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German legal threat to stop Hitler memoir extracts A British publisher is controversially planning to publish excerpts of Hitler’s memoir “Mein Kampf” in Germany, along with a critical commentary. But the… 21/01/2012
Britain considers yacht gift for Queen Jubilee Britain’s Queen Elizabeth might be getting a new yacht for her Diamond Jubilee – but Prime Minister David Cameron says it would be built with private not… 17/01/2012
UK: travellers to be evicted at the Dale FarmThe daughter of a traveller carries cases at the Dale Farm traveller site, near Billericay in southern England. Bailiffs were expected to begin clearing the… 19/09/2011
Jean-Marie Le Pen ruffles feathers again – nocomment French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen lost his composure during a meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. 15/09/2011
Rupert Murdoch’s global empire Lived and died by scandal – a phrase that sums up the history of the News of the World. Overwhelmed by the furore caused by the hacking of mobile phone… 13/07/2011
Last edition for News of the WorldA man reads a copy of the final edition of the News of the World in a newsagent in London. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor 10/07/2011
The end of the News of the World James Murdoch has closed down a newspaper that for some was a British Institution. Sunday paper the News of the World has been published for 168 years with… 08/07/2011
BSkyB shares slump on doubts over deal BSkyB shares slumped further on Friday because of the phone hacking scandal involving Rupert Murdoch’s News Of The World tabloid newspaper. The … 08/07/2011
I regret Hitler joke: Danish director Von Trier Danish film director Lars Von Trier caused uproar at the Cannes Festival on Wednesday when he said that he “understood Hitler.” He later apologised after… 21/05/2011
Von Trier regrets ‘idiotic’ Hitler comments Lars von Trier has admitted he was stupid for joking at a news conference about being a Nazi and a Hitler sympathiser. The Danish film director apologised… 21/05/2011
The great UK monarchy debate Should they stay or should they go? It is the question that has surrounded the British monarchy for years. The issue tends to raise its head during events of… 14/04/2011
US divided over ‘Ground Zero mosque’ For most Americans, Ground Zero serves as a reminder of when a nation, and the world, watched in disbelief as the United States came under attack on September… 11/09/2010
Greece: Golfing on God’s ground Greek monks believe there is good in playing golf: In arid, eastern Crete, plans are in motion to develop golf courses and vast luxury tourist resorts, and… 24/06/2010
Accusations of censorship over Pinochet ruleA political storm has erupted in Chile over plans to remove all references to the word “dictatorship’ when referring to the rule of General Augusto… 06/01/2012
Benetton pulls kissing Pope photoA controversial fake photo of the Pope kissing an Egyptian Iman has been withdrawn by Benetton. The Vatican objected to the image as part of the clothing… 17/11/2011
French satirical magazine office torchedThe office of Charlie Hebdo, one of France’s leading satirical magazines, has been attacked over its decision to use a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed as… 02/11/2011
New German military museum stirs strong feelingsGiven Germany’s history, the opening of a military museum was bound to be controversial. But even the design of the newly-revamped building opening on… 15/10/2011
Clashes feared in UK as travellers are evictedIt is Britain’s biggest unauthorised travellers’ site. But the fear is that Dale Farm could turn into a battleground today as bailiffs try to evict dozens… 19/09/2011
Shock Dutch TV show has first winnerIf you are a failed asylum seeker in the Netherlands you may be nervously awaiting the knock at the door that means time is up and you are on your way home… 03/09/2011
Wen vows to punish any corruption in China train crashChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has visited the scene of a train accident that killed 39 people, stoking widespread public anger. Officials are suspected of… 28/07/2011
UK PM wants Commons debate on phone-hackingBritish Prime Minister David Cameron will end a trip to Africa early and plans an emergency parliamentary session on the phone-hacking scandal. Cameron… 18/07/2011
Phone hacking: London’s police chief resignsThe head of London’s Metropolitan Police Paul Stephenson resigned on Sunday evening. Britain’s senior police chief stood down over allegations about the… 17/07/2011
Police arrest ex-Murdoch aide Rebekah BrooksBritish police arrested Rebekah Brooks the former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper business on Sunday. The 43 year old was being questioned… 17/07/2011
Rupert and James Murdoch will testify on UK phone hackingRupert Murdoch, his top newspaper boss in Britain Rebekah Brooks and his son James will all testify at a parliamentary hearing into phone hacking. Brooks… 14/07/2011
Press scandal inquiries to trawl Murdoch practicesFor decades his papers did the hounding. Now Rupert Murdoch’s on the receiving end – and the phone hacking scandal is not expected to end with his company… 14/07/2011
