Today at 07:10:38 - Swiss bank UBS reports its first quarterly profit for a year, helped by lower costs and a large tax credit

Today at 04:34:33 - Ukraine is waiting for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to either contest results from the presidential election, or quit.

08/02/2010 at 21:56:53 - Will Ukraine PM Yulia Tymoshenko challenge outcome?

08/02/2010 at 18:31:02 - Four pensioners appear in a German court charged with kidnapping a financial adviser they blamed for bad investments.

08/02/2010 at 13:53:34 - France is to sell Russia an advanced helicopter assault ship, and is considering a request for three others, officials say.

08/02/2010 at 12:10:47 - Is the euro being stretched to breaking point?

08/02/2010 at 10:39:49 - France rediscovers its entrepreneurial spirit

07/02/2010 at 18:14:43 - Exit polls from Ukraine's presidential election indicate opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has won.

Today at 01:55:03 - FORMER England football star Paul Gascoigne was released on police bail yesterday after he was questioned on suspicion of being drunk in charge of a vehicle.

Today at 01:55:04 - AUSTRALIAN twins Angela and Maryanne Vourlis learned their teenage brother had died in a car crash from reading Facebook, after a police delay in informing the family, a newspaper reported yesterday.

Today at 01:55:05 - BRITISH prime minister Gordon Brown was accused of being out of touch on the expenses scandal yesterday after Labour withdrew the party whip from the three MPs being prosecuted.

Today at 01:55:06 - A US soldier has been accused of holding his 4-year-old daughter's head underwater as part of a waterboard-style torture because she would not recite the alphabet.

Today at 01:55:02 - SOUTH Africa's polygamist president apologised to the nation after being criticised for having an extramarital affair that resulted in a daughter born in October.

Today at 08:10:04 - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan who is currently paying working visit to France had a meeting yesterday with the representatives of Armenian Community to France. During the meeting Armenian M ...

Today at 08:10:04 - Maltas capital city Valletta and Armenias Yerevan are supposed to become relative countries soon. Its supposed that either Maltas deputies or Armenias deputies will pay visit to the states to ...

Today at 08:10:04 - A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti's capital this week may have been trapped since the earthquake struck more than four weeks ago, doctors have ...

Today at 07:40:02 - Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity ...

Today at 07:10:02 - Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are taking legal action against a British tabloid News of The World that reported the couple was going to break up. The ...

Today at 08:10:01 - The auto maker said it has sold 400,000 vehicles subject to the recall world-wide, including the Prius, in order to update the vehicle's anti-lock brake system.

Today at 06:10:03 - UBS reported its first net profit in five quarters, but continued to lose assets from wealthy clients, underlining that the Swiss bank has yet to regain trust it lost during the financial crisis.

Today at 05:55:01 - Some activists and investors have formed a loose coalition, aiming to cut amounts owed by borrowers whose loans exceed the values of their homes.

Today at 05:25:02 - Sen. Robert Menendez wrote to the Fed last July asking it to approve a bank takeover that would have kept two of his campaign contributors from losing their investments in the ailing bank.

Today at 05:25:02 - If the sovereign-debt worries that are infecting the euro-zone's weakest members intensify, and Greece has trouble refinancing its heavy borrowings, policy makers will have several options to help Gre ...

Today at 08:02:00 - A fresh blast of wintry weather will hit Britain, bringing more snow and icy conditions, forecasters have said.Related StoriesElectoral reform plans consideredDoctor denies Jackson death chargeAinswor ...

Today at 07:42:00 - The former British Airways pilot whose stricken jet crash-landed at Heathrow Airport two years ago has spoken of his fear that all 152 people on board would die.Related StoriesElectoral reform plans c ...

Today at 06:52:00 - Toyota is to recall about 400,000 Prius and other gas-electric hybrid cars worldwide for brake problems.Related Stories23 die in road accident in IndiaToyota announces Prius car recallCows outnumber N ...

Today at 06:32:00 - Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Related Stories23 die in road accident in IndiaToyota announces Prius car recallCows outnumber New Zealan ...

Today at 06:12:00 - The widow of a man beaten to death by a gang of drunken yobs has called for pubs and bars to help end Britain's binge-drinking culture.Related StoriesLaw 'should protect snow clearers''Ice problem' in ...

Today at 07:55:02 - CTK There are 580,000 incomplete households in the Czech Republic as compared to 250,000 in 1961 and the number is growing every year, De ...

Today at 07:55:02 - CTK Social Democrat leader Jirí Paroubek said Monday he supports the lifting of coal mining limits in north Bohemia because this would help lower unemployment in the Ústí region, but added that a ...

Today at 07:55:02 - CTK The Czech police detained three women from Tibet who wanted to illegally travel from Poland via the Czech Republic to Austria last week.

Today at 07:55:02 - CTK The Czech cabinet Monday approved government's "exit strategy", that is the proposals how to proceed as the current economic crisis subsides, Prime Minister Jan Fischer said at a press confer ...

Today at 07:55:02 - CTK Czech and US scientists have discovered certain regularities in the genesis of mammals' embryos that might simplify the production of stem cells from body cells, representatives of the Czech ...

Today at 07:55:02 - Britain braced for fresh snowfall

Today at 07:36:00 - The Toyota Motor Corporation is to recall around 436,000 hybrid cars worldwide, including the 2010 Prius model, because of braking problems.

Today at 07:35:02 - Crash pilot reveals death fear

Today at 07:14:00 - A drug to treat advanced kidney cancer has been rejected for NHS use by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

Today at 06:58:00 - Plane safety requirements did not cover an ice problem which "probably" caused a Boeing 777 to crash-land at Heathrow airport two years ago, an official accident report has said.

Today at 06:40:01 - Toyota set to announce Prius recall

Today at 06:40:01 - Toyota in worldwide Prius recall

Today at 06:30:02 - Hollywood star for ex-Beatle Ringo

Today at 07:46:00 - Lino Bugeja, president of the Ramblers' Association, has stepped down. He will be turning 80 this week. Mr Bugeja told the association's annual general meeting that he was not standing for re-electi ...

