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Egypt’s ‘yes’ to controversial new constitutionThe Egyptian Supreme Election Committee has confirmed that the controversial new constitution has… 25/12/12 23:05 CET
Newtown: Christmas in the wake of tragedyA church service has been held in Newtown, Connecticut, following the mass shooting on December 14… 25/12/12 22:26 CET
USA: Dentist who fired ‘irresistible’ assistant acted within the lawThe Iowa state Supreme Court has upheld the decision that a dentist acted within the law when he… 25/12/12 19:44 CET
Official confirmation for Egypt’s constitution voteEgypt’s Supreme Election Committee has confirmed that the controversial new constitution has been… 25/12/12 19:44 CET
Myanmar: two dead in fog-bound plane crashA passenger plane has crashed in Myanmar killing two people and injuring ten more. State TV said… 25/12/12 19:14 CET
GCC tells Iran to keep its nose out of Gulf affairsThe Gulf Cooperation Council has wound up its annual summit by calling on Iran to stop… 25/12/12 19:14 CET
New Japanese envoy arrives in ChinaJapan has sent a new ambassador to China. Masato Kitera has the unenviable task of improving… 25/12/12 19:14 CET
China fighting war against child smugglers89 children saved 355 suspects arrested – That is the result of the latest operation in China to… 25/12/12 19:00 CET
Kazakh military plane crash – all on board killedA military plane has crashed in southern Kazakhstan killing all 27 people on board, according to… 25/12/12 18:46 CET
Brahimi meets Syrian opposition leadersLeading opposition members have met with international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi in Damascus, as he… 25/12/12 18:16 CET
Fatah says Egyptian foreign policy unchangedA senior Fatah leader says he has seen no change in Egypt’s policy on Israeli – Palestinian… 25/12/12 17:45 CET
South Africa president makes Christmas visit to Mandela in hospitalAt a Christmas mass in Soweto, church-goers prayed for former South African president Nelson… 25/12/12 15:25 CET
Pope’s Christmas address: a call for peace“Never lose hope for peace” is the key message of Pope Benedict XVI to the world this Christmas… 25/12/12 15:17 CET
Deadly cold in Russia kills more than 120 peopleRussia is in the icy grip of its coldest December on record. In Siberia, to the east, temperatures… 25/12/12 14:04 CET
Celebrating Christmas in SyriaIn Damascus around 2.3 million Christians are celebrating the faith’s largest festival. But… 25/12/12 13:05 CET
Quincy and Odd Couple star Jack Klugman diesJack Klugman, the star of American TV shows Quincy and The Odd Couple, has died. The Emmy award… 25/12/12 12:25 CET
Indian policeman dies after gangrape protestIndian authorities say a policeman who was wounded during recent clashes in New Delhi has died… 25/12/12 11:16 CET
Egypt referendum results due, opposition readies for parliamentary voteEgyptian opposition leader Mohamed El Baradei has admitted that the political fight over the draft… 25/12/12 11:02 CET
Eleven children killed in China school bus crashAt least 11 Chinese kindergarten children have died after the minivan they were travelling to… 25/12/12 09:06 CET
Christmas messages of peace and reconciliationDespite the fact that he has just launched his own Twitter account, Pope Benedict the 16th reminded… 25/12/12 04:15 CET
Ukraine’s new government meets in KievA clutch of fresh faces confronted Ukraine’s Prime Minister at the first meeting of the country’s… 25/12/12 02:35 CET
Diplomacy in Damascus but the killing goes onDiplomatic efforts to find a solution to the civil war in Syria have been continuing in the capital… 25/12/12 00:35 CET
Tensions flare over budget in FYR MacedoniaTensions flared outside the national parliament in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Riot… 25/12/12 00:35 CET
