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Typhoon Megi leaves Luzon and heads for China
Super typhoon Megi appears to have cleared the Philippines main island and is picking up momentum as it heads to southern China. The winds, in…
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Islamist rebels attack Chechen parliament
Islamist rebels have stormed the parliament of the Russian republic of Chechnya in a brazen suicide attack. At least three gunmen hurled bombs and…
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Youths clash with police in French pension protests
While retirement is a long way off for secondary school pupils, up and down France, young demonstrators have been voicing their opposition to…
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Wulff uses Turkey visit to slam immigration critics
Germany's President Christian Wulff is on a state visit to Turkey, the first official trip there by a German head of state in a decade, and Wulff's…
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Europeans will work longer towards pensions
The proportion of working people paying to support pensions for retired people is projected to shrink dramatically in the future. That means…
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"Poor labour relations" at root of pensions strife
The French say they understand the necessity for change. However, as was the case 15 years ago, they are again in the streets saying "no" to pensions…
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Police struggle for control in Paris and Lyon
Two of the fiercest flashpoints were in France's two biggest cities. For a second day a school in the northern Parisian suburb of Nanterre was the…
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No European legal pursuit of France over Roma
Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for Justice, who had strongly considered taking France to court over its expulsion this year of thousands…
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Delay likely for Porsche VW merger
The bosses of Porsche and Volkswagen have said various legal disputes and tax issues could delay their merger to beyond the end of next year but…
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Fewer contracts for IBM
International Business Machines has announced stronger profits and raised its full-year outlook but said it had signed fewer contracts for computer…
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France once more in the grip of protests
Protestors have hit the streets of France for the sixth day of nationwide strikes and protests against plans to reform the country's pension law.…
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Sarkozy refuses to back down over reform
The French government has set up a crisis cabinet to deal with the situation. In the Normandy coastal resort of Deauville for a tri-partite summit…
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Germans challenge Eurostar for tunnel passengers
German rail company, Deutche Bahn has unveiled its own high speed train with which it hopes to use on a new London to Frankfurt route. The…
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"Women to go" protest targets sex trade in Israel
It is not what one usually sees in store windows, but in a shopping centre in Tel Aviv, women tagged with price tickets are being offered for sale.…
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Killing in Karachi leaves 16 dead
More bloodshed in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi where at least 16 people have died in separate attacks. In one, armed gunmen on…
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Axe falls on the UK military
After months of waiting, the full details of the swingeing spending cuts facing the UK's armed forces have finally been revealed. Prime Minister…
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Unions in the UK gear up for action ahead of cuts
Unions in the UK say they will fight tooth and nail to protect public services from the axe. They rallied in London ahead of the government's…
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Police move in to restore French fuel supplies
Police in France have broken blockades at three fuel depots at Donges, La Rochelle, and Le Mans, restoring supplies, but all of France's refineries…
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