Turkey Five dead in Turkish train crash Five people have been killed and 16 others injured after a train rammed into a mechanical digger on a railway line in northwest Turkey. Passengers 27/08/2009
Intercultural Lyon, republican contortionism Creating the Europe of tomorrow through cultural diversity… a look at the French city of Lyon, which is embracing interculturalism as a model for the 27/08/2009
USA Three days of mourning for Ted Kennedy begin The body of Senator Edward Kennedy has left the family home in Cape Cod. The hearse carrying the coffin of the lion of the Senante will travel the 27/08/2009
Ryanair gets behind Lisbon Treaty In Ireland, Europe’s biggest budget airline, Ryanair, has climbed on board the campaign to give the Lisbon Treaty wings. Ryanair Chief Executive 27/08/2009
Barroso approaches parliament test Holidays over, Jose Manuel Barroso sets out to convince enough of the European Parliament’s members to accept his bid for a second five-year term at 27/08/2009
Boeing confirms Dreamliner test flight Boeing has said the 787 Dreamliner will make its much delayed first test flight by the end of this year and it plans to start delivering aircraft to 27/08/2009
Nissan part idles Spanish plants Responding to falling sales, Japanese carmaker Nissan is to temporarily lay off 70 percent of the workers at its plants in Barcelona and Montcada in 27/08/2009
UK property prices pick up The price of houses and flats in Britain rose for the fourth month running in August. The latest figures from mortgage lender the Nationwide 27/08/2009
Euro zone loans still weak Loans to euro zone households and businesses fell in July and hit their slowest annual growth ever. That is despite the European Central Bank’s 27/08/2009
German and Italian consumers more confident The latest survey of German consumer sentiment shows it to be at the highest level in fifteen months. The GfK market research group found that 27/08/2009
Turkey Fatal train crash in Turkey As many as five people have been killed after a Turkish express train crashed into a construction vehicle en route from Ankara to Istanbul 27/08/2009
Netanyahu's settlement dilemma The international pressure may be mounting on Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze settlements but pressure from within Israel is the reason for his 27/08/2009
Greece NATO chief calls for closer Greek/Turkish ties NATO chief, Denmark’s Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has held talks with Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis. Rasmussen called on Greece to improve its 27/08/2009
France French Socialists go for open primaries French Socialist leader Martine Aubry has jumped off the fence and come down in favour of open primary elections for the next presidential candidate 27/08/2009
United Kingdom Report slams 'bad, cruel' treatment in UK hospitals National Health Service nurses in the UK have come under fire for their “cruel” and “demeaning” treatment of some elderly patients. A report by 27/08/2009
Emperor Vespasian's villa unearthed In Italy, north-east of Rome, a team of Italian and British archeologists have unearthed the remains of a villa which it is believed once belonged to 27/08/2009
Telling Tales at the V&A The new exhibition at the V and A in London is called “Telling Tales: Fear and Fantasy in Contemporary Design” and looks at the darker side of 27/08/2009
Ordinary People released in France Ordinary People, a new film from Serbian director Vladimir Perisic, has just been released in France. The movie follows a young army recruit as he 27/08/2009
Germany Netanyahu talks tougher sanctions on Iran in Berlin Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin for talks with his German counterpart Angela Merkel has pressed the Chancellor to halt trade with 27/08/2009
Russia Poet behind Soviet anthem dies aged 96 Sergei Mikhalov, the writer of the Soviet Union’s national anthem under Josef Stalin who later reworked the lyrics for a new generation of Russians 27/08/2009
Somalia Pirates attack US helicopter Pirates off the Somali coast are getting bolder with this evidence of a patrol helicopter under fire. Marines from the USS Chancellorsville wanted 27/08/2009
Germany Netanyahu in Berlin for Merkel talks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Before meeting with Merkel Netanyahu was 27/08/2009
USA Healthcare debate loses champion in Kennedy The death of US Senator Edward Kennedy has brought the American healthcare issue into sharp focus. President Barack Obama put healthcare at the 27/08/2009
Iraq What now? As Iraqi Shi'ite leader is laid to rest The body of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim the leader of Iraq’s largest Shi’ite political grouping begins its journey from Iran to Iraq following his death 27/08/2009
France French Socialists to have open primaries in 2012 The French Socialist Party is to opt for open primaries to select its candidate for the presidential election in 2012. First Secretary Martine 27/08/2009
Japan Japan opposition set for landslide victory Fifty years of almost unbroken rule seems certain to end with Japan’s main opposition democratic party poised for a landslide election victory this 27/08/2009