UK government plans minimum price for alcohol
Concerns over so-called binge-drinking in the UK have led the governing coalition to fix a minimum price for alcohol in England and Wales.…
View ArticleTunisia's new government in disarray
Tunisia's new unity government appears in disarray just a day after it was announced. The inclusion of the so-called "old guard" - members of ousted…
View ArticleMedvedev endorses independent Palestine
The Russian president has reaffirmed his country's support for Palestinian statehood during a visit to the West Bank that is likely to further…
View ArticleTunisian foreign minister calls for patience
The situation in Tunisia is overshadowing an Arab League economic summit in Sharm el Sheik. Analysts have cited several members states such as…
View ArticleExiles return to Tunisia
One person who could figure in Tunisia's political future is Moncef Marzouki. The former political exile and opposition leader has been given a…
View ArticleSudan leader held over "Tunisia" revolt comments
Sudanese authorities have arrested Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi following an interview in which he said a Tunisia-style uprising was…
View ArticleChina-US: look Hu's talking!
Rivals but also partners. The world's eyes are firmly fixed on Washington as the leaders of the globe's two biggest powers hold long anticipated…
View ArticleBoeing again delays Dreamliner delivery
Boeing has announced that it is delaying the first delivery of the 787 Dreamliner after an electrical fire on a test flight in November. The…
View Article'Stupid' remark over Galileo riles EU Commission
Brussels has cast doubt on a report that a prestigious figure in the space industry called Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system a 'dumb'…
View ArticleBerlusconi faces more 'bunga' pressure
Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is once again under pressure to quit over sex allegations. Prosecutors claim he was complicit in…
View ArticlePoland gives its verdict on Smolensk plane crash
Russian authorities have given their verdict, now it is Poland's turn. Warsaw claims Russian ground controllers made mistakes in the build-up to…
View Article"Baby Doc" questioned over alleged power abuses
Haitian police have taken former dictator Jean- Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier for questioning after his mysterious return to the quake-scarred country…
View ArticleIs the Tunisian street revolt contagious?
Following events in Tunisia, euronews spoke to Middle East expert and correspondent for 'The Independent' newspaper in Britain, Robert Fisk, about…
View ArticleArab states closely watching events in Tunis
Could the collapse of Tunisia's autocratic government create a domino effect across the Arab world? The popular uprising witnessed throughout the…
View ArticleEven in Ben Ali's hometown, people are glad to see him go
It seems virtually no-one in Tunisia regrets the departure of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. There is little sign of the unrest that has enveloped…
View ArticleFormal charges to be laid against "Baby Doc"
Just two days after returning home Baby Doc Duvalier, the former Haitian dictator, has been summoned to a court in Port-au-Prince to be formally…
View ArticleMercury space project passes big test
The joint European-Japanese project to send a spacecraft into orbit around Mercury has passed its first significant milestone, with the completion of…
View ArticleRemote part of Pakistan hit by huge earthquake
A remote part of southwestern Pakistan has been struck by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, close to the border with Afghanistan. Tremors were felt as…
View ArticleCowen survives, but loses foreign minister
Irish prime Minister Brian Cowen may have survived a party confidence vote, but he emerged from the ballot further weakened ahead of a likely general…
View ArticlePolice stop protest at Portuguese PM's office
Around 300 civil servants gathered outside the Portuguese prime minister's office on Tuesday to demonstrate against the government's austerity…
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