Guggenheim showcases video art
New York's Guggenheim art museum has been turned into a canvas itself, showcasing the entries for a global contest of video art. The 25 winners…
View ArticleScuffles at Paris refinery as riot police sent in
French riot police have forcibly cleared access to the main oil refinery supplying Paris. Scuffles broke out at the Grandpuits refinery south-east…
View ArticleObama out to woo women's vote
US president Barack Obama has focused his attention on America's female vote ahead of next month's key congressional elections. Obama was in…
View ArticleSuspected cholera outbreak rocks Haiti
A suspected cholera outbreak has killed nearly 140 people in central Haiti. Patients have swarmed local hospitals suffering from acute diarrhea,…
View ArticleSearch for missing Netherlands ferry captain
A small passenger ferry has capsized after it collided with a German cargo ship in a busy shipping canal 30 kilometres south of Amsterdam.…
View ArticleObama targets women and the west
Remobilise the core voters who elected him as president: a simple but uphill task faces Barack Obama as he travels the country. The Democrats are in…
View ArticleBerlusconi acts on rubbish crisis
The Italian government is stepping in to resolve an on-going garbage crisis in Naples. Residents of a town just outside Naples have been blocking…
View ArticleChina braced for Typhoon Megi
China is bracing itself for the arrival of Typhoon Megi, which has wreaked havoc on its path through the Philippines and Taiwan. More than 150,000…
View ArticleVolvo upbeat on sales recovery
Volvo has rolled out stronger-than-expected earnings and said sales growth for its trucks should remain in double digits in both Europe and North…
View ArticleEmerging markets boost Nestle sales
Nestle's sales growth in the first nine months of the year rose by a better-than-expected five point seven percent. The world's biggest food group…
View ArticleCloned animal uncertainties raised by consumer groups
How good is that steak? How would you feel if the animal's next generation was somehow different? So what if people eat cloned meat? That is what…
View ArticleBrand new submarine runs aground off Scotland
A brand new nuclear-powered submarine, described as the most stealthy in the British Navy, has run aground off the west coast of Scotland. HMS…
View ArticleCalm on French streets as students head home
The student protests that have brought many French cities to a halt over the last few days appear to be dwindling as many head home for their…
View ArticleFrench fuel shortages set to continue
French fuel shortages caused by strikes look set to last for several days despite police rushing picket lines to break a blockade. Riot squads…
View ArticleStudent leaders brawl on Indian television
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View ArticleUS pledges billions more for Pakistan military
The United States is to give Pakistan an extra two billion dollars (1.43 billion euros) to help fight Islamist insurgents. The announcement came…
View ArticleEricsson dials up higher profits
Mobile phone network equipment maker Ericsson has posted a better than expected rise in third-quarter profit. Net income was the equivalent of 398…
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