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Battle lines drawn between Italy's Berlusconi and judges
AFP - Monday, July 7ROME (AFP) - - Italian judges, fighting back against attacks by conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, are threatening to strike over proposed deep cuts to their budget. More »
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Betancourt sends message to jungle hostages
AFP - Monday, July 7PARIS (AFP) - - Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt sent a radio message Sunday to all hostages still in the grips of FARC rebels, as she recovered in Paris from her six-year ordeal, according to her sister. More »
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South Ossetia comes again under Georgian fire: separatists
AFP - Sunday, July 6MOSCOW (AFP) - - A town in Georgia's rebel region of South Ossetia came under fire from the Georgian side of the border overnight, the Russian Vesti-24 channel reported early Sunday quoting a South Ossetian spokesman. More »
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Russia says Georgia could spark new war in Abkhazia: agency
AFP - Sunday, July 6MOSCOW (AFP) - - Russia's defence ministry on Saturday accused Georgia of harbouring plans to take back the separatist province of Abkhazia by force that could trigger a war, Interfax news agency reported. More »
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Spanish socialists want abortion law relaxed
AFP - Sunday, July 6MADRID (AFP) - - Spain's governing socialists, meeting at a congress in Madrid, said Saturday they wanted the law on abortion to be relaxed in the predominantly Catholic country. More »
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Betancourt leaves hospital after medical check-up
AFP - Sunday, July 6PARIS (AFP) - - Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt on Saturday left a Paris hospital after medical tests which her sister said were "satisfactory" following her six years as a hostage of rebels in the jungle. More »
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Sarkozy throws down gauntlet to Poland over EU treaty
AFP - Sunday, July 6PARIS (AFP) - - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday urged his Polish counterpart to ratify the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, despite Ireland's rejection, as France seeks to resolve the first crisis of its EU presidency. More »
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Major quake hits region of Okhotsk Sea
AFP - Saturday, July 5MOSCOW (AFP) - - A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 hit the region of the Sea of Okhotsk early Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but no casualties were reported. More »
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Four injured in accident at Danish fairground
AFP - Saturday, July 5COPENHAGEN (AFP) - - Four people were injured late Friday in a roller-coaster accident at the Tivoli fairground in Aarhus, eastern Denmark, a police spokesman said Saturday. More »
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Freed hostage Betancourt arrives in France
AFP - Saturday, July 5PARIS (AFP) - - Freed Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt was greeted Friday by President Nicolas Sarkozy after she touched down at an airbase near Paris following her release from a six-year hostage ordeal. More »
- Bells across Canada ring for Quebec City's 400th anniversaryAFP -Friday, July 4
- Cyprus parliament ratifies EU Treaty in 31-17 voteAP -Friday, July 4
- Experts: EU, US must reconsider biofuel policyAP -Friday, July 4
- Germany's 'Black Widow' gets life for murder of four menAFP -Friday, July 4
- Russia's Abramovich relieved of governor's postAFP -Friday, July 4
- Russia's Abramovich removed as governor: reportAFP -Friday, July 4
- Medvedev eyes 'rational' democracy for RussiaAFP -Thursday, July 3
- EU tackles discrimination, boosts worker and health rightsAFP -Thursday, July 3
- Merkel not giving up hope on Lisbon Treaty: interviewAFP -Thursday, July 3
- EU and US are close to pact on terror and privacyAP -Thursday, July 3
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