Today at 06:55:50 - Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst safety cri ...

Today at 06:54:22 - Iran began work today to produce higher-grade nuclear fuel, an official said, a move that may increase pressure for new U.N. sanctions on the major oil producer. "We started preparatory work at 9:30 ...

Today at 06:30:00 - The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press today: The Times leads with the appointment of Lydia Abela as secretary to the PL executive. It also reports that spontaneous music ...

Today at 06:14:00 - Dolores Cristina will return to the Social Policy Ministry and Giovanna Debono will move to the Education Ministry as part of a reshuffle expected to be announced this week in the wake of John Dalli' ...

Today at 07:45:27 - Swiss bank's return to profit in the fourth quarter overshadowed by net outflows from its mainstream private banking business almost doubling to SFr33.2bn

Today at 04:02:38 - Toyota was set to announce a recall of its latest-model Prius petrol-electric hybrid in Japan, and possibly elsewhere, to fix a problem with the software that controls its brakes

Today at 03:40:30 - Macquarie shares have dropped 7 per cent after the Australian investment bank disappointed the market with second half profits guidance that failed to match estimates

Today at 00:21:11 - Google is set to make a fresh attempt to gain a stronger foothold in the booming social networking business as it seeks to counter the growing threat that Facebook poses to some of its core services

08/02/2010 at 20:04:17 - The US launched a renewed push to rally support for sanctions against Iran after President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad pledged to enrich uranium closer to the level needed for nuclear weapons

Today at 07:39:42 - The new members of the European Commission are expected to be approved by the European Parliament at a vote in Strasbourg.

Today at 07:29:15 - A statement claiming to come from the Real IRA says the dissident republican group has drawn up a list of drug dealers to be killed.

Today at 07:27:22 - Survivors of clerical sexual abuse have written an open letter to Pope Benedict as Irish bishops prepare to meet the Pontiff at the Vatican next week.

Today at 07:27:17 - Enda Kenny is expected to meet members of his front bench today to discuss the resignation of George Lee from the party and the Dáil.

08/02/2010 at 20:37:28 - The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential election has been arrested after he vowed to give evidence before any war crimes tribunal.

08/02/2010 at 19:56:15 - Michael Jackson's doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last year.

Today at 07:33:01 - Their car was in a head-on collision with a lorry on the N-332

Today at 07:27:32 - The case is being investigated by the court in Málaga

Today at 06:53:22 - The blaze broke out in the 'Aurora' pensioner's home in the centre of the city

Today at 06:42:33 - Gale force winds continue in some areas

08/02/2010 at 20:05:53 - The man who brought the case has been speaking on Spanish television

08/02/2010 at 19:09:54 - The Monarch was welcomed by the Lebanese President and will go on to see the Spanish troops stationed in the country

08/02/2010 at 18:46:10 - Elena Salgado, Minister for Tax and the Economy, presented a new document in English to London investors

Today at 07:28:00 - The semi final allocation draw for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest took place on Sunday and the procedure has determined that Serbia have been placed in the first semi-final lot, together with 16 oth ...

Today at 07:26:00 - Novak Djokovic's family are working hard on preparing the construction of a major tennis complex in the Serbian capital's municipality of New Belgrade. The centre should be the future venue of the Ser ...

Today at 07:24:00 - Partizan basketball club received on Monday, 11am, an official confirmation of Barcelona's appeal to the outcome of the two team's Euroleague Top 16 phase game 2 clash, which the Serbian champions won ...

Today at 07:06:00 - In the best possible case, Serbia might get candidate status for the EU membership in 2011 but it is not very likely that it might join the European Union before 2018, the WAZ.EUobserver site reports. ...

08/02/2010 at 07:41:00 - The past weekend of tennis at the Belgrade Arena undoubtedly exceeded the expectations of home fans as Serbia took on Russia in a Fed Cup World Group tie. An average of 10,000 fans per day of competit ...

Today at 07:18:00 - Troubled Scandinavian airline SAS has announced a new share issue to raise 5 billion kronor ($674 million), as well as a programme of cuts and savings designed to save a further 2 billion kronor.

Today at 07:01:00 - 79-year-old Ingrid Ståhl of Malmö in southern Sweden found out to her surprise that she had been registered as dead after a mistake by the Swedish Tax Agency.

Today at 06:51:00 - Swedish tennis star Robin Söderling showed no signs of the elbow complaint which knocked him out of the Australian Open, firing 26 aces to earn a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Frenchman Florent Serra Monday ...

Today at 06:21:00 - A 29-year-old man was shot on Södermalm in Stockholm on Monday night. He was hit in the leg and in the shoulder, but remained able to call an ambulance. No one has been arrested as the man refuses to ...

08/02/2010 at 17:02:00 - Residents of Malmö have received food for thought from a concerned countryman who has proposed translating the city's name to Mothvirgin, thus making it more accessible in the English-speaking world.

Today at 07:17:00 - Buyers at the Berlin film festival will be seeing triple this year, as 3-D productions such as "Avatar" transform the global cinema industry.

Today at 07:07:00 - One day ahead of renewed talks with state and municipal employers, public workers' union Verdi called for further temporary strikes on Tuesday - this time at main airports in Munich and Nuremberg.

08/02/2010 at 16:05:00 - Medical experts warned of grave health danger to children on Monday following weekend reports that many important infant vaccinations have not been delivered to German hospitals since late January.

08/02/2010 at 16:01:00 - Allow The Local to explain why Karneval's boozy zaniness isn't just for Catholics or people from the Rhineland. Who needs naked Samba dancers in Rio when you have drunk Germans in clown suits in Colog ...

08/02/2010 at 15:49:00 - The Local's Karneval guide makes sure you're in time to get sloshed.

Today at 07:10:02 - In a significant turn-around from last year, Swiss bank UBS has posted a fourth-quarter net profit of SFr1.205 billion ($1.12 billion).

