EU car makers say 2009 vehicle production was at lowest level in 14 years
European car makers say vehicle production in 2009 was at the lowest level in 14 years.
Stevie Wonder Receives France’s Top Cultural Honor — 30 years later
In 1981 France awarded Stevie Wonder with their Order of Arts and Letters, one of the highest honors in French culture.
03/9/2010
— Filed under: Society
Tags: award, France, Stevie Wonder
Italy: Crackdown on Crime Families in Italy and U.S.
In a coordinated crackdown, American and Italian authorities arrested 25 men in Sicily, New York, North Carolina and Florida on Wednesday and charged them with taking part in a range of criminal activities under the umbrellas of the Gambino crime family in the United States and the Santa Maria di Gesù family in Sicily.
Turkish bid to join EU will continue despite problems — foreign minister
AHMET DAVUTOGLU is often referred to as Turkey’s Kissinger. Before he was appointed foreign minister in mid-2009, Davutoglu’s vision of Turkish foreign policy, outlined in his 2001 book Strategic Depth, was already hugely influential. The way Davutoglu sees it, Turkey’s geopolitical and geostrategic position gives it the potential to become a major regional as well as global actor.
03/7/2010
— Filed under: Politics
Tags: AHMET DAVUTOGLU, EU, Turkey
Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school
The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome’s mayor saying it sends the wrong message.
03/6/2010
— Filed under: Society
Tags: condom machines, school, Vatican
Bank of England in ’wait and see’ mode
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at a record low of 0,5 percent and take no further action on purchasing assets to boost the money supply when it announces its monthly monetary policy decision later Thursday.
03/5/2010
— Filed under: Finance
Tags: Bank of England, rates
Why France Is Selling Warships to Russia
As Russian President Dmitri Medvedev wound up a three-day state visit to Paris on Wednesday, he had to be pleased with the results. After all, he virtually cinched an unprecedented military deal, bagged a significant gas contract and watched his French host, President Nicolas Sarkozy, dismiss American and European misgivings about his embrace of Moscow by treating Medvedev like his newest best friend forever. There wasn’t a whole lot for the Russian leader not to love.
03/4/2010
— Filed under: Politics
Tags: France, Russia, warships
Massive Wave Strikes Cruise Ship Off Coast of France, Two Killed
A massive wave struck a Cypriot-owned cruise ship off the coast of France on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring six.
Pilot arrested after flying of fake licence for 13 years
A Swedish pilot who had been flying on a fake licence for more than a decade was arrested on an aeroplane at Amsterdam’s Schipol airport as he prepared to take off with 101 passengers aboard.
Germany overturns antiterror measure
Germany’s highest court yesterday overturned a law that let antiterror authorities retain data on telephone calls and e-mail, saying it marked a «grave intrusion» into personal privacy rights and must be revised.
03/1/2010
— Filed under: Politics
Tags: antiterror measure, Germanu
