EU Commission assessing France's Roma action 'objectively'
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, attending UN talks in New York, tells euronews he sees his duty clearly concerning the…
View ArticleEconomic pressures pile up on Obama
As top White House economic adviser Larry Summers announced he is quitting to return to academia, President Barack Obama faces growing pressure to…
View ArticleClashes erupt after Palestinian killing
Israeli police have entered the al-Aqsa mosque compound to quell violence after the killing of a Palestinian man by an Israeli security guard. The…
View ArticleUN seeks innovative ways to boost aid
How can we fund the fight against poverty within the context of the global economic crisis? Where can we find the capital to fund the Millennium…
View ArticleRussia to ban Iran missile sale
Russia has moved to ban the delivery of crucial air defence missiles and other weapons to Iran. President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a decree…
View ArticleItalian explosives find 'too big for Mafia'
Italian investigators are trying to find out details of a shipment of powerful explosives that they say is too large even for the mafia. Police…
View ArticleJournalists flee Mexico's drugs war
There are growing warnings that Mexico's drug war is stifling the freedom of expression and the right to information. An online newspaper editor…
View ArticleIsrael's Gaza flotilla raid "illegal"
An Israeli raid on a boat trying to deliver aid to Gaza in May was illegal, according to the UN Human Rights Council. A three-person Rights Council…
View ArticleSwiss cabinet dominated by women
The were scenes of celebrations in Switzerland after the country's parliament appointed Social Democrat Simonetta Sommaruga to the cabinet.…
View ArticleFrance set for strike against pension reforms
Up to a million people are expected to take strike action in France today against the government's pension reforms. Serious disruption is likely to…
View ArticleRomanians protest against government austerity
It is a scene that is being replicated across Europe. And just like their counterparts further west, Romania's clerks, nurses and teachers have been…
View ArticleChile mine rescue back on after drill mishap
Efforts to free 33 Chilean miners are back on track after one of the drills being used to rescue them broke down. Engineer Andre Sougarret, who is…
View ArticleProtesters and police clash in Bucharest
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View ArticleSouth Korea celebrates Mid-Autumn festival
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View ArticleFrance strikes over pension reforms
France is being hit by yet another day of industrial action as unions stage a general strike over plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62.…
View ArticleAbkhazian leader wounded in mortar attack
The vice president of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia has been the target of an assassination attempt. Officials say Alexander Ankvab was…
View ArticleRussia gives Poland more files on Katyn massacre
Russia has handed over to Poland a further batch of secret documents on the World War Two Katyn massacre of thousands of Polish nationals. 20…
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