USA Obama attacks Romney over "secret" success plan Barack Obama will make his big convention speech on Thursday, but in the meantime he has not been remaining silent in the run-up. The US President 04/09/2012
Bahrain Bahrain activists lose appeals against jail terms Twenty opposition activists in Bahrain have lost their appeals against their jail terms for their role in pro-democracy protests last year. Judges 04/09/2012
Russia Brussels launches competition case against Gazprom The European Commission has begun an anti-trust investigation into Russian gas giant, Gazprom. Regulators suspect the firm has violated rules by 04/09/2012
Business Lufthansa's cabin fever The strike by Lufthansa’s cabin crew dragged its shares down on Tuesday in Frankfurt as flight cancellations from the dispute are said to be costing 04/09/2012
USA Obama must justify himself Presidential candidates must dominate with rhetoric, or suffer the consequences. Challenger Ronald Reagan in 1980 asked the American electorate 04/09/2012
USA US wades deeper into Asia diplomacy The United States is pursuing greater influence in the Asia-Pacific region. This is clearly a diplomatic challenge given China’s rise, but that is 04/09/2012
Syria Syrian army continues attacks on Aleppo The Syrian army has continued to bombard Aleppo, the country’s biggest city. Opposition groups said that at least five people died in the attacks 04/09/2012
United Kingdom Cameron presents new cabinet line-up British Prime Minister David Cameron has shaken up his coalition government with a ministerial reshuffle. The biggest surprise was the appointment 04/09/2012
USA US first lady to kick-off Democratic Convention Michelle Obama takes centre stage tonight as the Democratic Convention gets underway in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is giving a speech on the 04/09/2012
brussels bureau Cracks in EU parliament open up single seat debate In Brussels, part of the EU Parliament has been shut because cracks have quite literally appeared in the ceiling. The structural damage, spotted in 04/09/2012
Sport The promised land Thirteen Nigerian footballers moved to the Ukraine after being promised contracts with clubs in the former Soviet country. However, they now find 04/09/2012
Italy Pressure mounts on ECB over bond buying France and Italy continue to pressure the European Central Bank to urgently agree measures to reduce crippling borrowing costs for southern eurozone 04/09/2012
brussels bureau EU parliament shows off art for the first time The European Parliament has unveiled some of its own private paintings to the public for the first time. The parliament’s entire collection from 04/09/2012
Germany Lufthansa union calls new national strike for Friday Lufthansa’s main union has called a new national strike for Friday among the airline’s cabin crews seeking better pay and conditions. It follows 04/09/2012
Cinema Egypt's Winter of Discontent at Venice Film Festival It is a film title to sum up events in Egypt, ‘Winter of Discontent’. As director Ibrahim el-Batout stood among the crowds in Cairo’s Tahrir Square 04/09/2012
World Madrid's bright colours to counter economic gloom Bright colours and flowing lines were on show at the 56th Madrid Fashion Week, a pause to help switch the focus away from the country’s financial 04/09/2012
United Kingdom EU court hears UK Christians' religious discrimination cases The European Court of Human Rights is hearing the cases of four British Christians who claim to have lost their jobs for religious reasons. One of 04/09/2012
Portugal Portugal seeks help from EU to tackle fires Portugal has asked for EU help to tackle dozens of forest fires that are raging across the country. Lisbon needs four fire-fighting aircraft after 04/09/2012
Morocco More than 40 people die in Moroccan bus crash At least 42 people have died after a bus plunged into a ravine in southern Morocco. The accident happened near the town of Zerkta as the bus headed 04/09/2012
Bahrain Bahrain court upholds activists' jail terms An appeals court in Bahrain has upheld the convictions of 20 activists sentenced for their role in pro-democracy protests. They were condemned to 04/09/2012
Iran Iran opens nuclear site to Mongolian leader Iran has allowed a foreign leader to visit its main uranium enrichment site for the first time. Tsakhia Elbegdorj, the president of Mongolia 04/09/2012
Business Spanish unemployment rises for first time in 5 months With the end of Summer and the tourist season winding down Spain’s jobless rate jumped in August. The number of people seeking work increased by 04/09/2012
Spain Spain and Morocco evict migrants from Spanish island Dozens of illegal migrants have been removed from a small Spanish island off the coast of Morocco in a joint operation by both countries. The 04/09/2012
Israel Jewish settlers suspected of Jerusalem monastery vandalism A Christian monastery near Jerusalem has been vandalised in a suspected act of retaliation for the eviction of Jewish families from an unauthorised 04/09/2012
no comment Hong Kong education protest On the first day of Hong Kong’s new school year, thousands of students, parents and teachers gathered in front of the government headquarters in 04/09/2012
no comment Piccadilly Circus becomes real circus London’s iconic Piccadilly Circus was transformed into a genuine circus on September 2 as part of the British capital’s 2012 festival. 04/09/2012
Germany More disruption at Frankfurt in Lufthansa pay row Lufthansa has cancelled almost 200 hundred flights in and out of Frankfurt airport as the dispute over a pay rise for staff continues. An 11-hour 04/09/2012
Syria Red Cross tackles Assad on Syria humanitarian crisis The new head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has met Syria’s President Assad to discuss the humanitarian crisis. Peter Maurer is 04/09/2012
World Television tunes in to the future IFA, the world‘s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances opened in Berlin. Up to 1500 exhibitors and 240,000 visitors tuned 04/09/2012