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EU car sales hit 20-year low for May
New car sales across Europe fell to their lowest level in two decades in May as the deepening recession hurt demand.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22950695#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 11 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
G8 leaders agree deal on tax evasion
Leaders of the G8 major economies agree new measures to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22956374#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 11 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
Swiss bill on bank secrecy rebuffed
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament refuses to discuss a bill that would allow Swiss banks to pass client information to the US tax authorities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22954374#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 12 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
Is the absence of violence the same thing as real peace?
Does an absence of violence mean real peace?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/22771952
Posted 1 day 14 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
Auditors criticise EU aid for Egypt
European auditors say much of the 1bn euros of EU aid for Egypt in the past seven years has had little or no impact.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22949616#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 14 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
Angela Merkel: G8's lady of the lake
Angela Merkel takes on a new role - the lady of the lake - during a trip across Lough Erne in County Fermanagh.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22948211#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 16 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
Bear paws seized at Chinese border
Chinese officials confiscate 213 bear paws hidden inside the tyres of a vehicle crossing the border from Russia, state media report.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22949409#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 16 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
AUDIO: Silent protester: 'My idea is important'
A Turkish man has staged an eight-hour silent vigil on Istanbul's Taksim Square - the scene of violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters in.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22949066#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 16 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
'Standing man' leads Turkish protest
A Turkish protester dubbed the "standing man" leads a vigil on Istanbul's Taksim Square days after the authorities evicted demonstrators.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22949632#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 17 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
VIDEO: Switzerland vote on bank secrecy
Switzerland's parliament is set to vote on a controversial bill on Tuesday which would allow Swiss banks to pass client information to the US tax authorities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22948369#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 17 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
Europe's Mars missions 'on track'
Europe's plans to explore Mars with a satellite in 2016 and a rover in 2018 take a big step forward with the signing of new industrial contracts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22914025#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 17 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
G8 is in town and living is easy
Nuala McCann soaks up the G8 atmosphere
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22942450#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 17 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
VIDEO: Seven guilty of killing Dutch linesman
Six teenagers and one of their fathers have been found guilty of kicking a linesman to death in the Netherlands.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22948822#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 17 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
Hungary charges Nazi suspect Csatary
A 98-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect linked to the murder of Jews is charged in Hungary.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22949611#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 17 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
Vodafone faces battle for German firm
Vodafone faces a potential bidding war for Kabel Deutschland after US firm Liberty Global makes a rival offer for the German cable TV firm.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22948392#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 18 hours ago - 06/18/13 - Full Story
G8 leaders to focus on tax and trade
Tax, trade and transparency are expected to dominate discussions at the G8 summit, with leaders said to be close to agreeing a statement on Syria.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22947256#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 21 hours ago - 06/17/13 - Full Story
French footballers to go on trial
Two French football stars, Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, are to go on trial in Paris on charges of paying for sex with an underage prostitute.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22946856#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 1 day 23 hours ago - 06/17/13 - Full Story
Does Paris need new skyscrapers?
Critics question plans for 12 new skyscrapers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22811518#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 2 days 18 minutes ago - 06/17/13 - Full Story
Sharp brings giant 90in TV to Europe
Sharp puts a record-sized TV on sale in Europe, but its 1080p resolution means owners will need a relatively large room to be able to watch it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22942738#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 2 days 1 hour ago - 06/17/13 - Full Story
Erdogan tested by further unrest
Could the PM's strength also become his weakness?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22941825#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 2 days 6 hours ago - 06/17/13 - Full Story
Greek court suspends media closure
Greece's top admistrative court suspends a government order to close state broadcaster ERT - a move that triggered mass protests in the country.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22945155#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 2 days 6 hours ago - 06/17/13 - Full Story
EU and US 'in biggest trade deal'
The EU and US announce plans for what could be "the biggest bilateral trade deal in history", aimed at boosting exports and driving growth.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22943170#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 2 days 9 hours ago - 06/17/13 - Full Story
Q&A: Czech scandal
The scandal that engulfed the Czech prime minister
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22943871#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 2 days 9 hours ago - 06/17/13 - Full Story
Herschel telescope switched off
Controllers sever all communications with Europe's billion-euro Herschel space telescope, formally bringing to a close its observation role.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22914076#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 2 days 9 hours ago - 06/17/13 - Full Story
Gagarin air crash details emerge
New details have emerged about the air crash that killed Yuri Gagarin - the first man in space.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22940068#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Posted 2 days 9 hours ago - 06/17/13 - Full Story
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