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Polls show southern Sudan to split from north
The people of Southern Sudan have voted overwhelmingly for independence from the north in a referendum, according to an early poll by Reuters.…
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Tunisia's press welcomes "new dawn"
As well as the people of Tunisia, the country's media is also at the dawn of a new era. Heavy censorship and other forms of repression were…
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Arms scandal appeal hearing begins in France
The French call it 'Angolagate.' And the latest chapter in the long-running corruption case over arms sales to the African nation has begun in…
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EU parliament backs cross-border healthcare law
Fed up with waiting to get an operation in your own country, but worried about the cost of going abroad? Well, things could soon become easier…
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Swiss banker found guilty in Wikileaks case
A former banker from Switzerland has been found guilty of breaching bank secrecy laws. Rudolph Elmer, who was among the first to use the…
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Chinese charm comes to Manhattan
On a giant screen in Times Square, New Yorkers are being treated to a campaign aimed at improving China's image. This presents ordinary Chinese…
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UN to send more troops to Ivory Coast
The UN has decided to send an additional 2000 troops to bolster its force in Ivory Coast, citing "deep concern over the continuing violence and human…
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Lebanon 'too dangerous' for Saudis
Saudi Arabia's withdrawal from participation in Lebanon's mediation efforts is on the grounds that it has become too dangerous. This leaves Turkey…
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Tunisians demand old guard cabinet purge
Following weeks of civil unrest over poverty and unemployment, protesters in Tunisia are still demonstrating. The groundswell of anger against…
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Hu concedes China needs human rights advances
The president of the world's only superpower has been meeting the leader of its fastest-rising rival at the White House. America's Barack Obama…
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Interim president seeks to reassure Tunisians
"First and foremost, we want a complete break with the past." With these words Tunisia's interim president Fouad Mebazza spoke to the nation on…
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Hu charms White House but faces tougher Congress
A 21-gun salute and an honour guard greeted China's president before he went in to a state dinner at the White House with the Obamas. This was the…
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Germany to probe Gorch Fock voyage
Two inquiries are underway in Germany into claims of harsh treatment and an alleged mutiny on the country's most prestigious training ship, the Gorch…
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Berlusconi fights back over under-age sex probe
Silvio Berlusconi's image as a charismatic tycoon may have been wrecked by the latest scandal to engulf him but the Italian Prime Minister has gone…
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Erotic Picasso work tops Sotheby's auction
One of Picasso's most sensual works is to be auctioned by Sotheby's after almost 80 years out of the public eye in Europe. "La Lecture" or…
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Swiss take second bite at banker Elmer
The Swiss authorities have rearrested rogue banker Rudolf Elmer just hours after he was found guilty of breaching Swiss bank secrecy laws and given a…
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Google gets through to Iran
For the first time ever, Iranian internauts can download three Google products: the Chrome navigator, Google Earth, and the Picasa image manager.…
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Diabetic child commits suicide in France
In what doctors are describing as an extremely rare case of infant suicide, a nine-year-old chronic diabetic has thrown herself from a fifth-floor…
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More cabinet resignations in Ireland
There is further political intrigue in Ireland where a further four of the prime minister's cabinet have resigned. The ministers of health,…
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China expects 230 million people to travel for Lunar New Year
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