Algerian police break up opposition rally
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View ArticleAlgerian police break up opposition rally
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View ArticlePortugal poised to re-elect Cavaco Silva as president
Portugal goes to the polls to vote for a new president in an election dominated by the country's need to cut its budget deficit and avoid having to…
View ArticleTunisian police join protest in front of PM's office
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View ArticleLiberation march in Tunis wants interim PM out
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Demonstrators have marched through the Yemeni capital of Sanaa after authorities arrested a female human rights activist early on Sunday. Police…
View ArticlePoll piles pressure on bunga bunga Berlusconi
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View ArticleGaza flotilla raid was legal: Israeli inquiry
An Israeli inquiry has cleared the country's navy of any wrongdoing in the deadly raid of a Turkish aid flotilla that tried to reach the Gaza Strip…
View ArticleIrish Greens quit Cowen's coalition-fresh election date due
The Irish Green Party has withdrawn support for Brian Cowen's coalition government. The party claims it will support the passage of the final…
View ArticleBelgian march calls on politicians to end feud
Thousands of fed-up Belgians took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday to call on the country's lawmakers to end months of political bickering.…
View ArticleBelgian political crisis gets 'hairier'
Belgium's political crisis is getting even hairier after one actor's rallying cry to his countrymen to stop shaving until they get a new government.…
View ArticleProfile of a president: Portugal's Anibal Cavaco Silva
At 71, Anibal Cavaco Silva is once again Portugal's president. A social democrat at heart he has worked hard to cultivate an image of stability. He…
View ArticleCavaco Silva wins second term in Portugal
President Anibal Cavaco Silva will serve a second five year term as Portugal's head of state, with his second consecutive first-round victory. It was…
View ArticleHezbollah seeks 'partnership government'
Talks to agree upon the make up of Lebanon's new coalition government are set to begin later on Monday. Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's previous…
View ArticleTunisians defy curfew in capital
Hundreds of Tunisians, many from the rural south of the country, have been defying the curfew in the capital Tunis as the demand that former allies…
View ArticleIrish elections could be next month
Ireland looks set for even earlier elections than beleaguered Prime Minister Brian Cowen had planned for. He quit as leader of Fianna Fail on…
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