French government won't budge despite riots
The French government says it will stand firm on pension reform despite continued unrest. Riots led by high school students have rolled into a…
View ArticleCall to raise EU spending sits badly with some
As Britain takes the axe to its budget, from Strasbourg comes a call to increase EU spending. Discounting protests by governments putting austerity…
View ArticleUS hikers to face Iran trial
Two Americans arrested while hiking in Iran will go on trial next month on charges of espionage and illegally entering the Islamic Republic,…
View ArticleAusterity plan brings UK 'back from the brink'
The impact of the British austerity plan will spread beyond the UK's shores. The BBC World Service faces potential cuts as the government will no…
View ArticleMaternity leave increase to 20 week minimum wins EP vote
Maternity leave in EU countries should increase, according to a vote in the European Parliament, from a regulatory minimum of 14 weeks to 20 weeks,…
View ArticleGuilty - Skydiver murders love rival in death jump
A Belgian woman has been found guilty of murdering a fellow sky diver by sabotaging her parachute, in a crime of passion. Els Clottemans is said…
View Article20-year-old student takes on Mexican drug cartels
One of Mexico's most dangerous drug war towns on the US border, Praxedis has a new police chief with a difference. She is Marisol Valles and she is…
View ArticleFrench protesters defy government calls for calm
Protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy's unpopular pension reform in the French city of Lyon turned violent yesterday. Police used tear gas to…
View ArticleFrench police clear fuel depot protests
French police moved in on Wednesday to clear blockaded fuel depots as unions step up the pressure on the government ahead of a vote this week to…
View ArticleTwin roadside attacks kill Afghans
Insurgent planted bombs have killed at least 22 people in two separate incidents in Nimruz province in southwestern Afghanistan. In the first, 13…
View ArticleChampions league results and pictures
Group A: Inter Milan 4 - 3 Tottenham Group B: Lyon 2 - 0 Benfica Group C: Manchester United 1 - 0 Bursaspor Group D: Barcelona 2 - 0 Copenhagen…
View ArticleQueues form as French motorists hunt for fuel
There is no sign of police moving in to break the blockade at one of France's biggest refineries, Grandpuits, which services Paris. With unions…
View ArticleGuillermo Farinas wins Sakharov prize
The 2010 Sakharov prize, awarded by the European Parliament for an outstanding contribution to the cause of Human Rights, has gone to Cuban dissident…
View ArticleFears rise over Nigerian health crisis
Both the UN and Doctors without Borders are expressing concern that a free-for-all gold rush in northern Nigeria will kill more people if nothing is…
View ArticleFarinas speaks to euronews on Sakharov prize
This year's winner of the European Parliament's Sakharov Human Rights Prize, Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, has chosen euronews to give his first…
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