A European medical society has expressed alarm that there is widespread opposition in Europe against the swine flu vaccine.
Big News Network.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:42:10 -0500

Amman, Nov 27 (DPA) The Jordanian government Thursday rejected Israel's latest offer to temporarily freeze settlement activity in the West Bank excluding East Jerusalem, which Israel seized from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:30:01 -0500

London, Nov 27 (DPA) The London Stock Exchange felt the shock waves of the Dubai World debt moratorium call Thursday, with the FTSE 100 index dropping 3.2 percent.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:30:02 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) American rapper Eminem wants to be a judge on British reality show 'The X Factor'.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:10:02 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) Hollywood actor Sam Worthington has signed on to star in two sequels of upcoming sci-fi epic 'Avatar'.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:10:01 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) Singer-actress Mariah Carey has said she will one day quit showbiz to lead a simple life.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:50:02 -0500

Berlin, Nov 26 (DPA) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday that European states would have to send more troops to Afghanistan, as a scandal over civilian casualties in the country rocked the German government.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:30:01 -0500

Moscow, Nov 26 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Air Force considers the unmanned aerial vehicles offered by domestic manufacturers to be inferior in quality, the force commander said Thursday.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:20:02 -0500

Brussels, Nov 26 (DPA) European Union regulators Thursday formally charged Dutch electronics giant Philips and other manufacturers of cathode ray tubes (CRT) of forming a cartel aimed at inflating the price of television sets and computer monitors.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:30:01 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for India and Pakistan to work closely at the 'highest possible level' in order to resolve the Kashmir issue, saying there is no room for any other countries to intervene.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:40:02 -0500

Rome, Nov 26 (IANS/AKI) The wife of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Veronica Lario, is reported to be seeking 43 million euros a year in divorce proceedings.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:40:02 -0500

Vienna, Nov 26 (DPA) International pressure mounted on Iran Thursday at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna at which six world powers sought a vote on a resolution censuring Tehran for secretly building a new nuclear site.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:20:02 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and the Czech Republic's Lukas Dlouhy are out of the ATP World Tour Finals doubles with a straight set loss to American Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:10:02 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) The late Indian-origin rock star Freddie Mercury has been honoured with a Hollywood-style granite star in the northwest London suburb that was his first home in Britain.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:50:02 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) A year after terrorists killed six people in Nariman House, Jews around the world are marking the event - not in sorrow or anger, but to 'keep the spirit of Mumbai alive'.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:40:02 -0500

Forte dei Marmi (Italy), Nov 26 (IANS/AKI) Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will have even more to celebrate during this year's holiday season. His latest album, 'My Christmas', is the number one album on Billboard's holiday and classical chart in the US and is number two on Billboard's top 200.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:09 -0500

Rome, Nov 26 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, his estranged wife Veronica Lario, transsexual prostitutes and Pope Benedict XVI are among figurines featured in a mock nativity scene in the southern city of Naples.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:06 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) The heart has to be extremely durable and tough to pump 250 million litres of blood through the body in the course of a single lifetime. Now, researchers have discovered a protein that is the mainstay of the smallest muscular unit, the sarcomere, which contributes to a healthy heart.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:02 -0500

Vienna, Nov 26 (DPA) The dispute over Iran's nuclear programme showed no sign of abating as diplomats gathered at the International Atomic Energy Agency Thursday for a meeting that would be the last under IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:02 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) The absence of phone or the Internet often multiplies the problems of rescuers working in remote places. Now, a team of specialists and researchers has got together to connect rescue workers with networks wherever they are.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:50:02 -0500

Tegucigalpa, Nov 26 (EFE) Honduras' Supreme Court's building and Channel 10 television station's office in Tegucigalpa were hit by blasts, but no one was injured, police said.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:40:05 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) The brain's ability to reconstruct fragmented sounds allows us to successfully carry on a conversation in a noisy room. Now, a new Dutch study throws up interesting insights into how the brain allows us to perceive a physically interrupted sound as being continuous.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:50:02 -0500

Helsinki, Nov 26 (IANS) The $35-billion Indian chemical industry that exports products to European countries may soon find the cost of doing business going up because of new legislation adopted by the EU to regulate their end-use.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:50:02 -0500

Jamshedpur, Nov 26 (IANS) Younger politicians in Jharkhand are shedding khadi for denims and other forms of western wear while campaigning for the ongoing state assembly polls.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:05 -0500

Hamburg, Nov 26 (DPA) Bayern Munich secured the 1-0 victory they needed at home to Maccabi Haifa to retain any hope of progressing to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:04 -0500

