Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor - Reuters - 7 hours agoPARIS (Reuters)- After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states … More »Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role
PARIS (Reuters)- After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states should be - and first signs show they want more religion than previously admitted. Islamist parties swept the first free elections in both countries in recent …
Inside The EU's Anti-Piracy Nerve Centre Mark Stone, defence reporter - Sky News - 8 hours agoCounter-piracy operations in the Horn of Africa equate to policing the whole of Europe with just 25 police cars, according to the commander of the military alliance tasked … More »Inside The EU's Anti-Piracy Nerve Centre
Counter-piracy operations in the Horn of Africa equate to policing the whole of Europe with just 25 police cars, according to the commander of the military alliance tasked with the job.
Sex Inquiry 'Not Over' As Ex-IMF Chief Freed Sky News - 16 hours agoFormer IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been freed by French police after two days of questioning about an alleged prostitution ring - but he faces another grill … More »Sex Inquiry 'Not Over' As Ex-IMF Chief Freed
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been freed by French police after two days of questioning about an alleged prostitution ring - but he faces another grilling.
- France demands access to Homs for injured John Irish - Reuters - 16 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - France called on the Syrian government to immediately halt a military onslaught on the city of Homs and allow safe access for medical aid after two … More »France demands access to Homs for injured
PARIS (Reuters) - France called on the Syrian government to immediately halt a military onslaught on the city of Homs and allow safe access for medical aid after two journalists were killed in the opposition hotbed on Wednesday. American correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik died when rockets fired …
- Opposition SNC seeks humanitarian aid at Syria confab John Irish and Lin Noueihed - Reuters - 16 hours ago
PARIS/TUNIS (Reuters) - The main opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) will use an international meeting on the Syrian crisis to push for urgent measures to ferry … More »Opposition SNC seeks humanitarian aid at Syria confab
PARIS/TUNIS (Reuters) - The main opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) will use an international meeting on the Syrian crisis to push for urgent measures to ferry humanitarian aid to stranded civilians, a move it hopes will win Russian and Chinese support. Speaking in Paris two days before Arab and Western foreign ministers …
Strauss-Kahn freed but faces new grilling Sylvain Peuchmaurd - AFP - 18 hours agoFormer IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was freed from French police custody Wednesday after two days of questioning about an alleged prostitution ring but faces a further … More »Strauss-Kahn freed but faces new grilling
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was freed from French police custody Wednesday after two days of questioning about an alleged prostitution ring but faces a further grilling next month.
Managers investigated in Italian shipwreck probe Dario Thuburn - AFP - 19 hours agoThree executives from Europe's biggest cruise ship operator were named Wednesday in a probe into the firm's Costa Concordia tragedy as eight more bodies including a child's … More »Managers investigated in Italian shipwreck probe
Three executives from Europe's biggest cruise ship operator were named Wednesday in a probe into the firm's Costa Concordia tragedy as eight more bodies including a child's were found in the wreck.
- Rome expands cruise ship probe as bodies found Silvia Ognibene - Reuters - 19 hours ago
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors placed four ship's officers and three company executives under investigation Wednesday in connection with the Costa Concordia … More »Rome expands cruise ship probe as bodies found
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors placed four ship's officers and three company executives under investigation Wednesday in connection with the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster as divers found eight more bodies on the wreck including that of a 5-year-old girl. The officers and executives from Costa Cruises, …
- Marie Colvin, intrepid and fearless war correspondent Andrew Osborn - Reuters - 20 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Marie Colvin's final dispatch, published just three days before she and a French photographer were killed by shell and rocket fire, came from a bleak … More »Marie Colvin, intrepid and fearless war correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - Marie Colvin's final dispatch, published just three days before she and a French photographer were killed by shell and rocket fire, came from a bleak cellar packed with women and children cowering in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Relating the stories of those sheltering in what she called 'the widows' …
Eight Bodies Found In Costa Concordia Wreck Sky News - 21 hours agoEight more bodies have been found in the wreckage of the semi-submerged cruise liner Costa Concordia, according to Italian officials. More »Eight Bodies Found In Costa Concordia Wreck
Eight more bodies have been found in the wreckage of the semi-submerged cruise liner Costa Concordia, according to Italian officials.
