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Investors relieved at Fortis court rulingInvestors have reacted favourably to Friday’s appeal court ruling suspending asset sales of the… 13/12/08 19:02 CET
Activists say France must help migrantsHuman rights groups say it is up to the French government and not them to support migrants camped… 13/12/08 18:42 CET
Ex-Grandmaster launches Putin opposition groupFormer world chess champion Garry Kasparov has joined up with other Russian opposition groups to… 13/12/08 17:59 CET
Semblance of peace returns to AthensPeaceful rallies have been held in the Greek capital Athens and in other cities a week after the… 13/12/08 16:32 CET
Last chance saloon for US car industryThe failure of Congress to agree on a rescue deal for America’s auto industry has raised fears the… 13/12/08 15:37 CET
British PM visits AfghanistanThe British prime minister Gordon Brown has gone to Aghanistan for talks with President Hamid… 13/12/08 14:45 CET
Violence leaves Athens but threatens other capitalsThere has been minor violence in Athens overnight as a week of urban riots appears to be tailing… 13/12/08 14:04 CET
Irish citizen missing in swollen Rome riverItalian rescue workers are searching for an Irish citizen who fell into the River Tiber in Rome… 13/12/08 13:05 CET
Greece’s frustrated youth says riots no surpriseTwenty-seven-year old Michalis Sarantis is one of a growing number of young people in Greece dubbed… 13/12/08 12:55 CET
Italian adventurer so near and yet so farAn Italian adventurer trying to row solo across the Pacific has had to be rescued agonisingly short… 13/12/08 12:17 CET
China, South Korea, Japan in historic summitChina, Japan and South Korea have put aside decades of animosity, at a summit to discuss how to… 13/12/08 12:04 CET
Mixed results as UN climate summit wraps upUN climate talks in Poland have ended on a mixed note, after two weeks of discussions that… 13/12/08 09:55 CET
Greece takes stock after a nightmare weekGreece is counting the cost of a week of rioting that has shaken the government and laid bare long… 13/12/08 09:28 CET
Relief in Rome as flood threat easesRome is breathing a sigh of relief as it appears to have been spared potentially devastating… 13/12/08 09:18 CET
Alleged cocaine boss extradited to USA suspected Colombian drugs baron has been extradited to the US in what police are hailing as a… 13/12/08 09:05 CET
