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Hero medal for Kalashnikov's 90th

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 19:24:57 +0000

The Russian designer of the AK-47 assault rifle Mikhail Kalashnikov has been honoured at the Kremlin in a ceremony to celebrate his 90th birthday.

Car bomb explodes in Pakistani town

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 19:16:07 +0000

Pakistani Taliban militants vow to fight a tough, protracted guerrilla war against the army as a suicide car-bomber killed up to 20 people in a northwestern town.

EuroMillions winners revealed

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 17:25:31 +0000

The identities of the owners of the two winning EuroMillions tickets have been revealed - and the new multi-millionaires are all British.

Women's soccer turns nasty

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 17:21:35 +0000

20-year-old Elizabeth Lambert is suspended from the University of New Mexico's team for violent behaviour towards opposition team members.

Women's soccer turns nasty

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 17:21:35 +0000

20-year-old Elizabeth Lambert is suspended from the University of New Mexico's team for violent behaviour towards opposition team members.

Germany's Xmas post office opens

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 17:13:15 +0000

It might not be Lapland, but the children don't mind as they start sending their letters into Santa Klaus.

U2 soundtracks climate dance

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 16:12:52 +0000

Over 11,000 people, mainly from Belgium, dance to the U2 song 'Magnificent' to mobilise the world in demanding their leaders pledge to seriously cut CO2 emissions at the upcoming Copenhagen Climate conference.

Asylum seekers on hunger strike

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 14:54:23 +0000

Female asylum seekers from Sri Lanka on hunger strike to draw attention to their plight from women's groups, as Australia says the boatpeople are economic refugees and not eligible for asylum.

'Maoist' village changes with China

Reuters — 29 Sep 2009 11:12:45 +0100

Mao lives on in Nanjie village, a collective Chinese community sixty years after the founding of the People's Republic.

Ketsana batters Vietnam

Reuters — 29 Sep 2009 11:10:51 +0100

Typhoon Ketsana brought heavy rain and strong wind to Vietnam after brushing past China's Hainan Island.

Iran missile tests called provocative

Reuters — 29 Sep 2009 00:29:56 +0100

Iran test fires missiles in what Washington calls a provocative act, just days ahead of Tehran's meeting with major powers.

Talk of the Town: Polanski to fight extradition

Reuters — 29 Sep 2009 00:07:05 +0100

The latest entertainment and celebrity news including Polanski's next move, Hugh Jackman stops the show, and Lady Gaga to be honored

Standoff in Honduras

Reuters — 28 Sep 2009 22:13:40 +0100

The tense standoff in Honduras continues with ousted President Manuel Zelaya still holed up in Brazil's embassy as US calls his return foolish.

Security increased at Oktoberfest

Reuters — 28 Sep 2009 17:10:02 +0100

Security is increased at the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival as Germany arrests two Islamist suspects in connection with recent al Qaeda videos.

New German govt faces econ challenge

Reuters — 28 Sep 2009 16:58:53 +0100

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the FDP want to form their centre-right coalition in the next month, and prepare to tackle economic challenges.

Minibus bomb kills six in Iraq

Reuters — 28 Sep 2009 16:29:55 +0100

A bomb planted on a minibus explodes in the small town of Saniya, south of Baghdad, killing six passengers and wounding two others, Iraqi police say.