Today at 00:25:07 - Thousands of foreign unaccompanied children disappear each year from European reception centres and institutions, according to the Swiss charity Terre des hommes.

Today at 00:25:07 - Heart surgeon René Prêtre, Swiss of the Year, brings passion and dedication to his job which sees him treating children in both Switzerland and Mozambique.

Today at 00:25:07 - To buy or not to buy? The German authorities appear tempted by the offer by an unknown informant to sell them stolen bank client data on possible tax evaders.

Today at 00:25:07 - Swiss tennis star Roger Federer stayed up all night drinking champagne with friends to celebrate his fourth Australian Open and record 16th grand slam title.

Today at 06:48:04 - An ambitious project to redevelop the thermal spa of Acquarossa in Ticino's Valle di Blenio is unveiled at a press conference in the canton. Plans include a spa, four-star hotel with 120 rooms and a t ...

08/02/2010 at 15:09:56 - A court decision in Tripoli acquitting Rachid Hamdani, one of two Swiss businessmen detained in Libya for more than 18 months, should clear the way for his return to Switzerland, Amnesty International ...

08/02/2010 at 10:55:59 - Profits plunge by 41 per cent in 2009, says Zug-based mining company Xstrata in a results statement published on Monday, blaming recessionary demand and lower commodity prices for the poor figures. Bu ...

08/02/2010 at 10:18:58 - A series of avalanches sweep Alpine slopes in Europe this weekend killing seven people. In Switzerland, 11 people are buried but manage to free themselves or are located. One skier, aged 21, survives ...

08/02/2010 at 10:06:24 - Economists at UBS upgrade their predictions for the Swiss economy, calling for two percent growth in 2010, aided in part by continued immigration to the country by foreigners in search of jobs. Not ev ...

Today at 06:38:00 - The European Parliament is debating an agreement that allows the banking data of its citizens to be scrutinized by American officials.

Today at 05:52:00 - International pressure is mounting for fresh sanctions on Iran, after Tehran announced it would begin enriching nuclear fuel to a higher level.

Today at 04:31:00 - A nationwide penitentiary reform taking place in Russia aims to relieve the overcrowded prisons, giving inmates more room and placing fewer people behind bars.

Today at 02:58:00 - A pair of most charitable and unlucky burglars was arrested in Israel last weekend after they decided to act unusually merciful and altruistic toward their victim.

Today at 02:10:00 - A criminal trial is underway in the German city of Munich of five pensioners who found themselves in the dock after kidnapping a man who allegedly speculated with about $2.5 million of their money.

Today at 06:00:00 - "The father of Ophelie Bretnacher, the French student who disappeared in Budapest in late 2008 and whose body was found in the Danube two months later, filed a report at the Paris prosecutor's office ...

Today at 05:00:00 - "The Monetary Council of Hungary's central bank (NBH) has held a non-rate-setting meeting on Monday where it announced a new programme to foster domestic forint mortgage lending and mortgage bond mark ...

Today at 05:00:00 - "Starbucks, the world's largest coffee shop chain, has apparently picked a location for its first store in Hungary - a shopping mall. Although it seems an unorthodox choice, there is no confirmation w ...

Today at 04:00:00 - "Police arrested BKV's IT manager Zsolt Fuzik in Szeged late Wednesday in connection with the kickback scandal at Budapest public transport company (BKV).

Today at 04:00:00 - "The only party offering an economic programme that could be implemented in Hungary is the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF), said Former Finance Minister Lajos Bokros, the minor opposition party's Pri ...

Today at 05:56:41 - A man who has been pulled alive from the rubble of a marketplace in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince may have been trapped there since the devastating earthquake struck 28 days ago.

Today at 04:27:31 - In a sign of Beijing's renewed hard line against dissent, a Chinese activist has been jailed for five years after he investigated whether shoddy construction contributed to deaths of thousands of scho ...

Today at 00:01:00 - Scott Fujita, 30, the Saints' linebacker, joined the team after Hurricane Katrina so that he could help rebuild the city, and was recently named the Saints' Man of the Year for his good work. Yesterda ...

Today at 00:01:00 - A hacker training website that recruited thousands of people to launch cyber attacks was closed in what police claim was the largest operation of its kind.

Today at 00:01:00 - Iran moved a step closer to nuclear weapons capability yesterday after notifying the UN that it would begin enriching its existing nuclear fuel stockpile towards weapons grade.

Today at 05:35:10 - Some very personal thoughts after a three weeks break!

Today at 05:34:46 - Cimoszewicz intentions for the presidency, a Silesian gang and stray cats are the latest news from Poland and the euro-reporter.

Today at 05:34:27 - On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), William G Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game called Mintonette as a pastime to be played preferably indoors and by any ...

08/02/2010 at 08:22:29 - \'It has become clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Wakefield et al are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation.\' So concluded one of the longest misconduct inqui ...

08/02/2010 at 08:22:19 - Seriously, I think you\'ll need a second opinion after this.

08/02/2010 at 08:22:14 - A Giacometti sculpture, a policewoman\'s error and another death in a day-care the latest news from Denmark and the Euro-reporter.

Today at 05:00:00 - SWINGEING Government cuts will put patients at increased risk in our hospitals, the Health Service Executive (HSE) warned yesterday.

Today at 05:00:00 - Bank of Scotland (Ireland) (BoSI) is understood to be preparing a major announcement on its future in Ireland, prompting fresh fears about the security of its 1600-strong workforce.

Today at 05:00:00 - TULLOW Oil moved a step closer to taking control of operations in Uganda, which it part owns, after the Irish-founded explorer's Canadian partner, Heritage Oil, ended a sale and purchase agreement wit ...

Today at 05:00:00 - 'Plus ca change!' -- That may well have been Kieran McGeeney's reaction after a seventh Kildare player was sent off in just four matches so far in 2010, a statistic that is sure to leave them down th ...

