Overripe tomatoes street battle in Spain
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View ArticleNorth Korea's Kim Jong-il visits China
The reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China for the second time this year. He is thought to be there with his son and probable…
View ArticleNo jail for HIV German pop star
A German pop star has been handed a two-year suspended sentence for infecting a former lover with the HIV virus, while keeping her own HIV status a…
View ArticleGoogle launches Gmail phone calls
Internet search engine Google is taking on the phone companies and web calling service Skype. It has added the ability to directly call landlines…
View ArticleUBS tax evasion saga nears end
Swiss authorities say they have handed over details of more than 2,000 wealthy American clients of Swiss bank UBS suspected of tax evasion. Files…
View ArticleTeenagers gunned down on Facebook hitlist
In Colombia gunmen have killed three teenagers named on a death list on Facebook. The stark warnings told them to leave the remote town of Puerto…
View ArticleTrapped miners show off their refuge to the world
The latest video pictures from deep underground in Chile where 33 miners have been trapped for three weeks have been seen by their families above…
View ArticleUN refuse to be deterred by threats to aid workers
In Pakistan there is no relief from danger as thousands more are forced to flee and aid workers struggle to reach the needy. As floods sweep down…
View ArticleImmigration debate in Germany given fresh impetus
A political storm is brewing in Germany, with, at its epicentre, a board member of the country's Central Bank. Thilo Sarrazin has caused an outcry…
View ArticleMissionaries of Charity mark Mother Teresa's centenary
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View ArticlePublic sector strike goes on in South Africa
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View ArticleSpain rapatriates bodies of trainers killed in Afghanistan
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View ArticleWarning over plight of children in Pakistan
In Pakistan, the youngest are the most vulnerable of all. Aid workers say unless the world responds immediately more and more of the 3.5 million…
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