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Paolo Gabriele on trial for theft
Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict XVI's former butler, is set to go on trial in the Vatican on charges of aggravated theft. Paolo Gabriele, 46, has...
Shooting at Czech President Vaclav Klaus
A man armed with a replica pistol has fired at Czech President Vaclav Klaus at close range while he was opening a bridge in...
Spanish banks need an injection of 59.3 billion euros to survive a serious downturn
According an independent audit, Spain's banks will need an injection of 59.3 billion euros ($76.3 billion) to survive a serious downturn. The amount is broadly...
Bo Xilai faces criminal charges
Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Communist Party and will face justice, Chinese state media say. Bo Xilai, the ex-Communist Party leader in the...
France to raise taxes on top 10%
France’s Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has said that 9 out of 10 citizens will not see their income taxes rise in the new budget. He...
Google Brazil takes down controversial video that led to Fabio Jose Silva Coelho detention
Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, president of Google operations in Brazil, has said the company will take down a controversial YouTube video that led to...
Mount Everest plane crash kills 19 people in Nepal
A plane heading for the Everest region has crashed in Nepal's capital, killing all 19 people on board, local officials say. The plane, operated by...
Innocence of Muslims: Nakoula Basseley Nakoula arrested in LA for violating probation
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man linked to anti-Islam video Innocence of Muslims that sparked riots across the Muslim world, has been held without bond...
Greece’s governing coalition reaches basic agreement on the austerity package for 2013-2014
Greece’s finance minister Yannis Stournaras says the three parties in the country's governing coalition have reached a "basic agreement" on the austerity package for...
Benjamin Netanyahu urges the world to draw a clear red line over Iran’s nuclear programme
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the world to draw a "clear red line" over Iran's nuclear programme. In a speech at the UN,...
Doubts raised over Neil Heywood death by Chinese forensic scientists
Wang Xuemei, a prominent Chinese forensic scientist, has cast doubt on the official version of the death of British businessman Neil Heywood, which triggered...
Robert Mugabe wants to hold Zimbabwe’s elections in March 2013
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe wants to hold elections in March 2013 with a referendum on a new constitution this November, court papers reveal. His long-time...
Ryugyong Hotel: pictures from inside the North Korea’s Hotel of Doom
Pictures have emerged showing the inside of the 105-storey pyramid-shaped Ryugyong hotel that has been under construction in Pyongyang for 25 years. North Korea began building...
Spain 2013 austerity budget to be set out today
Spain will set out today its austerity budget for 2013, against a backdrop of a deteriorating economy and 25% unemployment rate. Madrid is expected to...
Syrian refugees will be 700,000 by the end of the year
UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, has warned that as many as 700,000 people could have fled Syria by the end of the year, a...
Kate Middleton wardrobe gaffe: the Duchess wore Cook Islands dress at Solomon Islands’ cultural celebration
The Duchess of Cambridge wore what she had assumed was a traditional national dress to an event celebrating Solomon Islands' culture...only to later discover that...
Alexander Lebedev charged with hooliganism over talk-show punch
Russian media mogul Alexander Lebedev has been charged with hooliganism in Russia after he punched fellow guest Sergei Polonsky during a TV debate last...
France’s unemployment tops 3 million in August
The number of unemployed people in France has topped 3 million for the first time since 1999, according to latest labor ministry figures. August's jobless...
Greece: police fire tear gas and arrest dozens of protesters during one-day strike in Athens
Police have fired tear gas in Greece to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near parliament in Athens. Dozens were arrested during the one-day strike against...
Syria: four military guards killed in suicide attack on Damascus army HQ
Four Syrian military guards were killed after suicide attackers drove vehicle bombs into the military HQ in the heart of Damascus, officials say. State TV...
Spain GDP shrinks significantly
Spain’s economy continued to shrink at a "significant rate" in the third quarter, the Bank of Spain has said. Spain is currently in a deepening...
Julius Malema appears in Limpopo court
South African politician Julius Malema has appeared in court to face money laundering charges. A large crowd of his supporters has gathered outside the court...
Cupcake ATM from Sprinkles hits UK market
Popular LA bakery Sprinkles, which launched a cupcake ATM Stateside, is bringing the device to the UK so that shoppers can get a sugary...
Greece: trade unions begin anti-austerity general strike
Greek trade unions have begun the first general strike since the country's conservative-led coalition government came to power in June. Wednesday's 24-hour walkout is to...
Occupy Congress: police fire rubber bullets and baton-charge at Madrid rally
Police have fired rubber bullets and baton-charged Spanish protesters attending a rally against austerity in Madrid. The clashes occurred as protesters tried to tear down...
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