archive 12·02·2012

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• China bullfighting contest

  Two bulls fight as local villagers watch during a bullfighting contest in Longli county, Guizhou… 12/02/12 10:59 CET

world news

• Turin court set to give historic asbestos verdict

  The world’s biggest and longest-running asbestos-related trial reaches its climax on Monday at a… 12/02/12 22:53 CET

• North African union proposal resurrected by leaders

  The idea of a North African economic bloc emulating the EU has been revived during a meeting… 12/02/12 21:23 CET

• Greek parliament set to pass austerity bill

  The debate over an austerity package in the Greek parliament was angry and at times impassioned… 12/02/12 18:35 CET

• Greece approves controversial austerity bill

  Greece’s parliament has passed a deeply unpopular austerity bill demanded in return for 130 billion… 12/02/12 18:34 CET

• Arab League set to appeal for international peacekeepers

  Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo are set to call on the U.N. Security Council to send an… 12/02/12 18:33 CET

• Fans in shock after sudden death of Whitney Houston

  Candles and floral tributes left outside the Beverly Hills Hilton reflected the shock and sadness… 12/02/12 17:03 CET

• Tough talking in Greece as police brace for demos

  The serious talking has got underway in the Greek parliament and the protesters are back. Riot… 12/02/12 16:33 CET

• Houston — a troubled diva

  For many she was the voice of the 80s and 90s, a pop diva and soul siren, whose music inspired and… 12/02/12 15:33 CET

• Fears for blogger after extradition

  Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari has been deported from Malaysia back to Saudi Arabia. The… 12/02/12 13:33 CET

• Israeli raid on Gaza kills one

  In Gaza the clearing up operation is underway following Israeli airstrikes in different parts of… 12/02/12 12:04 CET

• No respite from the big freeze for Europe

  Europe’s big freeze has deepened. Fresh snowfalls have swept across parts of the continent, the… 12/02/12 11:03 CET

• Whitney Houston found dead in Beverley Hills hotel

  The soaring voice which captivated music fans across the world has been snuffed out. Whitney… 12/02/12 09:04 CET

• Egyptian strike call fails

  A call by Egyptian unions for a general strike appeared to have failed yesterday after religious… 12/02/12 06:23 CET

• Syrians abroad march together against Assad

  Syrians living abroad have marched together in 21 countries worldwide against the Assad regime… 12/02/12 05:14 CET

• Grammy-winning Whitney Houston dead at 48

  Grammy-winning singer Whitney Houston has died in Los Angeles at the age of 48, police said on… 12/02/12 04:03 CET

• Romney is the Maine man in Republican poll

  Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has won the state of Maine’s primary caucuses in… 12/02/12 03:03 CET

• Portugal unions slam IMF, EU’s ‘poverty agenda’

  Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Lisbon to voice their opposition to government… 12/02/12 02:04 CET

• Greek PM fires bleak warning on austerity

  Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has warned his country it faces a steep decline in living… 12/02/12 00:23 CET

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