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Terrorism: Russian officials believe train disaster caused by bomb

Russian officials believe train disaster caused by bomb

Russian officials believe the train disaster that killed dozens and injured nearly 100 was caused by a bomb. In a televised meeting, the head of the FSB domestic intelligence service told the…

Terrorism

Terrorism: Influx of patients to Russian hospital after train disasterInflux of patients to Russian hospital after… WTO: Geneva ravaged by anti-capitalism protestorsGeneva ravaged by anti-capitalism protestors Demonstration: Slovenians demand higher minimum wageSlovenians demand higher minimum wage
Russian medical services are dealing with an influx of patients following the train crash on Friday evening. The train was travelling on one of…
Anti-capitalism protesters have brought havoc to central Geneva during a demonstration against the World Trade Organisation. They burned cars…
Thousands of Slovenians have taken to the streets of the capital to demand a higher minimum wage and the scrapping of plans to raise the retirement…
  1. Ferry tragedy off Bangladesh
  2. H1N1 precautions at annual hajj
  3. New diplomatic push for UN climate deal
  4. Rally in Paris against homelessness
  5. Nobel prize institute criticises Iran
  6. Barroso’s new team to focus on economy

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: Neukölln puts accent on integration

Neukölln puts accent on integration

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, more than 38 per cent of the Berlin city district of Neukölln is made up of immigrant familes and the unemployment rate in the immigrant community is…

European Union: UK eurosceptics say their doubts are realisticUK eurosceptics say their doubts are realistic Society: Take the European Route of Roma Culture and Heritage!Take the European Route of Roma Culture and… : Two sides of the wallTwo sides of the wall
British pride in beer and democracy are examined here, as eurosceptics argue that the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty and other concoctions of…
The story of Europe’s Roma people is a road movie, criss-crossing Europe since their arrival from India hundreds of years ago, but their story is…
Twenty years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, two families reflect on the changes they have seen since the reinforced concrete that divided a…
  1. Big deals are done at Europe’s Cartoon Forum
  2. Striving for a multicultural society
  3. Ireland’s Lisbon Treaty vote approaches
  4. German elections
  5. Norway crowns Oslo its intercultural capital
  6. europeans: Europe’s green footprint

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Literature: Turkey has place in a Europe of “liberté, egalité, and fraternité” says Pamuk

Turkey has place in a Europe of “liberté, egalité, and fraternité” says Pamuk

He is not just the 2006 Nobel Literature Laureate. Orhan Pamuk is also a symbol of Turkey’s struggle to be part of the EU. In recent weeks, he has been travelling around Europe and the…

Literature

Mafia: Anti-mafia MEP Crocetta still unguardedAnti-mafia MEP Crocetta still unguarded Diplomacy: Javier Solana talks about the Middle EastJavier Solana talks about the Middle East education: Emir of Qatar’s wife speaks exclusively to euronewsEmir of Qatar’s wife speaks exclusively to…
Rosario Crocetta has lived under close police protection in Italy ever since 2003, when the mafia tried to murder him. He was mayor of the southern…
Javier Solana has been the EU’s “Mr Diplomacy” for more than ten years.  But now he is handing the job over to Catherine Ashton, the recently-…
She is a member of an exclusive club – the world’s royal families – but she is also a hands-on public figure. Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned…
  1. Kenyan PM on Africa’s challenges
  2. Interview with Brent Scowcroft, National security advisor in the George H.W. Bush Administration
  3. Mikhail Gorbachev, former USSR President :“Perestroika won, but politically I lost.”
  4. Interview with Walter Momper, former Mayor of West Berlin and Berlin
  5. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland’s last communist leader
  6. Jacques Delors: Former European Commission President

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Conflict: Winds of change in Nagorno Karabakh

Winds of change in Nagorno Karabakh

‘‘I am on the border of the territory Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. It is still a dangerous region following the 1990s conflict. However, there is much more to say about Nagorno-Karabach and that…

Conflict

Climate: Climate change challenges ChinaClimate change challenges China Controversy: Minaret debate angers Swiss muslimsMinaret debate angers Swiss muslims Africa: Kenyans fight drought with stone-age technologyKenyans fight drought with stone-age technology
In Shanghai they are busy constructing and preparing for the 2010 World Expo – which has become something of a flagstaff for Chinese resilience in…
In Switzerland populist right-wingers and Christian Fundamentalists say minarets are not Swiss and in the run-up to a referendum on whether or not to…
Kenya, and other Horn of Africa countries, have been suffering a drought of rare intensity. Now, urgent efforts are underway to save the people from…
  1. Mitrovica: Kosovo’s divided city
  2. Latvia blues, from military-political to economic
  3. Zimbabwe: a long way from food security
  4. Velvet generations
  5. Hungary reflects on the fall of the Berlin Wall
  6. Training for Armenia

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latest hi-tech news

Health: Japanese researchers ‘grow’ teeth in mice

Japanese researchers ‘grow’ teeth in mice

Scientists in Japan have something to smile about. They have managed to grow replacement teeth in mice, from stem cells in a laboratory. It is thought this breakthrough could help pave the way for…

Health

Research: First particles observed in Large Hadron ColliderFirst particles observed in Large Hadron Collider Space: Project Alma sets new heights for astronomyProject Alma sets new heights for astronomy Health: World’s fastest scanner is unveiled in UKWorld’s fastest scanner is unveiled in UK
The world’s biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, has produced its first proton collisions after a 14 month lay off.
A team working on the Alma observatory in Chile have made their first measurements from the telescope’s site, located 5,000 metres up in the Andes.
The world’s fastest computed tomography scanner has been installed at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, Great Britain. It can examine an entire…
  1. Sun-powered boat to circle the globe
  2. Virtual autopsies leave victim’s body intact
  3. Jaws: the dental robot
  4. Artificial heart goes into production
  5. Navigation robot leads the way
  6. Harnessing Irish wave power

latest space news

Climate: Climate change and satellites

Climate change and satellites

Climate change is worrying the most influential leaders on the planet. A conference will be held in December to discuss subject in Copenhagen. In order to observe and measure this warming of the…

