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Oil and gold jump as European stocks dropThe price of crude oil has surged and for the first time ever rose over 100 dollars a barrel in New… 02/01/08 19:18 CET
Portugal poised for price risesHappy New Year, your bills are going to be higher. That is the unwelcome message for the people of… 02/01/08 19:18 CET
China’s economy predicted to continue soaringChina’s economy is likely to experience its sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth this year… 02/01/08 19:18 CET
europeans
All change as Malta joins the euro clubOn January 1 Malta will join the single European currency. Freshly minted Maltese euro coins will… 02/01/08 18:29 CET
world news
Charges of genocide as Kenya’s killing continuesThe head of the African Union, Ghana’s President John Kufuor, is planning a mediation mission to… 02/01/08 19:22 CET
Scotland Yard to investigate Bhutto assassinationThe Pakistani president has called on British detectives to help investigate the murder of former… 02/01/08 19:22 CET
Foreigners weigh up Kenya risksForeign aid workers and holiday makers currently in Kenya are having to decide whether to stay or… 02/01/08 19:19 CET
Abbas demands Bush confront Israel on settlementsThe Palestinian president says he wants a firm position from America on Israeli settlement plans in… 02/01/08 19:12 CET
Georgia prepares for Presidential voteThe former Soviet republic of Georgia is preparing to choose a President under the watchful eyes of… 02/01/08 19:12 CET
Kenya violence – not just politicsMwai Kibaki — the newly re-elected Kenyan President — has been at the forefront of the country’s… 02/01/08 19:12 CET
Pakistan postpones elections after Bhutto deathPakistan’s parliamentary elections have been put back until the middle of February. The electoral… 02/01/08 13:26 CET
US primaries just one day awayThere is just one day left until American voters can begin choosing their Republican and Democrat… 02/01/08 13:26 CET
Kenya’s opposition accused of “ethnic cleansing”Increasingly urgent appeals for calm have so far failed to stop the violence raging across Kenya… 02/01/08 13:26 CET
Basic necessities scarce in KenyaA week of violence has turned the worlds of many Kenyan’s upside-down. There are queues for water… 02/01/08 13:26 CET
All eyes on Iowa ahead of first Presidential caucusLast minute campaigning is underway in the US state of Iowa before the first votes are cast… 02/01/08 09:11 CET
Pakistan opposition unites against election delayWith Pakistani authorities set to postpone next week’s election the two main opposition parties… 02/01/08 09:11 CET
Hardship and uncertainty facing Kenya’s refugeesThe tens of thousands who have been forced to flee their homes are seeking refuge where they can… 02/01/08 09:09 CET
Kenya violence prompts fears of ethnic conflictFor at least 35 Kikuyu men, women and children in the western Kenyan Rift Valley town of Eldoret… 02/01/08 09:09 CET
Agony continues for hostages families in ColombiaThe mystery and waiting continues for the families of hostages held by rebels in Colombia. The… 02/01/08 09:09 CET
