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Miners return to San José for a service of thanksUnder the circumstances, they would be forgiven for never wanting to set foot at the San José mine… 17/10/10 19:20 CET
Chilean president rides on wave of rescue successRiding on the positive wave of the miners’ rescue. Chile’s President has been warmly received in… 17/10/10 18:20 CET
Australia welcomes its first saintTens of thousands of Catholics have gathered at ceremonies across Australia to witness the… 17/10/10 16:07 CET
FIFA to investigate corruption claimThe governing body of world football is to investigate a newspaper report that two members of its… 17/10/10 15:06 CET
Pope canonises first Australian saintAustralia has its first ever saint. Sister Mary MacKillop is one of five people who have been… 17/10/10 13:30 CET
Paris tries to allay fears over petrol shortagesThe French government is attempting to reassure the public amid reports that fuel shortages have… 17/10/10 12:06 CET
Obama campaigns hard ahead of mid-term pollsBarack Obama has been rallying supporters in Masachusetts. Ahead of mid-term elections on… 17/10/10 10:40 CET
Rare Hepburn stamps auctioned off for charityA rare set of 10 German postal stamps depicting the actress Audrey Hepburn have fetched 430,000… 17/10/10 09:43 CET
Rumours of Chilean miners book dealChile’s 33 freed miners have given only sketchy details about the 69 days they spent trapped in the… 17/10/10 08:43 CET
Deadly flash floods in RussiaAt least 11 people have died and three more are missing following flash floods in southern Russia… 17/10/10 08:43 CET
More French protests amid fuel shortage fearsProtesters took to the streets of France on Saturday to defend their right to retire at 60… 17/10/10 08:42 CET
Scuffles in Paris over pension reformsDemonstrators angry about France’s pension reforms have clashed with riot police in Paris… 17/10/10 08:42 CET
Merkel: German multiculturalism has failedGermany’s attempt to create a multicultural society has been a total failure, Chancellor Angela… 17/10/10 08:41 CET
Chinese mine explosion kills 21, traps 16Officials in China say an explosion in a coal mine has killed 21 workers and trapped 16… 17/10/10 08:41 CET
