Switzerland Pentagon prepares to openly accept gay soldiers The US military has begun the first steps towards an eventual repeal of its ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy barring homosexuals from serving 02/02/2010
World President of Azerbaijan: "Our patience also has limits" “We want to put an end to the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh by peaceful means…but at the same time, our patience also has limits.” Ilham Aliyev is 02/02/2010
United Kingdom Cadbury workers fear for jobs after Kraft takeover Workers at one of Britain’s best loved companies, Cadbury, are facing an uncertain future after its 13 billion euro takeover by an American food 02/02/2010
USA Oscar Nominations Announced Avatar has been nominated for nine Oscars including Best Film and Best Director. The Hurt Locker is neck and neck however, also with nine 02/02/2010
Business Boeing warns on orders US planemaker Boeing expects new orders for commercial aircraft this year to fall short of the number it will deliver because of the effects of the 02/02/2010
Business Spanish jobless hits four million The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain topped four million in January. The Labour Ministry says the total increased by 125,000 02/02/2010
Business Greece: Our problems are euro zone issue Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has told a financial conference in Athens his country’s fiscal troubles are part of a wider euro zone problem 02/02/2010
Business Russia still top oil producer Latest figures show that Russia remains the only country pumping more than 10 million barrels of crude a day. Russia has overtaken Saudi Arabia as 02/02/2010
Business BP's earnings disappoint British oil major BP’s earnings were up in the final three months of last year but not by as much as industry analysts had expected. The rise came 02/02/2010
USA "We Are The World" re-made for Haiti Twenty five years ago it was written to raise funds for those affected by the famine in Ethiopia. Today it is being re-recorded by seventy different 02/02/2010
Ukraine Spy scandal enters Ukraine's presidential poll Days ahead of Ukraine’s hotly anticipated second round presidential run-off, a spy scandal has broken out involving Kiev’s former political master 02/02/2010
France Concorde: the history of an icon In 1969, Concorde’s first trial flight was hailed as promising to fly people into a brand-new high-tech future at speeds of 1,330 miles per hour. It 02/02/2010
France Trial begins over French Concorde crash The US airline Continental and five individuals have gone of trial accused of manslaughter over the Air France Concorde crash near Paris ten years 02/02/2010
Spain Canary Islands hit by heavy downpour A massive rainstorm has caused widespread damage to the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife. Some 82 millimetres of rain fell in 24 hours, more 02/02/2010
United Kingdom Inquiry told: Blair lied to cabinet over Iraq war Tony Blair misled his cabinet, parliament and the British public over the Iraq war. That is the assessment of his International Development Secretary 02/02/2010
Cinema Gibson back on screen in Edge of Darkness Mel Gibson is back on the big screen with a new movie thriller Edge of Darkness. The controversial star, who first made his name with “Mad Max,” has 02/02/2010
World French impressionists go to Madrid Some of the finest works by Monet, Degas, Renoir and other French impressionist artists have been brought together in Madrid for an exhibition 02/02/2010
World Long-lost Roman water source discovered A pair of amateur archaeologists claim to have found the source of an aqueduct that used to bring fresh water to ancient Rome. Acqua Traiana was 02/02/2010
USA Avatar and The Hurt Locker lead Oscar nominations “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker“ lead the field with nine nominations each for this year’s Oscars. The films’ respective directors, James Cameron and 02/02/2010
France Concorde crash trial begins in Paris The trial has started for US airline Continental and five individuals charged with manslaughter over the Air France Concorde crash near Paris ten 02/02/2010
Iran Iran's opposition leader Mousavi vows to fight on Iran’s main opposition leader has promised to continue the struggle for reform. In a direct challenge to Iran’s hardliners, Mirhossein Mousavi 02/02/2010
Spain Canary Islands rocked by floods Torrential rain is causing havoc in Spain’s Canary Islands. The worst hit of the popular holiday destinations is Tenerife, where 82 millimetres came 02/02/2010
Haiti Haiti's food coupon chaos In spite of attempts to ease Haiti’s stuttering aid effort, chaos continues to dog operations. In the capital, Port-au-Prince, the wait for food 02/02/2010
Germany German anger at Catholic school sex abuse There’s shock and anger in Germany at revelations of a child sex abuse scandal in Jesuit Catholic schools and a subsequent cover-up. Dozens of 02/02/2010
Japan Toyota says sorry for pedal problems The world’s biggest car-maker, Toyota, has apologised to customers for having to recall more than nine million vehicles because of faulty accelerator 02/02/2010
World TV Kids Young French people on average spend three and a half hours per day in front of TV or internet screens or game consoles. That’s about 1,200 hours in 02/02/2010
World Adopting the euro People in the Eastern member states of the European Union have become less enthusiastic about adopting the euro according to a recent Eurobarometer 02/02/2010
France A decade on, Concorde trial opens in Paris US airline Continental and five individuals go on trial today charged with causing the Air France Concorde crash near Paris ten years ago. All 109 02/02/2010