archive 05·02·2012

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• Romney’s kiss of victory

  U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney kisses his wife Ann at his Nevada caucus night… 05/02/12 11:16 CET

world news

• Greek leaders seek last minute agreement on aid

  Political leaders in Greece have failed to agree on austerity measures demanded by the EU and the… 05/02/12 23:13 CET

• Pro-EU Niinistö elected Finland’s President

  Finnish voters have chosen the pro-European conservative Sauli Niinistö as their next president… 05/02/12 21:33 CET

• Venice Carnival masks the winter weather

  There is a party atmosphere in a chilly Venice, where revellers have been defying the wintry… 05/02/12 19:23 CET

• Cairo: anti-govt street violence enters fourth day

  The centre of Cairo has been gripped by a fourth day of violent protests against the army-led… 05/02/12 17:53 CET

• Algeria turned white by rare snowfall

  The cold snap has spread across the Mediterranean and into North Africa with heavy snowfall in… 05/02/12 17:13 CET

• Maori protesters confront New Zealand PM

  Maori protesters gave New Zealand Prime Minister John Key a frost reception at a national day… 05/02/12 17:10 CET

• Cuba’s Castro unveils ‘Guerilla of Time’ memoirs

  Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance at the launch of his memoirs… 05/02/12 17:10 CET

• Finns vote in presidential second round

  Voters in Finland have been choosing their President in the country’s second round of voting… 05/02/12 16:53 CET

• William flies into Falkland service

  Britain’s Prince William has begun a deployment to the Falklands with the Royal Air Force, angering… 05/02/12 15:04 CET

• Russia defends UN Syria veto

  Russia has defended its veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria, saying it contained no… 05/02/12 13:13 CET

• Putin rally organisers fined over crowd numbers

  Supporters of Vladimir Putin have been found on the wrong side of the law in Russia. Moscow… 05/02/12 11:33 CET

• Protesters block Panama highway over mining rights

  Indigenous protesters are blockading the Pan-American Highway in Panama to demand that a mining ban… 05/02/12 09:34 CET

• Deadline approaches as Greece tries for troika deal

  Greece has got until the end of Sunday to agree a deal that will allow a vital second bailout loan… 05/02/12 09:33 CET

• Niinisto set to become president of Finland

  Former finance minister Sauli Niinisto is the favourite heading into Sunday’s presidential run-off… 05/02/12 09:32 CET

• Rubalcaba to head Socialist Party in Spain

  After losing the general election in November, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba has been chosen to lead… 05/02/12 09:32 CET

• Romney wins Nevada primary

  Early results show Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Nevada. Partial counting of… 05/02/12 06:33 CET

• High turnout for Putin rallies in Russia despite cold

  With just one month to go until the election, masses of people braved degrees of -17 to show how… 05/02/12 05:53 CET

• Europe slows down as big freeze takes hold

  The first snowfall in over 20 years in Italy’s capital has left the city eerily quiet. Iconic… 05/02/12 03:54 CET

• Anti-Acta sentiment in Slovenia, Greece and Poland

  Protesters gathered in the Slovenian capital on Saturday to demonstrate against an international… 05/02/12 01:13 CET

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