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Bosnian court jails former paramilitary leaderA 34-year jail term has been imposed on a former Bosnian Serb paramilitary leader on war-crimes… 17/02/07 09:02 CET
Vote against Bush’s plan for more troops to IraqIt is being described as a symbolic rejection of the US president’s plan to send more troops to… 17/02/07 09:02 CET
Protest over expansion of US base in ItalyDemonstrators are preparing for a big protest today against the extension of a US military base in… 17/02/07 09:02 CET
London welcomes Turkey bombing sentencesThe British government has welcomed the life sentences handed down to seven people for deadly… 17/02/07 09:02 CET
French Nazi collaborator dies aged 96Former top French official Maurice Papon has died at the age of 96. He was the first senior member… 17/02/07 08:02 CET
Cordon around Russian bird flu villagesPoultry farms around Moscow have been placed under tight control after a third outbreak of bird… 17/02/07 07:02 CET
Italian residents fears over US baseThe military base at the centre of the storm is home to the 173rd Airborne Brigade. The Pentagon… 17/02/07 07:02 CET
Deadly car bombing in KirkukWhile there has been a lull in attacks in Baghdad, a double car bombing at a crowded market in the… 17/02/07 07:02 CET
Al-Assad visits close ally IranThe president of Syria, Iran’s closest ally in the Middle East, has arrived in Tehran for a two-day… 17/02/07 07:02 CET
- Massive march against US base in Italy
Tens of thousands of people have taken part in a march against the expansion of a US military base… 17/02/07 07:02 CET
Italians protest against US military base expansionItaly’s relations with the US will be put to the test today in a demonstration at an American… 17/02/07 01:02 CET
Rio carnival gets royal seal of approvalIt is party time in Rio as the Brazilian’s city’s uniquely spectacular carnival gets underway. In… 17/02/07 01:02 CET
Bomb kills 15 in Pakistani courtroomA senior judge is among 15 people said to have been killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack on a… 17/02/07 01:02 CET
Rice visits Iraq as violence continuesIn the face of continuing violence and a Congressional vote against her president’s Iraq policy… 17/02/07 01:02 CET
