Clashes in Guinea after presidential election delayed
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View ArticleDemocrats and Republicans rally midterm support
Barack Obama clearly still has plenty of pulling power. But it is far from clear whether that will be enough to rescue his party from a mid-term…
View ArticleMassacre at family party shocks Mexican city
Ciudad Juarez has the dubious accolade of being Mexico's most violent city. But the murder of 13 people at a teenage boy's birthday party has…
View ArticleAnti-Japan protests again in Northeastern China.
Hundreds of people have once again taken to the streets of the northwestern Chinese city of Langzhou. They are calling on their government to take…
View ArticleMore petrol stations run out in France ahead of further strike warnings
One in four petrol stations in France is now without fuel. The supply chain has been slow to get moving after the recent wave of strikes. Only…
View ArticleNaples waste offer rejected
A new deal to solve a mounting rubbish crisis in Italy has been rejected. Guido Bertolaso, the man sent by Rome to deal with the mess had offered…
View ArticleDilma on track for second round success in Brazil
The tide is turning back in favour of Dilma Roussef ahead of the second round of Brazil's presidential election next weekend. Her campaign seems…
View ArticleHaiti cholera dead tops 250
More than 250 people are now known to have died in Haiti's fast spreading cholera outbreak. In all, just over 3000 people in the earthquake…
View ArticleFallout from Wikileaks revelations turns political
The fallout from the Wikileaks disclosures concerning alleged killings and torture in Iraq continues. In the UK, the ruling coalition appears…
View ArticleAmazon crisis - make or break issue in Brazil?
One issue which has not so far been addressed by either of Brazil's two presidential candidates is the environmental crisis in the Amazon basin. A…
View ArticleBrazil's presidential candidates woo undecided
With one week to go until Brazil's presidential runoff, both sides have been holding rallies in Rio de Janeiro. Latest opinion polls put…
View ArticleIsrael rejects Catholic criticism
Israel has reacted strongly to Vatican criticism over the government's building of settler homes in Jerusalem. The Catholic Church accused the…
View ArticleBomb kills at least six at Sufi shrine in Pakistan
At least six people have died in a bomb attack at a Sufi shrine in eastern Pakistan. Around a dozen have been injured. Police say the device was…
View ArticleRestoration of a unique Armenian monastery
It was once a beacon of light for an entire country, home to 500 monks, a seat of learning and spiritual fulfilment. Little remains of the glorious…
View ArticleHaiti fears epidemic despite 'stabilisation' claims
Health officials in Haiti say there are signs the cholera outbreak is stabilising in the worst affected areas. But the claims are being greeted with…
View ArticleSingapore stock exchange in Australian merger bid
Singapore's stock exchange has unveiled an agreed takeover bid for its Australian equivalent in a drive to compete with the region's other financial…
View ArticleSerbia makes progress in EU bid
The EU has moved closer to starting membership talks with Serbia. Foreign Ministers meeting in Luxembourg have agreed to pass on Belgrade's bid to…
View ArticleRome throws carrots and sticks at Naples rubbish
The Italian interior minister Roberto Maroni has threatened a clampdown on violent protests over the waste disposal crisis around Naples, where…
View ArticleFrench strikes cost '400m euros a day'
Protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reforms have entered a new week despite the bill being approved in France's Senate. On-off…
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