Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Prokhorov's rich bid for Russia's top job

Prokhorov's rich bid for Russia's top job

Prokhorov's rich bid for Russia's top job

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:24 AM PST

Mikhaïl Prokhorov, a billionaire oligarch industrialist, is an independent candidate in Russia's presidential race. He is 46. He first got rich after…

Second round ballot for presidential election

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:04 AM PST

The presidential race in Senegal will go to a second round with no candidate heading for an outright majority. There will now be a run off between…

Serbia on the verge of EU candidacy

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:35 AM PST

European foreign ministers say Serbia should be given candidate status to join the EU. However, a final decision, expected later this week at a full…

Costa counts cost of latest cruise mishap

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:35 AM PST

The latest problems involving a ship operated by the Costa Crociere cruise line are bound to have the company, its parent - US based Carnival…

Court may ban air traffic controllers striking at Frankfurt

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:34 AM PST

Airport operators Fraport and airline Lufthansa are seeking a high court injunction to stop air traffic controllers joining in a strike at Frankfurt…

Whereabouts of journalist wounded in Syria unconfirmed

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:01 AM PST

The fate of French journalist Edith Bouvier who was wounded in Syria is unclear after conflicting reports about whether or not she has been smuggled…

New Egypt constitution a step closer

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:34 AM PST

In Egypt, further steps have been taken to draw up a new constitution for the post-Mubarak era. Ahmed Fahmy, a university professor and member of…

France's golden boy comes home

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:15 AM PST

The Artist fever hit Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport as France's Jean Dujardin arrived home from Los Angeles where he had been awarded the Oscar for…

Routemaster returns to London's streets

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:15 AM PST

London's famous hop-on, hop-off Routemaster buses have been reincarnated seven years after they were scrapped on safety grounds. The new greener…

'Anonymous' hacker arrests

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:15 AM PST

Spanish police have arrested four people suspected of being members of the 'Anonymous' computer hacking ring. They are accused of releasing personal…

French court rejects genocide denial bill

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:04 AM PST

France's top legal body has thrown out a law making it illegal to deny that the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks was genocide. Ankara…

Latest figures confirm Putin's pole position for election

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:33 AM PST

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin looks sure to reclaim his former position as president next Sunday, with the latest polls giving him around…

UK and France confirm injured journalists have left Syria

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:06 AM PST

Safety and medical treatment for two foreign journalists wounded in Syria, as they finally leave the country. Paul Conroy, who works for the Sunday…

Anti-ACTA activists hand MEPs massive petition

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 07:37 AM PST

Nearly 2.5 million people would like to see the back of ACTA was the message delivered in Brussels, as activists handed in a huge petition to MEPs…

Downgrade rules out Greek bonds as collateral - for now

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:49 AM PST

The European Central Bank said on Tuesday that it would temporarily refuse to accept Greek goverrnment bonds as collateral for loans to banks in the…

Stricken Allegra faces slower journey to dry land

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:33 AM PST

An Italian cruiser left adrift in the Indian Ocean after a power failure is not expected to reach land until Thursday. The Costa Allegra is being…

Syrian crackdown wider than Homs

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:03 AM PST

While Homs is bearing the brunt of the government crackdown on the Syrian uprising, it is far from the only town under attack. The northwestern…

GM may buy small Peugeot stake

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:30 AM PST

Shares in PSA Peugeot Citroen rose sharply on Tuesday on reports that General Motors is in advanced talks on buying a small stake in the French…

TomTom loses its way in sales slump

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:25 AM PST

Free navigation software for smartphones continues to slam the profits of GPS maker TomTom. It has just reported a 76 percent drop in fourth-quarter…

Struggling Panasonic names new chief

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:15 AM PST

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has named the head of its loss-making TV division as its new president. Kazuhiro Tsuga will replace Fumio…

Syrian opposition sneak European journalists out of Homs

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:03 AM PST

Two Western journalists wounded in Syria has been receiving medical treatment after finally being evacuated from the country. British photographer…

Whole village in France up for sale

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:13 AM PST

If you are interested in buying property in France, instead of a country house or apartment, you could purchase an entire village for just 330,000…

Russia's unexpected opposition

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:56 AM PST

Engineer Vyacheslav, analyst Anna and programmer Aleksandre have changed: they no longer just follow the news, they help make it. Russia's middle…

India unions strike in protest at cost of living

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:13 AM PST

Eleven trade unions in India are staging a one-day nationwide strike in protest at the cost of living. The unions want the government to introduce a…

Injured journalists smuggled out of Homs

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:33 AM PST

Two foreign journalists wounded in Syria have been smuggled out of the country. Edith Bouvier, a reporter on French paper Le Figaro, and British…
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