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Protesters in front of ECB in FrankfurtProtesters demonstrate against banking and finance in front the headquarters of the European… 15/10/11 15:39 CET
Sport
Quade Cooper the man to haunt his All Black rootsAs Auckland prepares for the Southern Hemisphere clash in Rugby’s World Cup semi-final, is Quade… 15/10/11 20:11 CET
France scrape through to rugby World Cup FinalFrance are into the Rugby World Cup final after the narrowest of victories over Wales in Auckland… 15/10/11 12:02 CET
world news
Planet-wide protests denounce ‘corporate greed’Many Europeans spent Saturday showing solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York… 15/10/11 22:35 CET
Economic protests in Rome turn violentWhat started off as a peaceful protest against government cutbacks and economic inequality has… 15/10/11 19:03 CET
Germany takes part in global economic protestsAs more global support mobilises for Spain’s Indignado movement and Occupy Wall Street in the… 15/10/11 18:34 CET
Kenya to hunt down abductors in SomaliaKenya says its army will cross into Somalia to pursue suspected islamist insurgents believed to… 15/10/11 18:19 CET
US killer freed under conditions in PortugalAn American-born convicted murderer arrested in Portugal has been ordered to stay at home with an… 15/10/11 18:19 CET
Security forces shoot protesters in YemenAt least 15 people have been killed in anti-government protests in Yemen, with some reports… 15/10/11 17:13 CET
Bluefish festival to save Istanbul’s beloved ‘lüfer’Known locally as lüfer, bluefish are a popular traditional dish along the shores of the Bosphorus -… 15/10/11 16:24 CET
Iran Ayatollah rejects US claims of Saudi ambassador plotIran’s Supreme Leader has dismissed allegations that two Iranians were involved in an assassination… 15/10/11 15:53 CET
Panic buying in Bangkok as officials try to prevent floodingWith the outskirts already covered in water that continues to rise, people in Bangkok are bracing… 15/10/11 14:33 CET
G20 finance chiefs crank up pressure on euro zoneThe world’s leading economies are keeping up the heat on Europe to sort out its debt crisis, at a… 15/10/11 13:23 CET
Australasia and Far East kick off global protestGlobal protests against corporate greed are taking place, beginning in the far east and Australasia… 15/10/11 11:34 CET
Volunteers rush to join New Zealand oil clean-upThousands of volunteers have joined the clean-up operation in New Zealand following an oil spill… 15/10/11 09:44 CET
Protesters rally worldwide against ‘corporate greed’As far as those taking part are concerned, it is a global chance to fight back against the fat… 15/10/11 05:44 CET
G20 divisions over IMF’s role in euro zone crisisShould the IMF be strengthened to fight Europe’s debt crisis? At a G20 meeting in Paris, most… 15/10/11 02:23 CET
New German military museum stirs strong feelingsGiven Germany’s history, the opening of a military museum was bound to be controversial. But… 15/10/11 00:33 CET
Thousands protest in Tunisia over TV filmIslamists have been demonstrating in Tunisia, after an animated film depicting an image of God was… 15/10/11 00:14 CET
