Obama backs Greece on speculators - 9 Mar 2010 at 4:27pm - President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.
Men seized 'days before planned attack in Britain' (AFP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 4:14pm - AFP - Five Pakistani men linked to a terror plot similar to the attacks on the London transport system in 2005 were arrested days before they planned to strike, a hearing was told Tuesday.
Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports (AP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 3:57pm - AP - The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it.
Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports - 9 Mar 2010 at 3:57pm - BERLIN -- The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it.
12 centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea (AP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 3:47pm - AP - A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.
N.Ireland backs transfer of key powers despite row (AFP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 3:44pm - AFP - Northern Ireland's lawmakers approved Tuesday a landmark deal transferring key powers from London to Belfast, in what British Prime Minister Gordon Brown hailed as the "final end" to decades of conflict.
Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees (AP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 3:41pm - AP - United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday.
Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees - 9 Mar 2010 at 3:41pm - LONDON -- United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday.
US apology for Gaddafi comments - 9 Mar 2010 at 3:24pm - The US State Department apologises for comments its spokesman made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.
Merkel backs European Monetary Fund - 9 Mar 2010 at 3:10pm - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is backing plans for a European Monetary Fund, as Germany and France outline plans to regulate financial market speculation.
Missing body of Cyprus' ex-leader found, 3 arrests (AP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 3:05pm - AP - Three months after it was stolen, the corpse of Cyprus' former president was found reburied in another grave and three men were arrested Tuesday in what officials called a case of bodysnatching for ransom.
Missing body of Cyprus' ex-leader found, 3 arrests - 9 Mar 2010 at 3:05pm - NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Three months after it was stolen, the corpse of Cyprus' former president was found reburied in another grave and three men were arrested Tuesday in what officials called a case of bodysnatching for ransom.
NI passes key devolution move - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:50pm - The Northern Ireland assembly votes in favour of a motion passing control of justice and policing from London to Belfast.
Snow snarls traffic, strands thousands in southern Europe (AFP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:48pm - AFP - Heavy snow Tuesday stranded thousands of road travellers on the French-Spanish border, blanketed Italian cities and left 10,000 homes in Corsica without power.
Germany has love-hate relationship to daring Pop Art guru Mel Ramos - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:48pm - Some say Mel Ramos revolutionized art in the 1960s by melding it with advertising. A Tuebingen museum has devoted the first retrospective ever to the Californian who says he paints pictures of women, not women.
Seven held in Ireland over Swedish cartoonist 'plot' (AFP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:43pm - AFP - Irish police arrested seven Muslims suspected of conspiracy to murder Tuesday over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, they said.
Court decision backs cheated investors - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:41pm - Following a ruling Tuesday, brokerage firms in Germany and abroad can now be on the hook for not looking out for the best interests of their investors.
Belgian newspaper issues 3D edition (AFP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:33pm - AFP - A Belgian daily newspaper offered its readers a new perspective on the world Tuesday with a 3D edition complete with special glasses.
Dutch bishops announce sex abuse investigation (AP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:32pm - AP - Dutch Catholic bishops announced an independent inquiry Tuesday into allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests at church schools, and apologized to victims.
Dutch bishops announce sex abuse investigation - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:32pm - THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch Catholic bishops announced an independent inquiry Tuesday into allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests at church schools, and apologized to victims.
Briton fined over Turkey PM dog art - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:27pm - An artist, originally from County Durham, charged with mocking Turkey's prime minister by portraying him as a dog is handed a fine.
Turkey pledges safer homes after quake (AP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:27pm - AP - Turkey's leaders pledged Tuesday to build quake-proof homes after a magnitude 6 temblor shattered mud-brick homes in the eastern part of the country, killing 51 people. Still, similar promises after devastating earthquakes in the west in 1999 have had limited impact.
Turkey pledges safer homes after quake - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:27pm - OKCULAR, Turkey -- Turkey's leaders pledged Tuesday to build quake-proof homes after a magnitude 6 temblor shattered mud-brick homes in the eastern part of the country, killing 51 people. Still, similar promises after devastating earthquakes in the west in 1999 have had limited impact.
'Ransom bid' in Cyprus body theft - 9 Mar 2010 at 2:23pm - A ransom was demanded for the stolen and now-recovered body of Cyprus ex-President Papadopoulos, a minister says.
NIreland lawmakers back next power-sharing step (AP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 1:56pm - AP - Northern Ireland lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create a new Justice Department, the next key step in making their Catholic-Protestant government work.
NIreland lawmakers back next power-sharing step - 9 Mar 2010 at 1:56pm - BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Northern Ireland lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create a new Justice Department, the next key step in making their Catholic-Protestant government work.
(AP) - 9 Mar 2010 at 1:54pm - AP - Cyprus police say 3 men arrested for theft of late president Papadopoulos' body.
Irish 'plot to kill cartoonist' - 9 Mar 2010 at 1:24pm - Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
Coalition rules eased in Ukraine - 9 Mar 2010 at 1:10pm - Ukraine's parliament moves to ease coalition building, as President Viktor Yanukovych tries to form a governing alliance.
German corporate bankruptcies have risen sharply - 9 Mar 2010 at 1:09pm - German corporate bankruptcies jumped considerably last year, rising by more than 11 percent and marking the first annual increase since 2003. The volume of debt more than doubled.