europa
For richer, for poorer: enlarged EU to decide on funding to close regional wealth gapsThe spending of some 308 billion euros is nearly through the debate phase in the European… 29/06/06 06:06 CET
European passport modernised to suit WashingtonAll EU citizens landing in the United States without a visa will need to have biometrically-enabled… 29/06/06 06:06 CET
Turkey stands tall in face of EU warning over CyprusThe day after the EU put Croatia ahead of Turkey in the membership talks queue, Ankara has been… 29/06/06 06:06 CET
interview
EU Commissioner calls for national enquiries on CIA flights.The transfer of suspected terrorists on CIA planes in Europe has been the subject of debate… 29/06/06 03:06 CET
world news
Israel pursues Gaza campaignFrom the border, Israeli troops have been pounding positions in northern Gaza – piling further… 29/06/06 12:06 CET
EU could halt talks with TurkeyThe European Union could suspend membership negotiations with Turkey completely over its refusal to… 29/06/06 12:06 CET
Israel detains Hamas leadersCabinet ministers and MPs were among the senior Hamas figures rounded up by Israel in its West Bank… 29/06/06 12:06 CET
Women make electoral history in KuwaitIn a moment of major symbolic significance in Kuwait, women have been casting their ballots and… 29/06/06 12:06 CET
Italy match-fixing trial startsWatched by the world’s media, Italy’s biggest-ever football trial has begun. Four leading clubs… 29/06/06 12:06 CET
Stacy and Nathalie post-mortem results due todayDetectives in the Belgian city of Liège have found the bodies of two schoolgirls missing for the… 29/06/06 08:06 CET
Floods in eastern US kill at least 16Torrential rain has caused the worst flooding in the eastern United States for decades. At least 16… 29/06/06 08:06 CET
Violence escalates as Israeli military searches for missing soldierIsraeli forces have intensified their military operation in a bid to recover an abducted soldier… 29/06/06 08:06 CET
Top-level meetings ahead of G8 summitRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has held talks with his Japanese counterpart Taro Aso on the… 29/06/06 08:06 CET
Israel seizes Palestinian ministersIsrael has detained a third of the Palestinian cabinet and more than twenty members of parliament… 29/06/06 06:06 CET
New man named as Lithuanian PMThe hot seat has been vacant for a month. But now Lithuania’s acting defence minister has been… 29/06/06 06:06 CET
Top US court rejects Guantanamo trialsIn a major blow to the Bush administration, the US Supreme Court has ruled that the American… 29/06/06 06:06 CET
ETA peace talks get green lightSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has announced that his government is to go… 29/06/06 06:06 CET
Murdered Belgian girls “strangled”Two Belgian schoolgirls found dead on Wednesday had been strangled and one was sexually assaulted… 29/06/06 06:06 CET
