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Barack Obama welcomes China’s Hu Jintao
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Moncef Marzouki welcomed in Sidi Bouzid
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Chinese leader quizzed on human rights on US visit
Warm words and thorny topics have marked the start of Chinese President Hu Jintao's four day state visit to the US. He and his host Barack Obama…
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Marketing coup for Hu back in China
The red-carpet treatment that Hu is receiving in the US is getting widespread media coverage in China. It is being described as a marketing coup…
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UK bans 'Koran burning' pastor
An American preacher who threatened a mass public burning of the Koran has been banned from entering the UK. Pastor Terry Jones provoked…
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Tunisia's ministers resign from Ben Ali's party
It has been announced that every minister in Tunisia's interim government has resigned from the RCD party of ousted President Ben Ali. The hope…
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After the pomp, Hu faces US lawmakers
It has been a warm reception from the Obamas, but it may not be so easy in front of Congress. The Chinese President is due to visit legislators…
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Iran raps population control, bans Valentine’s gifts
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticised population control as an “imperialistic project” based on a “humanist and pleasure-seeking”…
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Daily life continues in Tunis
Away from the hotspots, life on the streets of Tunis is slowly getting back to normal. It is less than a week since the popular uprising which…
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Protests continue in central Tunis
Protestors have surrounded the headquarters of the RCD, the party that governed Tunisia for decades until last Friday. Behind the metal fence,…
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Sony Ericsson profit suffers from outdated handsets
Sony Ericsson says it is pinning its hopes for improved profits on a new line of smartphones this year. The joint venture between Sweden's…
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Floods to hit BHP output long term
Eastern Australia's devastating floods will hit production at BHP Billiton's coal mining operations for at least six more months, the company…
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MEPs call for sanctions against Belarus
A call for economic sanctions against Belarus, as well as a European travel ban on the country's political elite. That is the resolution adopted…
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Lebanese talks suffer further blow
Another setback for Lebanon and efforts to form a new government. First the Saudis pulled out of mediation talks and now the Turkish and Qatari…
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Islamophobia now 'acceptable' in the UK
Islamophobia has become socially acceptable in Britain, according to the co-chairman of the ruling Conservative Party. Baroness Warsi, the first…
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Jerusalem to Tehran, through Blum’s brush
You are not likely to see Jerusalem if you are a holder of an Iranian passport, as an order on its last page prohibits any travel to the “occupied…
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Ireland set for March elections
Following a group resignation of cabinet members earlier this week, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has called for a parliamentary election…
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Scores dead in Iraq pilgrim bombing
At least 50 people are reported dead in a bomb attack apparently targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq. Between 150 and 200 people are also thought to…
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Brokerage pays off for Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley posted stronger-than-expected fourth quarter revenue as its brokerage profit jumped. The results validate the bank's strategy of…
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Protests at HQ of ousted Tunisian leader's party
Tunisian police have fired shots into the air outside the headquarters of the RCD party. They were trying to disperse hundreds of protesters who…
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