Climate

Anniversary: The Ariane SagaThe Ariane Saga Research: Studying the seasStudying the seas Energy: A pocket-sized ecosystemA pocket-sized ecosystem
Ariane launches might seem routine – but it’s a routine that’s been going on for 30 years. But each launch is a technological and organisational…
The circulation of water in the world’s oceans influences the climate. An important factor is the salinity of the water. Global data however, is…
Using organic waste and minerals and the sun as an energy source, pilot project Melissa aims to develop the life support systems essential for…
  1. Why Mars?
  2. One hundred days of solitude
  3. The space business
  4. Destination Moon, four decades on
  5. Space, Defence and Security
  6. A Window on the Universe

latest science news

Medicine: Antibiotic resistance is “everybody’s problem”

Antibiotic resistance is “everybody’s problem”

The discovery of antibiotics revolutionised medical care in the 20th century. Today, however, the wonder drugs are losing their effectiveness at an alarming rate as more bacteria become resistant to…

Medicine

Archaeology: Scientists uncover evidence of new dinosaurScientists uncover evidence of new dinosaur Research: AIDS cells as therapyAIDS cells as therapy Agriculture: Spuds UpSpuds Up
Gigantic dinosaurs like these once roamed across parts of Africa. Scientists have found bones from what they believe is a completely new species -…
Andres is a little boy with ALD which is a form of leukodystrophy, a rare genetic disorder which can destroy the brain. Left untreated, within…
In Peru, at the International Potato Centre, researchers have developed aeroponics, meaning they can grow grow potato seeds with only air, water and…
  1. Maternal stress can harm unborn child
  2. Could worm therapy be answer to allergies?
  3. Giant web-spinning spider found
  4. Himalayan glaciers shrinking
  5. Galileo at the Vatican: from heretic to hero
  6. Noah’s Ark of plants reaches first milestone

latest le mag news

Music: Danish band Volbeat to tour with Metallica

Danish band Volbeat to tour with Metallica

Danish rockers Volbeat are causing a stir on both sides of the Atlantic. US heavy metal legends Metallica have chosen the band as their opening act on their US tour.

Music

Music: Four valve trumpeter blows a different tuneFour valve trumpeter blows a different tune Transport: Italy’s first ever ship museum on the waterItaly’s first ever ship museum on the water Music: Slovenian guitarist Anze PalkaSlovenian guitarist Anze Palka
French-Lebanese trumpet player Ibrahim Maalouf has released a new album ‘Diachronism’. His music is an ecletic mix of Arab, electro and jazz music…
The S518 Nazario Sauro has made a final journey from La Spezia in Northern Italy to Genoa. There it will become a museum and opens it’s doors to the…
Slovenian guitarist Anze Palka has developed a style all of his own – a mix of Spanish flamenco and classical guitar. He says: “The most…
  1. Britain swings to African street rhythms
  2. Westwood presents Anglomania
  3. Botticelli and Rubens on show in Germany
  4. Shakira’s She Wolf goes platinum
  5. Kate Voegele/Alejandro Sanz
  6. Miles Davis expo in Paris

latest cinema news

Comedy: From Germany the chick with two ears!

From Germany the chick with two ears!

Zweiohrkueken, the latest comedy from Germany -in English ‘The chick with two ears.’ The film follows a couple once madly in love, now struggling as routine and boredom kick in. It is the sequel of…

Comedy

Festival: 70,000 flock to Thessaloniki for film festival70,000 flock to Thessaloniki for film festival thriller: Ninja AssassinNinja Assassin Animation: Planet 51 Animated fun for all the familyPlanet 51 Animated fun for all the family
With the motto “Why cinema now?” the Greek city of Thessaloniki celebrated its 50th International Film Festival. It was an occasion to think about…
‘Fear not the weapon, but the hand that wields it’ That’s the message from new film Ninja Assassin, starring Korean pop star Rain. It can be seen in…
When American astronaut Chuck Baker lands on Planet 51, he thinks he is the first person to step foot on it. But to Chuck’s surprise, he finds a…
  1. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
  2. Petrol-heads will ‘Love the Beast’ movie
  3. Transit 89 looks back at ‘year of the miracle’
  4. Andy Garcia stars in Georgia “anti-war” film
  5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon – out soon
  6. Harry Brown hits the street

latest futuris

Influenza A (H1N1): Flu vaccine: A race against time

Flu vaccine: A race against time

Each year hundreds of thousands die as a result of influenza, millions become infected and the loss to the economy runs into billions. Vaccines are available but they are manufactured using old…

Influenza A (H1N1)

Society: Making shipbreaking a safer craftMaking shipbreaking a safer craft technology: Where the virtual world and reality meetWhere the virtual world and reality meet Research: Exploring cold water coralsExploring cold water corals
Every day, hundreds of workers dismantle large vessels at Aliağa, Turkey, in the heart of ancient Aeolia. Ships are pulled ashore and cut…
Virtual reality is entering a new era of touch-sensitive tiles and immersive animations. Researchers in Barcelona have created a unique space at the…
Deep underwater lie mysterious worlds that scientists are only now beginning to explore. Steve W Ross is US coordinator, for the Traces…
  1. A faded past… but a bright future for stained glass
  2. Futuris: Noise pollution in The Mediterranean
  3. Europe experiments to preserve plastic art
  4. Mega threats, micro solutions
  5. Robots designed to roam city streets
  6. High-tech textiles for a material world