Europe's Economic Powerhouse Drifts East

Europe's Economic Powerhouse Drifts East


Europe's Economic Powerhouse Drifts East

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:39 PM PDT

With large parts of Europe still in a rut and struggling to cope with a debt crisis, the robust German economy is increasingly deploying its money and management time outside the euro area.


Tyrone 'hit and run' victim dies

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Police have launched a murder inquiry after the victim of a hit and run in County Tyrone died in hospital.


UAE activists plead not guilty

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:17 PM PDT

In a closed-door trial, five activists in the United Arab Emirates plead not guilty to charges of incitement and insulting the Emirates' rulers.


Viscount warned off Lords claim

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT

UKIP climate change spokesman and deputy leader Viscount Monckton is told to stop calling himself a member of the House of Lords.


Protests in Tunisia Turn Violent; Teenager Killed

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 11:26 AM PDT

A 14-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet fired during a violent protest in the Tunisian town where the uprisings that spread across the Arab world first began.


Tunisian leader says protesters aim to spread chaos

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's prime minister on Monday accused protesters who held a wave of demonstrations over the weekend of plotting to destabilize the country, six months after the revolution that inspired the Arab Spring.


Murdoch Aides Long Tried to Blunt Scandal Over Hacking

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:42 PM PDT

A small group of executives at News Corporation pursued strategies for years that had the effect of obscuring the extent of wrongdoing in Britain's best-selling tabloid.


Books of The Times: Superheroes, Surveyed and Sized Up

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT

"Supergods," by Grant Morrison, is an impressionistic overview of comic heroes and an attempt to rediscover the magical essence that inspired nearly 75 years' worth of superhero storytelling.


Aston Villa complete Given deal

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Aston Villa sign 35-year-old goalkeeper Shay Given from Manchester City on a five-year contract.


Mother wants to bury missing son

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:04 PM PDT

The mother of a Londonderry teenager who went missing in Lough Swilly at the weekend has appealed for help in finding her "amazing son".


After Years of Delays, Atlantic Yards Arena Begins Taking Shape

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:07 PM PDT

The site's first featured building is on track to open in September 2012, but the fights that have surrounded the project from the beginning are far from over.


Will lawmakers draw blood from Murdoch?

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 11:50 AM PDT

News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch, his son James and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks are set to appear in parliament on Tuesday to answer questions about the phone hacking scandal that has convulsed Britain.


'Greater role' for military base

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 11:20 AM PDT

The UK government says more servicemen and women will be stationed at a south Wales military base that is home to an elite special forces unit.


FSB Seeks New Rules, Surcharges for Largest Banks

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:29 PM PDT

The Financial Stability Board will issue two consultative papers reviewing ways to better regulate and orderly unwind large systemic banks when they get into trouble.


Hungary court frees accused Nazi war criminal

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Sandor Kepiro, 97, is acquitted of ordering the execution of more than 30 Jews and Serbs in Novi Sad in 1942.


NoW whistle-blower is found dead

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:56 PM PDT

A former News of the World journalist who made phone-hacking allegations against the paper is found dead.


Ready to Swim With the Sharks, for 103 Miles

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Diana Nyad, 61, aims to set a record by swimming across the shark-infested Straits of Florida in 60 hours, without leaving the water.


No 'cover-up' charges after death

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:42 AM PDT

No-one will be prosecuted over an attempted cover-up following the death of a Stafford Hospital patient, the Crown Prosecution Service says.


China Paper Disbands Investigative Team

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:16 AM PDT

A prominent Chinese government newspaper disbanded its investigative reporting team, which had won plaudits for its aggressive muckraking.


Shuttle prepares to leave station

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:34 AM PDT

The US shuttle Atlantis is preparing to undock from the International Space Station and head to home to Earth one more time.


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