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G8 summit draws to a close in Italy

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:24:54 +0200

The 35th G8 summit has drawn to a close in the central Italian city of L'Aquila. Leaders from the world's most industrialised countries…

Peugeot-Citroen sales fall

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:45:11 +0200

French carmaker Peugeot-Citroen has announced a fall in sales of 14 per cent in the first half of this year. PSA declined to speculate on the future,…

China

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:26:05 +0200

no comment : China

EU budget cuts proposed

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:55:35 +0200

Cuts have been proposed in the European Union's budget for next year. Governments want less spent on foreign aid and agriculture. Their demands are…

Feeing the hungry to changing the climate - what the G8 did for us

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:24:54 +0200

A warm handshake between US President Barack Obama and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi may turn out to be the most enduring image of the 2008 G8 summit…

China eyes Repsol Argentina deal

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:45:11 +0200

China's largest oil company, CNPC, is in talks to buy 75 per cent of Spanish counterpart Repsol's Argentinian arm. No firm details have been…

EP mulls Barroso overture

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:28:11 +0200

Jose Manuel Barroso's formal designation by the EU's leaders has moved talks on his future along a notch with the European Parliament. The…

Protesters march on L'Aquila as G8 ends

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:32:05 +0200

Protesters have been keeping up the pressure on the G8, marching on the summit venue in their thousands. Trade unions and anti-globalisation…

Porsche still only talking to Qatar

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:48:04 +0200

Porsche is denying a report that five more potential bidders have emerged for a Porsche-owned derivatives package which controls around 20 percent of…

Michael Jackson

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:38:03 +0200

no comment : Michael Jackson

Global airline blacklist unlikely

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:28:11 +0200

The idea of creating a global blacklist for unsafe airlines has been given a thumbs down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. Its…

Obama tells Pope he wants fewer abortions

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:45:06 +0200

Barack Obama has promised Pope Benedict that he will do all he can to reduce the number of abortions in the United States, according to the Vatican.…

Pepsi investment shows Russia confidence

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:48:05 +0200

Soft drinks company PepsiCo says it believes the Russian market is effervescent and so plans to invest one billion dollars (720 million euros) there…

Michael Jackson

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:02:25 +0200

no comment : Michael Jackson

Fines for gas giants top billion euros

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:01:19 +0200

German utility E.ON and GDF Suez of France have been served with fines totalling more than 1.1 billion euros by the European competition authorities…

Ghana eagerly awaits Obama visit

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:11:15 +0200

On the streets of the capital of Ghana they are pulling out all the stops for a one-day visit by the US President. As the first black American…

'New GM' set to roll out

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:48:05 +0200

General Motors has moved a step closer to solvency. A bankruptcy court judge has said yes to the carmaker's most profitable assets coming out of…

Michael Jackson

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:07:05 +0200

no comment : Michael Jackson

Ireland's hot date with Europe.

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:01:20 +0200

Dublin has announced it will hold a second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty on October 2. It failed in the first one, last…

"New GM" exits bankruptcy protection

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:13:15 +0200

In what is being hailed as a "new era" for General Motors, the US car giant has exited bankruptcy protection more quickly than many expected.…

SocGen expects small Q2 profit

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:48:04 +0200

French bank Societe Generale has said it expects to post a small second-quarter net profit thanks to earnings from its corporate and investment…

France

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:26:04 +0200

no comment : France

Drug firms warned over generics

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:01:20 +0200

An investigation into pharmaceutical companies conducted by the European Commission has followed up a preliminary report made public last November…

Security, tension and deaths rise in Urumqi

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:33:05 +0200

Thousands of people are reported to be fleeing towns and cities in western China, after ethnic clashes between Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese. The…

Berlin warns Opel bidders to respect EU law

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:51:15 +0200

The bidding war over GM's European carmaker Opel is hotting up after China's state-owned BAIC put more money on the table on Friday in a bid to head…

Germany

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:16:04 +0200

no comment : Germany

Watson won't run as EP president

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:01:20 +0200

Graham Watson has pulled out of the running for presidency of the European Parliament. The British liberal says the assembly is more divided than…

One dead in Pamplona bull run

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:44:04 +0200

The annual running of the bulls in the Spanish city of Pamplona has suffered its first human fatality for six years. The San Fermines fiesta attracts…

Summer fashions and food 'stabilise' M&S sales

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:22:20 +0200

Warm weather has boosted sales of summer fashions and food at Britain's biggest clothing retailer Marks and Spencer. The group reported its…

Italy

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:23:03 +0200

no comment : Italy

Buzek poised for EP presidency

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:45:11 +0200

Jerzy Buzek is in position to be the new European Parliament's president. He could be the first from the EU's former-communist states to hold the…

Obama and Gaddafi shake hands at G8 dinner

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:40:06 +0200

They are images one could barely have imagined until recently - a warm handshake between an American President and Muammar Gaddafi. Ronald…

