France on full terror alert after foiling bomb plot
France is on full terror alert after security services say they received a tip-off about a possible suicide bomb plot. Parts of Paris' transport…
View ArticleSwedish parties play the waiting game
The shape of Sweden's future government remains uncertain after the Green Party rebuffed an overture from the ruling centre-right. The Alliance lost…
View ArticleMutual calls for Mideast nuclear transparency
Iran and Israel have been told to come clean about their nuclear programmes. At an International Atomic Energy Agency summit being held this week…
View ArticleMexico newspaper in appeal to druglords
A Mexican newspaper is asking gang bosses how it can report on the drugs war without them killing its journalists. El Diario, a leading daily in…
View ArticleFinal curtain call for Shuttle Discovery
Discovery is making its last ever crawl to the NASA launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The shuttle is getting ready for its 39th and final…
View ArticleHelicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 9 troops
Nine troops from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan have been killed in a helicopter crash. Officials say there was no enemy fire reported in the area…
View ArticleDramatic rescue of a man from sinking boat in Croatia
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View ArticleProtest against Ahmadinejad visit to UN summit
no comment : Protest against Ahmadinejad visit to UN summit
View ArticleUK hands over Sangin district to U.S. troops
no comment : UK hands over Sangin district to U.S. troops
View ArticleStrauss-Kahn tells rich nations to keep their promises
Rich countries attempting to reduce their debts are being urged not to forget their promises of financial aid to poorer nations. The warning comes…
View ArticleTurkish president rejects Peres' snub claims
Turkish President Abdullah Gul has rejected claims that he refused to meet with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres in New York. Ties have been…
View ArticleQuartet 'want Israel to extend settlement freeze'
The Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators are set to call on Israel to extend its freeze on settlement building in the West Bank. According to a…
View ArticleGreek truck strike rumbles on
A strike by Greek truckers has entered its second week with protesters refusing to back down over government plans to open up their industry. The…
View ArticleUS considers marketing of "frankenfish"
Some are calling it "frankenfish": salmon that grows twice as fast as normal because it is genetically modified. The GM fish is at the centre of…
View ArticleHead of Vatican bank under investigation
The head of the Vatican bank has been formally placed under investigation by judges looking into claims of money-laundering. A statement from the…
View ArticleCzech civil servants storm government office
Public sector workers in the Czech Republic on Tuesday stormed the country's interior ministry during a protest against planned pay cuts. Some…
View ArticleUniCredit chief quits over Libya stake
UniCredit's chief executive has reportedly submitted his resignation to the Italian bank. Alessandro Profumo was under fire over Libya's increasing…
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