World Student projects fly high in northern Sweden Students from around Europe have been flying their experiments on high altitude balloons in northern Sweden. It is a unique way to test their 30/10/2008
Unreported Europe London's Muslims: Three years after 7/7 Where does London’s Asian community stand, three years after the deadly July 7 terror attacks carried out by young British Muslims? In this most 30/10/2008
Unreported Europe Most Germans favour nuclear energy relaunch, not phase-out Will Germany go through with its plan to phase out nuclear energy? The climate debate makes it a sizzling issue in the run-up to the 2009 general 30/10/2008
markets European shares mixed European shares started Thursday with a boost from the Federal Reserve’s latest cut in interest rates but finished only slightly higher after a 30/10/2008
Business US economy contracts The US economy suffered its sharpest contraction in seven years between July and September . That as consumers cut spending and businesses reduced 30/10/2008
brussels bureau Future EU enlargement continues in fits and starts In an annual report, the European Commission is expected to tell Croatia it should conclude its accession talks by the end of next year, if it takes 30/10/2008
Business Japan moves over financial crisis Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has unveiled a second economic package to fight fallout from the global financial crisis. The Tokyo government 30/10/2008
Business Shell and Exxon's profits boom Royal Dutch Shell has beaten all forecasts with its third-quarter net profit. It was up 71 percent on the same period last year at 8.4 billion 30/10/2008
world news Goma calm remains finely balanced UN troops patrol as a nervous calm returns to the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma was thrown into chaos on 30/10/2008
world news Obama touts "middle class bail-out" in Florida Candidates in the upcoming US presidential election have been targetting the middle class in the final days of the campaign. As he continues his 30/10/2008
Cinema The silver screen's scariest top 10 Slasher, gore, vampire – you name it, they’ve got it at the Hollywood Museum, which is celebrating the world of horror with a top 10 list of scary 30/10/2008
world news Catholic university suffers sixth ETA attack Basque terrorists ETA have struck back, 48 hours after the Spanish government thought it had averted disaster by breaking up a suspected ETA cell in 30/10/2008
world news Ohio - a must win Four days to go and counting before America chooses its next president. John McCain hits the key mid-west battleground state of Ohio, widely seen 30/10/2008
World Kandinsky's absolute abstraction Russian painter Kandinsky’s abstract works are under the spotlight in Germany. The Lenbachaus in Munich is holding an exhibition of paintings from 30/10/2008
world news German unemployment falls again Despite the financial downturn, unemployment in Germany continues to fall. In October the total number of people out of work dropped below three 30/10/2008
world news Brown calls on banks to prop up small businesses Gordon Brown has urged banks not to let down small and medium-sized businesses as recession looms. Speaking after talks with his German 30/10/2008
world news Syrians demonstrate against deadly US air raid Thousands of Syrians have taken to the streets in an anti-US demonstration organised by the government in the capital Damascus. They were 30/10/2008
world news National education strike against Italian reforms There is no let-up in the resistance to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s education reforms passed by parliament on Wednesday. On 30/10/2008
world news Deadly bombings hit Indian state of Assam It is being reported around 12 bombs have gone off in the troubled state of Assam in northeastern India. At least 68 people have been killed 30/10/2008
world news India: bomb blasts in troubled Assam kills dozens At least 50 people have been killed in a series of bomb blasts in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Hundreds are reported injured 30/10/2008
world news Obama splashes out on final campaign spot In his final pitch to voters ahead of next Tuesday’s presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama aired a 30-minute spot nationwide on 30/10/2008
world news McCain slams Obama campaign spot The Republican candidate to the White House was quick to react to his rival’s latest campaign spot: “Now tonight, you can all look forward to my 30/10/2008
world news Pamplona Car bomb blast A car bomb has exploded near the University of Navarre in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona. At least 15 people have been caught up in the 30/10/2008
world news Shots fired despite ceasefire in DR Congo The UN Security Council has condemned the advance of rebel troops in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Earlier, the Tutsi rebel fighters 30/10/2008
USA Clinton joins Obama on the stump as McCain cries foul over Democrat campaign ad Whether they wanted to or not, tens of millions of Americans saw Barack Obama’s 30-minute campaign ad last night, which was broadcast on three major 30/10/2008
Italy Italy prepares for major day of strike action Italy is bracing itself for what has been billed as its most widespread day of strike action, as students and teachers down pens over the 30/10/2008