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Top court bans main Kurdish political party
12/12/2009 - TURKEY

Top court bans main Kurdish political party

Turkey's Constitutional Court has banned the Democratic Society Party (DTP), the country's main Kurdish group, on charges of links to the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), court president Hasim Kilic (pictured) has announced.
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Duch: Loyal Soldier or sadistic killer?
23/11/2009 - TOP STORY

Duch: Loyal Soldier or sadistic killer?

In this edition, Duch, the former prison chief in charge of the Khmer Rouge's main torture centre is put on trial. What was is role during Pol Pot's regime? Who is this 67-year-old former maths teacher?
ElBaradei considers running for 2011 Egyptian presidency, with conditions
06/11/2009 - EGYPT

ElBaradei considers running for 2011 Egyptian presidency, with conditions

Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and outgoing head of the UN nuclear watchdog, has said in a television interview he would not rule out running for the presidency of his native Egypt.
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Court action against former President Chirac to proceed
30/10/2009 - FRANCE

Court action against former President Chirac to proceed

A Paris judge has ordered former French President Jacques Chirac to stand trial over the alleged misappropriation of public funds when he served as the French capital's mayor.
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Judge’s decision imminent on Chirac corruption charges
30/10/2009 - FRANCE

Judge’s decision imminent on Chirac corruption charges

Former French President Jacques Chirac finds out Friday if he wall be called back to court on misappropriation of public funds charges by civil servants – where he was allegedly a 'silent partner' - when he was mayor of Paris.
Lucian Croitoru named new Prime Minister
15/10/2009 - ROMANIA

Lucian Croitoru named new Prime Minister

President Traian Basescu has named Lucian Croitoru, Romania's former representative to the International Monetary Fund, to the post of prime minister after the collapse of the country’s centre-right administration.
13/10/2009 - politics

Is the EU on the right path?

After the Irish finally said "yes" in a referendum last week, the Lisbon treaty still needs to be adopted by the Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus. Is the EU on the right path? Marc Perelman and his guests analyse the future of the treaty.
UNITED KINGDOM
New Supreme Court spells end of Law Lords
The judges of the UK's new Supreme Court, designed to replace the Law Lords (pictured), were sworn in on Thursday. The court's creation is a key step in reforming the UK's unwritten constitution, a process launched under former PM Tony Blair.
UNITED KINGDOM
Labour loses the support of influential newspaper 'The Sun'
The day after his keynote speech at the Labour party conference in Brighton, Gordon Brown and his party, already trailing in the polls, lost the support of the influential tabloid 'The Sun' for the first time since Labour came to power in 1997.
FOOTBALL
Former Brazil star Romario to run for 2010 federal elections
Former top Brazilian striker and World Cup winner Romario has decided to enter politics. The 43-year-old "Baixinho", currently facing tax evasion allegations, will run for election to the national parliament in the 2010 federal elections.
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