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After Sandy: facing cold weather in devastated Staten IslandA victim of hurricane Sandy takes blankets from a aid distribution site in the Staten Island… 04/11/12 12:45 CET
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Blog: Amps in the Alps When it comes to my story from Sarenne, there is a before and an after. Little did I know just how… 04/11/12 13:32 CET
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Syria opposition meets in Qatar to seek unitySyria’s divided opposition factions have begun four days of talks in Qatar, seeking a common front… 04/11/12 22:53 CET
Obama 4 Romney 4… states visited in a dayIt’s Sunday, so it must be New Hampshire… and then Florida, Ohio and Colorado. Four states in one… 04/11/12 21:55 CET
Chinese businesses strike in Spain after police raidsHundreds of Chinese businesses in Madrid went on strike on Saturday following a Spanish police… 04/11/12 18:25 CET
Bo Xilai expulsion confirmed by China Communist PartyThe Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee has confirmed former top politician Bo Xilai’s… 04/11/12 18:25 CET
Fatal grenade attack on Kenyan churchReports say a grenade attack on a church in Kenya has left one person dead and injured at least 11… 04/11/12 18:25 CET
Ugly show of hostility on the streets of MoscowThousands of Russian nationalists have taken to the streets of Moscow to mark National Unity Day… 04/11/12 17:33 CET
“Twitter bomb” fears cast shadow over US election raceWith the US presidential election race too close to call, there are fears that social media might… 04/11/12 17:24 CET
A Violent Sunday in SyriaA bomb has ripped through a hotel in central Damascus close to a Syrian government complex. State… 04/11/12 15:44 CET
Libya security building hit in rival militia clashesA security headquarters in the Libyan capital Tripoli was set on fire and looted following clashes… 04/11/12 15:33 CET
Obama lauds ‘master’ Bill Clinton at Virginia rallyBarack Obama ended a 24-hour four-state marathon in Virginia on Saturday night, where he was joined… 04/11/12 15:14 CET
Coptic Christians select new popeThe Coptic Orthodox church has a new pope. Bishop Tawadros was chosen by a blindfolded boy at the… 04/11/12 12:43 CET
Nigeria: Boko Haram call for peace with conditionsRadical Islamist group Boko Haram want peace talks with the Nigerian government. The jihadist sect… 04/11/12 11:03 CET
Syrian opposition to hold crucial talks in DohaSyrian rebels are said to have made several advances into army held territory while temporarily… 04/11/12 09:36 CET
Lance Armstrong is burnt in effigy on Bonfire NightRevellers in an English town have burnt an effigy of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong during their… 04/11/12 09:36 CET
French minister says “not my decision” over Batasuna arrestFrance’s interior minister has distanced himself from the extradition of Batasuna member Aurore… 04/11/12 09:36 CET
Christian Coptics to choose new PopeEgypt’s Coptic Christian will learn who is to be their new leader today. After voting for three… 04/11/12 09:36 CET
African-Americans to stick with ObamaAs the clock ticks down in a very tight US presidential election every vote counts with President… 04/11/12 09:04 CET
It’s Saturday afternoon it must be Iowa!Whirlwind campaigning has continued by both US presidential candidates on the final weekend before… 04/11/12 04:54 CET
Threat of freezing weather adds to US east coast woesThe presidential election might be fast approaching but so too is cold and wintry weather. With… 04/11/12 02:03 CET
Fourth victim dies in Spanish Halloween stampedeA 17-year-old girl has died in hospital becoming the fourth fatality after a stampede at a… 04/11/12 00:13 CET