US plans to pursue UBS account holders

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:21:09 +0200

The US Justice Department is pressing ahead with plans to force the Swiss bank UBS - the world's largest manager of private wealth assets - to…

Iraq

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:40:04 +0200

no comment : Iraq

Solana to bow out

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:06:12 +0200

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana has said he will step down in October when his 10-year mandate expires. This was in an interview…

G8 leaders pledge billions for food security

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:20:06 +0200

Climate may have dominated proceedings at the G8 summit in Italy but leaders have also pledged to boost agricultural investment in the world's…

GM considers improved RHJ bid of Opel

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:08:58 +0200

Belgian-based holding company RHJ is reported to be buying a stake in Opel. It comes after talks between parent company GM and preferred bidder Magna…

Pakistan

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:18:03 +0200

no comment : Pakistan

EP, Stockholm discuss Barroso

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:06:12 +0200

The new European Parliament's group heads have made the customary trip to the EU's presiding nation, which is Sweden for the second half of this…

First Ladies see L'Aquila devastation

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:43:05 +0200

The world's First Ladies have been visiting L'Aquila to witness the earthquake damage. The spotlight was on Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, who…

Porsche

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:30:30 +0200

Troubled luxury carmaker Porsche has turned down the advances of its humbler German cousin Volkswagen. It is rejected an offer for 49.9 percent…

Australia

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:55:04 +0200

no comment : Australia

Sarkozy talks Turkey with Sweden

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:51:15 +0200

On the first visit by a French president to Stockholm in nine years, Nicolas Sarkozy and host Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt have agreed to…

Urumqi mosques closed for Friday prayers

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:46:11 +0200

Many major mosques are closed for Friday prayers in the restive city of Urumqi in China's Xinjiang region, amid a massive security crackdown .…

GM to talk to regulators over Chinese Hummer bid

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:29:26 +0200

General Motors says it and Tengzhong will begin talking with regulators this week in a bid to obtain government approval for the Chinese company to…

Iraq

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:04:03 +0200

no comment : Iraq

French call for EU milk help

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:51:14 +0200

The new French Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire has appealed to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to intervene in the falling milk…

No breakthrough in Honduras talks

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:46:08 +0200

Talks are continuing to try to resolve the political crisis in Honduras with a breakthrough still nowhere in sight. The country's ousted…

France may sell Areva stake

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:11:21 +0200

The French government is reportedly preparing to sell up to 15 percent of nuclear power firm Areva. A story in the Financial Times said the…

Honduras

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:44:02 +0200

no comment : Honduras

EP awaits Council clarity on Barroso

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:28:29 +0200

New Liberal leader in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt has placed the ball firmly in the EU Council's court over Jose Manuel Barroso's…

Man killed in Pamplona bull run

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:13:06 +0200

A man has been gored to death in the traditional running of the bulls in Pamplona in northern Spain. It happened during the fourth run of the…

UBS to raise capital, warns of losses

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:11:21 +0200

Swiss bank UBS plans to raise almost 2.5 billion euros by selling new shares as it forecast a net loss for the second quarter. UBS said its…

Honduras

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:55:04 +0200

no comment : Honduras

Fruit and vegetable rules lifted

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:28:29 +0200

The red tape of "unnecessary marketing standards" has fallen -- that is: no more European Union rules on fruit and vegetable size. That is one less…

Questions remain about Jackson's death

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:23:04 +0200

Michael Jackson's sudden death two weeks ago is still shrouded in mystery. Subpoenas have reportedly been issued by the Los Angeles Coroner's…

Qantas reduces Boeing orders

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:11:21 +0200

Qantas has scrapped and deferred orders for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The Australian airline cancelled 15 of the fuel-efficient, long-haul…

France

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:28:05 +0200

no comment : France

Swedish EU presidency faces big challenges

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:11:44 +0200

Sweden faces some daunting tasks as it assumes the EU's six month rotating presidency. The Nordic country of just nine milion people - home to less…

Bombers target Basque socialists

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:30:07 +0200

A bomb has exploded outside the Socialist Party headquarters in Spain's Basque country. No-one was injured but 40 local residents had to be…

H&M's Q2 profit beats forecasts

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:44:01 +0200

Hennes &Mauritz - the world's third-biggest clothing retailer - beat second-quarter profit forecasts. The Swedish group's shares rose, even…

Philippines

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:39:04 +0200

no comment : Philippines

Czechs bow out of EU presidency to little applause

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:11:44 +0200

The stormy six-month boat-rocking Czech presidency of the European Union is at an end. Many - among the 27 nation bloc - are likely to be…

Police rule out fresh phone hacking inquiry

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:23:03 +0200

British police say they will not be reopening an investigation into an illegal phone tapping operation allegedly launched by the News of the World…