News Corp’s decision to drop BSkyB bid welcomedRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has withdrawn its bid to buy full control of BSkyB, Britain’s largest satellite broadcaster. The move came as MPs looked… 13/07/2011
Murdoch backs out of bid for BSkyBRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has withdrawn its bid to buy full control of Britain’s largest pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB. The deal, worth more than eight… 13/07/2011
Murdoch: media reacts to media stormThe scale of the storm ravaging the UK media should not be underestimated. One newspaper – the country’s best-selling Sunday tabloid no less – has already… 13/07/2011
UK parliament to unite against Murdoch empireIt happens very rarely, but today the British parliament will unite to urge Rupert Murdoch to drop his bid for the UK broadcaster, BskyB. The Conservatives… 13/07/2011
Murdoch in London to save BSkyB dealMedia baron Rupert Murdoch is at the London headquarters of his newspaper empire to take control of the phone hacking crisis amid fears his 100 percent… 10/07/2011
Scandal-hit British tabloid prints final editionOn a normal Sunday, the News of the World front page would expose scandals of the rich and famous. But today’s headline simply read: “Thank you and… 10/07/2011
‘Thank you and Goodbye’ says News of the WorldA beleaguered Rupert Murdoch has given his “total support” to News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, despite the phone-hacking scandal that has… 10/07/2011
UK phone hacking scandal fallout spreadsThe phone hacking scandal in the UK is spreading. Police have arrested Andy Coulson, the former editor of the News of the World, the paper at the heart of… 08/07/2011
Further arrests in Korea in match fixing scandalFootball’s K League in South Korea has been tainted again following the arrests of 46 players. The action comes on the back of the match fixing scandal which… 08/07/2011
News of the World dominates UK headlinesAs the world of news took in the news of the News of the World, front page headline-writers got straight down to work. Here are some examples of the fruits of… 08/07/2011
British PM calls for press overhaulBritain’s prime minister has called for a complete overhaul of the UK’s press regulations system in the wake of the media hacking scandal that has forced the… 08/07/2011
World’s end comes as a shockIt is a newspaper known for its scoops, scandals and celebrity gossip. Nicknamed News of the Screws (as in ‘who’s been screwing who?’), it has been something… 08/07/2011
Critics believe tabloid closure is business decisionThe News of the World may be closing down, but few in Britain believe it spells the end for the Murdoch tabloid style. Some think it is a commercial… 08/07/2011
Britain’s ‘News of the World’ axed over phone hackingEngulfed in a phone hacking scandal, the UK’s best-selling newspaper, the News of the World, has been sensationally axed. Media mogul Rupert Murduch shut… 08/07/2011
Phone-hacking bombshell: News of the World to closeIt is a bombshell in Britain’s media landscape – the tabloid newspaper “News of the World” is being shut down as a result of a growing phone-hacking… 07/07/2011
Murdoch closes UK tabloid hit by phone-hacking scandalRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation will close its tabloid “News of the World” after this Sunday’s edition, as a result of an escalating phone-hacking scandal… 07/07/2011
Murdoch’s empire takes a hit over phone hackingRupert Murdoch may be too big and too powerful to take down, but it may not be the case for some of the newspapers he owns. His News Corporation announced… 07/07/2011
UK tabloid accused of hacking phones of dead soldiers’ familiesA UK newspaper has alleged that the families of dead British soldiers had their phones hacked by reporters from the News of the World. The tabloid is facing… 07/07/2011
UK inquiry into tabloid phone hacking claimsThere is growing outrage in the UK over claims that tabloid journalists hacked into the voicemail messages of the innocent victims of serious crime. The… 06/07/2011
Public outrage in UK over alleged phone hackingThere is outrage in the UK over claims that a tabloid newspaper hacked into the mobile voice messages of the innocent victims of serious crime. There are… 06/07/2011
Britain united in disgust at tabloid hacking claimsThe news that British tabloid journalists may have hacked the phones of relatives of victims of terrorist attacks and the families of murdered children has… 06/07/2011
UK tabloid hacked murder victim’s phoneA British newspaper has found itself in hot water after taking investigative journalism a step too far. The News of the World is renowned for its… 05/07/2011
Indian health minister attacked over anti-gay commentsIn India, gay rights groups are voicing outrage over anti-homosexual comments made by the country’s health minister. Ghulam Nabi Azad was supposed to speak… 05/07/2011
Von Trier Nazi remarks rattle CannesDanish director Lars von Trier has once more stirred strong emotions, at the Cannes film festival. Jewish groups were swift to condemn his behaviour at a… 18/05/2011
UK minister under fire for rape commentsThere are calls for Britain’s Justice Minister to be sacked after controversial comments he made on cases of rape. Speaking on BBC radio on Wednesday… 18/05/2011
