Germany smashes big doping ring
German customs officers seize a record haul of performance-enhancing drugs designed for illegal doping in sport.
Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:21:57 GMT
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Hunt for Swiss twins intensifies
An international police search is continuing for two Swiss six-year-old twin girls, missing since their father threw himself under a train on Friday.
Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:55:41 GMT
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Greece’s hardtimes rubbish bazaar
Victims of Greece’s economic crisis scour rubbish bins to find items to sell in the weekly market, as the austerity measures hit the country hard.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:18:02 GMT
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Serbia faces up to domestic violence
A growing number of men and women are victims of domestic violence in Serbia – a reality the country is trying to overcome in what remains a largely patriarchal society.
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:53:15 GMT
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Irish PM to hold a confidence vote
The Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has refused to resign, despite party unease over his handling of the economic crisis.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:32:33 GMT
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‘Euro-GPS’ boss falls in Wiki row
The head of the company building the spacecraft for the EU project intended to rival GPS loses his job after comments reported in a Wikileaks cable.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:43:02 GMT
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Federer breezes into second round
Roger Federer begins his Australian Open title defence with a straight sets win over Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:38:05 GMT
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Berlusconi: ‘Sex claims are laughable’
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has made a televised address denying he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:24:53 GMT
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‘Euro-GPS’ boss falls in Wiki row
The head of the company building the spacecraft for the EU project intended to rival GPS loses his job after comments reported in a Wikileaks cable.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:43:02 GMT
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Airbus plane orders exceed Boeing
A late rush of plane orders helped European aircraft-maker Airbus to record higher sales than US rival Boeing in 2010.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:06:29 GMT
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Henson suffers Six Nations blow
Gavin Henson’s hopes of an early Six Nations return for Wales have been dashed by injury.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:05:55 GMT
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Tread carefully – Hungarian carpet upsets neighbours
A giant carpet installed by Hungary in Brussels to mark the start of its EU presidency stirs up controversy over the past.
Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:37:20 GMT
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Dutch haven for hardy Northumberland seal pups
Three grey seal pups survive a journey of hundreds of miles after being swept away from the Farne Islands.
Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:44:12 GMT
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Richemont beats sales forecasts
Swiss luxury goods group Richemont reports a big jump in third-quarter sales, driven by higher demand in Asia.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:27:21 GMT
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Search for migrants lost off Greece
More than 240 migrants are rescued but 22 are missing after their boat goes down in rough seas off the Greek island of Corfu.
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:09:21 GMT
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France pledges drug system reform
France pledges to overhaul its medical regulatory system after a failure to ban a diabetes drug that may have killed up to 2,000 people.
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:12:33 GMT
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Beaver construction benefits bats
Reintroduced beavers construct ideal habitats for bats, new research reveals.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:47:22 GMT
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Berlusconi sex allegations widen
Italian prosecutors allege that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a “significant number” of young prostitutes.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:53:13 GMT
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Irish honeymoon victim laid to rest
Thousands of mourners have attended the County Tyrone funeral of Michaela McAreavey.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:31:32 GMT
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Three dead in Budapest stampede
Three women are killed in a stampede at a crowded three-storey nightclub in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:18:27 GMT
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Far right anoints Marine Le Pen
France’s far-right National Front confirms Marine Le Pen to succeed her father Jean-Marie as leader following a party vote.
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:59:32 GMT
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Berlusconi sex allegations widen
Italian prosecutors allege that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a “significant number” of young prostitutes.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:47:01 GMT
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Wikileaks given Swiss bank data
A former Swiss banker hands over data to Wikileaks that he says contains offshore account details of 2,000 prominent people.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:39:04 GMT
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BP shares rise after Rosneft deal
Shares in BP rise 2% after the oil giant announced a joint venture with Russian energy firm Rosneft late on Friday.
Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:03:11 GMT
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