Twelve of ice rink victims were children 2006-01-05 05:38:02
Twelve of the 15 people killed when the roof of an ice rink in southern Germany collapsed were children aged between nine and 16.Full Story...
Three-year-old's rape: police search property 2006-01-05 05:40:10
Welsh police officers have searched a property in the town of Newport in connection with the suspected kidnapping and rape of a three-year-old girl who was snatched from her Cardiff home and found more than a hundred kilometres away.Full Story...
Police question men after rape of 3-year-old 2006-01-04 07:57:36
Welsh police say they are holding three men in connection with the kidnap and rape of a three-year-old girl in Cardiff.Full Story...
Another body recovered from collapsed rink 2006-01-04 04:31:01
Rescue workers have recovered another body from the wreckage of a collapsed skating rink in southern Germany, police have said, raising the death toll to 12.Full Story...
Pet monitors on the prowl in Rome 2006-01-04 03:29:12
Every dog has its day, and this could be it for every mistreated kitty, pup and parrot in Rome as animal monitors have been let loose to enforce strict new guidelines.Full Story...
Lottery winner misses out on huge jackpot 2006-01-03 03:07:40
The holder of a British lottery ticket worth more than R100-million lost it all when the six-month deadline for claiming the winnings expired.Full Story...
President meets daughter for the first time 2006-01-03 06:54:31
Slovene President Janez Drnovsek has announced that he met his 24-year-old daughter - whose existence he only discovered a year ago - for the first time over the New Year's holidays.Full Story...
Choose the new seven wonders of the world 2006-01-03 08:02:56
China's Great Wall, the Stonehenge monoliths in England and the desert city of Petra in Jordan are among 21 candidate sites to be named the new seven wonders of the world - and you have a say in what the final decision is...Full Story...
UK home office to probe visa-for-sex claims 2006-01-03 01:37:10
The interior ministry of Britain has launched an investigation into a report that some immigration officers gave favourable treatment to attractive and compliant women.Full Story...
German skating rink collapses, killing 11 2006-01-03 00:47:50
At least 11 people were killed and more were feared dead when the roof of a skating rink in Germany collapsed in heavy snow, police and officials say.Full Story...
Hours left to claim British lottery millions 2006-01-02 07:11:29
The holder of a winning British lottery ticket worth millions has just hours left to claim their prize before the money goes to good causes.Full Story...
US uneasy as Russia cuts Ukraine gas supply 2006-01-02 01:43:51
Russia's halting of gas supplies to Ukraine raises questions about the use of energy as a political weapon, top US officials say.Full Story...
Churchill wanted Hitler to get electric chair 2006-01-02 01:31:50
Britain's wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill wanted to see Adolf Hitler die in the electric chair as World War II drew to a close, according to official papers.Full Story...
Makeshift bomb explodes near Athens 2006-01-02 03:25:44
A home-made bomb has exploded in front of a warehouse in a suburb south of Athens, causing some damage, police sources have said.Full Story...
The Tube keeps on rolling despite strike 2006-01-01 05:47:04
The subway system in London continued its "good service" as a 24-hour strike by Underground workers that began New Year's Eve showed limited impact.Full Story...
Churchill favoured execution for Hitler 2006-01-01 02:07:58
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was determined to have German leader Adolf Hitler executed if he was captured, according to previously secret government documents.Full Story...
Snow blankets many areas in Europe 2005-12-31 01:07:17
Europe's second snow storm this week has piled drifts on to railway tracks and roads, slowing buses, trains and trams and stranding motorists.Full Story...
Royal boost for Western Cape education 2005-12-30 05:00:27
Prince Albert of Monaco, currently on a visit to South Africa, has visited a township in Cape Town where he and the provincial government reached an agreement to secure funding for early childhood development.Full Story...
Blair joins Britain's top ten 2005-12-30 06:27:35
Tony Blair joined the top ten longest-serving British prime ministers, after overtaking World War II leader Winston Churchill.Full Story...
Vatican clamps down on gay priests 2005-12-29 04:20:48
The Catholic Church has imposed restrictions on homosexuals becoming priests, but have made an exception on some.Full Story...
Concerts galore with 'no risk' ticket 2005-12-29 00:45:04
A Dutch pop venue has introduced an innovative way to make live music more accessible. If you don't like what you hear or see then just leave...Full Story...
