70 migrants feared missing off Malta
Some 70 African migrants are feared missing in the central Mediterranean after
a large rubber dinghy taking them to Europe capsized, the Malta
representative of the UN refugee agency said yesterday.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:52:08 +0100 Joint statement 'deplores' Russian foreign policy
Russia was today facing condemnation from Britain and the world's leading
nations over its recognition of the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and
Abkhazia.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:25:39 +0100 Crimean peninsula could be the next South OssetiaUkraine's Crimean peninsula, home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, could be the next flashpoint in the new Cold War. And any violent disturbance in Crimea could provide the political seismic shock to split Ukraine itself along its existing fault lines of ethnicity, language and religion.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 The Venice Film Festival: A very Italian affairThis year's Venice Film Festival got off to a clichι-ridden start: the sun beat down, George Clooney and Brad Pitt, Italy's favourite Americans, flashed their dazzling Hollywood smiles and signed autographs for adoring fans, the water taxis threatened to go on strike and the new festival complex was only half-built (it will be ready by 2011).
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Swiss finally clear the last 'witch' beheaded in EuropeAnna Goeldi was executed for being a witch more than 220 years ago, the last one beheaded in Europe. On Wednesday, the Swiss cleared her name. The parliament of the Swiss canton (state) of Glarus decided unanimously to exonerate Goeldi as a victim of "judicial murder", said Josef Schwitter, a government spokesman.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 The West pledges its support for Ukraine - up to a point
Western governments are rushing to bolster Ukraine's pro-Western government
amid fears that the former Soviet Republic is becoming the front line in the "new
Cold War".
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:34:37 +0100 Dinosaur remains 'may be new species'
Palaeontologists have found extensive remains of a 120 million-year-old
dinosaur near the remote village of Morella in eastern Spain, which they say
could belong to a hitherto undiscovered species.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:49:06 +0100 Miliband warns Russia against starting a new Cold War
Foreign Secretary David Miliband today issued a warning to Russia not to
provoke a new Cold War with the West.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:14:45 +0100 Ukraine condemns Russian move on Georgian regions
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko called Russia's decision to recognise
two Georgian rebel regions unacceptable today and threatened to raise the
issue of a rent increase at a base for the Black Sea Fleet.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:29:47 +0100 Engine on 'reverse' setting could have caused Madrid plane crash The plane that crashed at Madrid airport last week, killing 154 people, may have had one engine on a reverse setting.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Paris mayor to challenge Royal for leadership of divided Socialist PartyThe mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, has revealed that he will run for the leadership of the French Socialist Party, setting the stage for a showdown with former presidential candidate Sιgolène Royal.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Priest cancels internet 'beauty contest' for nunsAn Italian priest who had planned an online "pageant" for nuns has called off the project, saying he was misinterpreted and had no intention of running a beauty contest.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Russian relations with West reach new low
Russia’s relations with the West have plunged to a new low after President
Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree officially recognising two breakaway
territories in Georgia as independent states.
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:33:25 +0100 'Winter in Spain' plans to revive tourism
For holiday makers Spain has long been the land of sun, sea and sangria. Now
that trusty formula is wearing thin, and faced with an unprecedented drop in
foreign visitors, Spanish tourism authorities are taking drastic action. The
land of the Costa del Sol is being rebranded as a destination for those
chillier months, under the counter-intuitive, if slightly uninspired, slogan "Winter
in Spain".
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:29:11 +0100 EU condemns Russia move on Georgia regions
EU president France firmly condemns Russia's decision to recognise two rebel
regions of Georgia as independent states, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office
said on Tuesday, calling for a political solution.
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:21:44 +0100 Russia recognises Georgia rebel regions
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced today that Moscow had decided to
recognise two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states, setting it on
a collision course with the West.
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:41:41 +0100 Avalanche raises spectre of worst death toll in Alps for over 50 years
The search for the bodies of eight climbers swept down Mont Blanc du Tacul by
a huge avalanche on Sunday morning was suspended all day yesterday because
of the danger of provoking fresh slides.
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Berlusconi uses his summer break to make Christmas CDSilvio Berlusconi has once again put his summer holiday in Sardinia to good use, slamming the door temporarily on Italy's teeming problems to collaborate on another collection of Neapolitan love songs with his favourite singer and guitarist, Mariano Apicella.
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Russian MPs raise stakes by backing Georgian rebels
Russian lawmakers have voted unanimously to ask the president to recognise the
independence of Georgia's two rebel provinces, a move likely to anger the
United States, the European Union and other Georgian allies.
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:21:05 +0100 Britain urges Russia to retain Nato links
Britain has urged Russia not to sever ties with Nato today amid continuing
fall-out from the Georgia crisis.
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