Beleaguered Berlusconi battles on after Fini attack
The future of Silvio Berlusconi's fragile government dominates the headlines following another blistering attack by his one-time ally turned bitter…
View ArticleGermany to extend life of nuclear power plants
Germany's nuclear power plants are to stay in service for longer than planned, reversing a decision by the previous left-wing coalition which wanted…
View ArticleDeadly attack on Pakistan police station
Mounting militant violence in Pakistan is putting pressure on a government struggling to cope with recent devastating floods. At least 20 people,…
View ArticleSpain rejects ETA ceasefire announcement
The Spanish government has said it will continue to hunt down members of ETA, even though the Basque separatist terror group announced a ceasefire.…
View ArticleBucharest protest over French Roma policy
France is coming under more pressure over its mass expulsions of members of the Roma community. A protest has taken place outside the French…
View ArticleFrench teachers strike ahead of nationwide action
Thousands of teachers have been on strike across France today, but the action appears to have been limited with only between five and 30 percent of…
View ArticleLebanese PM withdraws accusation against Syria
Lebanon's prime minister Saad al-Hariri has said he was wrong to accuse Syria of killing his father, the former PM Rafik al-Hariri. His comments…
View ArticleSuzuki targets India for future growth
Japanese carmaker Suzuki is upping the ante in its India operation, building a fourth car plant to increase its already dominant more than 50 percent…
View ArticleBA and Iberia set to flex their muscle
British Airways and Iberia, who will have fully merged by the end of this year when they will become the International Airlines Group, are already…
View ArticleDublin insists Anglo Irish no dead duck
Ireland's finance ministry has denied reports it has asked the European Commission for permission to wind up the affairs of Anglo Irish bank.…
View ArticleCrossborder crackdown leaves ETA weakened
ETA has not carried out a deadly attack in Spain since July last year when a car bomb parked outside a police station on the Balearic island of…
View ArticleBelgians queasy over coalition money tensions
The collapse in Belgium of talks to form a coalition government has further stoked ill-feeling there. It is largely over Flemish resentment…
View ArticleObama's plan: re-build America to beat recession
President Obama has unveiled an expensive plan to re-build America and beat the recession. On the back of more gloomy jobs figures, the president…
View ArticleElections loom as Berlusconi takes on Fini
The heat has been turned up again in the power struggle at the heart of Italian politics, with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ready to oust his…
View ArticleFrance set to grind to halt over pensions strike
More two million people are expected to take to the streets across France today in protest over the government's pension reform plans. Action on the…
View ArticleMEPs declare support for Sakineh
International condemnation of the death sentence imposed on Iranian Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is mounting - from the Vatican to the European…
View ArticleSouth African state workers suspend strike
South African public sector workers have called off their four-week pay strike. It comes after the government put an improved deal of 7.5 percent and…
View ArticleRare film shows London in the Blitz, 70 years ago
Rare colour film has been released to mark the 70th anniversary of the WW2 bombing of London - the Blitz. On 7th September 1940, Hitler sent waves of…
View ArticleTube strike threatens transport chaos for London
Commuters in London face a struggle getting to work this morning, as workers on the underground rail system stage the first of a series of strikes.…
View ArticleGreek cabinet reshuffle to tackle the debt crisis
The Greek prime minister has ordered an almost-complete cabinet reshuffle to breathe new life into the fight against his country's continuing debt…
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