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First months of 2011 'rocky': CBI

The first few months of 2011 will be "quite rough" for the British economy, the head of employers' organisation the CBI has warned.Sir Richard...

Japan whalers clash with activists

Japanese whalers have shot water cannons at anti-whaling activists, the conservationist group's founder claimed, hours after the activists tracked down the hunting fleet in...

Egypt church blast leaves 21 dead

A car has exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshippers emerged from a New Year's Mass in the Egyptian city of...

New hopes as world welcomes 2011

Dazzling fireworks lit up Australia's Sydney Harbour, communist Vietnam held a rare, Western-style countdown to the new year, and Japanese revellers released balloons carrying...

Revellers welcome 2011 with a bang

Hundreds of thousands of New Year revellers have welcomed in 2011 with a bang, packing the streets to watch spectacular firework displays light up...

Police: Drugs cartel 'dismembered'

Mexico's federal police said that the once-fearsome La Familia drug cartel has been "completely dismembered" and has broken down into small groups that commit...

Pope focuses on economic hardship

Pope Benedict XVI marked the final hours of 2010 with public prayer and a word of concern for families struggling with economic troubles.Benedict gave...

Jackson 'post-mortem' show axed

The co-executors of Michael Jackson's estate said the Discovery Channel has heeded their request that they cancel a show purporting to re-enact the dead...

Leader vows to foil 'coup d'etat'

Ivory Coast's incumbent leader who refuses to cede power is describing international efforts to oust him a "coup d'etat".In an address broadcast on state...

Bid to repair water supply leaks

Engineers are continuing the mammoth task of repairing the leaks that crippled Northern Ireland's water system.Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy said an independent probe...

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