Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:06:14 GMT
European and Asian markets show volatility as worries persist over the strength of financial institutions.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:58:55 GMT
Euro MPs vote on emissions targets, with some countries wanting to slash obligations for the sake of industry.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:38:45 GMT
The BBC sees evidence suggesting a Ukrainian ship held by pirates off Somalia is carrying tanks bound for South Sudan.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:54:58 GMT
The EU opens a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives trying to get to Europe.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:10:02 GMT
Croatia's prime minister sacks two ministers and the police chief following the "mafia killing" of a lawyer's daughter.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:07:16 GMT
Russia's two leading stock exchanges are forced to close for several hours, a day after suffering huge index falls.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:33:16 GMT
Turkish warplanes carry out further air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Turkey and Iraq, after last week's deadly attack on Turkish troops.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:36:45 GMT
Unions are to ballot for all-out industrial action as Aer Lingus announces plans to cut up to 1,500 jobs.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:06:49 GMT
Forty-two people, including members of the French elite, go on trial accused of involvement in trafficking arms to Angola.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:53:28 GMT
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin would rather not have streets named after him, his spokesman says.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:01:44 GMT
Fifa president Sepp Blatter calls for tighter controls on wealthy foreign owners in football.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:49:24 GMT
Two Tour de France stage winners - Italy's Leonardo Piepoli and Germany's Stefan Schumacher - test positive for an advanced blood doping product.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:02:49 GMT
Clown-king in court over lucrative rights to wonderland
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:55:44 GMT
People in Iceland speak about economic crisis
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:45:26 GMT
The countries worst hit by the growing credit crisis
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:51:50 GMT
Belgium's Walloons seek to shake industrial stigma
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:41:22 GMT
Iceland catches a cold from frozen money markets
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:44:20 GMT
National interests trump EU unity over bank crisis
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:57:30 GMT
An alternative fusion project is initiated in Europe that would seek abundant clean energy using a colossal laser.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:49:47 GMT
In a first address of its kind, a Jewish cleric addresses the Synod of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:10:44 GMT
The FBI is seeking a British man and his German accomplice over attacks on web shops selling satellite TV equipment.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:31:10 GMT
Moscow asks Britain to extradite former oil tycoon Mikhail Gutseriyev who fled Russia alleging harassment by the state.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:21:18 GMT
Kurdish rebels say they are holding two Turkish soldiers - though it is not clear whether they are alive or dead.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:22:22 GMT
A strike against rising prices by Belgium's unions paralyses the country's national and international rail links, including Eurostar services.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:35:16 GMT
The global financial crisis shows that the pursuit of money and success is pointless, Pope Benedict says.
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:16:19 GMT
In convoy with EU monitors on patrol in Georgia
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:56:21 GMT
Sweeping gains for Austria's far-right parties show the depth of voters' frustration.
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:52:57 GMT
The collective farm at Gorodets, where Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko cut his political teeth, is like a microcosm of the country as a whole, says the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse.
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:37:28 GMT
Failure of the US financial bailout has had a volatile effect on financial markets. Is the global crisis affecting you?
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:20:35 GMT
The Netherlands takes control of the Dutch operations of ailing financial giant Fortis in a deal worth 16.8bn euros.
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:07:24 GMT
Swiss bank UBS says it will cut 2,000 jobs and will reorganise the business to cut costs and focus on its strengths.
