 Bulgaria extends smoking ban to cafes, stadiums Thu 17 May 2012
AFP - Lawmakers in Bulgaria approved on Thursday last-minute changes to the country's health bill to ban smoking in stadiums and all enclosed public spaces such as cafes... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) France24
Bulgaria Health Lawmakers Photos Smoking Wikipedia: Bulgaria |
 A Clown at Cannes: Bill Murray at the Riviera Fest Thu 17 May 2012
CANNES, France (AP) — Clad in a plaid jacket that could have come out of Rodney Dangerfield's wardrobe in "Caddyshack," Bill Murray clashed with traditional Cannes... (photo: Creative Commons / Paul Sherwood) The New York Times
Awards Cannes Celebrity Photos Wikipedia: Bill Murray |
 We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy Thu 17 May 2012
As Madrid's borrowing costs spiked to levels widely seen as unsustainable, Mariano Rajoy warned that there is a "a serious risk that [investors] will not lend us... (photo: AP / Thierry Charlier) The Independent
Financial Market Photos Spain Wikipedia: Mariano Rajoy |
 Prosecutors lay out Srebrenica genocide case against Ratko Mladic Thu 17 May 2012
On the second day of the 70-year-old's genocide trial, Yugoslav war crimes tribunal prosecutors will focus on the bloody climax of the 1992-95 Bosnian war, when Serb... (photo: AP / Amel Emric) The Independent
Bosnia Crimes Genocide Photos Wikipedia: Bosnian War |
 Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears Thu 17 May 2012
Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) BBC News
Greece Market Photos Spain Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis |
 Mladic instigated ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, UN court told Thu 17 May 2012
AFP - Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic went on trial accused of carrying out a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing and Europe's worst massacre since World... (photo: UN / UN) France24
Bosnia Court Crime Photos UN Wikipedia: Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Mladic trial: Prosecution to focus on Srebrenica massacre Thu 17 May 2012
A war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is to resume, with the prosecution focusing on the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. Gen Mladic is... (photo: AP / Toussaint Kluiters, Pool) BBC News
Crime Massacre Photos Serbia Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić |
 Tax on soda may help fight obesity Thu 17 May 2012
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet LONDON: Three health experts at Oxford University are calling for a hefty tax on soda - as much as 20% - which they say could help trim waistlines... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Times of India
London Obesity Photos Soda Wikipedia: Obesity in the United Kingdom |
 Dramatic start to Mladic genocide trial Wed 16 May 2012
HE is no longer the swaggering general who held Sarajevo "in the palm of his hand" during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Yet as his long-awaited genocide trial... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) The Australian
Dramatic Genocide Photos Serbia Trial Wikipedia: Serbia |
 Roy Hodgson denies John Terry will split England squad at Euro 2012 Wed 16 May 2012
• Rio Ferdinand omitted 'for purely footballing reasons' • Manager optimistic Scott Parker will be fit Rio Ferdinand tweeted after his omission from the Euro 2012 squad:... (photo: Creative Commons / Mikhail Slain) The Guardian
England Football Photos Soccer Wikipedia: Roy Hodgson |
 Stocks poised for sluggish start Wed 16 May 2012
The Australian sharemarket looks set for a weak opening following a late retreat on US markets overnight and continued political uncertainty in Europe. The SPI200 share... (photo: WN/ps1) Canberra Times
Economy Markets Photos Stock Wikipedia: Australian Securities Exchange |
 Greece to decide on interim government Wed 16 May 2012
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's president convened the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more Wednesday, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis, pool) CNBC
Economy Election Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek legislative election, 2012 |
 Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic faces war crimes trial in the Hague Wed 16 May 2012
Mladic will enter the United Nations' Yugoslav war crimes tribunal as a frail 70-year-old, a far cry from the swaggering general who commanded Serb forces during the war... (photo: AP / Politika Newspaper) The Independent
Bosnia Crimes Photos Serbia Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić |
 Bosnia war crimes trial of ex-army chief Mladic to open Wed 16 May 2012
AFP - Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic goes on trial Wednesday, accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in his campaign of ethnic cleansing and the... (photo: AP / Martin Meissner, Pool) France24
Massacre Photos Serbia War Crimes Wikipedia: Ratko Mladić |
 Greece to go back to the polls after President fails to form Coalition Tue 15 May 2012
"It is absolutely necessary to have the broader support of political parties" ... Antonis Samaras, New Democracy leader. Photo: AFP ATHENS: Greece will be going to... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis) Canberra Times
Economy Election Greece Photos Wikipedia: Greek legislative election, 2012 |
 Francois Hollande becomes France's new president Tue 15 May 2012
Francois Hollande became president of France on Tuesday in a ceremony steeped in tradition, taking over a country with deep debts and worried about Europe's future and... (photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani) WPXI
France Photos Politics President Wikipedia: François Hollande |
 Nature & More: Sowing Seeds for Bees Tue 15 May 2012
AMSTERDAM, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- " International "Bees love organic" campaign finds overwhelming response With photo More than a thousand Dutch cyclists... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) CNBC
Amsterdam Insect Nature Photos Wikipedia: Bee |
 Yanj tops Sybase Match Play draw Tue 15 May 2012
The draw for the first round of the LPGA Tour's Sybase Match Play championship has been released and, as the top seed, World No 1 Yani Tseng, is not expected to be... (photo: Creative Commons / Wojciech Migda) Golf 365
Photos Sports Star Tennis Wikipedia: Yani Tseng |
 Exporting medicines for profit puts British patients' health at risk, say MPs Tue 15 May 2012
Report by MPs and peers says selling on treatments intended for NHS to other EU countries has caused serious shortages The UK has seen shortages in medicine for diabetes,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Guardian
Health Medicines Photos Profits Wikipedia: Pharmaceutical drug |
 Hollande to be sworn in as new French President Tue 15 May 2012
Paris, May 15: Francois Hollande will be sworn in as France's first Socialist president in 17 years in a hurried ceremony on Tuesday before a dash to Berlin to challenge... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) The Siasat Daily
Election France Photos Politics Wikipedia: François Hollande |
