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Czech government agrees to turn over seized churches

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:01:26 GMT

A Czech government plan to return church property seized during the country's communist era will cost more than two billion euros in compensation.…

Argentina takes Falklands dispute to UN

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:01:14 GMT

Argentina says Britain has deployed nuclear weapons near the Falkland Islands, a charge denied by London. Argentinian foreign minister Héctor…

Nasa footage shows northern lights from space

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:00:28 GMT

NASA has released this footage of The Northern Lights above the US, Canada and Mexico. The images were filmed by astronauts aboard the…

Egypt marks one year without Mubarak

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:24:11 GMT

Thousands of Egyptians are marking the first anniversary of the overthrow of their former president. Hosni Mubarak resigned on February 11th…

Syrian tanks step up shelling of Homs

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:33:12 GMT

Syrian tanks have again attacked the central city of Homs. Rebels say more than four hundred and fifty people have died in a week-long onslaught…

Greek cabinet backs fresh cuts ahead of MPs vote

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:43:11 GMT

The Greek cabinet on Friday approved new austerity measures in a bid to seal a 130-billion-euro bailout from the EU and the IMF. Six members of…

Romania hit by snowstorms

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:54:15 GMT

The cold snap continues in Eastern Europe. The Romanian counties of Buzau, Galati, and Vrancea have been hit by heavy blizzards. Officials…

Amnesty warns of 'grave' crisis in Homs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:53:12 GMT

In Syria the shelling of civilian areas in neighbourhoods in the city of Homs is a growing problem say activists. Some of the wounded its claimed…

Homeless teenagers sleep rough in Kiev cold snap

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:43:12 GMT

In Kiev teenagers who had been living on the streets have set up temporary home in derelict buildings. Some do not want to be identified and that…

Long-awaited Eternit asbestos verdict expected soon

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:45:34 GMT

Will the judgement be guilty or not guilty in the 'asbestos trial' of the owners of the company Eternit, in Casale Monferrato, Italy? After a…

One year on a new message in Tahrir Square

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:10:14 GMT

Protesters are back in Tahrir Square in Egypt with a new message as the first anniversary of President Mubarak's fall approaches. They are calling…

McCartney finally gets his Hollywood star

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:43:12 GMT

Paul McCartney has been given a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, making him the last member of the Beatles to get one. At the unveiling, he…

Egypt 'fed up with military, not afraid of Islamist rule'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:09:06 GMT

The scene in Egypt, after Mubarak has been gone for one year, is of political confusion, fury over military rule - during which dozens of lives have…

Serb arrested in Spain over Djindjic killing

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:53:13 GMT

Spanish police have arrested a man convicted over the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. Vladimir Milisavljevic was detained…

Coalition members quit over Greece austerity plan

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:44:13 GMT

As Greeks took to the streets on Friday to show their anger at austerity measures, several politicians also walked off the job. The industrial…

Vatican: no 'plot to kill Pope'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:34:08 GMT

The Vatican has dismissed an Italian newspaper report that the Pope is being targeted by assassins and would be dead within 12 months. The front…

Belgium: firefighters spray premier's office

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:34:08 GMT

Striking Belgian fire crews have sprayed the country's cabinet building in Brussels in protest against proposed changes to pensions that ministers…

A tear filled plea from a hospital in Homs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:03:13 GMT

In one hospital in a neighbourhood of Homs the intense personal pain of Syria is evident. An amateur video, which has not been verified, shows a…

Egemen Bağış: 'The EU must accept Turkey'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:48:57 GMT

Joining the European Union remains a top priority for Turkey despite the economic crisis and controversy over comments made on the Armenian genocide.…

Syria wounded seek treatment in Lebanon

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:13 GMT

Lebanon is another neighbouring country dealing with the fallout from the violence in Syria. Tripoli, the largest city in northern Lebanon is…

Syria: 25 killed in Aleppo blast

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:11 GMT

At least 25 people have been killed following a twin bomb attack in Syria. The violence has now spread to the northern city of Aleppo, the…

Greece govt stuck between protesters and troika

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:13:12 GMT

Another wave of protests has erupted in Greece as the government cannot seem to please the people or the eurozone finance ministers. There were…

India and EU: Free-trade agreement close

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:53:11 GMT

Leaders from the EU and India have made "substantial progress" towards a free trade deal. Talks have been ongoing since 2007 and are said to be…

Iceland bouncing back from the brink

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:22:55 GMT

The money boom that led to the financial crisis has changed Icelanders' values. The banking crash there has hit not only their enviously high…

Troika demands more cuts - Greece strikes

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:03:12 GMT

Greece is in the grip of another general strike with workers furious about yet more budget cuts demanded by the country's financial rescuers. The…