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'Catalanism' promotes differences from rest of Spain Catalonia has promoted its language and popular culture since the 1980s, cultivating a sense that it is different from the rest of Spain which has now turned to separatism.

08 November 2014

Russia angers West by backing rebel polls as EU uphold sanctions Russia announced it will recognise separatist polls in Ukraine next weekend, sparking an angry reaction from Washington and Kiev's newly elected pro-Western leaders.

29 October 2014

Song and dance as pro-Russia rebels mark 'liberation' from Ukraine Ukraine's largest rebel-controlled city marked six months of "independence" from Kiev with Russian and separatist flags.

05 October 2014

Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin call it quits Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin announced their separation on Tuesday, signaling the end of the A-list couple's 11-year marriage.

26 March 2014

Strauss-Kahn separated from wife, source confirms Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and wife Anne Sinclair have been separated for about a month, a source close to the one-time French presidential hopeful confirmed Monday.

04 July 2012