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Exit poll puts Sweden’s ruling centre-right aheadThe first exit poll in the Swedish general election suggests that the prime minister’s centre-right… 19/09/10 20:31 CET
Armenian religious ceremony held in TurkeyA Turkish island has staged the first Armenian Orthodox religious service in almost a century… 19/09/10 19:21 CET
Sweden votes in tightly-contested electionSwedes are voting in a general election which Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s centre-right… 19/09/10 18:21 CET
Pope pays tribute to British over World War TwoMore than 50,000 people have attended a Mass in Birmingham on the last day of the Pope’s visit to… 19/09/10 18:21 CET
China suspends contacts with Japan in boat rowAnti-Japanese feeling is running high in China. Beijing has suspended top-level ties with Tokyo… 19/09/10 18:21 CET
Twin car bombs in Iraqi capital kill 31A double car bombing in Baghdad has killed up to 31 people and wounded over 100 more. If the… 19/09/10 17:00 CET
Iran ‘denies reports’ of American arrestsIran has denied a report which said that Iranian border guards had arrested seven American… 19/09/10 14:30 CET
Afghan poll under scrutiny as votes are countedAs Afghanistan awaits the results of its parliamentary election, opinions differ over whether it… 19/09/10 12:42 CET
Two car bombs in Iraq capital kill 29A double car bombing in Baghdad has killed at least 29 people and wounded over 100 more. Two… 19/09/10 12:42 CET
Far-right could enter parliament in Sweden pollThe people of Sweden are voting in elections that could see the far-right enter parliament for the… 19/09/10 12:42 CET
Sweden eyes progress of far-right in electionThe parliament in Stockholm could be welcoming its first ever extreme right-wing MPs if today’s… 19/09/10 08:53 CET
New ETA move towards Basque peaceThe Basque terrorist group ETA have said they are prepared to take another step towards peace… 19/09/10 08:53 CET
Biggest ever anti-Pope demo in LondonThe Pope brought his visit to London to a close by presiding over prayers in Hyde Park in front of… 19/09/10 08:53 CET
Quake-hit Haiti prepares for presidential pollTrucks on the streets are encouraging people to vote but in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, this will be… 19/09/10 08:53 CET
Afghan election faces credibility testIn Afghanistan, the voting is over, the counting has just begun. Around 40 per cent of those… 19/09/10 08:53 CET
Chile anniversary: High emotion deep downDeep underground in Chile, there has been high emotion. Some 700 metres down, 33 trapped miners… 19/09/10 08:52 CET
