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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:03:00 GMT

Irish asked to spark own recovery

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" - a famous phrase that could be applied to a competition in the Irish Republic asking the public to play their part in helping the nation's stricken economy to get back on
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:03:00 GMT

Greece Gets Boost on Debt Rating

BRUSSELS Greece got a welcome vote of confidence Tuesday from the rating agency Standard & Poors for its deficit-reduction efforts, but the country was still pressing for details on a new loan rescue package from fellow euro-zone members, who remain
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:29:00 GMT

Armitage dropped for French test

Six Nations: Delon Armitage was tonight dropped for Englands Six Nations clash with Grand Slam-chasing France which clears the way for Ben Foden to make his first Test start at fullback. Armitage has paid the price for a slump in form, dropping out of
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:05:00 GMT

Patriots or Nazi collaborators? Latvians march to commemorate SS veterans

David Cameron's political allies among crowd in Riga at anniversary of battle against Russians Aivars Ozols paid a heavy price for trying to save Latvia from Bolshevism. Transported to Siberia in 1945 as a Russian prisoner of war and starved nearly to
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:49:00 GMT

Milner blast keeps Villa on course for Europe

James Milner underlines his potential as a possible World Cup starter for England with the winner as Aston Villa reignite their top-four push at Wigan.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:29:00 GMT

Standard & Poor's rating for Greece suggests it has deep doubts

Austerity programme gets seal of approval but the question is whether the tide has turned It's a triumph: Greece's austerity programme yesterday received a seal of approval from the ratings agency Standard & Poor's yesterday that a few weeks ago was
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:20:00 GMT

Gordon Brown intervenes to delay EU hedge funds rules

• France and Germany press for tougher regulations •Tim Geithner, says EU is adopting protectionist agenda Gordon Brown delayed EU proposals for tighter rules covering hedge funds and private equity groups after he intervened to block a discussion
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:20:00 GMT

Woman died after 'worst botched operation' seen in British hosptial

An elderly woman died after a German locum doctor carried out one of the worst botched operations seen in a British hospital, an inquest heard yesterday. Ena Dickinson, a former NHS volunteer, was left unable to walk after the locum made a series of
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:02:00 GMT

Six Iraqis died in our custody, British officer tells Baha Musa inquiry

At least six Iraqis died while being held in British military custody during the first two months of the war in Iraq, a public inquiry has been told. Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholas Mercer, the former head of the Armys legal team in the country, also
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:58:00 GMT

Berlin rejects calls to boost demand

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:45:00 GMT

Ireland Names Gabriel Byrne Its Culture Ambassador

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:36:00 GMT

Nomura to lose European chief

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:28:00 GMT

Britain's poet laureate pens ode to injured Beckham

Britain's poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem about injured England footballer David Beckham, seen here on March 14 after rupturing his Achilles tendon, she revealed Tuesday. AFP - Britain's poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:12:00 GMT

Foden set for full debut as England axe Armitage

Ben Foden, seen here in 2008, is set to make his first England Test start after fellow full-back Delon Armitage was dropped on Tuesday from the squad to play France in the Six Nations finale in Paris on Saturday. AFP - Ben Foden is set to make his first
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:12:00 GMT

Top Irish cardinal accused over child abuse probe

Cardinal Sean Brady has been under fire over the investigation into a child abuse. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Irish cardinal under fire for his role in investigation into notorious child abuser Outrage over revelation that complainants were asked to sign
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:03:00 GMT

Arrest over Spain church abuse claims

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:02:00 GMT

Madrid lands 2010 MTV European music awards

Madrid will host the host the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony on November 7, organisers said Tuesday. AFP - Madrid will host the host the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony on November 7, organisers said Tuesday. It will be the second time the
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:52:00 GMT

Spain presses 'two-state' solution in talks with Barak

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos (L) welcomes Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak before their meeting in Madrid. Moratinos insisted Tuesday on the need for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict during a meeting with Barak.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:52:00 GMT

Nazi SS veterans march in Latvia

: Latvian veterans who fought alongside Nazi Germany in the second world war have provoked demonstrations with a march in Riga
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:40:00 GMT

French guillotine exhibition opens 33 years after the last head fell

Abolished method of execution associated with the French revolution is displayed at the Musée D'Orsay in Paris Beneath the grey veil used to cloak her awful secrets from the public gaze, "the widow" stands 14ft tall and the blade hangs menacingly over
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:39:00 GMT

Irish cardinal accused over abuse probe

Ireland's top Catholic cardinal is using the 'Nuremberg defense' in the face of public outrage at his role 35 years ago in investigating one of the country's most notorious child-abusing priests, an activist said Tuesday. Cardinal Sean Brady has been
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:38:00 GMT

Ex-teacher arrested over Spain child sex abuse claim

A man who used to teach at a Roman Catholic religious order's schools in Spain has been arrested in Chile on suspicion of sexually abusing children, police in Spain and Chile said Tuesday. The suspect, Jose Angel Arregui Erana, was arrested in August
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:38:00 GMT

Unser Star für Oslo : In der ARD kommt Lena jetzt vor der Tagesschau

Auftritt zwischen Börse und Tagesschau: Für die Videopremiere von Lena Meyer-Landruts 'Satellite' hat die ARD im Vorabendprogramm extra Platz freigeräumt. Die Sendeminuten vor einem Millionenpublikum dürften die Downloadzahlen noch einmal steigern.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:28:00 GMT

'Six or seven Iraqis died in British custody'

Six or seven Iraqi prisoners died while being held in British custody during the first two months of the war in Iraq, a public inquiry heard today. The former head of the Armys legal team in Iraq said prisoner abuse would have been prevented if Lord
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:18:00 GMT

Britain rejects Brussels' call to cut deficit faster

'We think the EU has got the judgment wrong,' Liam Byrne, Treasury Chief Secretary, told BBC radio on Tuesday. 'We think the plan that they've set out would require us to take something like 20bn more out of the economy by 2014-15 and we think that would
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:18:00 GMT

British boy freed 'after ransom payment'

A young British boy seized at gunpoint during a family holiday in Pakistan was freed this morning after the reported payment of a ransom to his kidnappers. Sahil Saeed, 5, from Oldham in Greater Manchester, was picked up in a field 20 miles from the
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:47:00 GMT

Crimean Tatars Seek Criminal Case Against Ukrainian Minister

Crimean Tatar leaders want Anatoly Mogilev to be charged with inciting hatred. SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine -- Crimean Tatars have protested what they say are inflammatory comments by new Ukrainian Interior Minister Anatoliy Mogilev, RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:42:00 GMT

Belgium or bust

Presevo, southern Serbia A white coach with Belgian number plates snakes its way into the cramped bus station in the southern Serbian town of Presevo. Onboard is the first group of more than 900 mainly ethnic Albanians from Serbia and Macedonia who have
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:36:00 GMT

French rail website causes scare as train 'blast' report goes live

BBC News, Paris The French railway operator, SNCF, has mistakenly put a dramatic statement on its website saying more than 100 people had died in a train explosion. The false announcement, of an explosion in Macon in the Burgundy region, was part of a
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:35:00 GMT

French railway causes panic with 'disaster' blunder

People logging on to the website of the SNCF, the French state railway, got a shock this morning. It announced that an explosion had torn through a high-speed express in Burgundy, killing more than 100 people and injuring nearly 400. For more than 40
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:16:00 GMT