US media’s coverage of DSK case shocks FranceThe French establishment has been shocked by the American media’s coverage of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case. Eleven years ago, France’s parliament passed… 17/05/2011
Priest says SOS call by migrants ignored by NATOThe current flood of migrants risking over-crowded boats to sail to Europe has led to bitter accusations between refugee agencies and NATO. The alliance… 11/05/2011
France Football Federation member gets benchedThe Technical Director of the French Football Federation has been suspended amid claims of project to implement racial quotas in youth academies. Francois… 30/04/2011
Anger mars commemoration of Smolensk plane crashOne year after the plane crash which killed Poland’s president and 95 others, there is anger over the replacement of a memorial plaque. A new one with a… 11/04/2011
Congress debates Muslim “radicalisation” in USAl Qaeda is recruiting American Muslims to carry out terror attacks, according to a US Congressman. Republican Peter King has convened controversial… 11/03/2011
German minister gives up doctorateGerman defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenburg is under pressure to quit amid allegations he plagiarised parts of his PhD thesis. In an attempt to… 23/02/2011
Nobel Prize controversy rumbles onThe war of words over the Nobel Peace Prize continues. For the Nobel Committee chairman, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is a champion of human rights, who… 11/12/2010
Berlusconi in trouble for adding penis to statueA replacement hand and penis on a pair of Roman statues has sparked the latest scandal to hit Silvio Berlusconi. The Italian Prime Minister ordered the… 20/11/2010
Catalan election campaign videos cause a stirJust under two weeks to go before Catalonia goes to the polls and the electoral race has been thrown into controversy by a series of campaign videos. On… 19/11/2010
“Naked” body scanners cause controversyConcerns are growing in the US over the installation of the next generation of airport body scanners. Some passengers are so worried over the invasive… 18/11/2010
Israeli govt backs “loyalty to Jewish state” lawIsraeli demonstrators have been voicing their anger over plans to change the country’s citizenship laws. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has… 10/10/2010
US says sorry to Guatelmala over medical testsThe United States government has said sorry for deliberately infecting hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis as part of medical experiments six decades… 02/10/2010
Swiss far-right behind anti-Roma posterThe far-right Swiss People’s Party has admitted it is behind an advertising campaign that likens Roma migrants and Italians to rats. Some sixty posters went… 02/10/2010
Ex-Commissioners’ pay buffer causes angerEx-European Commissioners, some who have already found new work, are benefiting from an allowance meant to help them back into the market after leaving the … 23/09/2010
UniCredit chief quits over Libya stakeUniCredit’s chief executive has reportedly submitted his resignation to the Italian bank. Alessandro Profumo was under fire over Libya’s increasing weight… 21/09/2010
Anger grows ahead of Pope’s visit to BritainThere were few protests when John Paul II visited Britain in 1982. He attracted large crowds at masses where thousands gathered to hear the pontiff. Today… 15/09/2010
France votes to raise retirement ageFrance’s National Assembly has passed a controversial bill which raises the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62 from 2018. The legislation will also raise… 15/09/2010
Controversial bull run ends with no injuriesOne of Spain’s most controversial bull runs has ended in the central town of Todesillas. The “Todo de la Vega” or “Bull of the Plain” festival is thought to… 14/09/2010
Le Monde leak enquiry blamed on presidencyThere has been condemnation from across the political spectrum in France over the use of intelligence services to track the source of a leak to newspaper Le… 14/09/2010
Berlusconi’s gaffe about the joblessNo stranger to controversy, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sharing his unique sense of humour again. Whilst addressing a group of… 13/09/2010
Rival protests over New York Islamic centreShortly after the commemorations to mark the 9/11 attacks rival demonstrations were held in New York over plans to build an Islamic cultural… 12/09/2010
US conservatives hold controversial rally in WashingtonIn Washington at the famous Lincoln memorial tens of thousands of Americans gathered in a conservative show of strength ahead of the forthcoming congressional… 29/08/2010
Blair’s book donation sparks controversyOpinion is divided after former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair announced he is to give the entire profits from his upcoming memoirs to injured British war… 17/08/2010
Obama backs controversial ‘Ground Zero’ mosqueBarack Obama has backed plans to build a mosque and Muslim cultural centre near Ground Zero – scene of the 2001 September 11 attacks on New York’s World Trade… 14/08/2010
