General strike in Greece
Tens of thousands of striking Greek civil servants have held a mass rally in central Athens in protest at wage and pension cuts. Unions called the…
View ArticleGermany-first euro protection measures catch partners reeling
Germany 's act-alone ban on a raft of financial market transactions was broadly seen as undermining efforts to improve coordination and political…
View ArticleDubai World seeks debt restructure
Dubai World, the state-owned conglomerate, has reached a deal in principle to restructure its 19 billion euro debt. The deal that involves no new…
View ArticleScientists hail artificial life breakthrough
Scientists in the US say they have made a major step towards creating artificial life. The researchers built their own genes to create life-like…
View ArticleFloods threaten Polish capital Warsaw
Flash floods are continuing to wash across central Europe. So far southern Poland has born the brunt of the disaster, with thousands forced from…
View ArticleSarkozy denies rift with Merkel over euro
Nicolas Sarkozy has denied that he is at odds with Angela Merkel over the eurozone crisis. He spoke after a meeting in Paris with the new British…
View ArticlePakistan and Mohammed's caricatures on facebook
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View ArticleNew demonstartion outside Greek parliament
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View ArticleBroken alarm allows thief to steal art
Police in Paris are investigating why the city's Museum of Modern Art allegedly left an alarm broken for two months, allowing a thief to make off…
View ArticleBP accused of "cover-up" over oil spill
Energy giant, BP, has come under fresh attack for allegedly concealing the extent of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It comes after the firm…
View ArticlePM Cameron meets Merkel in Berlin
Newly-elected British Prime Minister David Cameron has made his second visit to a European capital since taking office. After Paris yesterday he…
View ArticleFloods in Poland: thousands of people evacuated
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View ArticleFrance: Demonstration in Cannes Film Festival
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View ArticlePolish flood death toll rises to nine
At least nine people are now known to have died in Poland in floods that have submerged large swathes of the country along the river Vistula. A…
View ArticleEU economist says south must diversify to grow with discipline
The EU's centrally important agreement on fiscal discipline adopted in 1997 is the Stability and Growth Pact. The forecast for growth in the EU this…
View ArticleBritain 'wants strong and stable' euro
The newly-elected British Prime Minister has repeated that a strong and stable euro currency is in his country's best interests even if it is a rival…
View ArticleUneasy calm hangs over Bangkok
Thailand's Prime Minister has called for national reconciliation talks after a week of violence left more than 50 people dead. But there has been…
View ArticleTurkey makes port pledge to Greek Cyprus
Turkey's made Greek Cyprus an offer in a bid to break the deadlock over the divided island's status and continuing trade embargoes. Ankara says it…
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