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Venezuelan satellite into orbitA Chinese rocket puts a second satellite for Venezuela – a observation satellite named Francisco de… 29/09/12 13:08 CET
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Portugal rallies against spending cutsThousands of Portuguese have marched through Lisbon to voice their anger at the government’s… 29/09/12 22:35 CET
Ten dead in Spanish floodsAt least 10 people are now known to have died in the floods that have hit southern Spain. The… 29/09/12 20:09 CET
PSA workers protest at Paris Motor ShowThe Paris Motor Show has opened, and with it a demonstration by some disgruntled employees of … 29/09/12 19:31 CET
Last Westerner leaves GuantanamoThe youngest prisoner and last Westerner held in Guantanamo has been sent home to Canada to finish… 29/09/12 19:31 CET
German protesters call for more taxes on the richThousands of people tooks to the streets of Germany on Saturday to call for new taxes on the rich… 29/09/12 18:54 CET
Mass opposition rally ahead of Georgian Presidential electionTens of thousands of supporters of Bidzina Ivanishvili have taken to the streets of Tbilisi ahead… 29/09/12 17:53 CET
Tymoshenko urges supporters to oust Ukraine’s ‘criminal’ governmentJailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko called on her supporters to oust President… 29/09/12 16:33 CET
Pope Benedict’s butler appears in court accused of theftPope Benedict XVI’s former butler has appeared in court on the first day of his trial, accused of… 29/09/12 16:03 CET
Syrian troops claim Aleppo advanceSyrian government troops have claimed significant advances in the disputed city of Aleppo. State… 29/09/12 15:03 CET
China escalates row with Japan over disputed islandsChina has broadcast footage on state television showing its armed forces conducting military… 29/09/12 13:54 CET
Pope’s butler on trial for leaking secret Church filesPope Benedict’s former butler is on trial in Rome for the theft and leaking of confidential Vatican… 29/09/12 12:23 CET
Somalia’s al Shabaab rebels withdraw from final strongholdSomalia’s al Shabaab rebels have lost their last bastion, after being forced out by Somali and… 29/09/12 11:03 CET
City of Light: Moscow opens annual showThe International Circle of Light Festival has opened in the Russian capital. Centred around Red… 29/09/12 10:05 CET
US removes Iran dissident group from terror listThe US State Department has formally removed the Iranian dissident group MEK – or People’s… 29/09/12 09:49 CET
Body of Turkey ex-president to be exhumedThe body of Turkey’s former President Turgut Ozal, who died in 1993, is set to be exhumed within… 29/09/12 09:49 CET
Russian politician barred over ‘rude language’A Russian opposition politician has been banned from speaking in parliament for a month for using… 29/09/12 09:49 CET
Seven people killed by flash floods in Southern SpainThe Murcia and Andalucia regions have been affected by torrential rains that began early on Friday… 29/09/12 08:23 CET
Brittany Ferries ‘faces bankruptcy unless deal signed’The future of Brittany Ferries in France is in the balance, says the company, amid a stand-off… 29/09/12 06:13 CET
Iran tells UN: Israel is the nuclear aggressorIran says a potential Israeli strike against its facilities would be “nuclear terrorism”, following… 29/09/12 02:13 CET
Georgian opposition leader promises no post-vote violenceWith tensions growing ahead of a key parliamentary election, Georgia’s opposition leader says he… 29/09/12 01:23 CET
Pope’s ex-butler on trial in Vatican for theftThe Vatican is set to become a courtroom on Saturday when Pope Benedict’s former butler goes on… 29/09/12 00:13 CET
Tough French budget strikes at the super-richFrancois Hollande popped into the Paris Motor Show on Friday – a somewhat incongruous setting give… 29/09/12 00:03 CET
