Business Geithner talks tough to Senate Banking Commission The Chinese yuan is rising again, but too slowly for America’s comfort and there were signs today patience with Beijing is wearing thin, despite 16/09/2010
Business Heimat agency wins Effies top prize British, German and Dutch advertising agencies have won 10 out of the 14 top Euro Effies at the annual gala in Brussels. The eighth edition of the 16/09/2010
Business Japanese goverment to act on yen again 'if necessary' Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said the Bank of Japan is ready and willing to intervene on the money markets again to drive down the yen. It 16/09/2010
Business EU agrees free trade deal with South Korea The European Union’s Foreign Ministers have reached agreement on a free trade deal with South Korea. It’s one of the most ambitious trade pacts the 16/09/2010
Belgium Sarkozy unscathed by Roma debate at EU summit France’s President has come out of an EU summit with fellow leaders his head high on the question of expelling Roma people. This followed an 16/09/2010
France French court bans 'dead body' art show France’s top court has banned an art exhibition that features human corpses with the skin removed. Judges in Paris ruled that ‘Our Body’ cannot go 16/09/2010
United Kingdom Pope warns UK over 'aggressive secularism' Pope Benedict has warned Britain must protect its Christian roots and stave off the threat of what he called “aggressive forms of secularism.” The 16/09/2010
Iran Iran's Ayatollah calls for political unity Iran’s supreme leader has reaffirmed his support for the country’s President during the six-monthly meeting of the Assembly of Experts. Ayatollah 16/09/2010
West Bank Clinton meets Abbas over peace talks US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas with no resolution in sight for the region’s revived peace 16/09/2010
world news Plain sailling for Champions League heavyweight trio Chelsea began their bid for a first Champions League crown on Wednesday night with a solid 4-1 win at competition debutants Zilina of Slovakia. The 16/09/2010
Cambodia Time is of the essence in Khmer Rouge genocide trial The UN-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia has formally indicted the four surviving leaders of the infamous Khmer Rouge regime. Brother Number 16/09/2010
Niger French nations kidnapped in Niger French nuclear company Areva says two of its workers are among seven people kidnapped in northern Niger. Five french nationals were seized this 16/09/2010
Unreported Europe Andalousia, the promised land for the Roma? Sandra Heredia is a labour consultant at the Roma organisation Hamuradi-Falaki in Seveille: “I’m proud of being Roma. I don’t say “Hello, my name is 16/09/2010
France Demonstrators delay the opening of first Motorway of the Sea Burning tyres on the road and port workers demonstrating have delayed the opening of the first Motorway of the Sea, a European project to take 16/09/2010
Poland Symbolic wooden cross moved from Polands Presidential Palace A wooden cross inside the chapel of the presidential palace in Poland is a symbol of remembrance and mourning a tribute to President Kaczynski and 16/09/2010
no comment Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Scotland for a four-day state visit to Britain, a controversial yet historic trip that has been overshadowed by sex 16/09/2010
futuris The robot child The iCub is a wide-eyed robot that wants to learn like a baby. European researchers are working with child psychologists and neuroscientists to build 16/09/2010
Belgium Victimisation of Roma hot question at EU summit French President Nicolas Sarkozy has given little indication among EU leaders today of any human rights heat under his collar. His manner on 16/09/2010
United Kingdom Queen welcomes Pope Benedict to the UK Pope Benedict XVI has been welcomed by the Queen in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh after arriving for the first-ever state visit by a pontiff to 16/09/2010
Gaza Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills one Palestinian Israel has bombed the Gaza Strip, killing one Palestinian and injuring three others. The Israeli military said the airstrike on the town of Rafah 16/09/2010
World Travelling with the Roma people The exhibition “Voyages Pendulaires, des Roms au cœur de l’Europe” is taking place at Lyon’s Resistance and Deportation History Centre. It puts the 16/09/2010
Belgium Victimisation of Roma centre stage at EU summit French President Nicolas Sarkozy is fighting to limit his isolation among EU leaders today. A battery of international human rights condemnation is 16/09/2010
Afghanistan Campaign nears end as Afghans prepare to vote There is a flurry of last minute electioneering in Kabul as the campaigning for Saturday’s election in Afghanistan came to a close. The 16/09/2010
Niger Five French nationals kidnapped in Niger French nuclear company Areva says two of its workers are among seven people kidnapped in northern Niger. Five french nationals were seized this 16/09/2010
no comment 200th anniversary of Mexico's independence Mexicans celebrated the country’s 200th anniversary of independence from Spain with parades and a late night concert in the capital. 16/09/2010
no comment Indian Kashmir under curfew Security forces in Indian Kashmir imposed an curfew in Srinagar and other big towns in the region. 16/09/2010
Mexico Mexico parties to celebrate 200 years It is Mexico’s bicentenary, 200 years since the country’s fight for independence from Spain and the Mexicans turned out in their thousands to 16/09/2010
Turkey Minibus blast kills eight in Turkey In Turkey at least eight people have been killed in an explosion that ripped apart a minibus and left three people including a baby injured. All 16/09/2010
no comment South Korea: 60th anniversary of the Incheon landing operation Hundreds of troops took part in a reenactment of the historic Incheon landing operation on Wolmi Island and nearby Yellow sea waters in South Korea 16/09/2010