Ericsson boss to be BP chairman

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:44:01 +0200

The Chief Executive of Ericsson, Carl-Henric Svanberg, is quitting Sweden's largest company and the world's biggest telecommunications network…

USA

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:34:03 +0200

no comment : USA

Turkey clears another obstacle on road to EU membership

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:11:44 +0200

Turkish Prime Minister Rajab Tayyip Erdogan has inched his country forward in its troubled bid for European Union membership. He has agreed to…

Iranian activists back on the streets

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:22:04 +0200

There have been fresh protests in Tehran despite a government ban on public shows of dissent. Iran's capital and other major cities had been…

Eurotunnel's recovery quicker than expected

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:44:01 +0200

Eurotunnel has said it is on track to complete its financial restructuring sooner than anticipated and is now ready to start converting investors'…

Michael Jackson

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:51:04 +0200

no comment : Michael Jackson

Universal phone charger deal done

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:34:07 +0200

The world's leading mobile phone manufacturers have agreed a deal to create a universal charger. Most manufacturers now produce chargers that…

Deadly series of bombings in Iraq

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:38:05 +0200

More than 40 people have been killed in a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad and northern Iraq. US soldiers have only just withdrawan from major…

Toyota facing rough time

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:44:02 +0200

The new boss at Toyota has sketched out his plans for returning it to profit. Akio Toyoda promised a back to basics approach in response to the…

Michael Jackson

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:51:03 +0200

no comment : Michael Jackson

Ukraine seeks help paying its gas bill

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:34:07 +0200

Ukraine and Russia are in talks with international lenders and the European Union to hammer out a loan deal to help Kiev pay for Russian gas.…

Deadly blast at Afghan school

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:13:05 +0200

An explosion outside a school in Afghanistan has killed at least 25 people, including 15 students. The blast in Logar province is the bloodiest…

Boeing 787 delayed again

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:47:36 +0200

Boeing has postponed the first test flight of its 787 Dreamliner for the fifth time. It said it needs to sort out a structural problem with the…

Turkey's EU ambition still alive

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:26:59 +0200

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has led a delegation to Brussels to give second wind to his country's flagging drive to join the European…

French named as world's worst tourists

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:41:06 +0200

Already judged to be Europe's worst tourists last year, the French have now been named as the worst in the world. In a survey of 4,500…

Chinese built Airbus plane delivered

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:47:36 +0200

The first Airbus passenger jet assembled outside Europe has been handed over to its Chinese owner. Dragon Aviation Leasing took delivery of the…

USA

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:53:03 +0200

no comment : USA

CoE appeal to help internally displaced populations

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:17:17 +0200

A call to protect the people displaced within their own countries... the long-term displaced: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe --…

G5 makes its presence felt

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:58:44 +0200

The G5, comprising Brazil, India, Mexico, China and South Africa, is the guest of honour at the G8 summit underway in Italy. The fact that the G5 has…

Peugeot heading for two billion euro loss

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:47:37 +0200

Peugeot Citroen has said it expects to make an operating loss of as much as two billion euros this year. That warning came as it announced…

Acidic emission caps tighten

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:18:20 +0200

Environment chiefs have agreed new laws to tighten minimum standards on nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide emissions in the EU. This is acid…

US and South Korea braced for more web attacks

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:41:28 +0200

The White House and other major institutions in the US and South Korea could be hit by a fresh wave of cyber attacks, according to web security…

Lufthansa gets Brussels go-ahead

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:36:28 +0200

Lufthansa has got permission from the European Commission to buy Brussels Airlines. The German flag carrier had satisfied the EU Competition…

100% screening for some cancers

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:11:42 +0200

Europe must double its cancer screening efforts, to prevent mortality rates climbing as the population ages. The European Commissioner for…

Turkey caught between the EU and the army.

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:41:44 +0200

The Turkish President has signed a law that transfers powers from military to civilian courts. In doing so Abdullah Gul says he is satisfying…

Porsche sales slowdown

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:24:10 +0200

Porsche's latest figures show a decline in earnings for the last nine months. Turnover was down 15 percent to 4.6 billion euros. Sales…

BIRW awarded prize for Northern Ireland work

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:11:42 +0200

Monitoring human rights in Northern Ireland goes on. The independent NGO British Irish Rights Watch has been awarded the Council of Europe…

UK newspaper hit by further phone tapping allegations

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:41:44 +0200

Its being claimed that the publisher of the UK's biggest selling Sunday newspaper paid more than a million euros in out-of-court settlements after…

Total fires UK builders

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:24:11 +0200

The French energy group Total has fired around 900 construction workers who were building a new facility at oil refinery in the UK. Total said…

Croatian EU process further delayed

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:11:42 +0200

The European Union has called off a round of accession talks with Croatia which had been scheduled for Friday. The reason is Zagreb's continued…

