Government lawsuit hits BP shares
Oil giant BP's shares fell nearly 1.4 percent on Thursday in response to a US government lawsuit over last April's deadly oil rig explosion in the…
View ArticleMaastricht coffee-shops a ‘no go’ for cannabis tourists
Around 2.7 million tourists a year who visited Maastricht’s 14 coffee shops will have to look elsewhere for their cannabis, as the Court of Justice…
View ArticleThaci: claims of skeletons in the closet
Hashim Thaçi had barely 24 hours to savour his PDK party's victory in the first parliamentary elections since Kosovo's self-declared independence.…
View ArticleKosovo PM rejects "mafia-style" crime claims
The prime minister of Kosovo has strongly refuted sensational claims that he led an organised crime ring that killed opponents and trafficked in…
View ArticleIvory Coast fighting: 'Up to 30 dead'
Up to 30 people are feared killed in Ivory Coast, as soldiers loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo opened fire on supporters of his election…
View ArticleWikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange is released
The WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has walked free from police custody in London. He emerged from the High Court some hours after the judge,…
View ArticleIraqi police detain 73 'terror plotters'
Iraqi police said on Thursday they have detained 73 people accused of plotting terror attacks during the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura. The…
View ArticleNuclear train blocked briefly by German protesters
Environmental protesters have halted the progress of a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage facility in northern Germany. Several hundred waited…
View ArticleEuro zone gets international rescue fund
EU has agreed to set up a permanent rescue fund to help euro zone members struggling with sovereign debts. EU treaties will now be revised to…
View ArticleAssange bailed as US plans indictment
WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange walks from a London court after being released on bail in his battle against extradition to Sweden over alleged sex…
View ArticleBloodshed in the Ivory coast as civil war looms
Death on the streets of Abijan as the disputed presidential poll pushes the Ivory Coast closer to another civil war. Forces loyal to both men…
View ArticleNext extradition hearing in New Year for Assange
Julian Assange must now wait until the new year for the next hearing to decide if he will be extradited to Sweden. This is normal procedure.…
View ArticleStudents clash with Police in Argentina
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View ArticleEU Kosovo force must probe organ trafficking: Del Ponte
"We had indications that there was a mass grave where the corpses of the victims were buried." - Carla Del Ponte Audrey Tilve, euronews: Carla…
View ArticleChina responds angrily to Japan's defence review
Japan's military forces face imminent redeployment. Tokyo has unveiled sweeping changes to its defence policy. A direct response, it is being…
View ArticleMoody's cut Irish credit rating
Ireland's credit rating has been slashed as the country's government struggles to contain losses in the country's debt-riddled banking system. …
View ArticleUEFA Champions League second round draw
Here is the draw for the second round of the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League: AS Roma - Shakhtar Donesk AC Milan - Tottenham Hotspur FC Valencia…
View ArticleWikiLeaks Assange 'victim of smear campaign'
A day after Julian Assange emerged from London's High Court on bail, the WikiLeaks founder has insisted he is the victim of a smear campaign over…
View ArticleEuro summit agrees new stability strategies
European Union leaders have wrapped up their two-day regular end-of-the-year summit expressing satisfaction with a number of strategies aimed at…
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