- Germany urged to halt castration of sex offenders Reuters - 21 hours ago
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Germany should stop the practice of surgically castrating sex offenders, the anti-torture panel at Europe's top human rights watchdog said on Wednesday. … More »Germany urged to halt castration of sex offenders
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Germany should stop the practice of surgically castrating sex offenders, the anti-torture panel at Europe's top human rights watchdog said on Wednesday. Under German law, serious sex offenders can volunteer for the operation as part of their treatment. The Strasbourg Council of Europe's anti-torture …
- Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor - Reuters - 22 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters)- After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states … More »Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role
PARIS (Reuters)- After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states should be -- and first signs show they want more religion than previously admitted. Islamist parties swept the first free elections in both countries in recent …
Brigitte Bardot backs French far-right candidate Le Pen AFP - AFP - 23 hours agoScreen legend Brigitte Bardot backed French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in a handwritten note published Wednesday in regional daily Nice-Matin. More »Brigitte Bardot backs French far-right candidate Le Pen
Screen legend Brigitte Bardot backed French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in a handwritten note published Wednesday in regional daily Nice-Matin.
- Israel: Iran will have U.S.-range missile in 2-3 years Reuters - 23 hours ago
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel believes that within 2-3 years Iran will have intercontinental missiles able to hit the United States, an Israeli minister said in remarks … More »Israel: Iran will have U.S.-range missile in 2-3 years
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel believes that within 2-3 years Iran will have intercontinental missiles able to hit the United States, an Israeli minister said in remarks aimed at raising awareness of the threat it believes a nuclear Iran would pose to the world. Analysts now estimate the longest range of an Iranian missile …
- Four more bodies found on Italian cruise liner Reuters - Wed, Feb 22, 2012
ROME (Reuters) - Salvage workers have found four more bodies in the submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner, bringing the confirmed number of dead to 21 on the ship that … More »Four more bodies found on Italian cruise liner
ROME (Reuters) - Salvage workers have found four more bodies in the submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner, bringing the confirmed number of dead to 21 on the ship that ran aground and capsized off the Italian coast last month, authorities said on Wednesday. Bad weather has prevented divers from recovering the four bodies …
U.S., French journalists killed in Syria Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Erika Solomon - Reuters - Wed, Feb 22, 2012AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - American correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday when rockets … More »U.S., French journalists killed in Syria
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - American correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday when rockets fired by government forces hit the house they were staying in, opposition activists and witnesses said. At least two other journalists and possibly more …
- Nations agree options to fight EU airline CO2 rule Jennifer Rankin - Reuters - Wed, Feb 22, 2012
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Countries opposed to an EU law forcing the world's airlines to pay for carbon emissions have agreed on a basket of retaliatory measures but will leave … More »Nations agree options to fight EU airline CO2 rule
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Countries opposed to an EU law forcing the world's airlines to pay for carbon emissions have agreed on a basket of retaliatory measures but will leave it up to each country to choose among them, Russia's deputy transport minister said on Wednesday. Each country has the options of barring its airlines …
Reporters killed in Syria 'were US and French' AFP - AFP - Wed, Feb 22, 2012France identified two Western reporters killed in Syria on Wednesday as veteran American war correspondent Marie Colvin of Britain's Sunday Times and freelance French … More »Reporters killed in Syria 'were US and French'
France identified two Western reporters killed in Syria on Wednesday as veteran American war correspondent Marie Colvin of Britain's Sunday Times and freelance French photojournalist Remi Ochlik.
- Force may be only solution in Syria - opposition SNC Reuters - Wed, Feb 22, 2012
PARIS (Reuters) - The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) said on Wednesday it was coming to the view that military intervention was the only solution to the nearly … More »Force may be only solution in Syria - opposition SNC
PARIS (Reuters) - The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) said on Wednesday it was coming to the view that military intervention was the only solution to the nearly year-old crisis that has killed thousands in Syria. "We are really close to seeing this military intervention as the only solution. There are two evils, …
Analysis - Greek pro-bailout parties to survive voter anger Deepa Babington - Reuters - Wed, Feb 22, 2012ATHENS (Reuters) - Support for Greece's two pro-bailout parties has sunk to an all-time low, but pollsters predict the squabbling rivals will still scrape through upcoming … More »Analysis - Greek pro-bailout parties to survive voter anger
ATHENS (Reuters) - Support for Greece's two pro-bailout parties has sunk to an all-time low, but pollsters predict the squabbling rivals will still scrape through upcoming elections with enough seats in parliament to push through the reforms demanded by lenders. With Greece finally clinching a 130-billion-euro rescue package …
Sarkozy's popularity edges up as campaign starts Reuters - Tue, Feb 21, 2012PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy's efforts to reconnect with a disgruntled French public in a high-energy re-election campaign appeared to be paying off as … More »Sarkozy's popularity edges up as campaign starts
PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy's efforts to reconnect with a disgruntled French public in a high-energy re-election campaign appeared to be paying off as polls on Tuesday suggested his popularity was growing. Sarkozy launched his campaign last week seeking to overturn widespread personal dislike of him and …
Czech MEP says Tymoshenko 'abused, tormented' AFP - AFP - Tue, Feb 21, 2012Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko is being "abused and tormented" in detention, a Czech member of the European Parliament said Tuesday after paying a visit to the jailed former … More »Czech MEP says Tymoshenko 'abused, tormented'
Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko is being "abused and tormented" in detention, a Czech member of the European Parliament said Tuesday after paying a visit to the jailed former prime minister.
