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Czechs mark 20th anniversary of Velvet Revolution
At the personal invitation of Vaclav Havel, the BBC's Nick Fraser returns to Prague where he reflects on the events that led to the end of over forty years of Communism
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Britons die after chase
Monday, 16 November 2009
Three died and a fourth was fighting for his life after a high-speed crash in Holland.
Dutch first in Europe to adopt green tax for cars
Monday, 16 November 2009
The Dutch government is to become the first country in Europe to introduce a green tax to replace annual road tax on cars.
Someone wants to kill me, claims Berlusconi
Monday, 16 November 2009
Silvio Berlusconi's personal, political and legal problems are mounting, leading the Italian Prime Minister's media and political allies to speak of a plot against him and a risk of an early election.
John Lichfield: What a relief to be driving in disguise
Monday, 16 November 2009
Parisians, it seems, are choosing to identify with the département of their grand-parents; or their holiday homes
Berlusconi's only fear... Divorce!
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Judges can't scare him, but his estranged wife certainly can. And she doesn't want money – she wants justice
Funeral held for Venetians' 'dying city'
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Two-thirds of city's natives driven out by flood of tourists who force up prices
Meet Haiku Herman, Will Europe make him, A very famous Belgian?
Saturday, 14 November 2009
The demise of Tony Blair's bid to become the EU's first president has opened the way for a politician with more interest in Japanese poetry than publicity
Police whistleblowers a YouTube hit
Saturday, 14 November 2009
The Russian police force is under fire after a series of online videos from current and former officers appeared, denouncing it as permeated with corruption and malpractice.
Merciless Ikea memoir flat-packs a punch
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Former executive's explosive book rips the cosy façade off the Swedish furniture giant
Medvedev promises new era for Russian democracy
Friday, 13 November 2009
President uses State of the Nation address to deliver damning verdict on country and unveil blueprint for reform
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