Electronic help for Spain's victims of domestic violence

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:41:44 +0200

The Spanish government has launched a nationwide scheme under which men convicted of violence against wives and girlfriends must wear electronic…

Air France to cut more jobs

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:24:11 +0200

Europe's biggest airline,Air France-KLM, may need to cut a further 3,000 jobs its chief executive has confirmed. Asked to comment on a…

Van Miert, former Commissioner, dies

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:10:58 +0200

Former European Commissioner Karel Van Miert has died, apparently from falling from a ladder in his garden in Belgium. The Flemish socialist was 67.…

Obama inspects quake damage in L'Aquila

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:41:44 +0200

US President Barack Obama has taken a break from talks at the G8 summit to witness at first hand the devastation caused by April's earthquake in…

Fiat calls for help over job cuts

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:33:20 +0200

Fiat has called on Italy's government and the country's trade unions to back its efforts to maintain jobs while cutting output in response to falling…

CoE quarrels over leadership

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:10:58 +0200

Internal quarrelling marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Council of Europe, with the mandate of Terry Davis as Secretary-General having only weeks…

Security stepped up in Urumqi

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:14:06 +0200

Thousands of police and troops have been deployed to quell the ethnic violence that is ravaging the Chinese city of Urumqi. More than 150…

Aquaculture expansion call

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:10:58 +0200

Europe needs to cultivate more fish, the ministers in charge have decided. Green groups disagree, saying aquaculture creates more problems than it…

Scientists claim sperm created

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:15:03 +0200

A team of British scientists claim they have made a medical history by creating human sperm in a laboratory. The researchers from Newcastle…

Road safety improving across Europe

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:53:09 +0200

Road safety across the European Union is improving steadily but not by enough to meet targets set for next year. That is the conclusion the…

South Korean leader says G20 is way forward

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:14:05 +0200

South Korea's president Lee Myung-bak joins the G8 summit on Thursday with other leaders from the wider G20. In an interview with Euronews, he said…

British conservatives create new euro group

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:04:56 +0200

British Conservative leader David Cameron's efforts to create a new anti-federalist group within the European Parliament appear to have born fruit.…

Anger rises over L'Aquila reconstruction

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:13:49 +0200

Silvio Berlusconi has been conducting tours of the L'Aquila's earthquake zone. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was among the first foreign…

Bilt pledges to pursue Turkey membership talks

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:53:09 +0200

Sweden which takes over the European Union's rotating presidency in July has been setting out its programme for its six month stint. On the…

Indonesian president set for second term

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:54:05 +0200

Indonesia's incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appears to have won the country's election. Initial counting suggests that he gained more…

EU summit finds agreement on Ireland and Barroso

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:01:40 +0200

Two of the men who emerged with the most to smile about from the summit of the 27 EU leaders in Brussels were the Irish Prime Minister and the…

Yudhoyono credited with Indonesia's stability

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:26:40 +0200

Many observers say it is no surprise that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has done well in Indonesia's elections, having maintained stability in a country…

Barroso now faces European Parliament approval

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:01:40 +0200

There was little hiding Jose Manuel Barroso's emotion after the EU leaders spoke with one voice to endorse him for the Commission's presidency again.…

Jackson's memorial dominants TV screens

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:26:40 +0200

The emotional images from Michael Jackson's public memorial service continue to circulate in the media right around the world. It is impossible…

Farmers protest at EU summit

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:55:22 +0200

For a second day running, Europe's dairy farmers have been protesting outside the European Union summit in Brussels. They have used their…

Fond farewell for King of Pop

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:44:06 +0200

The life and music of Michael Jackson have been celebrated at a moving two-hour ceremony in Los Angeles. Nearly a billion people around the…

EU aids Pakistan

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:01:33 +0200

Pakistan has asked the European Union for help against poverty, extremism and terrorism. At a first EU-Pakistan summit, held in Brussels, visiting…

Millions come together for Jackson memorial

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:04:06 +0200

There were emotional goodbyes around the world as Michael Jackson fans gathered in public places to watch the memorial service in Los Angeles.…

New MEPs prepare for action

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:37:20 +0200

The MEPs have been arriving for registration in Brussels, the re-elected and newly-elected -- a new procedure for many. Their inaugural full…

A fitting send off for the King of pop

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:24:16 +0200

Nearly 20,000 fans were lucky enough to have a ticket to the Michael Jackson memorial at LA's Staples Center. The rest of the world was able to watch…

Far-right Romanian MEP grounded by travel ban

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:59:19 +0200

Far-right Romanian politician George Becali may have have enjoyed success in the European elections but legal problems are preventing him taking up…

King of Pop's memorial prompts worldwide tributes

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:24:16 +0200

As Michael Jackson was eulogised in an emotional public memorial in Los Angeles, his fans across the world joined in the mourning. While…

Barroso gets a German ringing endorsement

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:51:27 +0200

The outgoing EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has confirmed he wants another five years in the job. He is expected to be challenged…

Massive memorial concert for Michael

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:58:57 +0200

Friends, family and fans of Michael Jackson have been bidding farewell to the King of Pop at a massive memorial concert in California. The…

Socialists oppose Barroso

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:24:55 +0200

Europe's socialists are determined that Barroso's re-election won't be a mere formality. They're expected to field their own candidate for the…

Fans leaving Jackson's final show

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:02:26 +0200

Michael Jackson fans are swarming into downtown Los Angeles for a star-packed public memorial to the "King of Pop". The singer's sudden death…

Brown battles on: but for how long?

