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EU and African leaders meet in LisbonLeaders of European and African countries hold their first summit for seven years in Lisbon today… 08/12/07 10:12 CET
Negotiations over the future of Kosovo failThe future of Serbia’s breakaway province Kosovo has beaten international mediation attempts, and… 08/12/07 10:12 CET
Five French teenagers jailed in case of woman injured in bus fireFive of the six teenagers accused of setting fire to a bus in Marseille a year ago, seriously… 08/12/07 10:12 CET
Death of German composer Karlheinz StockhausenThe world of music is mourning the death of the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. The… 08/12/07 10:12 CET
Democrats angry about destruction of CIA videotapesOpposition Democrats in the US have reacted angrily to CIA revelations that it destroyed videotapes… 08/12/07 10:12 CET
EU-Africa leaders urged to ‘waste no more time’ in improving co-operationThe host of the EU-African summit in Lisbon this weekend has urged the 80 leaders gathered to “not… 08/12/07 08:12 CET
Former Russian PM named opposition presidential candidateThe Russian People’s Democratic Union has chosen Mikhail Kasyanov as its candidate for the… 08/12/07 08:12 CET
Many in Kosovo get ready for independenceKosovo is voting in the second round of local elections, amid growing certainty the province is… 08/12/07 08:12 CET
Two sides of the story: Mugabe’s critics and fans join protestsThe issue of Robert Mugabe divides the public outside the summit just as it does the leaders… 08/12/07 08:12 CET
South Africa seeks to lead by economic exampleTwo decades ago South Africa was shunned by the west, its apartheid system a symbol of the… 08/12/07 08:12 CET
Belgium hit by rail strikeFirst there was a political crisis, now Belgians have to contend with an industrial one. Rail… 08/12/07 08:12 CET
World protests demand action on global warmingDemonstrations have been taking place across the world to coincide with UN climate change talks in… 08/12/07 08:12 CET
South Korea fights to cope with huge oil slickSouth Korean emergency services are strugging to contain an environmental disaster after oil from a… 08/12/07 02:12 CET
Hollywood writers walk-out set to continueTalks between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios have broken down again with both sides… 08/12/07 02:12 CET
EU-Africa summit starts amid Mugabe controversyEuropean Union and African leaders are hoping a row over human rights doesn’t overshadow their… 08/12/07 02:12 CET
Global parades highlight climate change fearsThousands of people are expected to rally across the world to mark a global day of action on… 08/12/07 02:12 CET
