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Euro zone unemployment hits new high

March 1, 2012 13:28
Unemployment in the 17-member euro area is continuing to rise, jumping to an all-time high of 10.7 percent in January 2012 with a record 16.9 million people out of work.

UK couple found guilty of Kristy Bamu 'witchcraft' murder

March 1, 2012 12:04
A couple who tortured and killed 15-year-old Kristy Bamu in their London flat after accusing him of witchcraft have been found guilty of murder.

Ikea accused of paying for police files on staff and customers

February 29, 2012 14:28
A French newspaper has published emails between Ikea and a private detective firm which it says show the Swedish furniture multinational paid for access to police files on its staff and customers.

UK plans European Court of Human Rights reform

February 29, 2012 08:49
The British government is calling for the European Convention on Human Rights to be substantially rewritten so that judicial powers are wrestled back from Strasbourg, according to documents leaked to UK and French media outlets.

ECB provides banks with €530BN of cheap loans

February 29, 2012 07:35
The European Central Bank has provided a further €530 billion ($713 billion) of cheap three-year money to 800 banks across the EU, in a bid to make more money available to businesses and further ease government borrowing costs.

Ireland to hold referendum on European fiscal treaty

February 29, 2012 06:56
Ireland will hold a referendum on whether to accept the EU fiscal compact treaty which imposes strict new budgetary discipline on each state, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Tuesday.

World Boxing Council bans Dereck Chisora indefinitely

February 28, 2012 20:04
Dereck Chisora has been suspended indefinitely by the World Boxing Council over a post-bout brawl with fellow Briton David Haye in Munich.

Police arrest 25 suspected 'Anonymous' hackers in 4 countries

February 28, 2012 19:23
Police in Europe and Latin America have arrested 25 suspected members of the Anonymous hacking group on accusations of defacing government and corporate websites, officials said Tuesday.

Sarkozy orders new genocide law after top court rules bill unconstitutional

February 28, 2012 17:16
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has told his government to draft a new law making it a crime to publicly deny the Ottoman Empire’s genocide of Armenians, following the striking down of a previous bill on Tuesday by France’s Constitutional Court.
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