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:39:54 +0200

The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown appears to have snuffed out the mini-mutiny within his own Labour party ranks. An upbeat Brown today held the…

Fans prepare for Jackson's final show

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:50:50 +0200

Michael Jackson fans are swarming into downtown Los Angeles for a star-packed public memorial to the "King of Pop". The singer's sudden death…

British racist MEP abandons press conference

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:39:55 +0200

The leader of the UK's far-Right British National Party has been forced to abandon a news conference in London, after being attacked by anti-fascist…

Fans bid farewell to the King of Pop

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:31:39 +0200

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, will be buried today in the Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles ahead of a star-studded memorial attended by tens…

Barroso seeks another five-year term

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:32:29 +0200

The election maybe over, but all eyes are now on who'll become the EU's next Commission President. The current incumbent has confirmed his intention…

Fans gear up for Jackson memorial service and funeral

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:23:08 +0200

Final preparations are underway at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles for a star-studded memorial service for Michael Jackson. Those fans lucky…

Brown battles on as new cabinet meets

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:32:29 +0200

The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown appears to have survived calls for him to quit, quelling for the moment a mutiny within his Labour party.…

LA police warn ticketless Jacko fans to stay home

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:47:05 +0200

Police in Los Angeles are warning Michael Jackson fans to stay away from his memorial ceremony tomorrow if they do not have a ticket. 17,500 have…

Celebrity winners and losers at the European elections

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:32:29 +0200

Elections like the European elections are usually the domain of big parties, their candidates normally characterised by formal suits and demeanour.…

US residents only for Jackson's Internet draw

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:12:02 +0200

The race is on to get hold of tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service on Tuesday but the process is proving frustrating for many fans.…

BNP hopes for extra funding from Europe

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:41:06 +0200

The British National Party is hoping for a four million euro windfall over ten years if it can patch together enough support to form a far-right…

Jacko video set to earn millions

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:41:40 +0200

Video recordings of Michael Jackson rehearsing for what would have been his comeback shows may earn him a fortune even in death. The King of Pop is…

Europe leans to the right

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:41:14 +0200

The centre-right has come out on top in Europe after EU elections marked by a record low turnout and harsh lessons for ruling parties in some…

Jacko's final resting place still unclear

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:31:22 +0200

Plans to bury Michael Jackson at his flamboyant Neverland ranch in California have faded. The final details of the funeral for the "King of Pop"…

Greens break out of minority ghetto

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:47:51 +0200

The European Green parties are celebrating gains which have given the ecology block more than 50 seats in the European parliament so far. The…

Jacko concert rehearsal video released

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:32:05 +0200

A video has been released of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his planned London concerts - shot just two days before he died. Although obviously…

Far-right makes hay with fear factor

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:23:26 +0200

Gains for the far-right were scattered across the continent without any unified trend emerging. In the Netherlands Geert Wilders's Freedom Party came…

Jackson's body being taken to Neverland

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:35:01 +0200

Michael Jackson fans are preparing to say their last goodbyes to the deceased pop star at his Neverland ranch in California. One week after he…

EU elections put Lisbon Treaty on hold

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:38:49 +0200

The unfolding story of the Euro elections leaves the Lisbon Treaty with an uncertain future. The Czech Republic's right-wing Civic Democrats took a…

Jackson family awaits 2nd autopsy results

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:27:04 +0200

The family of Michael Jackson has requested a second autopsy on the star's body as they still have unanswered questions over his death.…

Turnout hits new low

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:11:30 +0200

It was a quiet day at the office for staff at some polling stations across the EU. From an early stage it became clear that predictions of a low…

Second autopsy carried out on Michael Jackson

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:04:45 +0200

A second, independent, autopsy has been carried out on the body of Michael Jackson, as speculation mounts over the circumstances of his death. His…

Dismal night for Brown and Labour

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:32:45 +0200

Not a good night for Britain's Gordon Brown. Support for the prime minister's ruling Labour party has fallen to 15%, its lowest level in a century.…

Jackson tributes and speculation continue

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:16:07 +0200

Spontaneous street parties have been springing up in cities across the world in tribute to the late Michael Jackson. From the Apollo Theater in…

