Focus COP15
400 arrests made on fringes of climate summitSome 400 demonstrators have been arrested by Danish police on the fringes of the climate summit in… 12/12/09 19:59 CET
Tens of thousands march for climate change action“There is no planet B” was the rallying cry in Copenhagen as tens of thousands of climate activists… 12/12/09 19:20 CET
Climate protests gain momentum in Danish capitalSeveral thousand anti global warming protesters have filled the streets of central Copenhagen, as a… 12/12/09 13:32 CET
Climate summit: Rich nations ‘must do better’Funding the fight against global warming threatens to dominate the second week of the climate… 12/12/09 09:25 CET
world news
Ban on Kurdish politicians triggers strife in TurkeyClashes have erupted between protesters and police in Turkey after Kurdish politicians resigned en… 12/12/09 19:23 CET
French rocker’s doctor attacked in ParisThe French surgeon accused of carrying out a botched operation on the French rock legend Johnny… 12/12/09 19:23 CET
Marching for jobs in MadridTens of thousands of members of Spain’s two biggest trade unions have marched in Madrid to protest… 12/12/09 19:23 CET
German/Afghan airstrike scandal growsNew claims are emerging in Germany that the country’s troops in Afghanistan ordered an airstrike… 12/12/09 15:33 CET
Abkhazia chooses presidentVoters in the breakaway Black Sea region of Abkhazia are choosing a president in a ballot that is… 12/12/09 13:32 CET
Woods admits infidelity and takes a breakDisgraced golfer Tiger Woods has confessed to cheating on his wife and says he is taking a break… 12/12/09 13:32 CET
Oil wealth on the Iraqi horizonIt is the second day of an oil contract auction being held in Baghdad. Two big oilfield… 12/12/09 13:32 CET
Italy remembers ‘Years of Lead’Today is the 40th anniversary of the beginning of Italy’s “Years of Lead”. On December the… 12/12/09 13:32 CET
Woods admits infidelity and takes a breakThe shamed golfer Tiger Woods has admitted cheating on his wife and is taking an indefinite break… 12/12/09 09:25 CET
DTP party ban sparks Kurd angerA pro-Kurdish political party has hit out over a decision to ban it by Turkey’s Constitutional… 12/12/09 09:25 CET
Obama’s financial reforms clear first hurdleAmerica’s biggest financial reforms since the Great Depression are still on track, with victory for… 12/12/09 09:25 CET
‘Angel of Death’ on trial in ArgentinaThe trial has begun of a former navy captain known as the “Blond Angel of Death” over his alleged… 12/12/09 09:25 CET
