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Anger as Lockerbie bomber gets hero’s welcomeThe British government has condemned celebrations in Tripoli to mark the release and return of the… 21/08/09 19:19 CET
Grozny bicycle bombersA wave of Islamist-inspired violence continues in Russia’s mainly Muslim North Caucasus. In… 21/08/09 19:18 CET
Muslims prepare for RamadanRamadan begins this weekend for more than one billion Muslims around the world. The holiest… 21/08/09 18:53 CET
Deadly rockslide kills as many as five in Portugal’s AlgarveA rockslide at a beach in the Algarve in Portugal has killed as many as five people and injured… 21/08/09 17:33 CET
politicsThe end may be in sight for thousands of British motorists who have had to endure having their car… 21/08/09 17:13 CET
Leading candidates claim victory in Afghanistan electionAfghan President Hamid Karzai and his main rival Abdullah Abdullah have both claimed victory in the… 21/08/09 16:33 CET
Ramadan dawns as Muslims prepare to fastMuslims across the globe are preparing for the holy month of Ramadan. In the Iraqi capital… 21/08/09 13:15 CET
Check on runner’s gender angers supportersIntersexuality has thrust its way to world attention with runner Caster Semenya. Her gold medal win… 21/08/09 12:49 CET
Deadly bombings in GroznyEarly reports of a series of explosions in the capital of Chechnya say at least five people have… 21/08/09 12:33 CET
North Korea honours South Korea’s late Kim Dae-jungA delegation of senior North Korean officials is in South Korea to pay their respects to the late… 21/08/09 12:13 CET
UN praises ordinary Afghans after tense electionThe UN Security Council congratulated the Afghan people for their participation in Thursday’s… 21/08/09 11:23 CET
Karzai, Abdullah both claim supremacyThe two top contenders to be president of Afghanistan are both claiming they have won the election… 21/08/09 09:09 CET
Afghan election “a success” despite low turnoutThe presidential elections in Afghanistan are being hailed a success, despite reports of a poor… 21/08/09 07:28 CET
Hero’s homecoming for Libyan Lockerbie bomberFar from his prison cell in Scotland, the convicted Lockerbie bomber has been given a hero’s… 21/08/09 07:28 CET
Spotlight on ETA after huge arms find in FranceLarge amounts of hidden weapons and explosives believed to belong to ETA have been unearthed in… 21/08/09 07:28 CET
Switzerland ‘sorry’ for Gaddafi son’s arrestLibya has won a formal apology from Switzerland for the arrest last year of Colonel Gaddafi’s son… 21/08/09 07:28 CET
African boat people tell of death tripFive African boat people rescued by the Italian coastguard have claimed they were lost at sea for… 21/08/09 07:27 CET
