archive 21·01·2012

perspectives

• Costa accident’s absurdity

  A stone’s throw from the Italian island of Giglio the cruise ship Costa Concordia lies with a great… 21/01/12 19:04 CET

pictureoftheday

• Volunteers clear rubbish along Algiers beach

  This operation to clean up Tamenfoust beach, 20 km east of Algiers, was launched through Facebook… 21/01/12 14:25 CET

world news

• Protesters storm Benghazi HQ of Libya’s new rulers

  Protesters have stormed the headquarters of Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council in… 21/01/12 23:53 CET

• Troika back Portugal reforms as violence flares

  Violence flared on the streets of Lisbon as members of the right-wing Portuguese nationalist party… 21/01/12 23:04 CET

• Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood confirmed as election winners

  In Egypt, it has been confirmed that the Muslim Brotherhood has won the biggest share of seats in… 21/01/12 21:53 CET

• Senate vote sparks protests in Paris

  In Paris Turkish people from across Europe protested against the French Senate’s plans to vote on… 21/01/12 18:53 CET

• Rescuers find another body on doomed cruise ship

  A rescue team has found the body of a woman on board Italy’s capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship… 21/01/12 17:13 CET

• Clashes in Zagreb on eve of Croatia EU vote

  Croatian police have clashed with nationalist protesters who tried to take down an EU flag on the… 21/01/12 17:03 CET

• Blasts rock Nigeria as death toll rises

  Two bomb blasts have rocked the southern state of Bayelsa in Nigeria damaging a bridge and… 21/01/12 16:23 CET

• Ex Madagascar leader denied entry to country

  Madagascar’s former president Marc Ravalomanana has failed in his attempt to return home after his… 21/01/12 15:34 CET

• Another primary test for presidential hopefuls

  In South Carolina polls opened in the primary which could determine the republican candidate to… 21/01/12 14:54 CET

• German legal threat to stop Hitler memoir extracts

  A British publisher is controversially planning to publish excerpts of Hitler’s memoir “Mein Kampf“… 21/01/12 13:13 CET

• Cruise liner search ‘will continue till no-one’s left’

  The search of the wreck of the Costa Concordia began again at dawn on Saturday, a week after the… 21/01/12 11:33 CET

• Fears of oil spill amid plans to pump cruise liner

  Emergency teams are battling to prevent the Costa Concordia from causing major pollution in one of… 21/01/12 10:43 CET

• Two-wheeled tourists saved from freezing in Turkey

  Two Spanish tourists on a round-the-world bike trip are recovering after almost freezing to death… 21/01/12 09:52 CET

• Hostage’s body returned to UK embassy in Iraq

  The body of British security guard Alan McMenemy has been handed over to the UK’s embassy in… 21/01/12 09:52 CET

• UK and Argentina in new war of words over Falklands

  Tensions are again mounting between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands, in the run-up… 21/01/12 09:13 CET

• Greek debt swap talks drag into the weekend

  Greece’s private creditors say a crucial deal to slash the country’s debt is coming together. But… 21/01/12 05:43 CET

• Deadly blasts hit Nigeria’s second city

  At least seven people have been killed in a series of coordinated bombings and gun attacks in… 21/01/12 03:23 CET

• Hoping against the odds, a week after cruise tragedy

  Debris from the stricken Costa Concordia has washed up on the Tuscan shore as a painful reminder… 21/01/12 00:54 CET

• Pro-euro Finns lead ahead of presidential poll

  Free hot drinks appear to have given Finns a taste for Sauli Niinisto ahead of Saturday’s… 21/01/12 00:34 CET

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