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Welcome in 2011!2011 is written in the air in front of St Stephen’s Cathedral with a sparkler in Vienna during New… 01/01/11 11:28 CET
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Poignant presidential handover in BrazilThere was an emotional handover of power in Brazil, from the country’s most popular president, to… 01/01/11 22:44 CET
Clock ticking for Gbagbo in Ivory Coast standoffHundreds of UN peacekeepers guarding the man internationally recognised as the elected president of… 01/01/11 19:35 CET
Rousseff sworn in as Brazilian PresidentBrazil has its first woman president. Dilma Rousseff has been sworn-in taking over from the most… 01/01/11 19:13 CET
Deadly church blast sparks Christian rage in EgyptEgypt’s Coptic Christians have unleashed their fury on security forces after a bomb attack outside… 01/01/11 17:34 CET
Russian power cut officials have dark New YearThe Russian prime minister banished three officials, making them celebrate New Year with villagers… 01/01/11 16:44 CET
Pope announces religious tolerance summitThe Pope focussed on religious intolerance during his New Year address at St Peter’s Basilica. His… 01/01/11 15:03 CET
Dilma Rousseff to be sworn in as Brazil’s presidentTwo wheels are as good as four when it comes to getting to the capital so see your new president… 01/01/11 13:04 CET
Clashes in Egypt as church bombing kills 21Sectarian anger has erupted in Egypt after a bomb attack outside a church left at least 21 people… 01/01/11 12:36 CET
Revellers worldwide welcome in 2011The New Year has been ushered in in spectacular style across the globe. Berlin’s landmark… 01/01/11 10:04 CET
Death toll rises to 21 in Egypt church car bombingAt least 21 people are now reported dead in Egypt after a car bomb exploded outside a church in the… 01/01/11 10:04 CET
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo vows to fight onIvory Coast’s embattled leader Laurent Gbagbo has vowed once again not to quit and accused world… 01/01/11 10:04 CET
Hungary assumes the EU presidencyA New Year means a new country at the head of the EU and the start of 2011 saw Hungary take charge… 01/01/11 10:04 CET
Market bomb blast hits NigeriaA bomb in Nigeria’s capital Abuja has killed at least four people. Earlier reports had put the… 01/01/11 09:26 CET
Abbas opens Palestinian embassy in BrazilPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has personally thanked Brazil and its outgoing leader President… 01/01/11 01:44 CET
Estonia joins the crisis-hit euro zoneEstonia has joined the euro zone, with Prime Minister Andrus Ansip becoming the first person in the… 01/01/11 01:14 CET
Diplomatic tussle looms between Italy and BrazilItaly has roundly condemned Brazil’s decision not to extradite a former far-left militant convicted… 01/01/11 00:05 CET
