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Thousands led to safety as WWII bomb is defusedMore than 20,000 people had to be evacuated from the centre of Caen in France as army ordnance… 14/02/10 20:27 CET
Civilians killed in Helmand as rocket misses targetNATO forces say more than 10 civilians have been killed after a rocket fired at Taliban fighters… 14/02/10 20:27 CET
Israeli ‘slave master’ charged with sex offencesAn Israeli man with a harem of 21 women who bore him 49 children has been charged with enslavement… 14/02/10 20:27 CET
Lebanon remembers its slain prime ministerLebanon marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of former prime minister, Rafik al-Hariri. The… 14/02/10 20:27 CET
Chinese usher in Lunar Year of the TigerHong Kong tigers prowled the streets of the island to usher in the Lunar New Year. 2010 is the… 14/02/10 20:27 CET
Yanukovich declared winner of Ukraine electionUkrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich has been declared the official winner of the 2010… 14/02/10 20:27 CET
Rioting in Milan provokes anti-immigration backlashSaturday night’s rioting by North African immigrants in Milan has provoked new calls for tougher… 14/02/10 20:27 CET
Lebanon marks anniversary of Hariri killingLebanon marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of former prime minister, Rafik al-Hariri. The… 14/02/10 13:49 CET
Carnival time on the streets of RioCarnival season is underway in Brazil where the authorities are keen to put on a safe and… 14/02/10 13:49 CET
Massive fake designer goods haul in ItalyFive hundred thousand tonnes of Chinese-made fake designer goods have been seized by police during… 14/02/10 13:49 CET
NATO offensive in Helmand hailed a successNATO forces claim the first phase of Operation Moshtarak has been a great success. More that… 14/02/10 13:49 CET
Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” aired in BerlinEsteemed director Martin Scorsese brings his latest movie to the Berlin film festival “Shutter… 14/02/10 13:49 CET
Second Endeavour spacewalk to enhance ISSHome improvements are a popular weekend pastime. But when it comes to enhancing the Internatational… 14/02/10 09:02 CET
Five years on, Lebanon remembers Hariri murderLebanon is marking the fifth anniversary of former premier Rafik al-Hariri’s murder. A turning… 14/02/10 09:02 CET
Early success hailed in NATO’s anti-Taliban blitzFor NATO, it is so far so good, as troops press ahead with a massive assault on the Taliban in… 14/02/10 09:02 CET
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko to fight poll defeat in court“Yanukovich is not our president,” declared Ukraine’s Yulia Tymoshenko in a defiant televised… 14/02/10 09:02 CET
Clashes in Milan after teenage Egyptian is killedThe killing of an Egyptian teenager sparked street violence in Milan on Saturday night, with cars… 14/02/10 09:02 CET
