Thursday, January 26, 2012

EU enlargement: In search of the next Croatia

EU enlargement: In search of the next Croatia

EU enlargement: In search of the next Croatia

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:50 AM PST

Croatia's 'Yes' vote to join the European Union puts it on course to be the club's 28th member in July 2013. But the low turnout last Sunday suggests…

Brazil grants visa to Cuban dissident

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:28 AM PST

Brazil has granted a tourist visa to a leading Cuban dissident, just days before President Dilma Roussef visits the communist island.    That puts…

1m fake US dollars seized in Portugal

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:28 AM PST

Portuguese police have smashed a counterfeiting ring and seized around one million fake US dollars. Three men were arrested during the operation in…

First appearance of animal virus in UK

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:28 AM PST

Scientists have discovered the first ever outbreak in the UK of a disease that causes birth defects and miscarriages in animals. The Schmallenberg…

OSCE monitors ready for Russia's presidential race

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:13 AM PST

European election observers have begun monitoring Russia's presidential campaign. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said it…

Kyrgyz inmates sew lips together in prison protest

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:33 AM PST

More than 1,300 prisoners are said to have sewn their lips together with nearly 7,000 on hunger strike. Shock images of the protest have come from…

Cameron dubs Franco-German tax plan 'madness'

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:44 AM PST

Britain's David Cameron has taken a swipe at Franco-German plans for a financial transaction tax in Europe, questioning the sanity of such a move.…

Concordia victims in compensation talks

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:34 AM PST

With all hopes of finding any more survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster all but gone, attention is turning to helping those who made it alive.…

Police detain PIP breast implant boss

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:33 AM PST

French police are continuing to question the head of a firm that supplied non-medical grade silicone breast implants to tens of thousands of women.…

Nokia profit slumps on Windows switch

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:43 AM PST

A bad quarter for Nokia as its earning fell 73 percent and it made a loss after tax of just over one billion euros in the last three months of the…

No easing of Belarus repression

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:24 AM PST

In the cold, outside the human rights defence body the Council of Europe, this handful of exiles from Belarus shout: "Stop Lukashenko!" (president of…

Rio city centre shrouded in dust after collapse

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:03 AM PST

At least three people are now confirmed dead following the collapse of two high-rise buildings in the centre of Rio de Janeiro. A further 19 are…

Armenian couple name their baby "Sarkozy"

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:04 AM PST

A couple in Armenia have named their new-born baby Sarkozy in honour of France's president. It comes after the French Senate voted to make it illegal…

NEC under pressure cuts jobs

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:57 AM PST

Japanese electronics firm NEC is to layoff nearly 10 percent of its workers. The 10,000 jobs will be cut to try to reduce costs as competition…

Spying scandal erupts in Germany

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:35 AM PST

A political scandal is brewing in Germany over revelations that a state security agency has been spying on members of the Die Linke leftist party,…

EasyJet sales jump bucks industry trend

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:20 AM PST

EasyJet, Europe's second largest budget airline, says its quarterly revenue jumped thanks to things like more business travellers flying with it.…

India celebrates Republic Day

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:41 AM PST

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Gillard jostled on Australia Day

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:34 AM PST

There was a nasty surprise for Australia's prime minister and leader of the opposition who chose to celebrate Australia's national public holiday at…

Ceausescu memorabilia goes under the hammer

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:34 AM PST

Symbols of corruption and opulence in the final years of communism in Romania have been put up for auction. The list includes trinkets and lavish…

Kirchner slams Cameron comments as 'nonsense'

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:34 AM PST

Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner has wasted no time bouncing back from surgery on a suspected tumour in her throat to resume the diplomatic…

Breast implant maker facing manslaughter charges

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:03 AM PST

The founder of the French breast implant company at the centre of an international health scare is reportedly facing manslaughter charges.…

At least two dead in Rio building collapse

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:13 AM PST

Two buildings in the historic centre of Rio de Janeiro have collapsed, injuring several people. Unconfirmed reports say two people were killed, but…

Back in the Day: discovery of the world's biggest diamond

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:40 AM PST

*January 26, 1905* South African mine manager Frederick Wells discovers a 3,106 carat (106.1 gram) diamond in the Premier Mine near Pretoria, South…

Colonel denies coup in Papua New Guinea

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:03 AM PST

A group of soldiers led by a retired colonel says it has arrested the head of Papua New Guinea's armed forces and has taken control of the army.…

UN raises concerns over Libya's militias

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:49 PM PST

Libyan militias remain heavily armed, uncontrolled and continue to detain Muammar Gaddafi loyalists. That was the message given to the UN Security…
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