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Posted: January 3rd, 2009, 7:37am GMT
A lack of snow caused by global warming could be threatening the future of many ski resorts, according to scientists.
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Posted: January 3rd, 2009, 7:33am GMT
The 16-year-old son of actor John Travolta has died during a family holiday in the Bahamas.
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Posted: January 3rd, 2009, 6:11am GMT
Ethiopian military forces have begun pulling out of Somalia after two years helping the transitional government fight insurgents.
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Posted: January 3rd, 2009, 6:05am GMT
In La Paz the authorities are cracking down on rabies by vaccinating as many dogs as possible and having strays put down.
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Posted: January 3rd, 2009, 2:26am GMT
A huge underground thermal lake has been discovered below a Turkish bath in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
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Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 4:11pm GMT
Sri Lanka's military have seized control of the Tamil Tiger rebels' de facto capital of Kilinochchi, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has announced.
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Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 10:30am GMT
Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank have joined demonstrations after a call from Hamas for a "day of wrath".
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Posted: December 31st, 2008, 10:52am GMT
A new government has been sworn into office in Belgium, 12 days after the previous administration resigned.
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Posted: December 31st, 2008, 7:43am GMT
A concerted diplomatic drive is under way to try to end Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip and Hamas rocket attacks.
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Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:14am GMT
Slovakia is set to become the 16th country to start using the euro.