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12 February 2012 12:00 AM
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Olympic sponsorship tensions reignite
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
A former London 2012 ethics commissioner who resigned in protest after a decision to accept sponsorship from the chemical multinational Dow, which now owns the company responsible for the Bhopal disaster in India, reignited the row this weekend, accusing a senior Olympic official of misrepresenting her.
From Kent to Texas, grandfather facing 35 years in US jail
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
Accused of arms dealing, Chris Tappin is the latest victim of what many believe to be a lopsided extradition treaty
EU free-trade pact moves closer
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
India and the European Union have agreed to speed up negotiations for a long-anticipated free trade pact, aiming to seal an deal later this year that would nearly double their trade with each other.
Sarkozy calls for support of sanctions against Iran
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, said time was running out to avoid a military intervention in Iran as he appealed to China and Russia to support new sanctions to force Tehran to negotiate over its nuclear programme.
UK to press for global green accounting system
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Britain will be pressing for governments everywhere to adopt "green accounting", formally putting a value on environmental assets such as forests as much as on economic output, at a major world conference on sustainable development to be held in Brazil in June.
EU drive to protect drug firms puts fight against Aids at risk
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Trade agreement with India could put life-saving generic medicines beyond the reach of millions
Diplomacy: Assad is not firing artillery at civilians, claims Russia
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
There is no proof that Bashar al-Assad's regime is using its heavy weapons to bombard Homs, the Russian Foreign Minister is said to have declared yesterday. Sergei Lavrov's comments on the besieged city came during a telephone conversation with the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, as the Syrian opposition reported dozens more dead and injured.
Falkland military claims rejected
08 February 2012 12:53 PM
Downing Street today rejected Argentine claims that Britain is creating a risk to international security by "militarising" the long-running dispute over the Falkland Islands.
Russian visit ends in talk of peace as shells rain on Homs
08 February 2012 12:00 AM
Foreign Minister's visit to Damascus brings pledges from Assad but no end to his bloody crackdown
UK rules out military action or arming Syrian rebels
08 February 2012 12:00 AM
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE said they were expelling Syrian envoys
US closes embassy in Syria
06 February 2012 02:39 PM
The Obama administration has closed the US Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria.
Victory in sight for revolution over female genital mutilation
06 February 2012 12:00 AM
Amid the horrors surrounding female genital mutilation (FGM) there is a quiet revolution, which experts hope could lead to the eradication of the practice.
UK condemns Syria resolution veto
04 February 2012 06:30 PM
Britain accused Russia and China of encouraging the Syrian regime's "killing regime" after they vetoed a United Nations resolution seeking an end to the violent repression.
Hague plea to UN over Syria unrest
01 February 2012 08:27 AM
Foreign Secretary William Hague has called on the United Nations to support moves led by the Arab League to bring a peaceful resolution to unrest in Syria.
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