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Berlin haven for Iranian victims of tortureIs Iran a ‘torture state’? How does Tehran treat political opponents? After the controversial… 16/10/10 13:48 CET
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Hundreds of protests held across FranceTens of thousands of people have demonstrated across France as resistance grows to the government’s… 16/10/10 19:29 CET
French drivers told ‘don’t panic’ as fuel dries upFrench motorists have been scrambling to fill up at the petrol pumps. Strikes and protests aimed… 16/10/10 18:05 CET
Thousands of workers demonstrate in ItalyThe effects of the current climate of protest are making themselves felt across Europe. In Italy… 16/10/10 18:04 CET
Island dispute strains China’s links with JapanThousands of anti-Chinese protesters have been marching through Tokyo to vent their anger in an… 16/10/10 16:45 CET
Rescue underway at gold mine in EcuadorIt is an uncomfortable reminder of events in neighbouring Chile. Emergency teams have headed… 16/10/10 16:12 CET
More pension protests in FranceTens of thousands of protesters have once again poured onto the streets of France to protest… 16/10/10 15:58 CET
Fuel shortage fear amid French pension protestsFrance is mired in yet another day of strikes after almost a week of disruption and protests aimed… 16/10/10 13:39 CET
‘Living nightmare’ endured by Chilean minersStories of the rescued Chilean miners’ struggle to survive are beginning to emerge as most of the… 16/10/10 13:39 CET
China mine blast kills 20 and traps 17 othersTwenty miners have been killed and 17 more are trapped after an underground gas blast in Henan… 16/10/10 09:58 CET
Russia seeks to prove Arctic ‘ownership’Russia has launched a drifting polar research centre on an ice-floe a thousand kilometres north of… 16/10/10 09:58 CET
Spaniards refuse to say ‘adios’ to siestasDespite these tough economic times, Spaniards are refusing to say ‘adios’ to their traditional… 16/10/10 08:55 CET
Medvedev picks Putin aide to be Moscow mayorRussia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has named Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s chief staff, Sergei… 16/10/10 08:55 CET
Chile miner speaks of relief and angerThe first miner to return home after spending 69 days underground in Chile has spoken of his relief… 16/10/10 08:55 CET
Moscow agrees to nuclear deal with VenezuelaPresident Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has visited Moscow where he has signed a deal for the Russians… 16/10/10 08:54 CET
