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BBC News | Europe | World Edition
Financial crisis pummels stocks
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:01:19 -0000
Stock markets plummet around the world as investors worry about the growing level of financial turmoil.
Angola arms trial opens in Paris
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:11:21 -0000
Forty-two people, including members of the French elite, go on trial accused of involvement in trafficking arms to Angola.
Europeans sought over hack attack
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:10:44 -0000
The FBI is seeking a British man and his German accomplice over attacks on web shops selling satellite TV equipment.
NYT > Europe
Russian Forces Begin to Shut Georgia Checkpoints
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:59:15 -0000
Russian peacekeeping forces dismantled one checkpoint inside Georgia and were at work removing several others on Sunday, five days ahead of a deadline.
Financial Crises Spread in Europe
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:30:16 -0000
The growing crisis has underlined the difficulty of taking concerted action in Europe because its economies are far more integrated than its governing structures.
The Long Countdown: One Way Up: U.S. Space Plan Relies on Russia
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:31:01 -0000
From 2010 to 2015, the U.S. will have to rely upon Russia to carry its astronauts in to space.
L.A. Times - Europe
A semester abroad ... in Tinseltown
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
U.S. colleges send students to Britain for literature or Italy for art -- so why not to Hollywood? Forget about Paris and a semester at the Sorbonne. Who needs to study in Florence or struggle with Mandarin for just months in Beijing?
Several NFL teams keep everyone guessing
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Redskins beat the Cowboys and Eagles on the road in successive weeks, the Dolphins upset San Diego after doing the same to New England, and the Colts barely hang on in Houston. A month ago, we'd never dream of asking these questions:
World Briefing
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Mexico: 5 officers held / Kyrgyzstan: Quake kills more than 50 / Israel: Tzipi Livni says she'll pursue peace talks / Britain: Commander says Taliban can't be defeated / Sri Lanka: Troops, rebels clash 5 policemen held over deadly raid
UN News Centre - Europe
UN mission in Georgia thrown into uncertainty by recent conflict - Ban
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Dramatic changes due to the Russian-Georgian conflict in South Ossetia have cast a veil of uncertainty over the future function of the 14-year-old United Nations mission entrusted with overseeing the ceasefire accord between the Government and Abkhaz separatists in north-western Georgia, according to the latest UN report on the region.
Better security needed to protect displaced in Georgia – UN rights expert
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Effective security is the key to ensuring the return home of tens of thousands of people displaced by the recent conflict in Georgia, a United Nations human rights expert said today, warning about the ongoing climate of fear faced by civilians in the region.
UN mission in Kosovo reopens court at centre of dispute
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today reopened the courthouse in north Mitrovica, which ceased operations after it was stormed and occupied on 14 March by a mob of opponents to Kosovo's independence.
Europe - International Herald Tribune
Financial crises spread in Europe
By FLOYD NORRIS Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:41:24 -0000
EU states were scrambling Monday to prevent the credit crisis from bringing down banks and further alarming savers.
Europe struggles to form coordinated response
By Paul Taylor Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:49:24 -0000
Since the credit crunch swept into Europe last month, EU countries have gone their separate ways in rescuing distressed banks, guaranteeing some or all deposits and suspending practices like short-selling shares.
Factbox: Bank deposit guarantee schemes in Europe
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:47:14 -0000
Details of changes to bank deposit guarantee schemes in some European countries.
Stocks fall sharply in Europe and Asia; New York set to tumble
By DAVID JOLLY AND KEITH BRADSHER Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:41:24 -0000
Stocks tumbled in Europe and Asia, and oil fell below $90 for the first time since Feb. as fears grew that the financial crisis is spreading to the world economy.
Crude hits 8-month low below $90 a barrel
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:18:41 -0000
The oil price was pressured by expectations that the global credit crisis will bring a sharp fall in oil demand.
U.K. scrambles for a solution to its banking meltdown
By Julia Werdigier and Landon Thomas, Jr. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:31:41 -0000
The government was considering a partial nationalization of the industry to avoid falling behind other European countries that moved ahead with their own plans.
