The rivalry between Ouattara and Gbagbo
After days of turmoil in which several people have been killed, opposition leader Alassane Ouatarra has been declared the winner of Ivory Coast's…
View ArticleQantas chases Rolls-Royce compensation
Qantas is cranking up the pressure on Rolls-Royce to compensate it for lost income after an engine failure on one of its planes last month. The…
View ArticleTUI Travel merger savings bear fruit
UK-based TUI Travel is beginning to reap the rewards of synergies gained from the merger of TUI AG and First Choice Holidays. Underlying…
View ArticleEurope still in snowstorm's grip
More snow, more travel misery, as northern Europe continues to find itself blanketed. In Britain, London's Gatwick Airport still remains shut…
View ArticleEngland wonders why World Cup bid was binned
This was not the way it was supposed to end for England's World Cup dreams. And fans gathered in London, even famous ones like Tottenham striker…
View ArticleIvory Coast's Ouattara wins presidential poll
Ivory Coast's electoral commission has declared Alassane Ouattara the victor of the West African states disputed presidential election. The…
View ArticleIsraeli forest fire kills 40, mostly prison guards
Israeli media are describing it as the biggest forest fire in the country's history. An estimated 40 people have been killed, many of them prison…
View ArticleRussian leaders hail winning 2018 World Cup bid
It is mission accomplished for the Russian 2018 World Cup delegation and the country's leaders are delighted. "Hooray! Victory!" President Dmitry…
View ArticleOuattara wins disputed Ivory Coast poll
Ivory Coast's presidential candidate Alassane Ouattara has won the country's disputed election. Official results released by the West African…
View ArticlePutin: Russia's "mafia state" image no disaster
Revelations by WikiLeaks that Russia is considered in some circles to be a virtual "mafia state" have added new strains to relations between Moscow…
View ArticleUN bemoans lack of Iranian cooperation
Just four days before nuclear talks between Iran and the EU begin, the UN's nuclear agency chief, Yukiya Amano, has complained about a lack of…
View ArticleNASA discovers arsenic-eating bug
Life on earth, but not as we know it, has been found in a strange, salty lake in California. It is so extraordinary that the NASA astrobiology unit…
View ArticleRussia, Qatar surprise FIFA World Cup picks
FIFA has decided to go where no World Cup has gone before, Russia, with all its time zones and a sprawling event that is going to need a fortune in…
View ArticleTemperatures plunge, snow falls
Europe's unseasonal cold snap continues, yet winter is still officially nearly three weeks away. Not for truck drivers stuck in Calais waiting to…
View ArticlePatrick N'gouan: "We need to look again at the way in which Ivory Coast is...
Patrick N'gouan heads a collective of civil society groups in Ivory Coast. It is an independent national body working to resolve the crisis there.…
View ArticleMilitary "seals borders" in Ivory Coast
The armed forces in Ivory Coast are reported to have sealed the country's borders and stopped foreign broadcasts, following the disputed presidential…
View ArticleIsrael counts cost of wildfire
Israel is still battling the biggest forest fire it has ever known. While the flames have been beaten in some areas, they continue to gain ground…
View ArticleSouth Korea warns North over strikes
South Korea has issued a stark new warning to its northern neighbour as fresh joint military exercises begin off the Korean peninsula. The…
View ArticleUniversity students protest over education cuts in Greece
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View ArticleChristmas decorations in the White House
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