Sunday, January 22, 2012

Presidential elections in Finland go to second round

Presidential elections in Finland go to second round


Presidential elections in Finland go to second round

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 10:53 AM PST

Sauli Niinisto, a veteran conservative leads the race to become Finland's 12th president after the first round of voting. His 40 percent in the first…

Saleh set for medical treatment in US

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:43 AM PST

Yemen's outgoing president, Ali Abdullah Saleh has said he is set to leave the country for medical treatment in the United States. He added he would…

French presidential frontrunner Hollande outlines socialist vision

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 09:14 AM PST

Three months before the French presidential election, the socialist frontrunner François Hollande has rallied his supporters at his most high-profile…

Further explosions in Nigeria as death toll rises

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 08:13 AM PST

As the clean up continues on the streets of Nigeria's northern city of Kano after Friday's gun and bomb attacks by Islamist insurgents two more…

Decision on Costa Concordia salvage operation imminent

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 06:34 AM PST

Continuing the search in tandem with the salvage operation on the Costa Concordia has not been ruled out. A scientific and technical committee is…

Rescue workers find another body on stricken liner

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 06:24 AM PST

Rescue teams working in the stricken Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia have uncovered another body reported to be that of a woman.   A…

Sicily slowly recovering from 'pitchfork' strike

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 06:12 AM PST

Sicily was slowly getting back to normal on Sunday after a week-long strike paralysed the country's petrol stations and supermarkets. Reports say…

Guimarães celebrates EU Culture Capital status

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 04:03 AM PST

There have been celebrations in the northern Portuguese city of Guimarães as it officially became one of two European Capitals of Culture for 2012.…

Croatians vote in referendum on EU membership

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:33 AM PST

Croations are voting on Sunday in a referendum on whether to join the European Union in July next year. Opinion polls suggest a 'yes' vote will…

Communists rally for fair elections in Russia

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:16 AM PST

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Pope blesses lambs to celebrate feast of St Agnes

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:15 AM PST

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Euro crisis dominates as Finns choose new president

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 01:03 AM PST

The people of Finland have begun voting in the first round of the presidential election after a campaign dominated by the euro crisis. Opinion…

Laura Dekker becomes youngest round-the-world solo sailor

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 11:43 PM PST

The Dutch teenager Laura Dekker has become the youngest person to sail around the world alone - but it is not enough to get her name in the record…

Hungary: Huge rally backs government in EU row

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:14 PM PST

He may be under fire in Europe but supporters on home soil have rallied en masse in defence of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban. More than…

Gingrich wins South Carolina in Republican race

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:35 PM PST

Newt Gingrich has turned the contest for the Republican presidential nomination on its head, with an easy victory over Mitt Romney in South Carolina.…

Clashes on eve of Croatia's EU referendum

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:35 PM PST

Croatia is expected to vote for EU membership on Sunday, to the dismay of nationalists who protested in Zagreb on the eve of the referendum. The…

Protesters storm Benghazi HQ of Libya's new rulers

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:53 PM PST

Protesters have stormed the headquarters of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council in Benghazi as popular anger erupts over its running of the…

Troika back Portugal reforms as violence flares

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:04 PM PST

Violence flared on the streets of Lisbon as members of the right-wing Portuguese nationalist party clashed with supporters of the left wing,…

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood confirmed as election winners

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:53 PM PST

In Egypt, it has been confirmed that the Muslim Brotherhood has won the biggest share of seats in the country's first freely elected parliament in…

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