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Paraguay celebrates its 200th independence anniversaryMakah indians dance for Paraguay’s 200th anniversary of independence from Spain in Asuncion… 02/01/11 09:57 CET
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Russian Kremlin opponent jailed after rallyThe prominent opponent of the Kremlin, Boris Nemtsov, has been jailed for 15 days after being… 02/01/11 22:43 CET
Tight security at Egyptian Coptic churchIn Egypt there was tight security for a mass at the Al-Qiddissine church in Alexandria, a day after… 02/01/11 21:44 CET
Spanish bars go smoke-freeSmokers in Spain have been dreading it. Bar owners are fuming. A ban on cigarettes in bars… 02/01/11 18:25 CET
Agencies prepare for flood of Ivory Coast refugeesThe United Nations and aid agencies in Ivory Coast’s neighbours are preparing for a flood of… 02/01/11 18:24 CET
Soviet-era crash jet to be groundedRussian transport authorities are about to recommend grounding all Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft. It… 02/01/11 17:24 CET
Australia’s Queensland braces for fresh floodingThey are more than knee deep in water and there is worse to come. Rescue efforts are… 02/01/11 16:53 CET
Ivory Coast: UN frustration as tension mountsUN peacekeepers in Ivory Coast have said once more that armed forces loyal to the incumbent… 02/01/11 14:54 CET
Christians pray at bombed Egyptian Coptic churchTheir pain still raw, Egypt’s Coptic Christians have returned to pray at a church hit by a New… 02/01/11 13:43 CET
Tensions rise as two Palestinians die in West BankIsraeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man said to have approached them in the West… 02/01/11 12:33 CET
Spain stubs out smoking in barsFor cigarette-friendly Spain, it is nothing short of a revolution. Nights out at smoke-filled bars… 02/01/11 10:43 CET
Australian floods claim first victimIt has been described as a “disaster of biblical proportions.” And now flooding that is… 02/01/11 08:34 CET
Gbagbo accuses UN of shooting civilians in Ivory CoastIvory Coast’s embattled president Laurent Gbagbo has once again told UN peacekeepers to leave the… 02/01/11 05:23 CET
Swimmers’ Dutch courage for New Year’s dipWhat did you do on the first day of 2011? Well, whatever it was, you would certainly have… 02/01/11 03:55 CET
Footage released of Egypt church blastFilm footage has been released from inside a Christian church in Egypt of the moment a bomb attack… 02/01/11 01:43 CET
Brazil’s foreign policy challenges grow with economyWhile the economy remains the top priority, the new Brazilian government’s relations with other… 02/01/11 00:14 CET
