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Sarkozy party facing poll defeat

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 04:16
President Sarkozy's party faces defeat from the Socialists in regional elections, which also saw a strong National Front showing.

Irish Catholic leader in 'cover-up'

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 00:28
The Catholic primate of all-Ireland rejects calls to resign over claims he helped cover up a sex abuse investigation in the 1970s.

Hungarian Vizsla, Yogi, wins Crufts

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 00:01
A Hungarian Vizsla named Yogi wins Best In Show at Crufts, at the end of the four-day show in Birmingham.

Suspected Eta man held in London

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 17:14
A suspected member of the Basque separatist group Eta is arrested in London.

'Silence oath' in Irish abuse case

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 16:53
The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland says he was at meetings when two alleged victims of a paedophile priest signed an oath of silence.

UK government criticises BA strike

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 16:29
Transport Secretary Lord Adonis attacks the planned strike by British Airways cabin crew staff, calling it "totally unjustified".

Woman freed in Vilks 'death plot'

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 16:04
A US woman held in Ireland over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist is freed, as three others are still questioned.

Panic in Georgia as bogus TV report says Russia has invaded

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 11:22
Panic is sparked in Georgia after a bogus TV news report said Russian tanks had invaded and the president was dead.

In pictures

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 07:47
Secrets of Italian artist Caravaggio in the frame

US and Russia 'near' nuclear deal

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 03:48
Russia and the US are close to concluding a new nuclear disarmament treaty, officials in Washington and Moscow say.

Flaming torches light up whole of UK's ancient Hadrian's Wall

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 00:00
About 500 volunteers holding flaming torches illuminate Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast.

Thousands protest against Italy's PM

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 23:15
Tens of thousands of Italians stage a protest in central Rome against the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Vatican defends Pope in abuse row

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 20:12
The Vatican denounces efforts to involve the Pope in a child abuse scandal dating back to his time as archbishop in Germany.

Spoil sports?

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 16:55
The rules children must obey in Berlin, Paris, Rome and NY

Calls to raise crime age rejected

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 16:39
The age of criminal responsibility will stay at 10, the government says, after a senior adviser for England calls for it to be raised.

EU 'nearing' Greece bail-out deal

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 13:07
The EU is putting the finishing touches to a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials tell the BBC.

Purple People

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:29
The new mass movement against Italy's Berlusconi

Three freed in Irish 'Vilks plot'

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 10:25
Police in the Irish Republic release three of the seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist.

Cell for cell: Georgian prisoners can swap jail time for monastery

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 05:02
Officials in Georgia announce a scheme to let prisoners shorten their jail terms by spending time in a monastery instead.

Crocked monsieur

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 03:12
Weekend polls may loosen Sarkozy grip on Elysee Palace