Strikes raise pressure on French government
The latest wave of strikes against French pension reforms has kicked off today with quiet train stations, air and sea ports heralding a miserable…
View ArticleHungary takes control of spill factory as wildlife suffers
As authorities in Hungary race to construct an emergency dam to thwart a second toxic sludge spill, volunteers are sifting through the red poison…
View ArticleGovernment and unions argue French strike turnout
The government and unions are disputing turnout in today's general strike, the fourth in five weeks, called to protest against President Nicolas…
View ArticleHead-on collision kills 18 workers in Poland
Eighteen people have been killed in a head-on collision in central Poland. A van carrying seasonal apple pickers swerved into the opposite lane in…
View ArticleHorror crash leaves 40 dead in Ukraine
A bus packed with rush-hour commuters has crashed into a train in Ukraine, killing 40 and injuring 10. Police say the bus driver jumped a red…
View ArticleLegal challenge to Eurostar decision?
France's Alstom has said it may go to court to block a decision by Eurostar to buy 10 new trains from German company Siemens. Alstom's Chief…
View ArticlePhoenix rises, hopefully no flames
The Phoenix escape capsule being used for the final stage of the rescue of the Chilean miners is just 53 centimetres wide, four metres long and…
View ArticleSpiderman softens Jewish conflict zones
How to cope with the trauma of conflict? According to one Israeli photographer the answer is: send in Spiderman. The comic crime fighter is the…
View ArticleDutch say 'no danger' after North Sea collision
The Dutch Transport Ministry has said that there is no danger to public health or the environment after a collision between two ships in the North…
View ArticleCourt decides Liverpool FC sale
The worlds of football and high finance have collided at London's High Court where judges are being asked to decide the fate of Liverpool. The…
View ArticleEmergency dam almost complete in sludge hit Hungary
Authorities in Hungary say the emergency dam being built to prevent a second toxic sludge spill is close to completion. Engineers began the…
View ArticleFrance grinds to a halt over pension reform
Millions of French workers took to the streets on Tuesday in protest over President Sarkozy's pension reform bill. Sarkozy wants to raise the…
View ArticleBelgian MPs debate clarity required for new government
Belgium's Dutch and French-speaking members of parliament have returned to work to debate how a new government might be formed, four months after the…
View ArticleChile mine rescue could start earlier than expected
The rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners could begin earlier than originally planned. Officials say because enough progress has been made in…
View ArticlePfizer buying King Pharma
The world's biggest drugmaker, Pfizer, continues to expand. It has agreed to buy King Pharmaceuticals for the equivalent of 2.6 billion euros in…
View ArticleMiners' families keep the faith at Camp Hope
Camp Hope - the tented village now known the world over - was born out of the faith of a handful of families whose menfolk have been buried…
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