Coppola's "Somewhere" triumphs in Venice
Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere" wins the top prize at the Venice film festival. The movie dissects the life of a Hollywood actor who becomes…
View ArticleTurkey votes on constitutional reform
Voting's underway in Turkey in a referendum on constitutional reform. The government wants to make changes that will bring it closer to standards…
View ArticleAusterity and protest for cash strapped Greeks
Prime Minister George Papandreou offered Greeks no respite from the harsh austerity measures as the country continues to adhere to the conditions of…
View ArticleEast German opposition figure Bärbel Bohley dies
Barbel Bohley, a key figure in the pro-democracy movement that helped end communist rule in the former East Germany has died. She was 65 and had…
View ArticleRival protests over New York Islamic centre
Shortly after the commemorations to mark the 9/11 attacks rival demonstrations were held in New York over plans to build an Islamic cultural centre.…
View ArticleMourners mark 9/11 attacks in New York
Remembering the September 11 attacks nine years on. Vice president Joe Biden and New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined thousands of mourners at…
View ArticleFloods in Pakistan overshadows Eid celebrations
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View ArticleVladikavkaz bomb blast victims laid to rest
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View ArticleFrench cinema great Chabrol dies
One of France's most famous and best loved film makers, Claude Chabrol, has died. He was 80 years old. Considered a master of the mystery genre by…
View ArticleClashes mark Chile coup anniversary march
A march to mark the 37th anniversary of Chile's coup d'etat ended in violence as protesters clashed with anti-riot police. Around 5,000 people took…
View ArticleClashes in Kosovo after Serbia lose basketball match
EU police in Kosovo are on high alert after clashes between ethnic Albanians and Serbs in the divided city of Mitrovica. Fighting erupted late on…
View ArticleTwo towers of light illuminate Manhattan skyline
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View ArticleDueling protests over New York mosque near Ground Zero
no comment : Dueling protests over New York mosque near Ground Zero
View ArticleTurkey votes on constitutional reforms
Turkey has been voting on constitutional reform in a referendum seen as a test of support for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He says the…
View ArticleIran ready to free detained US woman on bail
Iran says it will free on bail one of three Americans accused of espionage and held for more than a year. The announcement from the Tehran…
View ArticlePro-Kurdish protestors attack voting booth
Voters in Turkey's Mersin province had to be protected when a school used as a polling station was attacked by pro-Kurdish protestors. The…
View ArticleGreece won't default says PM
There is no need to impose new austerity measures in Greece, the government says. That is small comfort to firefighters protesting at cuts to pension…
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