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Former president of Chad arrested in SenegalThe former president of Chad is facing extradition over claims that he is responsible for the… 16/11/05 07:11 CET
French MPs approve extension of emergency powersFrance’s upper house of parliament is today expected to rubber-stamp the extension of emergency… 16/11/05 07:11 CET
Moroccans celebrate return of the kingIt was 50 years ago that Sultan Mohammed returned to Morocco after more than two years in exile… 16/11/05 07:11 CET
Priceless artworks caught up in Russian legal disputeSome of the art world’s greatest treasures have found themselves at the centre of an international… 16/11/05 07:11 CET
Thousands protest over Lyon-Turin rail linkSome 100,000 people have marched along an Alpine valley in Italy in protest at a high-speed rail… 16/11/05 07:11 CET
UN internet summit underway in TunisiaA conference on the future of the internet is underway in Tunisia. The UN-organised World Summit… 16/11/05 07:11 CET
Bush raises China-Taiwan questionUS President George Bush’s week-long tour to Asia has kicked off with controversy. During the… 16/11/05 07:11 CET
Protest over France-Italy fast-train linkA big protest is planned on Wednesday against the building of a high-speed railway link between… 16/11/05 07:11 CET
Controversial Internet summit begins in TunisiaA controversial summit on the future of the Internet has opened in Tunisia.The UN-organised World… 16/11/05 07:11 CET
- More power for premier and regions in Italian constitutional reform
Silvio Berlusconi’s government has long championed the controversial reforms bill that is to modify… 16/11/05 07:11 CET
Senior Bosnian Muslim acquitted in the HagueThe UN war crimes tribunal has acquitted Sefer Halilovic, the highest-ranking Bosnian Muslim yet to… 16/11/05 01:11 CET
Summit on future of internet opens in TunisiaA conference on the future of the internet has begun in Tunisia. The UN-organised World Summit on… 16/11/05 01:11 CET
French MPs back extending emergency powersThe figures say it all. At the height of France’s explosion of urban violence, some 1,400 vehicles… 16/11/05 01:11 CET
APEC piles pressure on Europe over subsidiesMinisters from Pacific Rim economies meeting in South Korea are urging a reduction in agricultural… 16/11/05 01:11 CET
