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European car sales plunge

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:12 AM

Car sales across Europe have dropped again, with sales in May the worst in 20 years, and six percent down on the same month last year

Politics & Economics»

NYPD sued over Muslim spying

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:12 AM

Civil rights groups have sued the New York Police Department over spying programmes directed at Muslims, declaring its actions unconstitutional

Transport»

Boeing and Airbus in Paris sales battle

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:12 AM

Boeing and its rival Airbus have drawn battle lines at the Paris Air Show, as they compete for sales supremacy

Culture & Society»

Indonesia to reduce mosque volumes

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:11 AM

Indonesia’s National Mosque Council is set to adjust the volume of more than 250,000 mosques, following complaints that they have become too loud

Personal Tech»

Saudi Arabia could block WhatsApp

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:11 AM

The mobile app has until Ramadan to make the required changes to meet regulations in the Gulf kingdom

Politics & Economics»

US to hold peace talks with Taliban in Doha

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:10 AM

The United States will hold direct peace negotiations at the Taliban’s new political office in Qatar. The talks will aim to secure peace in Afghanistan

Politics & Economics»

Saudi prisoners stage hunger strike

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:10 AM

Political prisoners have taken action in protest of their incarceration without charge or trial, as well as the conditions in which they are being kept

Culture & Society»

US Embassy worker in Abu Dhabi disrupts flight

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:46 AM

A passenger aboard a United Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Newark, USA, who claimed to work as the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi, was restrained after becoming agitated mid flight

Politics & Economics»

US, EU announce free trade talks

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:43 AM

European leaders and US President Barack Obama have announced that talks will begin on an ambitious transatlantic free-trade deal

Politics & Economics»

Taliban office set up in Doha

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:43 AM

Despite already having worked in Doha for a year, the move to open an office is a significant move for the Taliban, says analyst

Politics & Economics»

Indonesians protest against fuel prices

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:43 AM

Thousands of Indonesians have taken to the streets to protest against parliament’s decision to raise the price of fuel by 40%

Culture & Society»

Brazil protests against World Cup costs

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:42 AM

Sao Paulo is the centre of the demonstrations which are sweeping Brazilian cities, where tens of thousands of protestors are criticising the gov't for rising costs of the World Cup

Technology»

China unveils world's most powerful computer

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:42 AM

Computer is made up of more than three million processors, and capable of computing 33.86 quadrillion calculations per second

Technology»

Urine analysis app set for launch

Monday, 17 June 2013 10:54 AM

Developers of a new smartphone app in India hope to help millions of people without access to a doctor by offering urine analysis on mobile phones

Politics & Economics»

Security tightened for G8 in Northern Ireland

Monday, 17 June 2013 10:53 AM

Thousands of police called in ahead of the G8 summit as activists are preparing to protest against the world leaders attending the summit


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