Islamist website claims Swedish bomb blasts
Police in Stockholm investigating Saturday's bomb blasts suspect the man who died was a suicide bomber and may have lived at one time in the UK. As…
View ArticleThaci claims victory in Kosovo poll
Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has claimed victory in Kosovo's first general election since independence. Exit polls put his PDK party six percentage…
View ArticlePutin takes a fast ride home
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Finnish President Tarja Halonen have been among the first passengers to board a new high-speed train.…
View ArticleScandal-hit Berlusconi to woo parliament
It looks like crunch time for Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi as his hopes of surviving a no confidence motion hang in the balance. Today the…
View ArticleFishing boat sinks in Antarctica
A South Korean fishing boat has sunk in the freezing waters near Antarctica. At least five crew members are confirmed dead and 17 others are missing.…
View ArticleRussia: protesters demand Putin's resignation
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View ArticlePilgrims celebrate Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico
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View ArticleFrance: Children taken hostage at nursery school
An armed youth has taken up to six children hostage at a nursery school in eastern France. According to French radio, elite police units have taken…
View ArticleBerlusconi faces confidence vote
Italy's political rivals are gearing up for a vote of no-confidence in prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, marked by scandal and infighting that has…
View ArticleUS underlines defence of S. Korea
Live firing exercises are underway in South Korea, at the same time as talks between Seoul and the US on how to deter threats from the neighbouring…
View ArticlePolice probe Luton link after Stockholm bomb blasts
Police in the UK are searching a house in Luton as part of a probe into Saturday's twin bomb blasts in Stockholm. Reports suggest the suspected…
View ArticleMidwest in icy grip as storms wreck stadium roof
America's Midwest is in the grip of a ferocious cold snap, which has closed airports and highways. The blizzard led to the collapse of the…
View ArticleChildren safe after French nursery siege ends
The siege at a French nursery school where an armed man took 20 children hostage has ended. The 17-year-old, with a history of psychological…
View ArticleGreece braced for a week of strike action
Public transport in Greece has ground to a halt as workers in the debt laden country begin a week of industrial action in protest over government…
View ArticleIran sacks Foreign Minister
Iran's Foreign Minister has been sacked by the President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. No reason has been given for the decision, which was announced on…
View ArticleBerlusconi's battle amid the ruins
Re-elected in April 2008 with a crushing majority of more than 100 seats, Silvio Berlusconi began his new mandate with a free hand, so demoralised…
View ArticleRoyal security review out on Friday
An urgent review of security for Britain's royal family after last week's attack on a car carrying the heir to the throne will be completed by…
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