UK likely to recall James Murdoch on hacking
2011-07-29 22:52:29
British lawmakers said on Friday it was likely News Corp's James Murdoch would be recalled to clarify details about evidence on phone hacking he gave to a parliamentary committee, following claims his testimony was "mistaken".
Polish Defence Min quits over Smolensk plane crash
2011-07-29 22:48:25
Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich has resigned after a government report catalogued serious errors by the crew of the military plane that crashed in Russia last year while carrying Poland's president, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday
Investigation reveals pilot errors on Air France crash
2011-07-29 22:38:14
The crew piloting a doomed Air France jet over the Atlantic did not appear to know the plane was in a stall, despite repeated warning signals, and never informed the passengers anything was wrong before the jet plunged into the sea, according to new findings released Friday.
Norway holds first funerals for massacre victims
2011-07-29 20:28:55
Norwegians began a solemn day of memorials on Friday for victims of last week's bomb and shooting massacre, and the first funerals for the 76 victims were being held.
Murdoch's foam pie protester faces sentence
2011-07-29 20:07:44
A British protester who threw a plate of foam at Rupert Murdoch during a parliamentary hearing into the phone-hacking scandal pleaded guilty to assault on Friday.
No fanfare for second British royal wedding
2011-07-29 19:53:49
Britain's second royal wedding of the year takes place on Saturday but the marriage of Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips to her rugby player boyfriend will be far removed from the lavish pomp that surrounded the nuptials of her cousin Prince William.
Moody's places Spain on negative review
2011-07-29 15:11:26
Rating agency Moody's on Friday placed Spain on review for a possible downgrade, citing weak growth and funding pressures, hitting the euro on concerns a Greek rescue package has not laid contagion fears to rest.
16 dead in coal mine blast in Ukraine
2011-07-29 14:19:26
At least 16 miners were killed and two others were injured in a blast at a coal mine in eastern Ukraine.
Search for bodies in Norway ends
2011-07-29 06:34:11
Norwegian police on Thursday ended a six-day search for bodies on the island where Anders Behring Breivik shot dead 68 people.
Alleged police leaks add pressure on Cameron, Murdoch
2011-07-28 19:18:35
British police are facing allegations that police officers leaked the details about terror attack victims and a murdered schoolgirl to journalists at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid.
Siemens profit drops to $719 million
2011-07-28 14:44:14
Industrial machinery maker Siemens saw quarterly net profit fall sharply due to a large charge for leaving its nuclear joint venture with Areva SA.
Violence in north Kosovo draws EU warning
2011-07-28 11:22:13
One Kosovo police officer was shot in the head and died on Tuesday in a clash with local Serbs. On Wednesday, armed Serbs attacked and burned down the Jarinje border post and fired at members of NATO's KFOR peacekeeping force.