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Stan leaves behind chaos in GuatemalaHurricane Stan may have moved on from Guatemala, but its effects are still being felt. It is feared… 09/10/05 12:10 CET
French dockers resume work in MarseilleDockers in the French port of Marseille have agreed to end a strike over creeping privatisation… 09/10/05 12:10 CET
Quake death toll reaches 18,000 in PakistanA spokesman for the Pakistani president says the massive earthquake that has struck his country has… 09/10/05 12:10 CET
Poles vote for new presidentPoland is voting for a new president today. The two main contenders are pro-business moderate… 09/10/05 12:10 CET
Polish leading pair in run-offThe two Conservative favourites in Poland’s presidential election will go through to a run-off… 09/10/05 08:10 CET
Kashmir quake toll rises dramaticallyThere are scenes of shock and desperation in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where the death toll… 09/10/05 06:10 CET
Public health authorities in Turkey have announced that everything possible is being done to prevent the spread of the bird flu virus.Cases of the strain have been found in farms where chickens and turkeys are raised in Balikesir… 09/10/05 06:10 CET
Moroccans deport refugeesDesperate scenes on the Moroccan side of the border with the Spanish territories of Ceuta and… 09/10/05 06:10 CET
Electoral test for Portugal’s governmentPortugal’s ruling socialists faced their first electoral test on Sunday as local elections were… 09/10/05 06:10 CET
Foreign aid to Pakistan starts arrivingThe first foreign rescue teams, from Britain and Japan, have joined Pakistani efforts to recover… 09/10/05 06:10 CET
European probe into African migrants’ plightEuropean officials are examining the plight of African migrants who try to get to Europe via… 09/10/05 01:10 CET
Asia quake death toll hits 30,000The death toll after yesterday’s powerful earthquake in South Asia has now risen to about 30,000 in… 09/10/05 01:10 CET
Scores of children victims of quakeAround the epicentre of the South Asia quake there are scenes of shock and desperation, with… 09/10/05 01:10 CET
