Europe
Cabinet positions announced for new France government
16/05 20:43 CET
The members of the new French cabinet have been named. Appointments include Laurent Fabius taking up the position of foreign minister. He is the oldest and and most experienced in the new government. He has held ministerial ministerial office before and shares Francois…
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Greece - 16/05 20:42 CET
Auf Wiedersehen Athens?
As the German and French leaders met to discuss how to keep Greece in the…
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United Kingdom - 16/05 20:37 CET
Rio Ferdinand out of Euro 2012
Manchester united defender Rio Ferdinand was the highest-profile casualty…
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Germany - 16/05 19:13 CET
Germany environment minister casualty of election failure
German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen has waved goodbye to his…
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Switzerland - 16/05 19:04 CET
Richemont defies the crisis
Swiss luxury goods group Richemont saw its shares jump after posting…
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Spain - 16/05 18:09 CET
Spain government rejects ETA request for talks
The Spanish government has refused to hold talks with Basque separatist…
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France - 16/05 17:43 CET
Hollande-Merkel meeting leaves debate on growth raging
Politicians and analysts have been giving their reactions to…
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Spain - 16/05 17:43 CET
Rajoy warns on Spain's borrowing costs
Greece’s political stalemate is already splashing over onto…
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Greece - 16/05 17:08 CET
Greece in paralysis of uncertainty
Greece has a new election scheduled for 17 June, since none of the…
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Denmark - 16/05 17:02 CET
Powerful plates: the delicious rise of Nordic cuisine
Tracking down the world’s most wonderful food is not an easy task…
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Cannes - 16/05 17:01 CET
Cannes Film Festival in sexism row
Cannes is no stranger to drama – both on screen and off. And while…
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United Kingdom - 16/05 16:59 CET
Glimmer of hope on UK jobs
The number of people in the UK without a job fell at the fastest pace in…
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Italy - 16/05 16:53 CET
Northern League founder Bossi under investigation
Umberto Bossi, founder and former leader of Italy’s Northern League…
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Moldova - 16/05 16:19 CET
Timofti denies Russian radar plans for Moldovan border
Three years of political stalemate in Moldova ended in March with the…
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Greece - 16/05 15:14 CET
Greece to hold new general election on June 17
Greece will go to the polls again on June 17, just weeks after a first…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina - 16/05 14:24 CET
Public trial on the big screens in Sarajevo
In Sarejevo, in the central square a giant screen showed events from the…
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Spain - 16/05 13:13 CET
Nussbaum wins Asturias Social Sciences prize
For only the second time the Asturias jury has decided to award its 2012…
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France - 16/05 12:43 CET
France awaits a new cabinet
Government changes continue afoot in France. Outgoing Prime Minister…
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Frankfurt - 16/05 12:38 CET
Occupy the euro
A demonstrator waits for police to clear a protest camp outside the…
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Turin - 16/05 11:57 CET
Book or e-book?
Sales of digital books are on the up in Italy. At the 25th edition of the…
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Russia - 16/05 11:33 CET
Anti-Putin protest camp cleared in Moscow
Riot police have moved in to clear anti-Putin demonstrators from a park…
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Serbia - 16/05 11:24 CET
Trial of Bosnian Serb General Mladic opens in The Hague
In the Hague the trial of the last of the main protagonists in the Balkan…
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Cannes - 16/05 10:15 CET
Stage set for Cannes film festival
The curtain goes up at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, kicking off…
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Russia - 16/05 09:14 CET
Occupy Moscow camp dispersed
Russian police have dispersed protesters angry at President Vladimir…
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Ukraine - 16/05 08:53 CET
Ukraine comes under renewed pressure to make reforms
Ukraine’s prime minister has been told that the European Union is…
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Poland - 16/05 06:46 CET
Ukraine ups security ahead of Euro 2012
With less than a month to go before the main event, Ukrainian authorities…
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Greece - 16/05 04:44 CET
Greeks set for fresh elections and the unknown
Too divided to form a coalition, Greek political leaders will instead…
