archive 10·08·2009

questions for europe

• Promoting sustainable Consumption

  Production and consumption are putting increasing pressure on the environment. However, more and… 10/08/09 20:20 CET

world news

• Spain hunts female Majorca bombing suspect

  Spanish police are hunting a woman thought to belong to an Eta terrorist cell operating on the… 10/08/09 19:23 CET

• Storms devastate Taiwan and China

  Two fierce storms are causing devastation with scores of people dead or missing in East Asia. In… 10/08/09 19:23 CET

• Swiss Cabinet meets to discuss UBS

  Switzerland’s seven member Cabinet has been meeting in special session to review the case of the… 10/08/09 19:23 CET

• 19 missing after Slovakia coal mine blast

  Underground rescue teams are trying to make contact with 19 coal miners, missing after an explosion… 10/08/09 18:43 CET

• Confessions in German terror trial

  Four suspected Islamist militants on trial in Germany have begun confessing their planned crimes in… 10/08/09 18:03 CET

• Iraqi PM warns of more pre-election violence

  Iraq’s prime minister has warned of more violence as the country prepares for a general election… 10/08/09 16:34 CET

• The three amigos meet in Mexico

  Talks continued today in Guadalajara, Mexico in what has been dubbed the summit of the three… 10/08/09 15:33 CET

• Friction between Europe and Iran steps up

  The French President Nicolas Sarkozy has promised to lobby “anyone with influence” to seek the… 10/08/09 13:13 CET

• Children among dead in fire near Paris

  Three children were among five people who died in a fire at a block of council flats near Paris… 10/08/09 12:46 CET

• Multiple bombs kill dozens in Iraq

  Four booby-trapped vehicles have been detonated in Iraq, killing at least 41 people, and injuring… 10/08/09 12:45 CET

• Spanish police step up hunt after triple bomb blast

  Forensic scientists are continuing their investigation into a triple bombing on the Spanish island… 10/08/09 11:33 CET

• Tourists targeted in latest Mallorca bombings

  A major police operation is underway on the Spanish island of Mallorca after three small bombs… 10/08/09 07:46 CET

• “Three amigos” summit underway in Mexico

  Drugs and trade are top of the agenda as President Barack Obama flew into Guadalajara for what is… 10/08/09 07:46 CET

• Palestinian Fatah votes, with makeover in mind

  Seeking renewal and rejuvenation, the leading Palestinian party Fatah has been voting for a new… 10/08/09 07:46 CET

• Last man captured from Belgian jailbreak

  The third of three men who escaped from a Belgian jail in spectacular fashion using a hijacked… 10/08/09 07:46 CET

• Mystery surrounds vanished cargo ship

  A Finnish cargo ship sailing under a Maltese flag with a Russian crew of between 13 and 15 has… 10/08/09 07:46 CET

• Green algae – a toxic problem for French beaches

  The growing problem of green algae on several beaches in northern France has reached crisis point… 10/08/09 07:46 CET

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• Exploring South Korean Cuisine

  Known as “The Land of Morning Calm”, South Korea is a country in which tradition and modernity come… 10/08/09 10:48 CET

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