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Cross country skiers racing over the frozen Lake SilsAn aerial view shows cross country skiers racing over the frozen Lake Sils during the Engadin Ski… 11/03/12 13:10 CET
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Egyptian doctor is cleared of ‘virginity tests’An Egyptian army doctor has been found not guilty of forcing a virginity test on a pro-democracy… 11/03/12 23:53 CET
Anti-nuclear demos across Europe on Fukushima anniversaryOn the one year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Europeans have also been… 11/03/12 23:04 CET
Spaniards protest over new labour lawsPeople in 60 cities across Spain took to the streets on Sunday to protest against new labour laws… 11/03/12 21:34 CET
Sarkozy talks protecting European businesses and bordersWith the presidential elections fast approaching, incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is stepping up the… 11/03/12 19:05 CET
Never forget quake memories, says Japan’s AkihitoExactly a year on from the enormously destructive earthquake and tsunami, Japan has commemorated… 11/03/12 18:03 CET
Victorious Slovak social democrats vow to fulfil promisesFormer prime minister Robert Fico has led his centre-left social democratic SMER party to victory… 11/03/12 16:34 CET
US soldier kills Afghan civilians in shooting rampageA number of Afghan families are in mourning after a US soldier killed at least 16 civilians in a… 11/03/12 16:33 CET
Syria violence moves to Idlib as Annan seeks peaceActivists claim the Syrian government is continuing its offensive in Homs, despite success in… 11/03/12 15:03 CET
Tsunami survivors remember lost loved onesCities across northeastern Japan have been holding their own memorials for the tsunami’s victims… 11/03/12 12:45 CET
US soldier kills several civilians in Afghan shooting spreeAn American soldier has killed or wounded at least a dozen civilians in southern Afghanistan after… 11/03/12 10:27 CET
Israeli strike ‘kills Palestinian boy’ in new Gaza assaultA 12-year-old Palestinian boy has been killed in a third successive day of Israeli strikes on Gaza… 11/03/12 10:03 CET
Anti-nuclear rallies in Europe a year after FukushimaAnti-nuclear demonstrations in Europe have marked the one year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear… 11/03/12 09:21 CET
Japan marks quake and tsunami anniversaryExactly a year on from the enormously destructive earthquake and tsunami, Japan is remembering… 11/03/12 08:03 CET
US Republican race: Santorum wins Kansas caucusesConservative Rick Santorum has cruised to victory in the Kansas caucuses. The win keeps alive his… 11/03/12 05:44 CET
Slovakia: Election triumph for opposition leftThe political comeback of Slovakia’s former prime minister Robert Fico looks complete. All the… 11/03/12 03:43 CET
Swiss expected to say ‘no’ to more time off workThe people of Switzerland are voting today on whether they should be granted extra annual paid… 11/03/12 00:33 CET
