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John Paul II beatifiedPope Benedict XVI kneels in front of the coffin of the late Pope John Paul II inside St. Peter’s… 01/05/11 15:17 CET
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Thousands mark 1977 Istanbul May Day massacreTens of thousands of demonstrators rallied to commemorate May Day in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, a… 01/05/11 22:54 CET
Air France data recorder from crash jet foundFrench search teams have found one of two data recorders from an Air France flight that crashed off… 01/05/11 21:13 CET
UN withdraws staff from Tripoli after mob attackThe NATO airstrike that reportedly killed several members of Colonel Gaddafi’s family has prompted… 01/05/11 19:13 CET
Tributes to late pope who ‘touched everyone’s hearts’There was a festival atmosphere in St Peter’s Square for the late Pope John Paul II’s… 01/05/11 18:08 CET
Tobacco smoke screens Chinese no-smoking signsChina’s smoking ban has begun as expected, that is, largely ignored by the population addicted to… 01/05/11 17:33 CET
Syrian forces ‘arresting people in their homes’ in DeraaLatest reports say Syrian security forces have been continuing their crackdown on opposition in… 01/05/11 16:14 CET
Pro and anti Kremlin May Day rallies in RussiaSeveral hundred thousand people marched in May Day parades throughout Russia. The ruling party… 01/05/11 16:14 CET
John Paul II one step closer to sainthoodThe late Pope, John Paul II, has been beatified at a special mass in St Peter’s Square at the… 01/05/11 15:34 CET
Yemen opposition ponders next move as Saleh stays putYemen’s opposition is said to be considering stepping up its protests after President Ali Abdullah… 01/05/11 14:35 CET
May Day transport strikes in GreeceLabour Day in Greece has been marked by a transport strike to protest against austerity… 01/05/11 14:03 CET
Pope Jean Paul II beatifiedThe late Pope Jean Paul the 2nd has been beatified at a special mass in St Peter’s Square at the… 01/05/11 13:36 CET
Sony apologises over security breachSenior executives from Sony have made a profound apology to 78-million PlayStation users, whose… 01/05/11 12:23 CET
Obama plays the Trump card to raise a laughThe US President Barack Obama has made a humorous attack on the property billionaire Donald Trump… 01/05/11 10:33 CET
How Polish Pope is remembered in KrakowTo learn more about the officially ‘Blessed’ John Paul’s legacy today, in the city he served before… 01/05/11 08:55 CET
Little hope of Chinese smoking ban successChina has banned smoking in enclosed public spaces but in a country where the habit is so ingrained… 01/05/11 08:33 CET
Argentinian hero Ernesto Sábato has diedThe Argentinian writer Ernesto Sábato has died at the age of 99. Sábato, whose “The Tunnel” is… 01/05/11 06:33 CET
Gaddafi survives NATO strike but son “killed”Muammar Gaddafi has survived a NATO airstrike which killed one of his sons and three of his… 01/05/11 05:33 CET
Syrians flee bloody unrestHuge crowds in Syria have been attending the funerals of some of the pro-democracy protesters… 01/05/11 04:04 CET
Thousands at prayer vigil for John Paul IISome 200,000 people have been holding a candlelit prayer vigil in Rome’s Circus Maximus in… 01/05/11 02:03 CET