Today at 05:00:00 - GEORGE Lee was hailed as the "Angry Man for Angry People" before amassing 27,768 votes in a landslide by-election nine months ago.

Today at 00:25:02 - TALLINN - Estonian Finance Minister Jrgen Ligi has lashed out at IRL chairman adn former Prime Minister Mart Laar for promises he made on the economy. In a welcome address at his party's cong ...

Today at 00:25:02 - VILNIUS - Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas has been named as a top contender for the post of EU special envoy to Afghanistan. The European Voice reported that Usackaswas one ...

08/02/2010 at 15:40:02 - TALLINN - The Estonian Northern District Prosecutor's office has filed the documents necessary to take a man named only as Jaanus to court in what has become a high-profile child pornography case. ...

08/02/2010 at 12:25:02 - VILNIUS - Lithuania lacks profitable natural resources but it has plenty of well-educated human resources. Lithuanian leaders say that there is only one way for Lithuania to flourish in the modern ...

08/02/2010 at 12:25:02 - VILNIUS - Sartai Lake, near the northeastern Lithuanian small town of Dusetos (900 inhabitants), is famous for annual winter-time horse racing which used to be organized on the frozen lake. Severa ...

Today at 00:25:01 - The history of German terrorism was also the story of the amour fou between Gudrun Ensslin and Andreas Baader. But this affair caused the breakup of Ensslin's relationship with Bernward Vesper, who w ...

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08/02/2010 at 12:10:01 - Who should the West support: moderate Islamists like Tariq Ramadan, or Islamic dissidents like Ayaan Hirsi Ali? Are the rights of the group higher than those of the individual? With a fiery polemic a ...

08/02/2010 at 12:10:01 - The social sciences have failed in their analyses of amok killers, frenzied murderers and the terrorist mind. And yet one look is enough to identify the culprit: the radical loser. By Hans Magnus Enze ...

08/02/2010 at 12:10:01 - 'Herta Müller has eyes like spotlights that drive out the darkness night after night.' So begins Verena Auffermann's portrait of this year's literary Nobel laureate, in her book about 99 women writer ...

Today at 00:25:01 - BELGRADE, Feb 1 (IPS) - The enthronement of a moderate as patriarch of the influential Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has raised hopes for the planned integration of the country with the European U ...

08/02/2010 at 12:10:02 - BUCHAREST, Jan 27 (IPS) - The Czech Republic's strong heritage of cooperative movements, dating from the interwar period, is serving as inspiration for new initiatives in the post-communist era an ...

08/02/2010 at 12:10:02 - BERLIN, Jan 29 (IPS) - Biodiversity, already decaying fast as a result of climate change and intensive farming, is under further threat by genetic modification (GM) of seeds, says a leading German ...

08/02/2010 at 12:10:02 - BERLIN, Jan 28 (IPS) - After the wave of de-privatisation of water services facilities that started across the world two years ago, municipalities in Europe are now buying back the electricity u ...

08/02/2010 at 12:10:02 - PARIS, Jan 28 (IPS) - With the French regional elections coming up in March and a debate on national identity raging, the burqa polemic is keeping the immigration and "values" issue alive here.

08/02/2010 at 23:11:02 - John Terry has made his first public comments since being stripped of his role as England's football captain, thanking the fans of his club Chelsea for their support.

08/02/2010 at 14:26:01 - The UK scientist at the center of a controversy surrounding e-mails leaked from a leading UK climate research unit has admitted the strain of the affair led him to consider suicide.

08/02/2010 at 14:26:01 - In a remarkable comeback, former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich seems set to become the president of Ukraine -- five years after he was ousted in a populist pro-Western uprising dubbed the "Orange R ...

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08/02/2010 at 14:26:01 - A proposed partnership between the French government and Google is stoking fears in France that the country's literary treasures will fall under commercial control of a U.S. technology company.

08/02/2010 at 21:22:57 - The Public Employment Centre has been sentenced to pay 60 000 SEK to a Muslim man. The reason is that they have denied him his regular unemployment benefits after he refused to shake hand with a woman ...

07/02/2010 at 18:08:53 - Two Swedish officers and today was killed when their foot patrol was fired upon west of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan, the Swedish Armed Forces report. “It is a captain and a lieutenant,' said T ...

07/02/2010 at 13:45:14 - Photo: Wikipedia Sweden had some luck when the drawing for the 2012 European championship was made today. The Netherlands is the toughest competetor. Except Holland, Sweden will play with Hungary (ag ...

07/02/2010 at 01:22:45 - A Finnish ship today lost several containers in the Baltic Sea outside the coast of the island Gotland. One of the containers hold hazardous substances. The accident occurred this morning in internati ...

07/02/2010 at 01:10:46 - Swedish government agencies do not have codes of conduct concerning sexual issues for personnel working abroad, argues Minister for Gender Equality, Nyamko Sabuni, referring to a recent report on the ...

08/02/2010 at 21:13:51 - With 2009 - a year of fluctuating currency rates, sagging stock markets and virtually non-existent credit - safely behind us, financial analysts are making predictions for 2010 and even finding a silv ...

08/02/2010 at 21:13:51 - Although the official results of the second round of Ukraine's presidential election have not been announced, it is clear that the country's next president will be Viktor Yanukovych.

08/02/2010 at 21:13:51 - WASHINGTON - The federal government was shuttered Monday while the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as three feet of snow that left tens of thousands without power and blocked trains, planes a ...

08/02/2010 at 21:13:51 - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's likely the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observation deck for the In ...

08/02/2010 at 21:13:51 - MOSCOW - A group of former United Russia political operatives in the Saratov region have claimed responsibility for smear campaigns targeting political enemies of State Duma Deputy Vyacheslav Volodin, ...

