United Kingdom London cleric quits over cathedral protest camp A senior cleric at Britain’s St Paul’s Cathedral has quit, saying he fears moves to evict anti-capitalist activists camped out there could lead to 27/10/2011
Turkey Israel quake aid for Turkey divides opinion Cold, wet weather is adding to the misery for the thousands of Turkish earthquake victims. Relief has been pouring into Ercis after much of the 27/10/2011
China Tax row triggers riots in China A dispute over tax has spilled out onto the streets of China, with hundreds, some say thousands, of protesters clashing with riot police. Unrest 27/10/2011
Turkey Teenager pulled alive from Turkey quake rubble A teenager has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building, four days after the earthquake that struck eastern Turkey. The 18-year 27/10/2011
China welcomes EU debt deal China has welcomed the deal reached at the EU summit in Brussels aimed at tackling the bloc’s debt crisis. Increasingly seen as a key ally to boost 27/10/2011
Euro crisis: what now for the region's economy? Europe’s leaders may have stopped the rot for now but the financial crisis is far from over and the region’s banks are still staring into a deep 27/10/2011
France Arab Spring activists win Europe's Sakharov Prize Five Arab Spring activists have won this year’s prestigious Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, awarded by the European Parliament. “This year’s 27/10/2011
Israel Egypt frees Israeli-American in prisoner exchange 25 Egyptians held by Israel, and an Israeli-American accused by Cairo of spying, have been returned to their respective countries in a prisoner 27/10/2011
Greece Europe's trillion-euro debt safeguard Relief for Italy… relief for Greece… for Spain… the whole euro zone in fact: EU leaders pulled back from the brink of potential disaster at their 27/10/2011
London Film Festival prizes The London Film Festival attracted a galaxy of stars, and a good selection of films this year. We Need to Talk about Kevin won the Best Film 27/10/2011
Bolshoi Theatre reopens after renovations After years of controversy, questions over missing funds, and accusations of corruption the Bolshoi Theatre renovation is complete and the theatre is 27/10/2011
MEPs call for tougher EU wide anti-mafia laws Europe needs stricter rules to stop organised crime, particularly the mafia, gaining access to public funds, the European Parliament says. The 27/10/2011
Marco Simoncelli laid to rest Thousands of people gathered in Coriano to pay their respects to MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli who died over the weekend in a crash during a race in 27/10/2011
Unreported Europe Hungarians fall victim to Swiss franc debt spiral A huge number of middle class Hungarians are sinking in debt repayments, after taking out private loans in Swiss francs. While the government is 27/10/2011
Thailand Coming hours decisive for Bangkok Flood barriers protecting Bangkok are almost overflowing and worries in the city are high that they could fail in the coming hours. Thailand is 27/10/2011
Nina Hagen is one of Germany's most eccentric artist She shot to fame in the 70s as the punk queen from East Berlin, and although she has since changed musical styles, she remains politically commited 27/10/2011
Greece Scepticism in Greece after latest EU deal The latest European deal has been greeted with deep scepticism by many in debt-choked Greece. Fearing more painful belt-tightening, they doubt this 27/10/2011
u talk Firm help for small companies Rafael from Poland: I just want to ask how the European Union is going to help small companies to grow in the united market and survive the 27/10/2011
Turkey: fourth night in tents People in the earthquake-stricken Turkish town of Ercis spend a fourth night in tents as temperatures continue to drop and hope fades of finding more 27/10/2011
Queen Elizabeth visits aboriginal school UK Queen Elizabeth, on 10-day visit to Australia, visited an Aboriginal school in Perth on Thursday. 27/10/2011
Thailand declares emergency public holiday A five-day emergency holiday has been ordered by Thai authorities as the level of water is still rising around Bangkok. 27/10/2011
Flash floods hit southern Spain Lagares river in Vigo, Galicia, has flooded causing damages in houses and infrastructures. 27/10/2011
Clean-up operation after flooding in northern Italy A massive clean-up operation was underway in northern Italy on Thursday after flash floods killed at least nine people and left six others missing. 27/10/2011
Argentina 'Angel of Death' jailed for life in Argentina A former Argentinian navy captain known as the Blond Angel of Death has been jailed for life in Buenos Aires for mass torture and murder during the 27/10/2011
Italy Rome reacts to Berlusconi's EU reform plan “Dear Herman, Dear Jose-Manuel”, it begins, ending with “A Big Hug, Silvio.” The Italian premier’s ‘letter of intent’ is certainly friendly enough 27/10/2011
Nintendo warns of first ever loss Nintendo says it will post its first ever annual net loss this financial year — of around 188 million euros. The soaring value of the yen against 27/10/2011
VW turns in stellar nine-month earnings A stunning set of numbers from Volkswagen. Between January and September it sold 14.1 percent more vehicles than in the same period last year 27/10/2011
Sony takes full control of Sony Ericsson Sony is paying just over one billion euros to buy out its Swedish partner in the mobile phone handset joint venture Sony Ericsson. With the deal 27/10/2011
Ireland Presidential vote underway in Ireland The Irish are voting for a new president. Seven candidates are fighting for the biggest share of just over 3.1 million electors. Two referenda are 27/10/2011
Libya Gaddafi son offers to surrender to ICC claims NTC Libyan officials are claiming Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam has proposed surrendering to the International Criminal Court rather than suffer 27/10/2011
