Dubai World seeks debt restructure Dubai World, the state-owned conglomerate, has reached a deal in principle to restructure its 19 billion euro debt. The deal that involves no new 20/05/2010
BA faces fresh disruption as judges overturn strike ban British Airways faces further strike action after a panel of senior judges overturned a ban on industrial action. The airline was granted an 20/05/2010
Germany-first euro protection measures catch partners reeling Germany ‘s act-alone ban on a raft of financial market transactions was broadly seen as undermining efforts to improve coordination and political 20/05/2010
Merkel cranks up calls for tough financial regulation German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cranked up calls for tougher regulation on banks and financial markets and has appealed to governments to act 20/05/2010
France announces measures to attack deficit France expects a budget deficit of 8 per cent of GDP this year and has announced a raft of measures to bring it down to the EU’s 3 per cent limit by 20/05/2010
European Parliament euro zone This week’s European Parliament full sitting in Strasbourg placed financial questions at the heart of debate. The members — MEPs — intend to have 20/05/2010
Japan reports export driven growth Japan’s economy grew 1.2 per cent between January and March on the previous quarter in a recovery largely driven by strong exports. Emerging 20/05/2010
Cracks in ETA's ranks The latest blow to ETA, with the arrest of its suspected military leader, adds to a recent wave of criticism from some of the armed group’s own 20/05/2010
Greece General strike in Greece Tens of thousands of striking Greek civil servants have held a mass rally in central Athens in protest at wage and pension cuts. Unions called the 20/05/2010
United Kingdom UK coalition govt unveils full policy plans The two parties in Britain’s historic coalition government have presented full details of the policy programme they have come up with 20/05/2010
France Paris police probe multi-million euro art theft A daring art thief has snatched five masterpieces worth 500 million euros from a Paris museum in one of the biggest art robberies of all 20/05/2010
Frears film drew crowds in Cannes British director Stephen Frears’s latest film Tamara Drewe is showing out of competition in Cannes. It was adapted from a long-running newspaper 20/05/2010
Army experts trial robot tanks With nearly 300 British soldiers dead in Afghanistan alone, the drive to keep servicemen and women out of harm’s way has never been more important 20/05/2010
Gaultier steams into Moscow rail station Renowned French designer Jean Paul Gaultier has staged his latest show in a train station in Moscow. He said it was a dream come true as he had long 20/05/2010
Iran Iran allows US students to see their mothers Their children have been languishing in Iran’s most notorious jail for the last ten months. The mothers of three US students arrested on suspicion 20/05/2010
Floods continues in Poland Floods continues to wreak havoc in Poland. Water levels on the Vistula are receding but embankments on the river keep unstable. 20/05/2010
Korea Bellicose North Korea dismisses warship report North Korea has dismissed the findings of a report which say it sank a South Korean warship as “fabrication”, and has threatened war if sanctions are 20/05/2010
France Suspected ETA military leader arrested in France French and Spanish police believe they have dealt a major blow to ETA, arresting the suspected military head of the armed Basque separatist 20/05/2010
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge regime remembrance Cambodians gather to remember those who died during the reign of terror of Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge regime. 20/05/2010
futuris Multiple hopes for multiple sclerosis Anette Hansson, is one of the tens of thousands that fall prey to MS across Europe, she describes the onset of the disease: “I had a lot of balance 20/05/2010
France Thieves snatch art works in €100m raid Thieves have snatched five masterpieces worth some 100 million euros from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. The paintings were stolen late on 20/05/2010
musica Bonus interview: Michèle Roche, Laurent Martin and Alexandre Dratwicki Here are some bonus excerpts from our interviews with pianist Laurent Martin, Michèle Roche (Secretary General at the ‘Fondation Bru’) and Alexandre 20/05/2010
Thailand Thai curfews extended as tension remains high Security forces are in control of Bangkok city centre but smouldering ruins bear witness to rioting and fires that verged on anarchy. Southeast 20/05/2010
Greece Greek civil servants strike over cuts Greek civil servants are set for a new standoff with their government after unions called a 24-hour general strike over deep wage and pension 20/05/2010
Thailand: Bangkok emerging from a night-time curfew Dawn broke over a quiet but smoke filled central Bangkok as the capital emerged from a night-time curfew in the wake of military crackdown on 20/05/2010
China Pupils learn self-defence after China school attacks Chinese children are being taught self-defence after a spate of attacks on schools in the country. Pupils are being prepared for the worst, amid 20/05/2010
France Suspected ETA military chief arrested in France The suspected head of ETA’s military wing has been arrested in southwest France. Mikel Kabikoitz Karrera Sarobe was detained with two other 20/05/2010
Turkey 28 found dead in Turkish mine disaster Rescue teams in Turkey have pulled 28 dead bodies from a coal mine in the northern Black Sea province of Zonguldak. Some 40 miners were working at 20/05/2010
Students protest in Slovenia Thousands of Slovenian students are protesting a new bill that would limit their work and income during their studies. 20/05/2010
Self-defense classes in Beijing China’s recent wave of deadly school attacks isn’t just boosting security at Chinese schools, it’s also prompting young students to get self-defense 20/05/2010