Syria French Photographer describes Syrian "nightmare" Injured French journalist Edith Bouvier arrived home on Friday on a stretcher, following a terrifying ordeal covering the Syrian uprising. Bouvier 02/03/2012
Ukraine Ukrainian guards get makeover for the beautiful game As the paint dries on Ukraine’s football stadiums ahead of Euro 2012, the finishing touches are also being applied to the country’s border guards 02/03/2012
Italy Costa Concordia captain to miss pre-trial hearing A pre-trial hearing for the captain of the Costa Concordia will begin in Italy on Saturday. Francesco Schettino, who’s under house arrest, is 02/03/2012
Business ECB pumps massive funds into finance system This past week was rather like the start of spring for the finance world after a stormy winter with the help of the European Central Bank’s massive 02/03/2012
Syria Red Cross aid blocked from Baba Amr The International Red Cross has said one of its convoys in Syria has been blocked from entering the shattered district of Baba Amr in Homs. The 02/03/2012
USA Obama 'not bluffing' on Iran Three days before the Israeli and US leaders meet to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme, both men have set out their countries’ positions. Barack 02/03/2012
Italy Injured rail protester out of danger A leader of a campaign against a high spead rail link between France and Italy is recovering after receiving a massive electric shock during a 02/03/2012
New Zealand Quake-hit NZ cathedral to be demolished The Anglican cathedral in Christchurch is to be demolished after experts decided the damage caused to it during last year’s earthquake could not be 02/03/2012
Poland Poland urges Belarus to release prisoners The Polish parliament has passed a resolution calling on the Belarus authorities to release all political prisoners. It is the latest diplomatic 02/03/2012
World Costa, bad luck cruises Three days on the top deck of the cruise ship Costa Allegra in the Indian Ocean. Tropical heat, a thousand people, minimal comfort… Swiss television 02/03/2012
Business 'Forget it' says Madrid on deficit cut target Spain is defying the EU over cutting its deficit this year. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who was in Brussels to sign the new fiscal pact, said 02/03/2012
Syria French journalists arrive home after Homs ordeal Injured French journalist Edith Bouvier and photographer William Daniels arrived in back in France on Friday after being trapped in the besieged 02/03/2012
Business Are EU's new budget rules golden? The budget discipline compact signed in Brussels on Friday is needed because for years eurozone countries lived beyond their means borrowing money 02/03/2012
Italy Mixed memories for returning Costa passengers Costa Allegra passengers have been arriving home at the end of a holiday that was memorable for all the wrong reasons. More than 600 people endured a 02/03/2012
Greece Jobless Greek worker shoots former boss The Greek austerity measures became an ugly reality at a small factory in the north of the country, when a worker who had been made redundant shot 02/03/2012
Serbia Serbia gets EU candidate status Belgrade and Brussels have moved a step closer together. Serbia’s long-sought status as a candidate to join the European Union has been approved. It 02/03/2012
World Paris Fashion: Owens, Ricci and Carven Setting the catwalk alight; avant garde designer Rick Owen combined flames with fashion in Paris with a collection that feaured wools, leathers and 02/03/2012
Cinema Greek cinema: 'despair is not an option' Greece’s legendary monastic complex Meteora – which means ‘suspended rocks’ or ‘in the heavens above’ – is the setting for the new German-Greek 02/03/2012
brussels bureau EU leaders put pen to paper on new fiscal treaty Signed; yes. Ratified; not yet! Despite that, Europe’s leaders have finally come up with the treaty they say will save the euro. The new so called 02/03/2012
Europe Is austerity the best policy? Martin from Brussels put this question to Marc Touati, economist and author of the book, “When the eurozone will explode”: “Are austerity policies a 02/03/2012
Syria Syria: Red Cross convoy enters Homs A Red Cross convoy has entered Homs in Syria, bringing life-saving aid for the shattered district of Baba Amro. The green light was given by Syrian 02/03/2012
Iran Polling ends after Iran parliamentary vote Iranians headed to more than 47,000 polling stations on Friday for the first parliamentary elections since the disputed 2009 Presidential 02/03/2012
Business Banks not using most ECB cash for loans Eurozone commercial banks may have borrowed over one trillion euros from the European Central Bank in cheap long-term loans, but they are not lending 02/03/2012
Business Spain's jobless claims hit new high Spain’s unemployment rate has got even worse reaching 22.9 percent of the workforce. The number of Spaniards filing for unemployment benefits 02/03/2012
Business Ex-Olympic site for sale Trying to raise cash to pay off its debts, the Greek government pushes ahead with privatisation plans and has invited bids for the future management 02/03/2012
brussels bureau EU leaders sign new fiscal pact European leaders have put pen to paper on a new treaty they say will bring the bloc’s debts under control. The so-called fiscal compact, driven by 02/03/2012
Iran Iran launches media blitz to boost election turnout The Iranian regime is banking on a large number of voters turning out in Friday’s parliamentary election and state media is leaving nothing to 02/03/2012
Business Economy, not ideology, is focus for Iranians Iran’s election is taking place as its people suffer increasing economic hardship from international sanctions. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cut 02/03/2012
Russia Russia presidential campaign draws to close It is the last day of campaigning before Russia’s presidential election. The Communists are competing as is Russia’s third-richest man. But among 02/03/2012
no comment Children Muay Thai boxers A Muai Thai boxing match was held in a club in Pattaya, eastern Thailand, on the evening of Feb. 24. What was special about the match was the 02/03/2012