Electors prick Berlusconi bubble

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:00:30 +0200

Partial results and projections are now giving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi between 35% and 35.5% of the vote in the elections for the…

Jackson medical secrets will out...eventually

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:32:02 +0200

The world must wait to find out what stopped Michael Jackson's heart beating. An autopsy on his body has failed to identify the exact cause of…

Night of a thousand cuts for French left

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:48:05 +0200

Nicolas Sarkozy and his ruling Conservative party in France, the UMP, have triumphed by stealing the left's clothes and calling for a "new kind" of…

Jackson death risks child custody battle

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:32:03 +0200

In the wake of Michael Jackson's death, what now for his three children? Prince Michael and Paris Michael, aged 11 and 10 respectively, were both…

German EU vote points to black September for left

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:59:22 +0200

In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives remain the nation's strongest party despite registering losses in European polls on Sunday,…

Jackson fans salute their hero

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:54:09 +0200

Michael Jackson was a truly global superstar, with fans all around the world. Many are sad naturally, but the thousands drawn to London's Trafalgar…

Spanish Socialists wounded in Euroelection

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:28:55 +0200

Reversing nine years of national election defeats Spain's Conservative party has beaten the ruling Socialist party in the European Parliamentary…

Michael Jackson autopsy: no foul play

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:54:09 +0200

The autopsy into the death of Michael Jackson has ruled out foul play or violence. However, speculation is mounting on the singer's use of…

Portuguese Socialists fail to escape swing to the right

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:58:19 +0200

At the finishing post of the Portuguese EU elections, the governing Socialists have fallen behind the opposition conservative Social Democrats.…

Mystery over cause of Michael Jackson's death

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:40:19 +0200

After the initial shock of the sudden death of Michael Jackson, speculation is turning to what claimed the life of the King of Pop. The…

Electors savage Irish coalition

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:53:57 +0200

Incoming results in Ireland deem it unlikely that Libertas leader Declan Ganley will win his EU parliament seat, and just across the water in the UK…

Jackson finances in chaos before death

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:48:23 +0200

He was one of the biggest selling artists of all time, and at the same time he was up to his eyes in debt. Michael Jackson had spent a mountain of…

EU's two newest members vote with little enthusiasm

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:57:01 +0200

Bulgaria's European election was overshadowed by allegations of vote-buying, at 20 euros a pop reported state radio. It was estimated parties gave…

Jackson fans rally across the globe

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:08:08 +0200

There are scenes of shock and grief around the world for Michael Jackson, but also scenes of celebration of this musical legend's life. One…

Benelux: extreme right advances in The Netherlands

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:26:00 +0200

The extreme right party the PVV (The People's Freedom Party), led by Geert Wilders, has polled 17% in The Netherlands coming second in the European…

Michael Jackson's musical legacy

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:40:19 +0200

Michael Jackson's musical career was about breaking records as well as making them. His 1982 album Thriller has sold more copies, by a long…

Opposition parties clean up in Greece, Cyprus, & Malta

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:07:18 +0200

The ruling party in Greece has lost ground in the elections for the European Parliament as voters punish the national government for perceived…

Jacko's achievements tainted with scandal

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:08:08 +0200

For all the plaudits about his achievements in entertainment, there was a more questionable side to Michael Jackson's life. He believed that he was,…

Northern lights dimmed by rise of the far-right

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:32:55 +0200

Scandanavian nations, for so long held up as examples of tolerant and successful left-leaning societies had mixed fortunes in the European elections.…

Michael Jackson dead at 50

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:24:04 +0200

The world of entertainment has lost one of its most loved and most controversial figures. Michael Jackson is dead. He was 50. He fell ill at his home…

Mixed fortunes in Central Europe

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:38:45 +0200

The centre-right People's party has polled 29.7 of the vote in the Austrian elections for the European Parliament. This is down from the last…

Motown founder's tribute to Jackson

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:12:11 +0200

Motown Records founder Berry Gordy had this to say about the death of Michael Jackson: "I am somewhat numb. I am shocked at the passing of…

Beleaguered Brown faces his longest weekend

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:08:29 +0200

Britain's Gordon Brown is clinging on to his premiership after a wave of top level resignations, but the next 48 hours could tell a different…

All night Jackson vigil at New York's Apollo

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:53:05 +0200

At Harlem in New York - at the place where the Jackson Five began their road to stardom, fans gathered to mark the end for the group's most famous…

Dutch right unnerving

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:39:06 +0200

Netherlands far-right politician Geert Wilders, wielding an anti-immigration, anti-Islam and anti-EU bouquet, packs a punch that is making Europe's…

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, is dead

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:19:36 +0200

The world of pop music is paying tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, who has died of suspected heart failure at the age of 50. He passed…

EP candidates with a difference

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:23:34 +0200

Not all European Parliament candidates are created equal. Here are some of the most out of the ordinary. Elena Basescu is running as an…

