parlamento

• What EU China policy is coming to

  Even after the Olympics, China is still not out of the starting blocks over human rights. The… 06/12/08 12:50 CET

world news

• Sarkozy meets Dalai Lama, despite Beijing warnings

  Nicolas Sarkozy has defied China by meeting the Dalai Lama. Beijing warned bilateral trade with… 06/12/08 20:00 CET

• Coal-dependent Poland’s environmental dilemma

  Poland’s attachment to its coal industry is easy to explain. The country gets more than 90 percent… 06/12/08 19:47 CET

• Indian police make arrests in Mumbai attack-probe

  Indian police have arrested two men under suspicion of supplying mobile phone cards used by the… 06/12/08 19:47 CET

• Russian Orthodox Church chooses interim leader

  The Russian Orthodox Church has chosen Metropolitan Kirill as its interim leader, in a move that… 06/12/08 19:47 CET

• Obama backs public works as way out of crisis

  After Friday’s announcement of some of the worst US unemployment figures for decades, the country’s… 06/12/08 18:20 CET

• EU climate deal hangs in the balance

  With European leaders gathering in the Polish city of Gdansk today, French President Nicolas… 06/12/08 16:45 CET

• Chinese boycott targets French interests – again

  In many ways, it is a case of deja vu. Chinese citizens are threatening to boycott all things… 06/12/08 14:15 CET

• European solidarity urged at Walesa tribute

  European leaders have been urging each other to follow the example of Lech Walesa at a ceremony to… 06/12/08 14:15 CET

• Russian Orthodox Church head Alexiy II lies in state

  Alexiy II has been laying in state at his residence near Moscow following his sudden death on… 06/12/08 14:02 CET

• As many as three million in Mecca as haj begins

  Up to three million Muslims may have gathered for this year’s haj pilgrimage in Mecca. The local… 06/12/08 13:15 CET

• Ghana gets ready to vote

  Final electoral rallies have been held in Ghana ahead of Sunday’s election for a successor to… 06/12/08 12:51 CET

• Alexiy II makes final visit to Moscow

  Praise for the late Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox church Alexiy II has been coming in from at… 06/12/08 09:30 CET

• US unemployment leap worst in 34 years

  The figures are hideous, the worst in 34 years. Over 530 000 Americans lost their jobs in November… 06/12/08 09:30 CET

• Justice finally catches up with OJ

  The once all-American sporting hero OJ Simpson is finally going to jail. He is going to appeal… 06/12/08 09:30 CET

• Haj begins in Saudi Arabia

  The Muslim world’s annual Haj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, has begun. Some two million people have… 06/12/08 02:36 CET

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