New Basque separatist party rejects ETA violence
The founders of a new Basque separatist party have condemned the use of violence in the struggle for independence. The party hopes to take over…
View ArticleFour children dead in blaze at illegal Roma camp
The Mayor of the Italian capital has demanded special powers to rehouse Roma families after four children were killed in a fire at an illegal camp.…
View ArticleSarkozy, Merkel defend euro exclusivity
At a summit resuscitating the so-called Weimar Partnership between France, Germany and Poland, the bigger countries have defended their plan for…
View ArticleEgypt's Tahrir Square activists dig in
They are bracing for the long haul in what some have called the 'Nile Revolution.' Two weeks into their protest, Tahrir Square's activists are…
View ArticleTahrir Square braces for more protests
The wave of demonstrations in and around Tahrir Square is showing no signs of stopping. More mass demonstrations are planned on Tuesday and Friday…
View ArticleRio blaze destroys carnival preparations
The dreams of thousands of participants in Rio de Janeiro's world famous carnival have gone up in smoke less than a month before the annual street…
View ArticleCameron reacts to report on Lockerbie bomber
In the UK, an official report has concluded that the previous Labour government did all it could to help free the Lockerbie bomber before he died.…
View ArticleSpain: Cautious govt reaction to new Basque party
The Spanish government has reacted cautiously to the announcement of a new Basque political party. It is an attempt to win back legal political…
View ArticleExtradition hearing for Julian Assange
Julian Assange has attended court in London for the first of a two-day hearing to decide whether he should be extradited to Sweden. The WikiLeaks…
View ArticleEgyptian police film own brutality
Anger against daily abuse and torture by the police was one of the elements that triggered the popular revolt in Egypt. One case stood out: that…
View ArticleGoogle executive released after detention in Egypt
Egyptian authorities have released a senior Google executive who has been missing since violent protest erupted in the country. Wael Ghonim, head…
View ArticleHumour emerges amid Egypt protests
Even if you do not speak Arabic, the message is clear. "We are staying, Mubarak is the one who should go," the crowd shouts. The unrest in…
View ArticleHungary "reworks" controversial media laws
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is just weeks into his country's six-month EU presidency. But the start has been overshadowed by a row over…
View ArticleCarnival dreams go up in smoke in Rio
The show will go on despite more than 8,000 costumes being wiped out in a fire in the carnival district of Rio de Janeiro. Four warehouses were…
View ArticleSecond day of Assange hearing lies ahead
In London, ahead of the second day of his two day fight against extradition, Julian Assange is vowing to clear his name. The WikiLeaks founder…
View ArticleSouth Sudan vote paves way for new nation
Hundreds of south Sudanese celebrated long and hard after referendum results showed they had won the right to form their own newly independent…
View ArticleChechen rebel claims Russian airport bombing
Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov has appeared on a video saying he ordered the suicide bombing that killed 36 people at Russia's busiest airport last…
View ArticleEgypt protesters urge fresh push to oust Mubarak
The atmosphere may be upbeat but protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square want to increase the pressure to oust President Hosni Mubarak after the…
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