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Anders Behring Breivik decries inhumane prison conditions
Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian convicted of the massacre of 77 people last year, has said he is being held in "inhumane" conditions. Anders Behring...
John Lewis Christmas advert 2012: The Journey
John Lewis department store unveils its new Christmas ad, banking on a lovestruck snowman to leave viewers misty-eyed. Last year’s John Lewis Christmas commercial it...
General Nikolai Makarov, Russian armed forces chief, dismissed by Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Russian armed forces chief, General Nikolai Makarov, just three days after the defence minister was sacked over a corruption...
Malala Yousafzai thanks people around the world for supporting her
Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old education campaigner shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan, has thanked people around the world for supporting...
David Graham’s four-storey underground house
David Graham, a Canadian multi-millionaire, plans to triple the size of his London mansion by digging down 50 ft to create a four-storey basement...
Greece parliament backs new austerity measures plan despite violente protests
Greek parliament has narrowly backed a fresh round of austerity measures, despite violent protests across the country. The austerity package aimed at securing the next...
Anatoly Serdyukov, Russian Defense Minister, dismissed by Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov after his ministry was caught up in a corruption scandal. Anatoly Serdyukov has been replaced...
Greece in 48-hour general strike against a new wave of spending cuts
Greece is braced for a 48-hour general strike across public and private sectors in protest at a proposed new wave of spending cuts. Protest marches...
Claudio Sciarpelletti, Paolo Gabriele’s helper, on trial for stealing papal documents
Claudio Sciarpelletti, a computer technician, has gone on trial in the Vatican City charged with aiding and abetting Pope's former butler, Paolo Gabriele, in...
World’s longest married couple: Karam and Katari Chand have been married for 87 years
Indian couple Karam, 107, and his wife Katari Chand, 100, who have eight children and twenty eight grandchildren together, have lived in wedded bliss...
Myriam Aouffir: DSK and his new girlfriend spotted at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been spotted with his new girlfriend, Myriam Aouffir, at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Myriam Aouffir, 43, is a high-profile press officer...
Ourson Guimauve: Why the French love chocolate bears
Market statistics show the French confectionery industry has been unaffected by the country's financial problems and continues to grow at about 8% a year....
Costas Vaxevanis acquitted in Greek bank list trial
Greek journalist Costas Vaxevanis has been acquitted of breaching privacy for publishing the names of 2,000 suspected tax evaders. Costas Vaxevanis published a list of...
Vladimir Putin injured in a sport activity, admits Kremlin
Vladimir Putin's spokesman has admitted that Russia's president is suffering from an injury, but denied media reports that it is affecting his work. Dmitry Peskov...
Spain Halloween stampede: three dead and two injured at Madrid Arena
Three women have died in a stampede at a Halloween party in Madrid, Spanish officials say. They say that two more people were seriously injured...
Costas Vaxevanis goes on trial for publishing names of Greeks with Swiss bank accounts
Greek journalist Costas Vaxevanis is due to go on trial in Athens for breach of privacy after publishing the names of 2,000 Greeks with...
Eurozone unemployment rate hits new high in September
Eurozone unemployment rate hit to a new high of 18.49 million in September, the EU statistics agency has said. The number of people out of...
Queen parachute stunt at the Olympics was kept secret from her family, says Lord Sebastian Coe
When Queen Elizabeth appeared to parachute into the Olympic Stadium this summer it was hailed as one of the greatest moments in British television...
Polish Catholic Church warns over modern Halloween rituals
Polish Catholic Church has warned that modern Halloween rituals risk promoting the occult. In a statement on its website, the Church said that celebrating Halloween...
Viktor Yanukovych’s party claims victory in Ukraine’s parliamentary election
President Viktor Yanukovych’s party has claimed victory in Ukraine's parliamentary election. The Party of Regions has more than 36%, and the opposition party of Yulia...
Hawaii tsunami triggered by Canada quake
A tsunami triggered by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake thousands of miles away in Canada has hit the island chain of Hawaii, without causing major...
Lithuania votes in the second round of national elections
Lithuania is voting in the second round of national elections, with budget cuts and joining the euro seen as key issues. Polls opened at 07:00...
Ukraine parliamentary elections
Ukrainians are voting in a parliamentary election Western officials are billing as a litmus test of its democratic credentials. Polls opened at 08:00 and pit...
Silvio Berlusconi says he will stay in politics after receiving jail term for tax fraud
Silvio Berlusconi has said he feels "obliged" to stay in politics, a day after receiving a jail term for tax fraud. The former Italian Prime...
Silvio Berlusconi to appeal against tax fraud jail sentence
Silvio Berlusconi’s lawyers are to appeal against his jail sentence for tax fraud, Italian media has reported. The appeal will be lodged by 10 November,...
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