questions for europe

• Lost Luggage

  Ever had your luggage lost while on your travels? Thousands of bags and suitcases go missing… 19/08/09 12:26 CET

world news

• Afghanis urged to defy Taliban and vote

  People in Afghanistan are being urged to vote in large numbers in Thursday’s presidential… 19/08/09 20:55 CET

• Recalling picnic that changed Europe’s destiny.

  People from across Europe have taken part in a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the… 19/08/09 19:15 CET

• US and Switzerland settle accounts over UBS

  The US and Switzerland have struck a deal to settle a tax evasion dispute surrounding customers of… 19/08/09 19:13 CET

• Suspected ETA trio arrested in France

  A joint Franco-Spanish police operation has led to the arrest of three suspected key members of the… 19/08/09 19:12 CET

• Grief and anger as Russia mourns dam victims

  As Russia buries its dead from the Siberian dam disaster there is mounting anger among local people… 19/08/09 18:56 CET

• Ahmadinejad faces fight to get cabinet approved

  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks set for a rough ride in getting his new cabinet accepted by… 19/08/09 18:55 CET

• Afghan vote legitimacy under question

  How legitimate the Afghan people consider the elections is crucial. Logistics is part of the… 19/08/09 18:55 CET

• Afghanistan violence intensifies ahead of poll

  Insurgents have stepped up their efforts to derail Afghanistan’s presidential election tomorrow… 19/08/09 18:54 CET

• Just who are the Taliban?

  Most Taliban members are Pashtuns, a people who for centuries dominated a vast territory straddling… 19/08/09 18:53 CET

• Iraqi ‘security’ leaves 100 dead

  On one of the bloodiest days in Baghdad this year, around a hundred people have been killed and… 19/08/09 18:13 CET

• Russia buries dam victims as death toll mounts

  The funerals have taken place of victims of the flood at a dam in southern Russia on Monday… 19/08/09 14:04 CET

• Three alleged ETA members arrested

  A joint French-Spanish operation has led to the capture of three men suspected of being key members… 19/08/09 13:56 CET

• Heavy toll in Baghdad Green Zone

  A rapid-fire series of bomb and mortar attacks in Baghdad has killed around 75 people and wounded… 19/08/09 13:49 CET

• Taliban pre-election bank attack

  Afghanistan’s pre-election violence is unrelenting. In one of the latest incidents, three armed men… 19/08/09 13:49 CET

• France takes action to tackle prison suicides

  As the suicide rate soars in France’s overcrowded prisons, the country’s justice minister has… 19/08/09 07:36 CET

• Russia arrests eight over Arctic Sea hijacking

  Russia says it has arrested eight people in connection with the hijacking of the merchant ship… 19/08/09 07:36 CET

• Will Taliban threat keep Afghan voters away?

  With just one day to go before Afghanistan’s presidential election, security forces are on full… 19/08/09 07:36 CET

• Russian power blast toll rises

  Some 64 missing workers, trapped in one of Russia’s biggest power plants after an explosion, are… 19/08/09 07:36 CET

• UBS tax deal with US expected

  A deal to settle the US tax case against the Swiss bank UBS could be sewn up today. The… 19/08/09 07:36 CET

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