Michael Jackson: The life of a musical superstar

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:28:33 +0200

As the youngest member of the all-brother group, The Jackson 5, he first got the world dancing to exuberant rhythms. But it was as an adult and…

The UK gets ready for big European vote

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:47:24 +0200

The UK is one of the first countries to kick off voting in the European elections on Thursday and the embattled prime minister Gordon Brown and his…

Europe promises tough Iran response

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:51:15 +0200

Europe has promised a tough, unified response to the arrest of local staff at the British embassy in Iran, who are accused of fomenting the recent…

Voter apathy in Normandy

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:51:49 +0200

The village of la Croix-Avranchin, in France's Normandy region, has 504 voters. But in the last European Parliamentary elections less than a quarter…

Iranian recount confirms Ahmedinejad victory

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:41:05 +0200

The Special Commission of Iran's Guardian Council has finished its partial recount of election votes, a random 10 percent in all, and it says there…

Brown warns against BNP in EU election

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:31:49 +0200

Gordon Brown and the UK Labour Party are bracing for humiliation in this Thursday's European election. The Prime Minister's popularity is…

Miliband calls for immediate release of embassy 8

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:06:17 +0200

Britain's Foreign Minister David Miliband has called for the immediate release from custody of eight local employees of the British embassy in…

Catholic Polish voter appeal

Fri, 29 May 2009 21:13:43 +0200

The high priests of Poland are urging the faithful to vote in the European parliamentary election for persons who "fully represent the point of view…

Iranian opposition rejects vote recount

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:04:46 +0200

Iran's defeated opposition leader has rejected the idea of a partial recount of presidential election votes, and demanded a new ballot. Mir Hossein…

Star voter appeal

Fri, 29 May 2009 21:13:43 +0200

Star footballers have been recruited by the European Parliament in its campaign to encourage people to use their votes in the upcoming election. A…

US/Iran rapprochement hit by election dispute

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:40:05 +0200

After a period of improvement US/Iranian relations appear to be deteriorating rapidly over Iran's disputed election. President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad…

German low-key EU campaigning

Thu, 28 May 2009 21:08:21 +0200

Election campaigning in Germany... A poster here, a poster there... Relatively little is wholly targetting the European vote; The parties are taking…

Ahmadinejad demands apology from Obama

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:12:51 +0200

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has demanded an apology from Barack Obama over the US leader's criticism of Iran's post-election crackdown. The Iranian…

Bulgarian vote as corruption verdict

Wed, 27 May 2009 21:19:36 +0200

A growing desire to claw down corruption is expected to bring higher-than-average numbers of Bulgarians out to vote in the European Parliamentary…

Europe united in words but not action on Iran

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:10:05 +0200

Europe's Iranian communities have been protesting in many different languages but with one voice. In Berlin, Paris, Rome and London, the…

Election interest rising!

Tue, 26 May 2009 20:38:04 +0200

As more and more campaigns get under way ahead of the European Parliamentary elections from the 4-7 June, a new survey shows interest picking up.…

Israel-based radio offers voice for Iranians

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:23:03 +0200

Giving Iranian's a voice - that is the idea behind a Tel Aviv-based radio station broadcasting in Farsi. Amir Shai is the owner and one of 17…

Portugal little aware of election date

Tue, 26 May 2009 20:38:04 +0200

Portugal has begun its campaigning for the European Parliamentary elections. Only eight percent of the Portuguese know the ballot for them will be…

Khamanei says he won't be pressured by protests

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:44:04 +0200

Ahead of possible rallies by Iran's opposition tomorrow, the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said he won't give in to protests.…

French EU campaigns launched

Mon, 25 May 2009 20:51:57 +0200

France's campaigning for the European Parliamentary elections has begun. But, as in other countries, national politics is the main attention-getter,…

Dissident personalities speak out on Iran

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:53:07 +0200

The struggle of wills in Iran shows no sign of ending with the appeal by Mehdi Karoubi for a day of mourning on Thursday; a new challenge for the…

Immigration big issue in EU election in Italy

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:56:05 +0200

Immigration and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's private life are dominating the European elections in Italy. Here, as in many member…

Czech anti-Roma scandal

Thu, 21 May 2009 18:57:24 +0200

Czech television has stopped broadcasting anti-Roma political advertising by the far-right National Party, ahead of the European elections. The…

Spanish left acerbic campaign launch

Thu, 21 May 2009 19:03:07 +0200

Spain's ruling Socialists have set a caring tone for launch of their European Parliament election campaign: Care about voting or watch out for the…

Bulgaria in half-swing for EU elections

Tue, 19 May 2009 20:39:28 +0200

Campaigning in Bulgaria has officially begun for the European Parliament elections, coming up in little more than two weeks. The Gallup institute…

