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Fallen UK minister, ex-wife jailed in revenge 'tragedy' Disgraced former British energy minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife were jailed on Monday after a bitter saga of revenge that began with a driving offence and ended in adultery and the destruction of his political career.

12 March 2013 12:15

Breaking the silence -- secrets of the pope elections The conclaves of cardinals which elect a new pope are laden with rituals and shrouded in secrecy, but tantalising details have emerged from previous votes of what really happens behind the sealed doors of the Sistine Chapel.

12 March 2013 11:51

Data confirms recession in weakest eurozone economies Data published on Monday confirmed recession in the eurozone's weakest economies last year, breathing new life into a heated debate on whether aggressive austerity measures may come at the cost of economic growth.

12 March 2013 11:05

Kazakhmys loses positions in London Kazakhstan's Kazakhmys group will be excluded from FTSE-100 and moved to FTSE-250 index.

11 March 2013 20:17

Thousands of ethnic Hungarians march for autonomy in Romania Around five thousand ethnic Hungarians rallied Sunday in the central Romanian city of Targu Mures to call for autonomy for the Szeklers' Land, home to most of their minority.

11 March 2013 18:19

Princess Lilian of Sweden dies aged 97 Swedish Princess Lilian, who waited over three decades to marry her lifelong love Prince Bertil, passed away at her Stockholm home on Sunday at the age of 97.

11 March 2013 17:34

Malta's opposition Labour party wins elections Malta's opposition Labour party has won a general election for the first time in over 15 years, with leader Joseph Muscat claiming a "landslide victory" Sunday in the eurozone's smallest member.

11 March 2013 17:02

Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister to visit Helsinki Kazakhstan-Finnish business forum will be held in Helsinki.

11 March 2013 16:21

Britain, Italy, Greece say hostages killed in Nigeria Britain, Italy and Greece on Sunday said that a claim by a Nigerian Islamist group that it had killed seven foreign hostages appeared to be true, while London denied it had sought to stage a rescue.

11 March 2013 16:01

Ancient people also had clogged arteries, mummy scans show Scans of mummies from as long ago as 2,000 BC have revealed that ancient people also had clogged arteries, a condition blamed on modern vices like smoking, overeating and inactivity.

11 March 2013 15:27

Too easy to put all blame on Church for sex abuse: cardinal Putting the blame for pedophilia on the Roman Catholic Church is a way of avoiding the issue.

11 March 2013 14:04

Queen to sign rights charter: palace Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was on Monday to sign a charter calling for an end to discrimination across the 54 Commonwealth nations.

11 March 2013 13:11

Mali war disrupts cocaine supply to Europe France's surprise intervention in northern Mali against Islamist fighters involved in lucrative drug-running has disrupted cocaine supply to Europe but smugglers are already finding new routes.

11 March 2013 12:43

New drug said to reduce heart damage during surgery A single dose of an experimental anti-inflammatory treatment reduces heart muscle damage during an angioplasty operation to open blocked arteries.

11 March 2013 12:15

What have we learnt from SARS? A decade ago, a highly contagious and deadly new illness sent people worldwide scrambling to cancel flights and holidays as schools closed and sales of surgical masks spiked.

10 March 2013 16:44

Court dismisses Nokia patent claims against HTC Taiwan's top smartphone maker HTC said Saturday a German court had dismissed two patent infringement complaints brought against the company by Finnish phone giant Nokia.

09 March 2013 18:31

Vatican readies Sistine Chapel for conclave to elect pope Vatican workers made final preparations in the Sistine Chapel on Saturday after Roman Catholic cardinals voted to begin their conclave to elect a new pope under Michelangelo's famous frescoes next week.

09 March 2013 13:35

Franz Liszt letters to go under hammer in Geneva A collection of 14 letters written by 19th-century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt go under the hammer in Switzerland next week, shedding light on his ties with his musical peers and his ire at cultural ignorance.

09 March 2013 12:22

Sex abuse victims list 'dirty dozen' papal candidates Clergy sex abuse victims listed a "dirty dozen" potential papal candidates Wednesday and urged the Roman Catholic Church to "get serious" about protecting children, helping victims and exposing corruption.

08 March 2013 20:17

Ukraine's topless feminists go international Ukrainian feminist group Femen are taking their topless protests around the world, having already stripped off in Western Europe.

08 March 2013 16:27

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