London, Nov 26 (DPA) One-time alternate Robin Soderling stepped up to claim the first semi-final spot as the ATP World Tour Finals moved toward the business end while Spain's Rafael Nadal dealt himself out of the competition with a second defeat.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:03 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock has banned husband Jesse James from getting more tattoos, insisting that she doesn't want him to decorate certain parts of his body.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:20:05 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) Hollywood actors Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman raised money for charity by selling their sweaty vests.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:20:04 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) Colombian pop star Shakira seems to be following Halle Berry and Celine Dion's footsteps -- the singer is the latest celebrity to get hooked to golf.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:20:03 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) Singer Rihanna will earn $500,000 to perform at a New Year's eve party in Abu Dhabi.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:20:03 -0500

London, November 26 : Roman Polanski, who is imprisoned in Switzerland over a US child sex case, has been granted bail.
ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:30:04 -0500

London, Nov 26 (IANS) Dentists can help identify patients who are likely to die of a heart attack or stroke, says a Swedish study.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:00:01 -0500

EUROPEAN stocks fell sharply today, suffering their biggest one-day drop since April in response to the unfolding debt crisis in Dubai.
The Australian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:19:59 -0500

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin flew to France on Thursday to pursue strategic military and energy goals that have raised concerns among states that were once under the grip of the Kremlin. Mosc...
Breitbart Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:06:39 -0500

British and US government officials had scrambled to find a "smoking gun" to justify invading Iraq in 2003, an inquiry into the conflict has heard.
SBS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:02:00 -0500

More Brits are heading to Australia than ever before (AAP) The number of people leaving Britain has soared to a record high, with Australia the top country of choice to set up home, new statistics s...
SBS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:01:55 -0500

A row has erupted in the government over population growth (Getty Images) A row has erupted inside the government over booming population growth forecasts, after a bankbencher called for a drop in i...
SBS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:01:46 -0500

-(Dow Jones)- Italy's telecommunication regulator AGCOM said Thursday the country's mobile operators have voluntarily agreed to apply a price cap on mobile text messages.
Morning Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:01:40 -0500

-(Dow Jones)- French and Russian companies will sign some 25 bilateral technical cooperation and partnership agreements Friday at the conclusion of a visit by Russian Prime Minister...
Morning Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:01:35 -0500

The officials said the two parties still need to iron out legal and technical matters leading to the agreement between Poland's PGNiG (PGN.WA) and Russia's OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS). A new round of talk...
Morning Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:01:33 -0500

(RTTNews) - The European markets fell sharply on Thursday, as banking stocks tumbled amid worries about debt problem at the Dubai World and commodity stocks slipped after crude oil and metals prices ...
Quote.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:59:58 -0500

PORT OF SPAIN, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Commonwealth will bring to together the United Nations secretary general and the prime ministers of France and Denmark, as well as 51 heads of state to tackle cl...
SINA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:59:51 -0500

The Professional Football Strategy Council (PFSC), the body composed of four elected representatives each of the associations (UEFA Executive Committee), the leagues (EPFL), the clubs (ECA) and the pl...
UEFA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:21:53 -0500

CASTELLON, Spain, November 26. ERIKA Villaecija Garcia gave the Spanish Short Course Championships a European record on the first day of action in Castellon.Villaecija Garcia lowered the European reco...
Swimming World Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:18:30 -0500

German side Fortuna Dusseldorf have confirmed two players from their reserve side were today questioned by police in connection with a Europe-wide match-fixing probe. The club named the pair on their...
RTE Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:17:06 -0500

It seems the schedulers have saved the best for last. Having each claimed one of their two Tests this year, France and New Zealand come face to face again in Marseilles on Saturday. While South Afr...
Planet Rugby Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:15:47 -0500

The Energy Ministry, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Rosatom state nuclear corporation were instructed to fulfil the measures under the strategy and sub...
New Kerala Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:14:45 -0500

A seemingly unending wave of sex scandals, many of them involving children, has decimated the once-proud standing of the Catholic church in Ireland and rendered its power a pale shadow of what it wa...
The Independent Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:09:36 -0500

IN THE optimistic view, Barack Obama has given a jolt of energy to the Copenhagen climate talks. On November 25th the White House announced that he will appear during the first week of negotiations wi...
The Economist Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:06:50 -0500

Illustration by Peter Schrank EUROPE, it is said, must resist the temptation to become a giant Switzerland: ie, a smug, rich, insular place. But judging by the antics of European leaders as they fille...
The Economist Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:06:43 -0500

A missile to avoid DAMAGE control is never as good as damage prevention. Despite repeated reassurances, the countries of eastern Europe are worried about security. Their biggest concern is NATO, where...
The Economist Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:06:41 -0500