What you are about to see is fictional

Tue, 12 May 2009 19:32:42 +0200

But this footage of Europeans voting in a previous round of elections for their Parliament, is real, even though turnout has been poor, and is…

VoteWatch, MEPs and transparency

Tue, 12 May 2009 19:32:42 +0200

Some praise it on transparency grounds while others say it misrepresents them. The website VoteWatch.eu was launched this week, casting light on…

People power in Brussels ahead of vote

Tue, 12 May 2009 07:41:32 +0200

Scores of citizens from across the EU have met top policy-makers in Brussels to hand over their recommendations for tackling the economic and social…

Leaders on European election campaign trail

Mon, 11 May 2009 13:43:08 +0200

Campaigning for the European elections got underway in earnest with leaders of France, Germany and Spain all involved in lavish events. In Berlin,…

LePen honour forestalled

Wed, 06 May 2009 20:24:17 +0200

Jean-Marie Le Pen cannot preside at the new European Parliament's first session, as custom would have it, because the rules have changed. The…

Reprieve for illegal downloaders

Wed, 06 May 2009 20:24:17 +0200

A victory which makes it harder for authorities to cut off Internet service, say when a subscriber may have downloaded copyright material illegally:…

French posters supressed in Belgium

Tue, 05 May 2009 22:04:18 +0200

Tension is mounting in Belgium between French and Dutch speakers ahead of regional and European elections. Several towns on the outskirts of…

Anti-semitic lists in EU poll?

Mon, 04 May 2009 20:36:01 +0200

The French authorities want to ban a stand-up comic turned "anti-Zionist" activist from fielding lists of candidates in European elections next…

EPP backs Barroso mandate II

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:09:16 +0200

The center-right European People's Party has given public backing to the re-appointment of Jose Manuel Barroso for a second term as the president of…

Politicians urged to talk more

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:40:43 +0200

Expectations are high for the European institutions, but just a few weeks before voting time for a new parliament, two out of three people eligible…

EPP's EP presidential contenders

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:40:43 +0200

Warsaw is hosting a meeting of the European People's Party, centre-right, which is launching its campaign for this June's EU elections. The EPP forms…

PES demands respect for democracy

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:13:59 +0200

Urging Europe to change course... That is how the Party of European Socialists, PES, has launched its campaign for this June's European elections.…

Aubry aims smack at Molex

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:13:59 +0200

The French Socialist Secretary-General Martine Aubry and the President of the PES Poul Nyrup Rasmussen conferred with angry workers near Toulouse…

Consumer focus close to elections

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:42:32 +0200

A minute of silence in memory of the victims of the recent earthquake in Italy - That was how the European Parliament opened its next but last full…

European Liberals launch election campaign

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:48:54 +0200

The European Liberals have launched their election campaign putting the fundamental civil liberties and freedom at the heart of their battle. They…

EU officials face battle to avoid election washout

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:06:35 +0200

June's European elections are being billed by EU officials as a chance for the bloc's citizens to make their choice. However, recent polls suggest up…

Most Europeans set to shun EU elections

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:00:51 +0200

Two out of three European voters will not cast a ballot in this June's elections, says French newspaper Liberation. That is according to a…

How can the EU improve your life?

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:21:08 +0200

You are invited to look down on the President of the European Commission, on the new website called 'tellBarroso.eu'. No, really, it's true! He's…

MEPs are Twittering too

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:04:00 +0200

Call someone a 'twit' these days and it might just mean 'modern'. Politics, communication and electronics come together at the new 'europatweets.eu'…

Sex trafficking enters European election scene

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:07:23 +0200

The Paris-based Scelles Foundation has called on the candidates in the European elections to give urgent attention to fighting forced prostitution…

I want my voter turnout - MTV! Help!

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:34:39 +0200

In 1979, the European elections saw 63 percent voter turnout. By 2004, the rate for 18-24-year-olds had fallen to around 40 percent. So, once…

Predicting same left-right balance in next EU parliament

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:43:58 +0200

The colouring of the European Parliament is not expected to change much after this June's voting. An online prediction of the results,…

Working week talks at breaking point

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:24:42 +0200

Talks are on the brink of collapse over whether to impose a strict limit on the length of the working week in Europe, or to allow people to work…

Determination builds not to let Le Pen preside at EP session

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:32:48 +0100

The main groups in the European parliament have agreed to prevent French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen from presiding at the assembly's next…

Le Pen calls intent to strip him of parliament privilege 'idiotic'

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:34:17 +0100

Proposing a rule change to prevent French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen from presiding over the European Parliament's inaugural session after…

EP invites voters to record views

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:01:35 +0100

Europe's voters are invited to step into room-sized cubes in urban centres and record their views. Some recordings will be screened daily outside…

French socialists in disarray with Euro elections approaching

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:06:34 +0100

Three months before Europe votes in its next parliament, there is concern among socialists that their French contingent is letting the side down.…