08/02/2010 at 20:29:10 - Italy: Berlusconi party 'result of mafia negotiations' (08/02/2010 - 19:19:32)

08/02/2010 at 19:02:42 - Mideast Film: Iran focus of new Italian festival (08/02/2010 - 18:15:50)

08/02/2010 at 19:02:42 - Afghanistan: Bomb attack kills two NATO soldiers in south (08/02/2010 - 17:36:36)

08/02/2010 at 17:00:59 - Vatican: Pope will 'deplore' Church child abuse (08/02/2010 - 16:23:43)

08/02/2010 at 17:00:59 - Italy: G8 contracts probed for possible corruption (08/02/2010 - 16:02:18)

08/02/2010 at 14:59:43 - Italy: Death toll rises to eight in weekend avalanches (08/02/2010 - 13:38:20)

08/02/2010 at 14:59:43 - Pakistan: Police 'arrest six Taliban members' in east (08/02/2010 - 14:27:16)

08/02/2010 at 17:45:38 - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here." ...

08/02/2010 at 16:13:07 - Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych emerged as the apparent winner in Ukraine's presidential contest Monday, holding onto a lead of almost 3 percentage points with about 99 percent of ballots counted. ...

08/02/2010 at 14:21:00 - Heavy snowfall has seriously disrupted transport in Bulgaria and neighboring Romania, blocking highways and leaving cars stranded in snow. Bulgaria - Romania - Government - Embassies and Con ...

07/02/2010 at 21:15:12 - Several leading members of Russia's famed Bolshoi ballet will perform with their Cuban counterparts during a visit to Havana next week. Cuba - Havana - Bolshoi Theatre - Bolshoi Ballet - Dan ...

07/02/2010 at 19:17:26 - Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich won Sunday's election for president, exit polls said. Viktor Yanukovych - Ukraine - Exit poll - Yulia Tymoshenko - Ukrainian

08/02/2010 at 17:36:00 - Justice Minister denies claims by Palermo witness

08/02/2010 at 17:28:00 - Government jail proposal for snowslides draws criticism

08/02/2010 at 17:11:00 - Annual celebrations in full swing after the 'Flight of the Dove'

08/02/2010 at 17:02:00 - Scajola says Fiat's decision to leave Sicilian plant is 'final'

08/02/2010 at 16:28:00 - Opposition to plants based on prejudice and fear, ENEL CEO says

08/02/2010 at 16:22:00 - State's witness claims 'highly dubious', says Cosa Nostra expert

05/02/2010 at 17:37:00 - Exhibit inspired by Duchamp's iconic 1917 urinal artwork

05/02/2010 at 17:30:00 - But gourmets in revolt against all-Italian burger

05/02/2010 at 17:27:00 - Reporter finds Rome airport is 'open house' at night

08/02/2010 at 17:17:00 - The German ski-jumping team showed that they are in fine form ahead of the Vancouver Winter...

05/02/2010 at 15:52:00 - Negotiations between the German football federation (DFB) and Joachim Loew over an extension of the...

05/02/2010 at 15:43:00 - The British and German ministers overseeing trade and industry said Friday 5 February at a meeting...

04/02/2010 at 16:37:00 - Deutsche Bank AG said Thursday 4 February that it had swung back into profit during the final...

04/02/2010 at 16:34:00 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were to meet in Paris later...

03/02/2010 at 16:59:00 - European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Wednesday 3 February said it expected Asia-Pacific...

08/02/2010 at 16:18:34 - DESPERATE Housewives star Eva Longoria has accidentally encouraged her fans on the social networking site Twitter to look at porn.

08/02/2010 at 15:15:43 - FOUR disgruntled senior citizens have faced a German court of tying up, kidnapping and holding hostage their financial adviser after sustaining heavy losses in investments in the US property market.

08/02/2010 at 14:40:24 - A TOP Russian skating pair whose "Aboriginal" ice dance routine hurt feelings in Australia have decided to ditch their costumes for the Vancouver Olympics.

08/02/2010 at 14:11:48 - CERTAIN people carry a genetic variant that could shave three or four years off their life, according to a new study. 

08/02/2010 at 12:36:35 - A 72-YEAR-OLD Scottish man has entered the realms of judo royalty after reaching the highest level of expertise in the martial art.

08/02/2010 at 15:58:00 - France has agreed to sell a Mistral-class warship to Russia, a French official said Monday, despite concerns expressed by Georgia, the United States and other countries.

07/02/2010 at 21:00:00 - Officials say a Russian investor purchased the former Soviet military installation, which includes 70 dilapidated houses.

07/02/2010 at 21:00:00 - Housing developer PIK Group said it is expecting continued sales growth in 2010 because of stabilizing demand, sending its shares up nearly 1.5 percent in early trade.

07/02/2010 at 21:00:00 - With a little more than 90 percent of votes counted early on Monday, election officials gave opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych 48.49 percent and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko 45.86 percent, a marg ...

07/02/2010 at 21:00:00 - Editors and writers of the website Conspirology.org say they were hired by Duma Deputy Nikolai Pankov of United Russia to organize a smear campaign against his political opponents.

08/02/2010 at 15:46:42 - The condition of the roads in Chisinau will be assessed by March 1. The local authorities intend to start repairing the roads affected by the cold weather as soon as possible.

08/02/2010 at 15:44:00 - On Monday, during a press conference, Carlos Pennese, an Italian entrepreneur, interested to invest in the Republic of Moldova, stated he was tired of giving money to Moldovan civil servants "without ...

08/02/2010 at 15:43:50 - The new law on electric power formulated in accordance with the European standards provides for the liberalization of the market and offers the distribution companies the possibility of selecting the ...

08/02/2010 at 15:43:03 - The decoration ceremony was held at "Nasterea Domnului" Cathedral from Chisinau, after the Sunday divine service.

08/02/2010 at 15:40:00 - The construction of a large parking garage under the Central Market in Chisinau could start this year. The announcement was made at Monday's meeting of the Chisinau services and divisions.

08/02/2010 at 15:44:00 - The narrow gap tells that it will be difficult for Viktor Yanukovych to seize power and that the two presidential candidates should negotiate with each other.