Demo after Barcelona bans bullfightingDemonstrators have been making their point outside Barcelona’s Monumental Bull Ring over what goes on inside the arena after legislators last week moved to… 02/08/2010
Britain to scrap fixed retirement ageBritain has announced plans to end the fixed retirement age next year, saying it wanted to give people the chance to work beyond the age of 65. Currently… 29/07/2010
Catalonia says adios to the matadorsAnti-bullfighting campaigners are celebrating their victory in the Spanish region of Catalonia. The regional parliament has voted to outlaw the practice… 28/07/2010
Turkey to review sentencing of child stone throwersTurkey could be poised to overhaul its strict anti-terror laws as political concern grows over the number of tough sentences being handed out to… 06/07/2010
Strong emotions stirred by ‘whale wars’The controversial issue of whaling does not only trigger a war of words. There have been showdowns on the high seas as environmental activists try to stop… 21/06/2010
Controversial Hungarian citizenship law passedA controversial new law on citizenship has been passed in Hungary, despite concern voiced in neighbouring countries. It will now be easier for more than two… 26/05/2010
Burqa ban blights Belgium say criticsThere has been an angry reaction to the Belgian parliament’s approval of a ban on the Islamic burqa in public places. Although it still has to be ratified… 30/04/2010
Anglican leader expresses ‘sorrow’ over remarksThe Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has expressed regret for accusing the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland of “losing all credibility” over its… 04/04/2010
African Renaissance statue causes a stormThe inauguration of a controversial monument to the “African Renaissance” in Senegal is going ahead amid a storm of protest. In the latest blow to President… 03/04/2010
Debate over abortion pill erupts again in ItalyIn Italy, a row has broken out over the availability of the abortion drug, known as RU 486. Two newly elected conservative regional officials say they’re… 03/04/2010
Rio carnival approaches spectacular conclusionThe Rio carnival is winding down after several days of spectacular parades that this year were slightly marred by controversy over a child samba… 16/02/2010
Poland slams Yushchenko honourThe ramifications of out-going Ukranian President Viktor Yushchenko’s decision to award a posthumous honour to a controversial Ukranian nationalist have… 06/02/2010
WHO rejects Council of Europe H1N1 accusationsThe World Health Organization has rejected all accusations that it was unduly influenced to declare a pandemic state of emergency for the H1N1 influenza… 26/01/2010
Miss Belgium sparks anger over ‘nationalist’ photo shootSome say politics and beauty go hand-in-hand, but it appears no-one told 18-year-old Miss Belgium winner Cilou Annys Annys sparked controversy when she… 23/01/2010
Row over cruise ships visiting HaitiOne of the controversies to emerge in Haiti has been the quick resumption of visits by international cruise ships. Critics say it is morally wrong for… 23/01/2010
Jewish leader confronts Pope on Holocaust silencePope Benedict’s visit to Rome’s synagogue on Sunday stirred up the controversial issue of the Vatican’s reaction to the Holocaust. The trip saw Jews and… 18/01/2010
Swiss debate minaret constructionIf Sunday’s referendum on banning the construction of minarets is successful, then many people in Switzerland – a country traditionally tolerant when it comes… 27/11/2009
Calls grow for Jung to quit over Afghan air strikePressure is mounting for Germany’s former defence minister, Franz Josef Jung to resign from the government over last September’s controversial Afghan air… 27/11/2009
Ordeal over: Hijacked Spanish crew back homeThe crew of the Spanish tuna trawler freed by Somali pirates are back home after their seven week ordeal. The 36 sailors spoke of their fear while held… 21/11/2009
Minaret debate angers Swiss muslimsIn 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 ban the… 19/11/2009
Stalin’s victims rememberedAs Russians pay tribute to the victims of Stalin’s purges at memorial services across the country, President Dmitry Medvedev has launched a scathing attack on… 30/10/2009
Far-right leader denies being Nazi on BBC showA handful of anti-fascist demonstrators broke into the BBC’s television headquarters but they could not prevent British far-right leader Nick Griffin from… 23/10/2009
Amnesty International calls for Taser gun clampdownStun-gun maker Taser International is advising police forces to avoid firing the devices at the chests of suspects which critics say is an admission they… 22/10/2009
Taser company admits heart risksThe company that makes Taser stun guns has admitted for the first time that the weapon carries a risk of heart problems for the target. Tasers are used by… 22/10/2009
Balloon boy’s parents face chargesCriminal charges are to be brought in the case of a six-year-old boy mistakenly believed to have been carried away in his father’s helium balloon. Falcon… 18/10/2009
Italy says will sue “Times” over Afghan claimsThe Italian government has vehemently denied a report in “The Times” that it paid off Afghan warlords and was indirectly responsible for the deaths of 10… 15/10/2009
