London bombings inquest to ask two key questions
The inquest into the London bombings has opened in the Royal Courts of Justice, over five years after the events of July 2005 which killed 52 people…
View ArticleStelios and easyJet settle over brand
Budget airliner easyJet and its founder and largest shareholder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, have ended their lengthy dispute over use of the brand name.…
View ArticleMicrosoft hinges hopes on new smartphones
Microsoft has unveiled a new line of smartphones running its Windows software. Microsoft is hoping that the new phones, from handset makers such as…
View ArticleChina's media puts lid on Nobel winner coverage
It was only a small demonstration in Hong Kong, but they were determined to make their voices heard. The protest took place outside the central…
View ArticleKidnappers 'demand end to France veil ban'
Al Qaeda has reportedly demanded that France lift its ban on Muslim face veils in exchange for the release of hostages being held in the Sahara. A…
View ArticleFrance hit by strikes as pension protests escalate
France is caught in a whirl of industrial action as workers across a number of sectors down tools again to fight plans to raise the retirement age to…
View ArticleFirst EU-wide survey of police checks and ethnicity
It might not surprise people in minority groups that police in Europe are more likely to do control checks on them. The European Agency for…
View ArticleRelatives of Chilean miners hold prayer vigils
The anxious relatives awaiting the start of the rescue of Chile's 33 trapped miners are holding prayer vigils in their make-shift camp. More than…
View ArticleClose healthwatch on miners before ascent
There is no instruction book explaining how to maintain the health of people trapped 700 metres below ground for two months. With the rescue just…
View ArticleGreek policeman jailed for murder of teenager
A policeman has been jailed for life in Greece after being convicted of murdering a teenager. The killing after an altercation in a suburb of…
View ArticleEU response to Hungarian sludge danger
Five EU environmental experts are in Hungary to help cope with the sludge from the Ajka alumina factory spill. The national authorities want to know…
View ArticleUS grenade may have killed British aid worker
Kidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been killed by US forces as they attempted to rescue her from her captors in Afghanistan.…
View ArticleForeigners arrested in Iran over Sakineh interview
Two foreign nationals have reportedly been arrested in Iran after interviewing the son of Sakineh Ashtiani, the woman threatened with death by…
View ArticlePalestinians reject Israeli 'Jewish state' offer
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered the Palestinians a new freeze on settlement building - if they recognise Israel as a Jewish…
View ArticleFrench workers strike against pension reforms
Another 24-hour nationwide strike has begun in France, in protest against government plans to raise the country's retirement age from 60 to 62.…
View ArticleRescue of Chilean miners poised to begin
Leaving nothing to chance, the testing of the rescue capsule which will bring Chile's trapped miners back to the surface has been successfully…
View ArticleHungarian PM blames "human negligence" for spill
"Human negligence" was to blame for last week's spill of toxic sludge in Hungary, according to the country's prime minister. The boss of the…
View Article"La Stupenda", Joan Sutherland dies aged 83
Tributes have poured in from around the world after the death of the operatic legend Joan Sutherland. Known by her legion of fans as "La Stupenda",…
View ArticleGreek policeman jailed for teenager's murder
A policeman has been jailed for life in Greece after being convicted of murdering a teenager. The killing after an altercation in a suburb of…
View ArticleTanker collision off Dutch coast
A Greek tanker carrying kerosene has collided with a Cypriot container ship off the Netherlands coast. A gash several metres long has been opened in…
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