29/01/2010 at 09:05:00 - It is an established fact that Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has lost his chance to be re-elected. His public support going into the first round on January 17 was dismally low, in what many sa ...

28/01/2010 at 08:35:00 - Last week the Heritage Foundation published the 2010 Index of Economic Freedom. According to that rating, Hong Kong is the world’s freest economy, it is much freer than the USA. Armenia is freer ...

26/01/2010 at 13:47:00 - While Russian and Belarusian officials were carrying on negotiations on the Russian oil prices, on which 50% of Belarus’ annual GDP depends, Minsk hosted the big hockey holiday. T ...

19/01/2010 at 12:56:00 - In the January 17 elections Yuliya Tymoshenko made three system mistakes. Firstly, as I have already said, the exit poll with the results in the interests of Yuliya Tymoshenko was made. She cannot use ...

08/02/2010 at 15:30:00 - A water leak at the storage facilities of the Icelandic Institute of Natural History (NÍ) on Saturday night didn't cause significant damage, thanks to an employee's decision to come to work early on S ...

08/02/2010 at 14:04:32 - The Ministry of Finance proposed in December that the Icelandic state acquire Byr savings bank and that claimants be compensated by 40 percent, paid out with bonds issued by the state.

08/02/2010 at 11:40:00 - There are speculations that some members of the Social Democrats are interested in forging a new coalition government with the Progressive Party in addition to the Left-Greens. The current Social Demo ...

08/02/2010 at 11:23:20 - The song "Je Ne Sais Quoi" by Örygur Smári and Hera Björk Thórhallsdóttir received the most votes in the Icelandic Eurovision song contest final on Saturday and will be Iceland's entry in the main con ...

08/02/2010 at 09:00:00 - Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was photographed in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, where she was attending the Sundance film festival this week, wearing shoes from Icelandic fashion designer Gydja Collect ...

08/02/2010 at 14:39:19 - The AIVD security service has written to local councils all over the country warning them to beware of tactics used by a group calling itself Anti Fascist Action to disrupt meetings by right-wing orga ...

08/02/2010 at 14:23:58 - Supermarket group Albert Heijn managed to increase its share of the Dutch grocery market again last year following the takeover of several dozen C1000 supermarkets.

08/02/2010 at 14:13:52 - A 45-year-old welfare benefit claimant from Amsterdam has been told by judges that a formal reintegration programme to help him find work cannot be considered forced labour.

08/02/2010 at 08:20:46 - The real effect of the government's planned kilometer tax on motoring will be very different to that promoted by the transport ministry, Liberal MPs say in Monday's Telegraaf following a confidential ...

08/02/2010 at 08:09:25 - Chemicals company DSM's North American arm has been fined $800,000 for under-reporting toxic releases of the chemical cyclohexene between 2003 to 2006 at its Augusta, Georgia plant.

08/02/2010 at 11:12:00 - Deployment of missile interceptor shield in Romania, recently announced by the leadership of Romanian state, could have a range of negative effects for the Republic of Moldova, which would be of both ...

08/02/2010 at 09:50:00 - Former Defense Minister of Moldova, former representative of our country to NATO, Victor Gaiciuc, told the news agency OMEGA that the possible deployment of U.S. missile defense shield in Romania may ...

08/02/2010 at 08:07:00 - The Protocol on acknowledging the Ukrainian property on Hydro-power plant of Novodnestrovsk, signed by Moldovan Prime minister, Vladimir Filat, during his visit to Kiev, will be examined in details by ...

07/02/2010 at 07:37:00 - The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) issued a statement regarding the decision to deploy missile defense facilities on Romanian territory.

06/02/2010 at 19:37:00 - The current minister of foreign affairs, Iurie Leanca, who was an important businessman before being appointed to his present position, and has benefited of advantages provided by diplomatic passport. ...

08/02/2010 at 10:52:43 - The spread of Greece's problems to other eurozone members with weak public finances and the lack of a response so far on the part of policymakers have highlighted cracks in the European Monetary Union ...

08/02/2010 at 10:52:43 - We have to expect a certain degree of opposition from those public service employees who will incur a reduction in their incomes due to the government's efforts to curb public spending, because no mat ...

08/02/2010 at 10:52:43 - IQALUIT, Canada (Reuters) - Reassurances about debt-strapped Greece and agreement that banks should pay for future rescue funds capped an international meeting in Canada's Arctic, as European policyma ...

08/02/2010 at 10:52:43 - BUCHAREST (AFP) - Heavy blizzards blasted southern Romania yesterday, blocking some 100 roads and causing power cuts in 20 villages, the interior ministry said in a statement. In snow-covered Buchare ...

08/02/2010 at 10:52:43 - Committee warns Sofia to clean up allocations or risk EU funds SOFIA (AFP) - Sofia risks losing billions of euros of EU development funds because of a failure to submit well-budgeted, corruption-free ...

08/02/2010 at 10:15:40 - Police arrest eight people for political vandalism after they daub the embassy in revolutionary colour

05/02/2010 at 16:03:47 - As part of its involvement in Nato operation Ocean Shield, Danish ship the Absalon came to the rescue of hijacked freighter

05/02/2010 at 14:48:53 - Riverclub, in the city's Valby district has become the first venue in the country to be granted a licence to hold legal poker tournaments, according to the club's own website.

05/02/2010 at 13:56:01 - Public broadcaster's documentary raises considerable doubt that young boy committed suicide in 1994

05/02/2010 at 10:38:29 - Defence minister said he would cooperate with police investigation into leak of classified military informatio

05/02/2010 at 10:27:22 - Financial crisis still hitting Danish job market hard as hundreds more businesses shut their doors last month

08/02/2010 at 10:13:47 - At least nine out of every ten people to have lost their jobs in Iceland worked in the private sector. At the same time as the number of private sector jobs has decreased, the number of public sector ...

08/02/2010 at 09:26:55 - (Press release): Actavis Group, the international generic pharmaceuticals company, today announced plans to expand its manufacturing site in Iceland, increasing capacity at the site by 50%. Fifty new ...

