Sarkozy stands firm on pension reforms
The new age of retirement is not negotiable. That is the blunt message from the French President today after a meeting with his government…
View ArticleMuslim anger over Koran-burning ceremony
The hugely controversial plans for a mass burning of copies of the Koran in the US have already prompted angry protests among Muslims. In Kabul,…
View ArticleUN chief tries to appease Rwanda
Attempting to defuse rising tensions over a leaked UN report. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Rwanda, urging the government not to withdraw its…
View ArticleKidnapped Austrian girl set to tell her story
The Austrian girl kidnapped and held as a slave for more than eight years is set to tell her story tonight. Natascha Kampusch will read extracts from…
View ArticleEU to vote on Roma expulsions today
The European Commission has been accused of failing to protect members of the Roma community deported from France. Nearly a thousand people have been…
View ArticleMerkel honours Danish 'Mohammad' cartoonist
The Danish cartoonist, whose unflattering drawing of the Muslim Prophet Mohammad sparked fatal protests five years ago, has been honoured at a press…
View ArticleFidel admits failure: The Cuban model doesn't work
Capitalism's favourite bogeyman Fidel Castro has admitted that the communist economic model doesn't work. Cuba's former long-time leader made his…
View ArticleKoran-burning preacher refuses to back down
The American preacher planning to burn copies of the Koran on Saturday is refusing to call off his stunt. Terry Jones has a collection of the Muslim…
View ArticleLyon gargoyle shows a harmonious face
The French city of Lyon is helping to carve a more harmonious future for race relations in France. Alongside the words "God is great", the latest…
View ArticleBerlusconi to address Italy's parliament
Silvio Berlusconi will address parliament in the last week of September following weeks of acrimony with his estranged former ally, Gianfranco Fini.…
View ArticleFunerals for Pakistan car bomb victims
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View ArticleClinton: Mexican drug violence "like an insurgency"
Mexico's drug-related violence is looking more and more like an insurgency, according to Hillary Clinton. The US Secretary of State made the…
View ArticleUS helicopters headed to Pakistan for flood-relief effort
no comment : US helicopters headed to Pakistan for flood-relief effort
View ArticleSix dead in Russian market-place blast
At least 12 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a powerful explosion in Russia's north Caucasus according to regional police. It…
View ArticleSwiss pilots join laser clampdown
Swiss aviation authorities are the latest to denounce pranksters who point laser beams at pilots coming in to land. Several criminal investigations…
View ArticleErdogan turns on critics before crucial vote
The war of words between Turkey's government and opposition is hotting up ahead of this weekend's constitutional referendum, seen as crucial in the…
View ArticleTougher employment laws passed in Spain
Spain's parliament the Cortes has approved controversial changes in employment law put forward by the government of Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero.…
View ArticleBirthday celebrations for trapped Chilean miners
The 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile have been celebrating a birthday. They were caught 700 metres below ground more than a month ago when…
View ArticleFrench insist Roma are also Bucharest's problem
France's Immigration and European Affairs ministers Eric Besson and Pierre Lellouche are in Bucharest trying to refocus the Roma question away from…
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