With all du respect “AT 2.12 our work was finished. At 2.15 we called each other Horst and Guido. This is the beginning of a great friendship.” That is how Guido Westerwelle, the Free Demo...
The Economist Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:06:39 -0500

Illustration by David Simonds “STABILITY” was once the buzzword in Russia; now it is “modernisation”. In reality, there is little of either. Russia’s future is less predi...
The Economist Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:06:38 -0500

KOSOVO is a tiny place. But on December 1st, when hearings begin at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice on the legality of its 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia, people...
The Economist Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:06:38 -0500

Halle, Germany - Police investigating how garbage from Italy was dumped in a scenic state of Germany raided 27 premises Thursday in a bid to uncover graft and tax evasion. Prosecutors in the eastern c...
Earth Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:06:30 -0500

PARIS: France is to pass a law banning “psychological violence within the couple” and study the idea of tagging violent partners to prevent them stalking their victims, the government said. ...
Times of India Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:01:05 -0500

VIENNA -- A media watchdog is warning that government-influenced TV in Russia and many post-Soviet states is hampering democracy and could endanger international peace and security if misused as a pro...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:59:51 -0500

FLAMANVILLE, FRANCE — The French prime minister on Thursday quashed speculation that the government would break up Areva, the world’s biggest builder of nuclear reactors, saying the compan...
International Herald Tribune Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:50:49 -0500

FRANCE this year returned to its position as the world's top wine producer with an estimated output of 45.7 million hectolitres, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said overnight. ...
The Courier Mail Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:47:41 -0500

Submit your comment The head of the European Commission delegation in Pretoria on Thursday lashed out at comments by Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel that Africa had not benefited from its ...
Business Report Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:46:26 -0500

/PRNewswire/ -- The investigation carried out by Zoover.com holiday website concerning hospitality, in the course of which thousands of people have voted, proves in which country tourists are truly...
Earth Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:44:25 -0500

Hiroshima, Nov 26, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - The Mazda3 (known as the Mazda Axela in Japan) with European specifications has been awarded the maximum five-star rating by the European New Car Assessment ...
Earth Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:44:22 -0500

Super cars for the super rich A 22-year-old Russian believed to have been involved in a drunken high-speed car race in Switzerland has been taken into custody, national media said on Thursday. The Ru...
RIA Novosti Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:41:40 -0500

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's party-guy private life has dominated Italy's public discourse for more than six months. But his alleged dalliances with prostitutes and underage girls is getting som...
Time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:37:34 -0500

Car manufacturer Audi have bought a 9.09 percent stake in German football giants Bayern Munich in a deal worth 90 million euros (135.2m US dollars), the Bundesliga club announced on Thursday. BERLIN...
soccerway Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:36:19 -0500

By Steve Slater and Christopher Mangham LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - European banks took their biggest tumble for six months on Thursday on concern about potential exposure to debt problems in Dubai, an...
London South East Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:32:37 -0500

By Joanne Frearson LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - European shares slipped 3.3 percent on Thursday to record their biggest one-day percentage drop in seven months as concerns about debt problems in Dubai w...
London South East Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:32:37 -0500

The officials said the two parties still need to iron out legal and technical matters leading to the agreement between Poland's PGNiG (PGN.WA) and Russia's OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS). A new round of talk...
Morning Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:19:15 -0500

The crisis has hit central and eastern Europe hard, but it has not broken the region’s faith in the market economy – at least not yet.While governments have come under intense financial pressure, ...
Financial Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:18:43 -0500

MOSCOW, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russia plans to deploy another five battalions equipped with the advanced S-400 Triumph air defense systems in 2010, the Air Force commander said on Thursday. "So far we h...
SINA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:17:34 -0500

Former British ambassador to the United States says top U.S. officials began looking for possible links between former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida immediately after the September 11, 2001...
VOA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:54:30 -0500

STAR CITY, Russia—There is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station, a top Russian space official said Thursday. Since the space station's crew doubled to six peo...
U.S. News & World Report Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:54:15 -0500

The last FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers of 2009 were played this week with Spain and England made to work hard to maintain their pefect records, Finland coach Michael Käld bowing out on a high and...
UEFA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:53:25 -0500

Moscow – Muslim and Orthodox religious leaders are trying to appease confessional tensions following the killing of a controversial Orthodox clergyman known for his outspoken criticism of Muslim...
Spero News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:49:34 -0500

Sevilla have announced that Javier Chevanton will join Atalanta on loan in January for the remainder of the season. The Uruguay international has made just one appearance in the Primera Liga this s...
Sky Sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:49:13 -0500

