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Protesters camping out inTahrir SquareEgyptian protesters who defied an army bid to clear them from Cairo’s central Tahrir Square… 09/04/11 14:59 CET
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Counting underway in NigeriaNigeria is counting votes in parliamentary elections that have been twice delayed and cost the… 09/04/11 23:43 CET
Outcry over Iranian deaths in IraqThere has been an international outcry after bloodshed at an exiled Iranian opposition community… 09/04/11 23:13 CET
Bloodshed at Syrian funeralSyrian human rights campaigners say security forces have committed what could be called ‘a crime… 09/04/11 21:53 CET
Icelanders vote on repaying UK and NetherlandsIcelanders are voting in a referendum on whether or not to pay back British and Dutch investors who… 09/04/11 19:23 CET
Shooting spree in Dutch shopping centreA man in the Netherlands has opened fire in a shopping centre, killing five people and injuring at… 09/04/11 17:43 CET
ECOFIN ministers turn up the heat on PortugalEU finance ministers meeting in Hungary are turning up the pressure on Portugal to commit to… 09/04/11 17:34 CET
Large bomb defused in Northern IrelandThe security forces in Northern Ireland have defused a huge bomb in a van abandoned near the town… 09/04/11 17:03 CET
Gbagbo forces advance again in Ivory CoastJust three days after defeat looked almost certain for Ivory Coast’s disputed president Laurent… 09/04/11 16:14 CET
Fighting continues in LibyaWith no military solution looking likely in Libya, efforts are being stepped up on the diplomatic… 09/04/11 16:03 CET
Polish presidential plane crash one year onFamily members of those who died when the Polish presidential plane crashed have held a memorial… 09/04/11 14:35 CET
Second attempt at Nigerian electionNigerians have started voting in the first of three elections amidst tight security. The vote… 09/04/11 13:13 CET
Death toll rises in Israeli-Gaza violenceThe Israeli Government says airstrikes on Hamas targets in Gaza will continue. Eighteen people… 09/04/11 11:33 CET
Protesters killed in EgyptDoctors in a Cairo hospital say two people have died from bullet wounds after the army tried to… 09/04/11 09:33 CET
Growing unrest in SyriaThere has been widespread violence across Syria, leading to conflicting reports about the number… 09/04/11 09:13 CET
Eleventh hour deal keeps US in businessWashington is still in business this morning after Republicans and Democrats passed a stopgap… 09/04/11 06:03 CET
Israeli strikes kill Hamas commanderA pre-dawn Israeli airstrike has killed a Hamas commander and two of his bodyguards in Gaza… 09/04/11 05:23 CET
Gbagbo regains ground in AbidjanForces loyal to Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo have retaken ground from his presidential rival… 09/04/11 03:34 CET
NATO admits Libyan stalemateLibyan rebels claim they have repulsed a government assault on the beseiged western town of… 09/04/11 02:43 CET
Iranian exiles killed at Camp Ashraf: reportsAt least ten Iranian exiles have died in clashes at Iraq’s Camp Ashraf, Reuters reported. The… 09/04/11 00:24 CET
Poland commemorates Smolensk crashThis weekend Poland commemorates the first anniversary of the Smolensk plane crash in which 96… 09/04/11 00:13 CET
