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Pro-EU Tadic takes Serbian parliament
PRESSTV Mon, 12 May 2008 01:25:41 GMT
Serbia's President Boris Tadic declares victory in the country's closely contested parliamentary elections.
Pro-West bloc 'wins' Serbia vote
ALJAZEERA Sun, 11 May 2008 20:37:04 PM
Pro-European alliance led by Boris Tadic's pprty "convincingly winning polls".
Turkish strikes 'kill 19 rebels'
BBC Sat, 10 May 2008 07:49:01 GMT
Turkey's military says its has killed at least 19 Kurdish rebels in air strike in the south-east of the country.
Berlusconi appointed prime minister
ALJAZEERA Thu, 08 May 2008 19:37:05 PM
Billionaire warns Italy faces tough years ahead and will require unpopular reforms.
Putin confirmed as Russian PM
ALJAZEERA Thu, 08 May 2008 10:47:05 AM
Ex-president assumes new role after parliament votes in his favour.
Russia warns Georgia over Abkhazia
ALJAZEERA Thu, 08 May 2008 07:27:05 AM
Moscow threatens to deploy more troops if Tbilisi increases troop strength.
Aid donors pledge $4.8bn to Sudan
ALJAZEERA Wed, 07 May 2008 20:27:06 PM
Khartoum welcomes international donations as Norway conference comes to an end.
Sarkozy 'against' Blair as EU chief
ALJAZEERA Wed, 07 May 2008 15:57:05 PM
French official says Luxembourg PM is favourite to be first permanent EU president.
London Today - Wednesday - 07/05/2008
ITVLOCAL
London Today - The latest news from across London.
EU sues Italy over rubbish crisis
BBC Tue, 6 May 08 10:55:17 BST
Italy is to be taken to court because of a rubbish crisis which has plagued Naples for months.
Serbia leader 'got death threats'
BBC Tue, 6 May 08 11:02:22 BST
Serbia's pro-Western president receives death threats ahead of a crunch election, Serbian media report.
Five held for Italy gang killing
BBC Tue, 06 May 2008 10:15:35 GMT
Italian police arrest the last of five suspects accused of beating a man to death for refusing them a cigarette.
What the papers say
BBC Tue, 06 May 2008 07:27:15 GMT
A look at what's making the headlines in Monday's morning newspapers.
Two PKK militants killed in Turkey
PRESSTV Mon, 05 May 2008 20:05:52 GMT
Two PKK militants have been killed in a clash with Turkish border troops in southeastern province of Sirnak, the Turkish army says.
Paris mosque boycotting election
PRESSTV Sun, 04 May 2008 04:13:55 GMT
Leaders of the Paris Grand Mosque say they are boycotting next months elections in France's best-known Muslim organization.
Al-Qaeda claims attack in Yemen
PRESSTV Sun, 04 May 2008 03:35:18 GMT
Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a failed mortar attack on the Italian embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa three days ago.
France fears plague of mosquitoes in Med resorts
GUARDIAN Fri, 02 May 2008 23:07:49 GMT
Authorities blame EU regulations which prevent them from using the most efficient insecticide
High court to consider EU referendum
GUARDIAN Fri, 02 May 2008 23:07:49 GMT
Businessman wins battle for a high-court challenge over government's refusal to hold a referendum on the EU's Lisbon treaty
US: New missile site if Polish talks fail
PRESSTV Sat, 03 May 2008 00:43:21 GMT
The US will seek another site for its European missile defense project if talks with Poland fail, a senior US official says.
Labour clings to reports of record turnout in battle to control capital's City Hall
GUARDIAN Fri, 02 May 2008 01:56:09 GMT
Tories privately predict clear victory for Boris Johnson as London votes are counted today
UK local elections 'test' for Brown
ALJAZEERA Thu, 01 May 2008 13:36:57 PM
Beleaguered British PM faces tough challenge as polls open in England and Wales.
Italian tax details posted on web
BBC Thursday, 1 May 2008 09:35 UK
There has been outrage in Italy after the outgoing government published every Italian's declared earnings and tax contributions on the internet.

The tax authority's website was inundated by people curious to know how much their neighbours, celebrities or sports stars were making.

The Italian treasury suspended the website after a formal complaint from the country's privacy watchdog.

The information was put on the site with no warning for nearly 24 hours.

The release of the information was one of the last acts of the outgoing centre-left government and has shocked many tax-shy Italians, says the BBC's Mark Duff in Milan.

But it was also hugely popular, and within hours the site was overwhelmed and impossible to access.

The finance ministry described the move as a bid to improve transparency.

The timing of the move, just days before the current administration hands over to incoming Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, was intriguing too, says our correspondent.

