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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
Britain has a new prime minister for the first time in more than 11 years. Margaret Thatcher formally tendered her resignation to the Queen early this morning
John Major is to be Britain’s new prime minister after winning the Conservatives’ leadership election. Mr Major, 47, will visit the Queen at 1030 BST tomorrow to be formally appointed and
An armed gang has carried out Britain’s largest ever robbery at London’s Heathrow Airport. Over £25m worth of gold bullion bound for the Far East was stolen
The Greek Government has been toppled by the country’s armed forces after weeks of unrest. There appears to have been little or no resistance when tanks rolled into Athens and troops
England have won the Rugby World Cup, beating Australia 20-17 in a game which is already entering the history books as one of the country’s great moments of sporting triumph. The
A peace settlement for war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina has been brokered in the United States. US President Bill Clinton announced the deal after 21 days of seemingly deadlocked negotiation at the Wright Patterson
Diana, Princess of Wales, has spoken openly for the first time about her separation from the Prince of Wales in a frank interview for the BBC’s Panorama programme. During her hour-long
The crew of the latest Apollo mission has carried out the second manned landing on the Moon’s surface. Apollo 12 almost failed before it began because of
Riot police in Czechoslovakia have arrested hundreds of people taking part in a protest march. More than 15,000 people, mostly students, took part in the demonstration,
Britain and the Republic of Ireland have signed a deal giving Dublin a role in Northern Ireland for the first time in more than 60 years. Britain’s
Firefighters are claiming widespread support for their first national strike, over a 30% pay demand. The 30,000-strong Fire Brigades Union claims 97.5% of its members have
The Times newspaper has been published for the first time in nearly a year. The paper’s disappearance from news stands followed a dispute between management and unions
The so-called ‘Great Train Robber’, Ronnie Biggs, is celebrating after Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected a British request to extradite him. The court in Rio de Janeiro ruled that because
The Rhodesian Government, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, has illegally severed its links with the British Crown. Mr Smith made the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) after
The result of the American presidential election is still hanging in the balance hours after the last polls officially closed. Votes are still being counted in the
President Richard Nixon has won an overwhelming victory in the US presidential elections for a second term in the White House. He took 61% of the popular vote, compared with 38%
He is the first Democratic President in US history to be re-elected since Franklin D Roosevelt, taking 49.2% of the popular vote to Mr Dole’s 40.8%. With voter turnout at its
The body of the millionaire newspaper publisher, Robert Maxwell, has been found in the sea off the coast of Tenerife. Mr Maxwell’s body was discovered at approximately 1800 local time (1700
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has been assassinated. Mr Rabin was shot three times at close range in the stomach and chest by an assailant as he left a peace rally
The UK’s deputy Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Howe, has resigned. He informed the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of his decision at around 1800 on Thursday. Sir
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