Tshepo Ikaneng reports, Trinidad and Tobago President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Port of Spain, the capital of the Caribbean Island state of Trinidad and Tobago. Zuma will join other leaders for the B...
SABC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:48:51 -0500

Italy number eight Sergio Parisse suffered a serious knee ligament injury in training on Thursday which could rule him out of rugby for six months. For the Azzurri to lose their captain and loose p...
Planet Rugby Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:47:34 -0500

Washington, Nov 26 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left here Thursday after a "very productive" four-day official State visit to the US, the first by a foreign dignitary since President Barack Obama a...
New Kerala Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:46:42 -0500

The Turkish authorities say they are discussing what to do with an Iranian atheist who says she fled persecution in Iran.Negar Azizmoradi, who is the leader of the Raelian movement in Iran, was arrest...
BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:26:13 -0500

Mobile TV and Video in Italy: An Assessment " report to their offering. This 26 page report is a thorough assessment of the mobile TV and video markets in Italy. It includes revenue and user projectio...
Earth Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:17:13 -0500

BRUSSELS (AFP) - European employers' chiefs on Thursday urged eurozone leaders, heading to China on Sunday to discuss exchange rates, to call for a...
Yahoo!7 News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:13:30 -0500

By Noah BarkinBERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's armed forces and a senior defence ministry official were forced to resign on Thursday over reports the military withheld details about a deadly S...
Swiss Info Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:09:15 -0500

LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - European shares hit a three-week low and were on track to post the biggest one-day percentage drop in seven months, with banks leading the fallers on concerns about their po...
London South East Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:05:07 -0500

Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- In its first major test in parliament, the Socialist government's bill to make it easier to get an abortion in Spain won enough backing Thursday to defeat amendments that would ...
CNN Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:58:02 -0500

MOSCOW, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russia and France are preparing an agreement on French auto giant Renault's involvement in the modernization of Russia's ailing carmaker Avtovaz. The accord could be signe...
SINA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:50:01 -0500

German Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg says Army Inspector General Wolfgang Schneiderhan failed to provide adequate information about the incident in which civilians were killed.
VOA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:23:54 -0500

Fresh from helping unfancied FC Unirea Urziceni to within a point of a place in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase, George Galamaz told users in the uefa.com chatroom that the decisive Matchday ...
UEFA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:22:35 -0500

Education and information are the core elements of UEFA's anti-doping programme. With this in mind, UEFA's anti-doping unit has produced two items that underline the message that doping has no place i...
UEFA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:22:35 -0500

Believe it or not, knowing a little bit about Radio Free Europe can win you some serious money. That was certainly the case on a recent episode of "Jeopardy!" , where Radio Free Europe was t...
Spero News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:18:39 -0500

26/11/2009BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Bulgaria and Greece, along with Spain, Portugal and Italy, will probably be among the countries that will suffer the most serious financial consequences of global warmin...
Southeast European Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:48 -0500

26/11/2009ANKARA, Turkey -- The country's top administrative court, the Council of States, rejected on Wednesday (November 25th) a government-supported decision that would have allowed imams -- studen...
Southeast European Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:47 -0500

26/11/2009TIRANA, Albania -- Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and Slovenian counterpart Samuel Zbogar have sent a letter to the EU asking members to speed up the process of visa liberalisation...
Southeast European Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:47 -0500

26/11/2009PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Brussels has decided to establish a Human Rights Review Panel for EULEX, the EU's rule of law mission in Kosovo. The panel will review complaints from anyone who says the...
Southeast European Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:46 -0500

Prisoners have been offered the chance of winning a day out of jail as top prize in their Christmas raffle in a move which has angered victim support groups. Inmates at Kirkham, near Blackpool, Lanca...
Independent.ie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:11:22 -0500

Mass-goers in the heart of the Dublin Archdiocese today claimed that the devastating clerical abuse scandals were wiping out trust in the Catholic Church. As the daily afternoon service b...
The Independent Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:11:01 -0500

The Catholic hierarchy in Ireland was granted immunity to cover up child sex abuse among paedophile priests in Dublin, a damning report revealed today. Authorities enjoyed a cosy relationship ...
The Independent Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:10:59 -0500

) - More than half of all people who buy flights, hotel rooms and hire cars online risk being left without compensation if companies fail under outdated law, the EU said Thursday. Fifty-six percent o...
EU Business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:08:11 -0500

BERLIN (Reuters) - John Demjanjuk suffers from bouts of mental absence and will enter court in a wheelchair on Monday to fight charges of helping to kill 27,900 Jews in the Holocaust, the 89-year-old'...
The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:01:57 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - European banks were hit by concern about potential exposure to debt problems in Dubai on Thursday, while companies where Middle Eastern investors own big stakes also came under pres...
The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:01:56 -0500