French police hold Strauss-Kahn overnight in sex ring probe Sylvain Peuchmaurd - AFP - Tue, Feb 21, 2012Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was in police custody overnight Tuesday over allegations that he took part in orgies in Paris and Washington with prostitutes … More »French police hold Strauss-Kahn overnight in sex ring probe
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was in police custody overnight Tuesday over allegations that he took part in orgies in Paris and Washington with prostitutes paid for by businessmen.
Eurozone opts to keep Greece in the family Roddy Thomson - AFP - Tue, Feb 21, 2012A huge eurozone rescue package agreed Tuesday saves Greece from default and keeps it in the single currency bloc under strict controls, but markets are sceptical and … More »Eurozone opts to keep Greece in the family
A huge eurozone rescue package agreed Tuesday saves Greece from default and keeps it in the single currency bloc under strict controls, but markets are sceptical and Greek unions are calling fresh protests.
- Greece Faces Deep Cuts After EU Bailout Deal Sky News - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
Eurozone finance ministers have finally sealed a deal for a second bailout of Greece, leaving the debt-laden nation facing increased financial monitoring and deep cu … More »Greece Faces Deep Cuts After EU Bailout Deal
Eurozone finance ministers have finally sealed a deal for a second bailout of Greece, leaving the debt-laden nation facing increased financial monitoring and deep cuts.
- Strauss-Kahn Quizzed Over Prostitution Ring Sky News - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being questioned by French police investigating a suspected hotel prostitution ring. More »Strauss-Kahn Quizzed Over Prostitution Ring
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being questioned by French police investigating a suspected hotel prostitution ring.
Ukraine's Tymoshenko 'abused, tormented' says MEP AFP - AFP - Tue, Feb 21, 2012Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko is being "abused and tormented" in detention, a Czech member of the European Parliament said Tuesday after paying a visit to the jailed former … More »Ukraine's Tymoshenko 'abused, tormented' says MEP
Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko is being "abused and tormented" in detention, a Czech member of the European Parliament said Tuesday after paying a visit to the jailed former prime minister.
- Family Of France Coach Crash Victim Reunited Sky News - Tue, Feb 21, 2012
The family of a teacher who was killed in a school coach crash in northern France have been reunited after they were treated for injuries in hospital. More »Family Of France Coach Crash Victim Reunited
The family of a teacher who was killed in a school coach crash in northern France have been reunited after they were treated for injuries in hospital.
Iran says other Europe nations may face embargo - report Reuters - Tue, Feb 21, 2012TEHRAN - (Reuters) - Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said European countries that have not clarified their position on oil imports from Iran may face an embargo, the … More »Iran says other Europe nations may face embargo - report
TEHRAN - (Reuters) - Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said European countries that have not clarified their position on oil imports from Iran may face an embargo, the official IRNA agency reported on Tuesday. Iran said on Sunday it had stopped selling crude to British and French companies, after saying on February 4 that …
Greek Bailout Deal 'Won't End Euro Crisis' Ed Conway, economics editor - Sky News - Tue, Feb 21, 2012Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos was right in his claim that eurozone ministers would finally agree a second bailout for the country - but the deal still leaves … More »Greek Bailout Deal 'Won't End Euro Crisis'
Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos was right in his claim that eurozone ministers would finally agree a second bailout for the country - but the deal still leaves questions unanswered.
ATHENS (Reuters) - Ruediger Bolz … More »Want German lessons in Athens? Join …
