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Vatican: Small state, big debateThe Pope Benedict’s former butler Paolo Gabriele, accused of stealing and leaking the pontiff’s… 06/10/12 11:36 CET
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Morocco judges protest for reforms and pay riseOther than bankers, judges are probably the last people you’d expect to see protesting. But in… 06/10/12 23:03 CET
French anti-terror raids: suspected Islamist militant shot deadFrench police have shot dead a suspected Islamist militant who they allege was behind last month’s… 06/10/12 22:03 CET
Mafia boss discovered in home with converted bunkerPolice in Italy have arrested the last fugitive boss of one of the country’s most notorious crime… 06/10/12 19:42 CET
Algeria’s third president Bendjedid diesFormer Algerian president Chadli Bendjedid has died. The 83-year-old ran the country for 13 years… 06/10/12 19:41 CET
Sacked South Africa miners demand jobs backSouth African miners have called on Anglo American Platinum to reverse a decision to fire 12,000… 06/10/12 18:33 CET
Turkey and Syria exchange fireTurkey and Syria swapped some of their most violent cross-border exchanges on Saturday a day after… 06/10/12 17:53 CET
French police shoot man dead in anti-terror raidsFrench police shot dead a man during an early morning anti-terrorism raid in the eastern city of… 06/10/12 16:33 CET
French police unit shut down over corruption allegationsAn anti-crime squad in the southern French city of Marseille has been shut-down due to alleged… 06/10/12 15:43 CET
Jailed ‘Vatileaks’ butler awaits pardon from the PopePope Benedict’s former butler will serve his 18 month sentence under house arrest as he awaits a… 06/10/12 15:13 CET
Radical preacher Hamza lands in USRadical Islamist cleric, Abu Hamza, arrived in New York on Saturday where he is expected to appear… 06/10/12 12:33 CET
James Bond suit sells for 57,968 €To mark the 50th anniversary of 007’s first screen appearance, Christie’s of London held an auction… 06/10/12 11:13 CET
Student gets suspended sentence for cooking on eternal flameA student in Ukraine has been given a three-year suspended prison sentence for frying eggs over the… 06/10/12 09:23 CET
Police in Wales arrest man on suspicion of five-year-old’s murderBritish police investigating a missing five year-old have arrested a man on suspicion of murder… 06/10/12 09:22 CET
Sodexo to compensate German food poisoning victimsCatering giant Sodexo is to compensate the victims of Germany’s biggest ever outbreak of food… 06/10/12 09:22 CET
Pakistan: Imran Khan leads anti-drone marchPakistani politician, Imran Khan, is leading a “peace march” into the dangerous FATA region of the… 06/10/12 09:14 CET
Security and terrorism dominate Mediterranean summitFighting terrorism and lawlessness as well as immigration are dominating the agenda at a two day… 06/10/12 06:33 CET
Turkey retaliates after fresh shelling from SyriaTurkish military have again returned fire after another Syrian shell reportedly slammed into its… 06/10/12 03:53 CET
Flag raising error stirs anger in PortugalCelebrations to mark Portugal’s Republic Day took on an extra symbolic relevance when President… 06/10/12 02:44 CET
Obama welcomes unexpected US jobless fallPresident Obama has hailed a surprise fall in the US unemployment rate to the lowest level since he… 06/10/12 00:45 CET
Verdict due in Vatican trial over what the butler didJudges in the trial of papal butler Paolo Gabriele are due to reach their verdict today. If found… 06/10/12 00:33 CET
