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Abkhazia gets morale boost from PutinRussia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to breakaway Abkhazia, promising… 12/08/09 19:31 CET
Taiwan struggles in typhoon aftermathHundreds of people are still missing in southern Taiwan in the wake of Typhoon Morakot. It is… 12/08/09 19:31 CET
Boobs and wall-building – Germany’s election gets funnyThe election campaign in Germany is departing more and more from its normally staid round of… 12/08/09 19:31 CET
US rich list feels the chill as UBS surrendersThe US and the Swiss bank UBS have agreed to settle their long-running dispute over the names of… 12/08/09 19:31 CET
Reiss awaits bail offer, Afshar freedHer trial is over, now all Franco-Iranian Clotlide Reiss awaits is the verdict. France’s offer to… 12/08/09 19:31 CET
Fatah elections continue as congress hailed a successVotes are being counted as the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Fatah seeks to renew its… 12/08/09 19:31 CET
Further violence in Russia’s unstable southern regionGunmen have shot dead Ingushetia’s Construction Minister Ruslan Amerkhanov at point blank range… 12/08/09 19:31 CET
Minister murdered in IngushetiaAnother assassination has taken place in the unstable Caucasus region of southern Russia. The… 12/08/09 12:45 CET
700 Taiwanese feared dead surviveTaiwan is still counting the cost of Typhoon Morakot, the worst in half a century, but at least the… 12/08/09 12:45 CET
Ill Presidente – Costa Rica’s leader has swine fluThe President of Costa Rica Oscar Arias has swine flu, making him the first head of state known to… 12/08/09 12:45 CET
Indonesia anti-terror raid misses main manIndonesian police, who announced they had killed a major terrorist mastermind at the weekend, now… 12/08/09 12:45 CET
UN fails to up pressure on GeneralsNo concerted international pressure on the Generals who run Myanmar appears likely soon after the… 12/08/09 12:45 CET
Red Cross marks Geneva Conventions’ 60 yearsThe International Committee of the Red Cross is marking the 60th anniversary of the four Geneva… 12/08/09 08:03 CET
Have the Geneva Conventions made a difference?Since 1949, the Geneva Conventions have placed limits on how war is waged, seeking to protect… 12/08/09 07:33 CET
Fur flies in Germany’s election campaignGermany’s Social Democrat Party has given the upcoming general election some much-needed fizz by… 12/08/09 07:31 CET
Worldwide calls for Suu Kyi’s liberationFrom the streets of London to the White House in Washington, calls are multiplying for the… 12/08/09 07:30 CET
Gang sought over 40 million pound UK gem heistPolice investigating what it thought to be the biggest jewel robbery in British history have… 12/08/09 07:29 CET
Chechen human rights worker murderedThe kidnap and murder of a Chechen human rights worker and her husband have been condemned as… 12/08/09 07:28 CET
Paris hopes Iran will free second French detaineeFreedom for a French embassy worker, detained over post-election protests in Iran, has raised hopes… 12/08/09 07:27 CET
