ST ANDREWS (AFP) - - G20 countries committed to work towards an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference after meeting on Saturday, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate funding. More »
ST ANDREWS (AFP) - - G20 countries committed to work towards an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference after meeting on Saturday, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate funding. More »
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - - The world's largest and top emerging economies agreed at a G20 meeting here Saturday a timetable on mutual monitoring of their economic policy, a European source told AFP.
MOSCOW (AFP) - - A Russian military plane crashed into the sea during a training exercise in Russia's Far East region, leaving all 11 crew members missing and presumed dead, officials said on Saturday.
PARIS (AFP) - - French fashion giant Chanel was accused in court Friday of stealing a supplier's design in a case that could have a bearing on the rights of skilled artisans toiling in the luxury industry.
MADRID (AFP) - - Families of the crew of a Spanish tuna trawler being held by Somali pirates appealed to Spain's government on Friday to negotiate with the kidnappers, who have threatened to kill the hostages.
LONDON (AFP) - - British Airways on Friday said the company's net loss more than quadrupled during its first half, forcing the carrier to slash an extra 1,200 jobs in an "essential" cost reduction programme.
LONDON (AFP) - - Royal Bank of Scotland reported on Friday a net quarterly loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) and said it expected a slow recovery, despite massive state support.
LONDON (AFP) - - State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday reported a net loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) during the third quarter.
MOSCOW (AFP) - - Two Russian nationalists have been arrested and charged in the high-profile killings of a human rights lawyer and journalist who were gunned down in Moscow in January, officials said on Thursday.
ANNECY, France (AFP) - - Western Europe's tallest peak, the snow-capped Alpine giant Mont Blanc, has shrunk by 45 centimetres (18 inches) in two years, experts said Thursday following an official survey.
LONDON (AFP) - - The Bank of England revealed plans Thursday to pump another 25 billion pounds (28 billion euros, 41 billion dollars) to boost the recession-hit British economy, and held interest rates at a record low.
BRUSSELS (AFP) - - Cocaine's relentless march through Europe's social order showed no sign of abating in 2009, an annual report into drug use and addiction showed on Thursday.
PARIS (AFP) - - BNP Paribas bank reported a 44.8-percent rise in net quarterly profits on Thursday, beating expectations with strong investment banking and markets performance.
HAVANA (AFP) - - The European Union does not seek a regime change in communist Cuba, but expects progress on human rights, a visiting EU official said after meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro.
LUTON, England (AFP) - - British mercenary Simon Mann arrived home Wednesday after being freed from jail in Equatorial Guinea expressing relief to be back in Britain.
LONDON (AFP) - - The X-ray was named the most important modern scientific achievement Wednesday in a poll conducted for Britain's Science Museum, beating Apollo spacecraft and DNA.
LIBREVILLE (AFP) - - British mercenary Simon Mann, granted amnesty for a 2004 failed coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday left the west African country on a private jet, airport officials said.
LONDON (AFP) - - British police are expected to question mercenary Simon Mann over a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea when he returns home after being freed, media reports said here Wednesday.
MOSCOW (AFP) - - A massive fire broke out late Tuesday at a facility owned by an industrial firm in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg, Russian news agencies reported.
PRAGUE (AFP) - - Czech President Vaclav Klaus has given a long-awaited final seal of approval to the European Union's reforming Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for the 27-nation bloc to find a new president.
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