Saturday, January 21, 2012

Senate vote sparks protests in Paris

Senate vote sparks protests in Paris

Senate vote sparks protests in Paris

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:53 AM PST

In Paris Turkish people from across Europe protested against the French Senate's plans to vote on Monday on a bill making it illegal to deny the 1915…

Rescuers find another body on doomed cruise ship

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:13 AM PST

A rescue team has found the body of a woman on board Italy's capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship. The discovery brings the total death toll to at…

Clashes in Zagreb on eve of Croatia EU vote

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 08:03 AM PST

Croatian police have clashed with nationalist protesters who tried to take down an EU flag on the eve of the country's referendum on membership.…

Blasts rock Nigeria as death toll rises

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 07:23 AM PST

Two bomb blasts have rocked the southern state of Bayelsa in Nigeria damaging a bridge and buildings but no one was killed. The explosions come…

Ex Madagascar leader denied entry to country

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 06:34 AM PST

Madagascar's former president Marc Ravalomanana has failed in his attempt to return home after his plane was refused entry to the country's airspace.…

Another primary test for presidential hopefuls

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:54 AM PST

In South Carolina polls opened in the primary which could determine the republican candidate to challenge President Obama in November's election. The…

Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Ukraine

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:07 AM PST

no comment : Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Ukraine

German legal threat to stop Hitler memoir extracts

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:13 AM PST

A British publisher is controversially planning to publish excerpts of Hitler's memoir "Mein Kampf" in Germany, along with a critical commentary.…

Scuba diver inspects Costa Concordia cruise ship

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:57 AM PST

no comment : Scuba diver inspects Costa Concordia cruise ship

China prepares to welcome the Year of the Dragon

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:57 AM PST

no comment : China prepares to welcome the Year of the Dragon

Cruise liner search 'will continue till no-one's left'

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 02:33 AM PST

The search of the wreck of the Costa Concordia began again at dawn on Saturday, a week after the cruise liner came to grief on the rocks off Italy's…

Fears of oil spill amid plans to pump cruise liner

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:43 AM PST

Emergency teams are battling to prevent the Costa Concordia from causing major pollution in one of the least spoilt parts of the Mediterranean.…

Two-wheeled tourists saved from freezing in Turkey

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:52 AM PST

Two Spanish tourists on a round-the-world bike trip are recovering after almost freezing to death in eastern Turkey. Local journalists are said…

Hostage's body returned to UK embassy in Iraq

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:52 AM PST

The body of British security guard Alan McMenemy has been handed over to the UK's embassy in Baghdad, almost five years after his abduction in Iraq.…

UK and Argentina in new war of words over Falklands

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:13 AM PST

Tensions are again mounting between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands, in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the brief war the two…

Greek debt swap talks drag into the weekend

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:43 PM PST

Greece's private creditors say a crucial deal to slash the country's debt is coming together. But no agreement was reached on Friday and talks with…

Deadly blasts hit Nigeria's second city

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:23 PM PST

At least seven people have been killed in a series of coordinated bombings and gun attacks in Nigeria's second city. Islamist sect Boko Haram…

Hoping against the odds, a week after cruise tragedy

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:54 PM PST

Debris from the stricken Costa Concordia has washed up on the Tuscan shore as a painful reminder that more than 20 people remain missing. Of the…

Pro-euro Finns lead ahead of presidential poll

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:34 PM PST

Free hot drinks appear to have given Finns a taste for Sauli Niinisto ahead of Saturday's presidential election to replace Tarja Halonen. The…

Britain's regulator turns off Iran's Press TV

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:23 PM PST

Britain's independent media regulator has pulled the plug on Iran's state-funded Press TV, claiming its editorial policies are controlled by Tehran.…

Weather worries hit Italian cruise ship recovery

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:53 PM PST

Concerns of approaching bad weather are hampering efforts to salvage the stricken Italian liner Costa Concordia. A week after running aground off…

Croatia votes on whether to join EU

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:10 AM PST

Croatia will decide if it wants to be in or out of the EU on Sunday in a referendum to join the club. Polls point to a 'Yes', with around 55 to…
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