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Spanish PM 'preferred' if Catalonia kept bullfighting
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Friday his Socialist government would have "preferred" if Catalonia had not outlawed bullfighting but he stressed the...

Postcard from Europe: Love Parade - the end of an era
The Duisburg tragedy is just another black mark against techno; a genre which was once king in Germany but which is now rapidly falling from favour. Neale Lytollis, sent us this...

Berlusconi insists that he still has a majority in parliament
Italy may be facing early elections following a dramatic falling out between Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and a powerful political ally. Berlusconi has rejected speculation that his...

Spain faces another austerity budget in 2011: PM
Spain faces another austerity budget in 2011 as it seeks to reduce its public deficit, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Friday.Zapatero reaffirmed the...

Berlusconi faces crisis after split with key ally
After months of bitter disputes, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has called for the eviction from his party of Gianfranco Fini, his main ally over the past 16 years, and begun steps to...

Greek truckers off the job for a fifth day
Truckers in Greece defied an emergency back-to-work order from the government on Thursday, and their strike has now entered its fifth day. Negotiations with the government were expected...

Record heatwave sparks deadly wildfires across central Russia
Forest fires fanned by strong winds swept across central Russia on Friday, killing at least five people and destroying hundreds of houses amid a record heatwave.

Unemployment Rate Rises to 13-year High in Spain
The unemployment rate in Spain reached a 13-year high in the second quarter, soaring to 20.09 per cent according to the latest figures released Friday by the government. The increase...

London rolls out cycle hire scheme
London Mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled the British capital's answer to the Parisian "Vlib", with a city-wide bicycle hire scheme designed to ease overcrowding on...

Air-traffic controllers claim they have been 'forced' back to work
AROUND two-thirds of the air-traffic controllers who all went off sick at once have returned to their duties, meaning chaos and delays in airports across Spain have been dramatically...

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