08/02/2010 at 08:42:07 - The London School of Economics professor, Robert Wade believes it is important for Iceland to have an independent mediator in the Icesave issue. Wade was a guest on the Silfur Egils television show ye ...

08/02/2010 at 08:15:30 - The Finnish Prime Minister is at odds with the Chancellor of Justice over an alleged conflict of interest surrounding election campaign funding. PM Matti Vanhanen has emphatically stated that he does ...

07/02/2010 at 10:28:47 - Gylfi Magnusson, Iceland's Minister of Economic Affairs, says that Dutch anger is understandable because they want to find culprits, just like the Icelandic government does. Finance Minister Steingrim ...

08/02/2010 at 09:08:19 - THE parents of children who took 11-plus replacement tests will this week consult with primary schools about the next stage for their children transferring to post-primary edu

08/02/2010 at 08:44:53 - THE Government should be neutral on Northern Ireland and state that it does not have a "selfish interest" in the Province, Secretary of State Shaun Woodward has said.

08/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - AS nominations today open - and close - for the post of Justice Minister, the plan for a swift devolution of policing and justice powers faces three fresh challenges.

08/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - OPTIMISM among local businesses has grown significantly over the last year, according to a major report published today.

08/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - AROUND 350 jobs are to be created when retail giant Sainsbury's opens in Bangor.

08/02/2010 at 09:00:00 - Croatian politician Radimir Cacic has decided to leave his post as president of the country's tennis federation after a traffic accident he caused near Budapest, Hungary that cost two people their liv ...

06/02/2010 at 07:00:00 - Split fishermen who are members of three associations want to meet with Petar Cobankovic, the minister of agriculture, fisheries and rural development, and State Secretary Tonci Bozanic.

05/02/2010 at 18:00:00 - A young man in Croatia has been detained on suspicion of spreading the HIV virus on purpose.

05/02/2010 at 11:00:00 - Croatian People's Party (HNS) leader Radimir Cacic, who caused a traffic accident in which two persons died on a highway near Budapest on 8 January, will stay in politics.

05/02/2010 at 11:00:00 - Four saleswomen at a Tea supermarket in Djakovo in eastern Croatia have to pay for the 3,800 kunas (519 Euros) stolen by an armed robber on 12 January.

08/02/2010 at 06:55:02 - More than 270 soldiers from Northern Ireland are to be ...

08/02/2010 at 06:40:03 - 1965: In the U.K., cigarette advertising on TV was banned.

08/02/2010 at 06:40:03 - Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou has said that Turkey will have ...

08/02/2010 at 06:40:03 - The solution of the Cyprus problem must be functional and ...

05/02/2010 at 08:25:03 - Greece's deputy foreign minister has said he was not optimistic ...

05/02/2010 at 08:10:02 - President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias will brief ...

05/02/2010 at 08:10:02 - Safari park staff in Scotland were alerted that one of ...

04/02/2010 at 12:40:02 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he was encouraged ...

08/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - Children worried about online strangers | Maths, science linked to economic growth | Equity firm takes over at Payzone | Amazon, Macmillan resolve price dispute | SAP CEO steps down

05/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - BT now profitable in Ireland | Eircom to roll out anti-spam measures | Burger King to offer free Wi-Fi | European Tech Tour coming to Dublin | DoJ still unhappy with Google books deal

04/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - RTE iPhone app is a hit | Lenovo swings to net profit | Chip execs arrested on theft suspicions | Sony trims loss forecast | AOL posts small Q4 profit

03/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - Garda to spend more on ICT | Openet completes funding round | Depression linked to web surfing? | Sharp bounces back to profit | OFT asks to scrutinise Orange, T-Mobile

02/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - New site aims to improve spoken Irish | MP3 users warned of hearing-loss risks | Google to launch business software store | France Telecom poised for new CEO | Global chip sales set for strong growth

07/02/2010 at 13:12:10 - Organizations and governments once again expressing support. read more

07/02/2010 at 09:21:29 - Tony Varo replaces Christian Chevallier. read more

05/02/2010 at 11:41:50 - Consumer electronics bigwigs meet for serious networking. read more

02/02/2010 at 09:36:48 - Anne Eastwood takes new role in Government. read more

01/02/2010 at 13:09:43 - Two services renamed and reorganized. read more

31/01/2010 at 08:14:09 - Fontvieille port is investing in new infrastructure. read more

30/01/2010 at 07:27:14 - Future Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace (CHPG) is priority for Stephane Valeri. read more

27/01/2010 at 09:13:49 - Monaco continues to support and promote the arts. read more

05/02/2010 at 19:39:41 - You probably know about it already, but in case not, there's a really bracing animated half-hour series on the F/X Network called Archer. It's a spoof of the James Bond-type spy genre, which doesn't ...

03/02/2010 at 15:41:07 - It's that time of the year again when AIG's executive bonuses are announced…and as every American raised on sitcoms knows, this means it's that time in the show when the plot-twist causes the a ...

02/02/2010 at 22:57:04 - Listen to this radio interview as Mark Ames talks to Antiwar.com radio host Scott Horton about Russia, the fuckups in the White House, how Larry Summers screwed the entire world up, and what Libertar ...

01/02/2010 at 20:10:13 - Mark Ames appeared on the great Chuck Mertz radio program “This Is Hell” straight out of Chicago. They discuss blood-sucking bankers, the plusses and minuses of inhaling nitrogen gas, and ...

29/01/2010 at 02:45:21 - Now I know what they mean when the media uses that word “outrage.” I saw it with my own eyes, during yesterday's Congressional hearings with Tim Geithner. Turns out “outrage” ...

04/02/2010 at 15:09:02 - A new vintage shop in Krakow is bringing original styles to Kazimierz

04/02/2010 at 10:54:02 - Both Cracovia and Wisla Can-Pack came out victorious on Tuesday

04/02/2010 at 09:54:02 - How a string of deaths has left the Polish justice system hanging

03/02/2010 at 16:54:02 - Q: Why do Poles say "Daj mi papierosa" when my grammar book says it should be "Daj mi papieros"?

