archive 05·07·2008

world news

• Zimbabwe crisis: Mbeki and Mugabe meet

  South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Harare to try to… 05/07/08 23:05 CET

• Kazakh capital Astana celebrates its 10th birthday

  Kazakhstan is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its capital Astana, a city seen as a symbol of… 05/07/08 19:55 CET

• Colombia and Betancourt reject ransom rumours

  The Colombian government and Ingrid Betancourt have strongly rejecting media claims that a ransom… 05/07/08 19:20 CET

• Claims French students tortured before killings

  Following the arrest of a man in connection with the brutal murders of two French students in… 05/07/08 19:07 CET

• Sarkozy reassures supporters over Europe

  With France holding the rotating EU presidency concerns about Europe’s institutions and economy… 05/07/08 18:59 CET

• Kazakh capital Astana celebrates its tenth birthday

  Kazakhstan is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its capital Astana, a city seen as a symbol of… 05/07/08 18:51 CET

• Hitler headless after man attacks waxwork in Berlin

  A man tore the head off a controversial waxwork of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin’s… 05/07/08 18:46 CET

• US denies airstrike killed civilians in Afghanistan

  A US airstrike on two vehicles carrying alleged insurgents in northeastern Afghanistan has left as… 05/07/08 18:05 CET

• Betancourt rejects ransom claim

  At a press conference in Paris Ingrid Betancourt rejected the controversial claim first reported… 05/07/08 13:32 CET

• Armenian opposition turn up heat on president

  Thousands of opposition supporters have taken to the streets in the Armenian capital, Yerevan… 05/07/08 13:05 CET

• UK police arrest man over French student murders

  British police have arrested a man in connection with the knife murder of two French students in… 05/07/08 11:05 CET

• Colombia releases video of dramatic hostage rescue

  The Colombian army has released a video of the dramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other… 05/07/08 10:36 CET

• Hero’s welcome in Paris for Ingrid Betancourt

  For four years a huge photograph of Ingrid Betancourt has hung outside the town hall in Paris. Just… 05/07/08 10:24 CET

• Video shows dramatic Colombian hostage rescue

  Video has emerged of the daring Colombian commando raid, which finally brought to an end the six… 05/07/08 10:10 CET

• Berlin: US embassy reoccupies WW2 site

  A new American embassy has been opened in Berlin, back on the site it last occupied in 1941. The… 05/07/08 09:09 CET

• UK knife crime: 18th teenager killed in London

  Police in London are investigating the 18th murder of a teenager on the streets of the British… 05/07/08 09:04 CET

• Spain’s socialists set to re-elect PM as party leader

  The ruling Spanish socialist party has begun its 37th Congress in Madrid against a backdrop of an… 05/07/08 04:35 CET

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