diff --git a/compiler/compiler.py b/compiler/compiler.py
index 69a6f91..4543cfa 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler.py
+++ b/compiler/compiler.py
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ def fetarticle(url, raw):
     if h is not None:
         d["section"]= "FET - " + h.text.strip()
 
+        
     h=sp.find("span", {"itemprop": "datePublished"})
     if h is not None:
-        d["published"]=parse(h.encode_contents().strip())
+        h1=  re.sub(r'[^\d]*(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)[^\d]*', r'\3/\2/\1',unicode(h.text).strip()) 
+        d["published"]=parse(h1.strip())
 
     h=sp.find("meta", {"property": "og:image"})    
     if h is not None: