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Tree trunk hug world record in KathmanduA boy hugs a tree trunk to take part in an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the most… 05/06/11 13:13 CET
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Both candidates on knife-edge in Portugal electionsWhen they came face to face during a television debate, the leaders of both of Portugal’s major… 05/06/11 13:38 CET
Greeks protest in biggest rally so farThousands of Greeks rallied in central Athens on Sunday evening to denounce politicians, bankers… 05/06/11 23:14 CET
Beansprouts are likely cause of E.coli outbreakBeansprouts grown in north Germany are one of the likely sources of the E.coli outbreak that has… 05/06/11 22:03 CET
Ceasefire agreed in Yemen after Saleh’s departureThousands of people in Yemen continue to celebrate the news of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s… 05/06/11 20:14 CET
Tanks to hold Fukushima’s contaminated waterHundreds of water tanks are to be sent to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant to hold thousands of tons… 05/06/11 19:03 CET
Beansprouts could be cause of E.coli outbreakGerman hospitals are struggling to deal with the overwhelming flow of E.coli patients. The… 05/06/11 17:46 CET
Portugal votes in “decisive” general electionPortugal is voting in its “most important” election since the April 1975 poll which consolidated… 05/06/11 15:54 CET
Israeli forces kill pro-Palestinian protestersIsraeli security forces have killed at least 20 protesters and injured 220 others in clashes along… 05/06/11 14:43 CET
Situation in Yemen is volatileThe situation in Yemen is at its most volatile, according to those keeping a close watch. At… 05/06/11 13:04 CET
Macedonia goes to the pollsMacedonians are voting in an early general election which, it is hoped, will put plans for… 05/06/11 11:44 CET
Peru polarised by presidential run-offThe right-wing daughter of a jailed former president faces a left-wing former army commander in a… 05/06/11 10:33 CET
Political “blame game” plays out in PortugalVoters in Portugal are going to the polls, in a general election widely seen as a verdict on the… 05/06/11 10:03 CET
Saleh arrives in Saudi ArabiaYemen’s injured President Ali Abdullah Saleh has reportedly arrived in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi… 05/06/11 05:53 CET
Israelis march for Palestinian stateThousands of Israelis marched through Tel Aviv on Saturday urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… 05/06/11 05:23 CET
Demonstrators remember TiananmenVigils were held on Saturday in Hong Kong and Taipei to mark the anniversary of the crackdown on… 05/06/11 02:03 CET