UK couple have DNA test for gender 'mix-up' 2005-12-29 00:42:24
Sarah Wilson and Martyn Cahill were delighted when midwives delivering their baby declared "It's a boy." But hours later, while bathing the infant, Wilson discovered she actually had a daughter.Full Story...
Suicide bomber hits in southern Russia 2005-12-29 05:07:36
A man strapped with explosives blew himself up near a mosque in the southern Russian province of Dagestan, killing himself and injuring another person, police said.Full Story...
UK shivers as cold snap tightens grip 2005-12-29 04:18:46
Motorists have been warned to expect atrocious conditions across the United Kingdom as freezing fog moves in adding to the dangers posed by the big chill.Full Story...
Yemen to free German hostages soon - official 2005-12-29 04:21:40
Officials say the former German government minister and his family who have been kidnapped in Dubai, will soon be free.Full Story...
European satellites blast off into space 2005-12-28 00:27:59
The first of Europe's constellation of 30 navigation satellites - part of a multibillion-euro system called Galileo - have blasted into orbit from Kazakstan.Full Story...
European cities snowed under 2005-12-28 06:33:05
A heavy snowstorm has created headaches for commuters across Europe causing trucks to jackknife in Austria and stranding hundreds of motorists in northern France, while icy conditions forced officials to close certain roads in Britain.Full Story...
Geldof lends his expertise to Cameron 2005-12-28 05:49:38
Conservative Party leader David Cameron has brought musician and activist Bob Geldof on board a working group on the issue of world poverty.Full Story...
Snowstorms trap French motorists 2005-12-28 05:37:06
Heavy snowfalls in France caused thousands of motorists to spend the night in their cars on a highway.Full Story...
Bosnian fugitive Mladic negotiating surrender 2005-12-27 02:30:31
Top Bosnian war crimes suspect General Ratko Mladic is considering turning himself in to Serbian authorities.Full Story...
Students protest racist death in Russia 2005-12-27 05:47:04
African and Asian nationals students in in St Petersburg say they have become the targets of neo-Nazi groups after a student from Cameroon was killed because of alleged racism.Full Story...
African student slain in Russia 'race' attack 2005-12-26 05:18:20
An African student was stabbed to death and another was seriously wounded in separate attacks on the same German street in St Petersburg, prosecutors and a student activist said.Full Story...
Bulgaria lauds decision to retry nurses 2005-12-26 01:43:19
Bulgaria has welcomed Libya's Supreme Court decision to retry the six medical workers who were sentenced to death for allegedly injecting more than 400 children with HIV infected blood.Full Story...
Black box of crashed Azerbaijan plane found 2005-12-25 08:47:52
Flight recorders from the plane that crashed near Azerbaijan's capital, killing 23 people, have been found.Full Story...
Man subjects ex-girlfriend to fiery suicide 2005-12-25 06:21:33
A German man broke into the apartment of his ex-girlfriend, poured paint thinner over his head and then set himself on fire, Siegburg police said.Full Story...
Pope urges unity against terror 2005-12-25 06:10:32
Pope Benedict, in his first Christmas address, has urged humanity to unite against terrorism, poverty and environmental blight and called for a "new world order" to correct economic imbalances.Full Story...
Pope prays for peace in Holy Land 2005-12-25 01:25:14
Pope Benedict XVI offered a Christmas prayer for peace in the Holy Land and made a special mention of children, including the unborn, as he led his first Midnight Mass in the splendour of St Peter's Basilica.Full Story...
French transplant firsts get to meet 2005-12-24 02:11:07
The 38-year-old French woman who had the world's first face transplant has met Denis Chatelier, who himself made headlines nearly six years ago when he received the first double hand transplant.Full Story...
Only good news in Germany on Christmas Eve 2005-12-24 08:49:49
Crime, corruption, evil and sleaze took a day off on Christmas Eve, at least in Germany's best-selling daily newspaper.Full Story...
Crucified nun died of 'adrenalin overdose' 2005-12-24 08:07:04
A Romanian nun allegedly crucified by a priest and
four other nuns in an exorcism rite was still alive when she was rescued, but is believed to have died of an overdose of adrenalin mistakenly administered by a medic.Full Story...
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