Why September tends to spook European equity markets
Keith Walker
Bucharest Colectiv nightclub blaze death toll rises to 39
The death toll from last weekend’s (October 31) fire in a Bucharest night club has risen to 39. Romania’s interim prime minister announced on
Romania's former PM Ponta in court on corruption charges
Romania’s former prime minister Victor Ponta appeared in court on Friday morning (November 6) on charges of forgery, tax evasion and money
Russia grounds all tourist flights to Egypt
Moscow has grounded all tourist flights to Egypt after after a Metrojet plane bound for Saint Patersburg crashed shortly after taking off from Sharm
Processed meats cause cancer, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says processed meat is “carcinogenic to humans” putting sausages in the same category as asbestos and cigarettes
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Kunduz attack may amount to war crime - UN Human Rights chief
The US military said it launched an attack around the time a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) charity hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz was hit by
Guatemala mudslide kills dozens, 600 missing
The collapse of a hillside onto a town at the edge of Guatemala City has killed dozens of people. Officials say at least 600 people are believed
Tiny, automated bus experiment begins in Greece
Four tiny, driverless buses are on trial in the Greek city of Trikala, the first of five European cities to introduce the automated transportation
Top FIFA sponsors demand Sepp Blatter quits immediately
Major football sponsors are demanding the immediate resignation of FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Companies that have long linked their brand names to
Campus shooting suspect named as Chris Harper Mercer, 26
Authorities in the US have named the suspect in the latest school shooting. Twenty-six year old Chris Harper Mercer is alleged to have opened fire at
Mexico marks one year since 43 students disappeared
Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Mexico have marked the first anniversary of the disappearance of 43 college students. Many protesters here in
Catalan election campaign ends ahead of Sunday's vote
Campaigning has come to an end in the Spanish region of Catalonia ahead of Sunday’s decisive elections. Many consider the poll a proxy vote on
Nepal set to declare LGBT-friendly constitution
Journalist György Kakuk documents refugee journey deep into Europe
Hungarian journalist György Kakuk, who initially did not reveal his name, joined refugees traveling north from the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Suspected MH370 flaperon arrives for identification at BEA, Toulouse
An airline wing flap washed up on Reunion Island beach last week has arrived in the French city of Toulouse. Aviation experts will examine and
Calais migrant crisis: France should 'compensate' UK drivers
Acting leader of the UK’s Labour Party Harriet Harman has called for compensation from the French government to be paid to British drivers affected
Iran nuclear deal: new deadline set for Monday
Iran and major powers have given themselves until Monday to reach an deal on the Iran nuclear question. EU and US officials are extending sanctions
Newly-identified Srebrenica victims taken to final resting place
A truck carrying coffins with the remains of 136 victims of Europe’s worst mass killing since the Holocaust: the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The
Tsipras keeps options open ahead of Greece bailout vote
As Greece heads to a referendum this Sunday (July 5) on the country’s bailout terms opinion polls contradict each other. One gives the “yes”
US and Cuba to reopen embassies later this month
The United States plans to raise its flag over a US embassy in Cuba’s capital Havana later this month. US President Barack Obama has announced plans
Merkel will work constructively with Cameron to reform EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will work constructively with British Prime Minister David Cameron on reforming the European Union, reaffirming her
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