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Anti-nuclear rally in front of the TEPCO headquartersA protester shouts slogans at an anti-nuclear rally in front of the headquarters of Tokyo Electric… 14/05/11 10:56 CET
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Obama orders expansion of US oil productionUS President Barack Obama announced an expansion of domestic oil production on Saturday to counter… 14/05/11 23:13 CET
Plain clothes gunmen fire on Yemen protestersGunmen in plain clothes on Saturday opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in Taiz, southern… 14/05/11 22:13 CET
Manchester United, kings of EnglandSir Alex Ferguson has become the greatest manager to lead Manchester United. His team has… 14/05/11 19:57 CET
Martelly sworn in as Haiti’s presidentFormer singer Michel Martelly has been sworn in as the president of Haiti. The 50-year-old, who… 14/05/11 19:25 CET
Iranian president fires three Cabinet ministersIranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired three key Cabinet ministers. State media… 14/05/11 19:24 CET
Lukashenko rival jailed for 5 years in BelarusAndrei Sannikov, one of the main political rivals of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, has… 14/05/11 19:24 CET
Syrians flee to Lebanon to escape violenceAs many as 500 Syrians fled to Lebanon to escape the violence in their country on Saturday. … 14/05/11 18:13 CET
Eurovision timeIt’s that time of year again. When elements of traditional national costume form an uneasy alliance… 14/05/11 17:14 CET
Growing unease at Japan’s nuclear industryUntil the Fukushima disaster Japan had no significant anti-nuclear lobby. That has changed, and on… 14/05/11 15:43 CET
Rebels drive out Gaddafi loyalists from MisrataLibyan rebels on Saturday drove out the last of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s forces from Misrata after… 14/05/11 15:24 CET
Fukushima to get fall-out tentsReactor number one at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan is to be covered with a… 14/05/11 12:53 CET
Italian elections test BerlusconiItalians go to the polls on Sunday and Monday to vote in local elections. It’s seen as test of how… 14/05/11 11:03 CET
Clashes mark Palestinian “Naqba”A Palestinian teenager has died following clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem on Friday to… 14/05/11 09:43 CET
Chileans clash over dam projectThere have been violent clashes in Chile between the police and environmentalists opposed to plans… 14/05/11 08:33 CET
US condemns ‘odious’ Taliban attack in PakistanThe US has condemned what it calls the “odious attack” which killed at least 80 people in northwest… 14/05/11 05:53 CET
Tripoli anger at NATO strike that ‘killed imams’Colonel Gaddafi is taunting NATO saying “you can’t reach me”. The defiant message is mixed with… 14/05/11 04:37 CET
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell resignsThe US envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell is stepping down for personal reasons. His… 14/05/11 01:33 CET
Belgium today, tomorrow the world for solar energy planeThe world’s first international solar-powered flight has been completed. The Solar Impulse landed… 14/05/11 01:13 CET
More Syria bloodshed as regime pledges dialogueAmid ongoing pro-democracy protests in Syria, at least six people were killed by security forces on… 14/05/11 00:34 CET