03/02/2010 at 13:24:02 - Poland once again revises its plans for entering the eurozone

03/02/2010 at 09:54:04 - Slovakia to take three Guantánamo detainees

03/02/2010 at 00:24:02 - Poles spent week in Haiti helping earthquake survivors

02/02/2010 at 14:09:02 - Sex, lies, and videotape

02/02/2010 at 09:09:02 - Handball, Olympics, and basketball... A look at the week in sport

04/02/2010 at 10:41:47 - Europe's voters are the biggest obstacle to ambitions to become more dynamic and successfulIN BRITISH Eurosceptic circles, a popular bumper sticker reads: “Love Europe, Hate the EU.” Such ...

04/02/2010 at 10:41:47 - The government wins support from Brussels—but its ability to stick to austerity will soon be severely testedRARELY do chickens come home to roost with such precision. George Papandreou, Greece's ...

04/02/2010 at 10:41:47 - The commandant of Auschwitz was convicted and hanged by a court in Warsaw, not at Nuremberg, as we reported last week. Poland is Europe's sixth-largest economy (by purchasing-power parity), not its ni ...

04/02/2010 at 10:41:47 - Politicians stoke ethnic animosities, but soap operas defuse themBASHING Bulgaria's 750,000-strong Turkish minority (almost 10% of the total population of 7.6m) is a favourite cause of Ataka, a xenoph ...

04/02/2010 at 10:41:47 - Behind a small dispute over housing in Moscow is a bigger storyIN THEIR menacing black helmets and commando-style boots, the Moscow bailiffs look like an occupation force spreading fear and destructio ...

03/02/2010 at 00:25:01 - If the internationally lauded parade of blondes through the streets of Riga showed the world one thing, it was that Baltic girls have got style. It might not be the classic and polished chic of W ...

03/02/2010 at 00:25:01 - Estonia: July. 03, Episcopal Castle, Haapsalu: The legendary German techno group Scooter will be coming back to Estonia to perform for one night in the 800 year old castle. Maybe the famous White ...

03/02/2010 at 00:25:01 - Some tourists wonder what kind of construction is going on in the Cathedral Square, the very heart of Vilnius. The answer is simple: the building process of the Royal Palace goes on. In 2000, a grou ...

03/02/2010 at 00:25:01 - Visitors to Estonia and Lithuania this year will be surrounded by the sound of music; folk music. The equivalent of the Olympics, these celebrations take place only about every four years, bringing t ...

03/02/2010 at 00:25:01 - It's no secret that Balts are beautiful. Carmen Kass, model for Dior and Victoria's Secret is originally from Paide, Estonia. Inguna Butane of Latvia is the current face of Escada. Giedre Dukauskaite ...

03/02/2010 at 00:24:03 - 2008-10-14 - U.S. economist Paul Krugman, a fierce critic of the Bush administration for policies that he argues led to the current financial crisis, won the 2008 Nobel prize for economics on Monday.

03/02/2010 at 00:24:03 - If you're in Sweden the last few days leading up to Christmas, you might overhear the Swedish expression, "da'n före da'n före doppareda'n" (the day before the day before Dunkin' Day). Even when trans ...

03/02/2010 at 00:24:03 - Helsingborg, the pearl of the Sound, is perhaps best loved for its summer pleasures, when the sun shines on lively festivals, waterside eateries and miles of some of the best urban beaches in Scandina ...

03/02/2010 at 00:24:03 - Dadaist, Surrealist, romantic and imaginative genius. Max Ernst was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The Louisiana's exhibition is the first major presentation of Max Ernst in ...

03/02/2010 at 00:24:03 - 2008-10-10 - The Swedish arm of Icelandic bank Kaupthing has more than enough liquid assets to cover deposits and would pay back savers' money plus the interest due, a spokesman for the bank said on ...

29/01/2010 at 13:55:09 - The recently appointed first president of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, visited Prague on Friday. His first stop was the Office of the Government, where he held talks with the Czech prime mi ...

22/01/2010 at 14:31:51 - The year 2010 has been declared European Year against Poverty and Social Exclusion. On Friday, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs launched a campaign against poverty here in the Czech Republic ...

19/01/2010 at 15:34:53 - New data comparing poverty rates across the European Union puts the Czech Republic's poverty rate at the very bottom of the statistic. Only nine percent of Czechs live at or below the poverty thresho ...

12/01/2010 at 15:49:14 - Parliamentary hearings to assess the suitability of candidates for the new European Commission are underway in Brussels with the spotlight now on Stefan Füle, the Czech commissioner-designate for enla ...

28/12/2009 at 16:37:29 - Under a new law that comes into effect on Monday, Czech firms and entrepreneurs will from now on find it far easier to provide all kinds of services in other European Union states. The EU directive be ...

12/10/2009 at 17:12:02 - Bulgaria's new prime minister Boiko Borisov on Monday asked France to help his country build and finance a second nuclear power plant and scrapped a deal to purchase French warships worth EUR750 mill ...

12/10/2009 at 16:55:06 - Bulgaria's former foreigm minister Ivailo Kalfin on Moday berated Libya for its threat to leava the UN organisation on cultural heritage UNESCO if its newly elected chief, Bulgarian Irina Bokova takes ...

12/10/2009 at 16:42:03 - A Libyan immigrant threw a bomb at Italian army barracks in Milan on Monday and had his hand torn off in the blast.

12/10/2009 at 16:13:45 - U.S. economists Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the Nobel prize for economics Monday by their analyses of management of common property and role of economy in conflict resolution.

11/10/2009 at 16:41:58 - Balkan neighbours Bulgaria and Romania are considering construction of two hydroelectric plants on the Danube River, which makes their common border, a Romanian official was quoted as saying Sunday.