Italy Several killed by flash floods in Genoa, Italy At least six people were killed as flash floods tore through the Italian city of Genoa. Water cascaded through the centre of the city, a week after 04/11/2011
Greece Papandreou victory in Greece confidence vote Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has won a crucial parliamentary confidence vote. His PASOK party only had a slim majority – 152 of the 300 04/11/2011
Italy Berlusconi defiant as coalition crumbles Italy’s prime minister has been thrown a potential lifeline as cracks spread within his centre-right coalition. Silvio Berlusconi is widely 04/11/2011
Business 'Too big to fail' banks named At the Cannes summit of the world’s leading economies, 29 banks have been named as being so important to the global financial system that they are 04/11/2011
Sport Thorpe fails to shine Five-times Olympic champion Ian Thorpe made a low-key return to competitive swimming with a disappointing seventh place finish in the 100m individual 04/11/2011
Spain Smaller parties likely to gain in Spain election The first full day of campaigning for elections in Spain began on Friday with good news for the opposition conservative Popular Party. A new poll 04/11/2011
Business Under new management: the ECB in uncertain times The business world is going through turbulent times of a kind seldom seen before. The prospect of a referendum on the bailout in Greece sent the 04/11/2011
France G20 summit ends with pledge to boost IMF G20 leaders have ended their summit in Cannes after two days dominated by Greek turmoil and the threat to the euro zone and beyond. Many big issues 04/11/2011
Spain Anxiety in Spain ahead of elections Campaigning for the upcoming elections in Spain is defined by economic conditions and unemployment. It has close to five million people out of work 04/11/2011
Business US jobs numbers hint at improvement US employment rose less than expected in October with 80,000 new hires whereas economist had expected 95,000. The US economy has to add around 04/11/2011
World WISE education summit The World Innovation Summit on Education, WISE, has become one of the leading global education platforms in recent years. More than 1000 experts 04/11/2011
Saudi Arabia Millions of Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage More than a million Muslims have been arriving in Saudi Arabia’s sacred city of Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The journey is a duty that 04/11/2011
India Tibetan sets himself on fire in New Delhi A Tibetan activist has suffered burns to his legs after setting himself on fire outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. There has been a string of 04/11/2011
Gaza Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla Israeli marines have reportedly boarded an Irish-Canadian flotilla bound for Hamas-ruled Gaza. According to the pro-Palestinian International 04/11/2011
Cinema Ceylan's Once Upon a Time in Anatolia sent to Oscars Once Upon A Time In Anatolia is Turkey’s official submission in the Best Foreign Language Film category of next year’s Academy Awards. The 04/11/2011
World Bosch's Romeo & Juliet premieres at Burgtheater A new interpretation of Romeo and Juliet has premiered at the prestigious Vienna Burgtheater in Austria. 04/11/2011
Russia Isolation experiment in Moscow ends after 520 days They are pale and thin, but a team of volunteers kept in isolation to simulate a long voyage to Mars has emerged in good spirits. The experiment 04/11/2011
France Sarkozy pushes financial transaction tax idea Speaking at the G20, President Sarkozy said there was agreement on the need to be firm on Greece, and he praised Italy for taking measures to balance 04/11/2011
USA Fact or fiction: US media keep tabs on would-be presidents It is not unknown for politicians to bend the truth. Sometimes they are ‘taken out of context’ or ‘misinterpreted’, while on occasion their words 04/11/2011
Greece Referendum dead as Greece PM faces crucial vote Will some clarity emerge from the chaos in Greece? At the end of a week that has yo-yoed between tragedy and farce, parliament will stage a crucial 04/11/2011
Germany Cyber attack fail as hacker gets his Dax wrong A website for a second division French rugby team is up and running again after an attack by a hacker who thought he was targeting the Frankfurt 04/11/2011
Gaza New aid flotilla nears Hamas-ruled Gaza An Irish-Canadian flotilla bound for Hamas-ruled Gaza in a bid to break the Israeli blockade and deliver aid is reportedly close to its destination 04/11/2011
Italy IMF to monitor Rome as pressure increases on Berlusconi European G20 leaders are pushing Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to make urgent economic reforms. But perhaps his more pressing issue are 04/11/2011
France G20 struggles to keep a grip on fast-moving crisis Nicolas Sarkozy is hoping for some last-minute deals on reforming the global economy, but the dramatic events elsewhere have stolen the agenda. The 04/11/2011
Japan Japanese govt approves Tepco bailout plan Japan’s beleaguered atomic energy firm Tepco is set to receive an eight-billion-euro bailout. The government funding follows approval of its business 04/11/2011
no comment Protesters clash with police outside Ukraine parliament Protesters angry over cuts to benefits and subsidies scuffled with riot police outside Ukraine’s parliament building on Thursday. 04/11/2011
no comment Anti-tax haven protests on the France-Monaco border Anti-tax haven protesters staged a demonstration at Cap d’Ail on the France-Monaco border while world leaders gathered in nearby Cannes for the G20 04/11/2011
no comment Anti-G20 protesters scuffle with police in Rome Demonstrators scuffled with police in Rome after they were prevented from marching in protest against the G20 meeting and austerity measures 04/11/2011
no comment Occupy Oakland protesters clash with police Police fire stun grenades and tear gas at Occupy Oakland protesters who throw rocks and hurl canisters back in an overnight confrontation on the 04/11/2011
Mexico Back in the Day: a Mexican hero is made November 7, 1907. Mexican railroad engineer Jesus Garcia Corona drives a dynamite-laden train that has caught fire away from the mining town of 04/11/2011