called on the United States to lift its 48 year embargo on the Caribbean Island. The… 25/04/10 19:41 CET
Thailand’s red shirts block traffic as tension mountsThailand’s red shirt protesters have vowed to step up their campaign for new elections after a… 25/04/10 19:31 CET
LibDems to block Brown if Labour finish third in pollLiberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says his party will not prop up a Gordon Brown government if… 25/04/10 18:44 CET
Germany and France get tough with GreeceEurope’s economic big boys France and Germany have promised to take a hardline with Greece in… 25/04/10 18:33 CET
Britain says sorry over papal ‘condom’ documentAn internal government memo suggesting the Pope could launch his own brand of condoms on a planned… 25/04/10 18:33 CET
Austria’s Fishcher heading for decisive victoryExit polls from Austria’s presidential election show incumbent leader Heinz Fishcher is heading for… 25/04/10 18:10 CET
Hungary’s centre-right set for historic poll winHistory could be made in Hungary today. In the second round of elections, the conservative… 25/04/10 14:30 CET
Clashes in East Jerusalem as right-wing rally goes aheadUltra-nationalists in Israel have rallied in East Jerusalem, calling for the demolition of… 25/04/10 12:44 CET
Focus on far-right in Austrian presidential voteAustria is picking its president today. The outcome of the ballot is in no doubt. The Social… 25/04/10 12:44 CET
Tornado kills ten in MississippiA Tornado nearly a mile wide has left at least ten people dead, including three children, and… 25/04/10 12:44 CET
Bangkok braced for further violenceThailand is bracing itself for further unrest after its prime minister spurned a compromise offer… 25/04/10 09:04 CET
Hungarian conservatives aim for ‘supermajority’Hungary’s centre-right Fidesz party goes into the second round of parliamentary elections today… 25/04/10 09:02 CET
IMF chief tries to reassure GreeksThe head of the International Monetary Fund has sought to reassure Greeks who fear its involvement… 25/04/10 09:00 CET
Spaniards rally to defend controversial judgeThousands of people have marched in Spain to support judge Baltasar Garzon, accused of exceeding… 25/04/10 09:00 CET