The outgoing government came to power promising to tackle Italians' notoriously lax approach to paying tax.
What the papers say
BBC Thu, 01 May 2008 07:28:25 GMT
A look at what's making the headlines in Thursday's morning newspapers.
£200 fine over MoT disc display
BBC Thu, 01 May 2008 06:09:35 GMT
Drivers in Northern Ireland will soon be fined £200 if they fail to display a new style MOT disc on windscreens.
EU hails Turkey free speech reform
ALJAZEERA Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:09:32 PM
Ankara vows to break up any rally by unions in Istanbul's Taksim square on May 1.
Spain charges 3 with funding terrorism
PRESSTV Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:33:47 GMT
A court in Spain has brought charges against three men for allegedly financing terrorist groups in the country.
France's Sarkozy to visit Tunisia
PRESSTV Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:05:43 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to begin a state visit to Tunisia to shore up support for his plan for a Union for the Mediterranean.
Spain refuses to extradite Peron
ALJAZEERA Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:29:39 PM
Court says there is "insufficient evidence" against ex-Argentinian president.
EU's 2nd test satellite reaches orbit
PRESSTV Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:41:52 GMT
The European Union launched its second satellite for Galileo navigation project from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome early Sunday.
EU launches 2nd Galileo system sat
PRESSTV Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:49:33 GMT
The European Union's second satellite for the Galileo navigation system has been launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Spain pushing for hostage release
PRESSTV Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:40:59 GMT
Spain has increased diplomatic efforts to secure the release of a Spanish trawler and its crew hijacked by pirates off Somalia coast.
Papers warn on petrol panic sales
BBC Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:30:07 GMT
As operations at the Grangemouth oil refinery grind to a halt, some papers predict fuel shortages.
Brief encounter at Paddington for Cameron and Brown
GUARDIAN Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:39:35 GMT
David Cameron crossed paths with Gordon Brown today in a chance encounter while out on the campaign trail
Refinery crisis talks break down
BBC Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:07:24 GMT
Negotiations aimed at resolving a dispute which could shut down Scotland's only oil refinery break up without agreement.
MEPs to keep audit of wage abuse secret
INDEPENDENT Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:01 GMT
Members of the European Parliament have voted to keep secret an audit report the could reveal evidence of widespread abuse of staff wage allowances.
Outgoing ministers pay lavishly to prop up Alitalia
GUARDIAN Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:11:45 GMT
Cabinet ploughs €300m of taxpayer's money into stricken airline after Air France-KLM formally withdrew offer
Berlusconi hit by first crisis as Alitalia faces bankruptcy
INDEPENDENT Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:00:01 GMT
He is still more than a week away from taking office, but Italy's newly elected Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is wrestling with his first major crisis: the imminent bankruptcy of Alitalia.
Outgoing Italian government holds emergency talks on Alitalia rescue
GUARDIAN Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:26:35 GMT
Brussels warns new loan for the stricken flag-carrier would provoke a crisis in relations between Italy and the European Commission
UN to discuss Georgia-Russia row
ALJAZEERA Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:02:58 AM
Georgia claims Russian jet shot down a drone over its breakaway province of Abkhazia.
What the papers say
BBC Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:47:04 GMT
A look at what's making the headlines in Tuesday's morning newspapers.
Russia 'downed Georgian drone'
ALJAZEERA Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:49:38 PM
Moscow dismisses Tbilisi's claims of a MiG-29 attack over Abkhazia as "nonsense".
Turkey ready to end row with Armenia
PRESSTV Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:35:11 GMT
Turkey says it is planning to start negotiations with Armenia in a bid to normalize relations between the two neighboring states.
William Chinook landing defended
BBC Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:00:51 GMT
Defence officials back a decision to allow Prince William to land a helicopter at his girlfriend's home.
Ex-Gitmo inmates to sue UK intelligence
PRESSTV Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:23:35 GMT
Eight men freed from Guantanamo prison have decided to sue the UK intelligence for damages they have incurred while they were in jail.
Afghanistan tour troops return
BBC Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:54:02 GMT
Troops are enjoying their first day back home after a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.
MP drops threat to quit over 10p tax
GUARDIAN Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:40:33 GMT
Brown telephoned Angela Smith to warn her of the damage her resignation would inflict on Labour
Brown warned of Labour rebellion over 10p tax rate
GUARDIAN Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:56:05 GMT
Gordon Brown was warned today that he will face an unprecedented rebellion by Labour MPs if he does not do something to help the five million people who could lose out from the abolition of the 10p starting rate of tax

Smith's threat to resign came as Labour peer Lord Desai, an economic professor, accused Brown of looking "weak and indecisive" and suggested David Miliband as a better leader.

Desai said during an interview with the London Evening Standard: "Gordon Brown was put on Earth to remind people how good Tony Blair was." He described Brown's leadership style as "porridge or maybe haggis".
Stop this indulgent nonsense, Balls tells PM's critics
GUARDIAN Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:04:56 GMT
Gordon Brown's closest cabinet ally said today that Labour MPs should show loyalty and abandon the 'indulgent nonsense' of criticising the prime minister
Refinery strike 'risks supplies'
BBC Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:36:46 GMT
Planned oil refinery strike action which unions say could disrupt fuel supplies will threaten safety, it is warned.
Iraqi PM in EU energy talks
ALJAZEERA Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:50:22 PM
Deal with Baghdad to import Iraqi gas via a planned pipeline across Turkey imminent.
Berlusconi pledges to clean up Naples and save Alitalia
INDEPENDENT Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:00:01 GMT
Italy's new prime minister Silvio Berlusconi promised a brisk return to power yesterday, saying he would name his new ministers within a week, as the final general election results confirmed the triumph of the media magnate and his right-wing allies.
What the papers say
BBC Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:07:46 GMT