France wakes up to strike chaos on the roads
Lorry drivers have added their weight to the industrial mayhem gripping France by slowing down motorway traffic or by blocking key roads. After…
View ArticleBrazil's Greens stay neutral in presidential race
Brazil's Green Party and their third placed candidate Marina Silva have opted to remain neutral ahead of the country's presidential runoff at the…
View ArticleWomen march against rape in DR Congo
More than 1,700 women have marched against sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The rally was organised by the 'World March of…
View ArticleTruckers join French strike; fuel harder to find
France is again the focus of increasing European anger at pension and retirement reforms, which has seen protests and demonstrations across the…
View ArticleFord 'to cut Mazda investment'
Ford and Mazda look set to drift further apart as the US car maker plans to wind down its investment in the Japanese firm. Reportedly Ford will…
View ArticlePhilips cautious on sales growth
Philips Electronics has unveiled third-quarter operating profit that beat forecasts thanks to cost cuts, but at the same time it was cautious about…
View ArticleSpanish island for sale - 6 million euros
An idyllic Spanish island has been put up for sale. Illa d'en Colom is a 58-hectare hideaway complete with two beaches, a sandy southern coast and…
View ArticleMerkel's attack fuels "multi-kulti" debate
The debate on immigration and multi-culturalism in Germany rages on. For some, Angela Merkel is belatedly stating the obvious; for others she is…
View ArticleAnger and arrests as French students protest
France's long history of street protest has seen a new chapter written, with students blockading schools and clashing with police across the country.…
View ArticleInvestors wary on Enel green power IPO
Investors were cautious as Italian utility Enel kicked off the sale of a third of the shares of its renewable energy division - Enel Green Power.…
View ArticleBelgian political wedge driven deeper
Belgian political divisions have deepened still further. The French speaking parties have rejected the Flemish separatist N-VA's coalition proposal.…
View ArticleMedvedev joins friendly talks in Deauville
It is being billed as a brain-storming session ahead of next month's NATO summit. The leaders of France, Germany and Russia are holding two days of…
View ArticleTyphoon Megi hits the Philippines
A state of emergency has been declared in the northern Philippines as Typhoon Megi comes ashore. The International Red Cross says the storm is the…
View ArticleDeadly rebel attack on Chechen parliament
Arrmed insurgents have attacked the parliament of Russia's volatile Chechnya region, killing at least four people in battles with security forces.…
View ArticleWomen protest against mass rape in DR Congo
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