tips4travels.com gives you the latest news from Europe http://tips4travels.com/en Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:23:28 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/bremen-edge-closer-to-europe.htm BERLIN: Werder Bremen moved closer to a European place for next season when striker Claudio Pizarro scored a late goal to seal their 1-0 win at Hoffenheim yesterday. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:35:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/european-energy-giants-increase-renewable-energy-portfolios-an-industrial-info-news-alert.htm GALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - March 14, 2010) - Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) -- European energy companies have reported significant progress in ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/beckham-set-to-miss-world-cup-over-achilles-injury.htm England's David Beckham is set to miss this summer's World Cup finals after suffering a serious Achilles injury Sunday. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/ice-cool-contador-wins-paris-nice.htm The twice Tour de France champion was attacked in the 119-km stage by fellow Spaniards Alejandro Valverde and Luis Leon Sanchez but he never panicked. (Getty) Alberto Contador showed great composure... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/how-to-set-up-a-european-monetary-fund-and-avoid-a-sequel-to-greece.htm Could a European Monetary Fund be part of the answer to Greece's problems? Sadly, probably not, if only because it would take far too long to establish, by which time the Greek crisis will be over, on... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/french-chefs-to-the-rescue-of-polish-cuisine.htm (OLSZTYN) - French chefs are cooking up a sophisticated new style of cuisine and service in Poland's Warmia-Mazurian lake district, a tourism magnet for sailing and watersports, all courtesy of the Eu... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/france-voters-set-to-censure-president-in-regional-vote.htm PARIS -- France started voting Sunday in regional polls forecast to punish President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party, the last ballot-box test of his popularity ahead of the 2012 general election. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/strike-hit-greece-awaits-eu-budget-verdict.htm ATHENS -- Debt-hit Greece heads for another grilling by European peers in Brussels this week over its austerity programme in the wake of a general strike and amidst deteriorating recession and jobless... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/canadian-sledge-hockey-team-pounds-sweden.htm Scoring was the last thing on Greg Westlake's mind as the Canadian sledge hockey player dumped the puck into the opposing zone, his team down two skaters after back-to-back penalties. But the way the... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/progress-expected-on-rescue-plan-for-greece.htm BRUSSELS — When finance ministers from the 16 euro zone countries meet Monday to discuss loan guarantees or loans for Greece, they are expected to strike a delicate balance by giving much-needed... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/german-publishers-question-apple&#039s-rejection-of-nudity.htm “They disguise, reveal, mirror our innermost being or help to hide it,” Mr. Kempa says on his Web site. Mr. Kempa has photographed dozens of people with and without their clothing, and is ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/uk-police-apprehend-suspect-wanted-by-spain.htm London - British police said they had arrested a 29-year-old man on Sunday wanted by Spanish authorities for alleged terrorism offences. British news reports said the man was suspected of being a m... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:33:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/canada-dominates-sweden-10-1-in-sledge-hockey.htm Paralympics: Day 3 Canada's sledge hockey team looked like its dominant self on Sunday, earning its second victory of the Paralympic Games, a 10-1 romp over Sweden. Hat tricks by Greg Westlake of Oakv... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/33-killed-in-kazakhstan-flood.htm Rescuers have found 33 bodies in southern Kazakhstan, where heavy rains swept away two dams last week, causing massive flooding, authorities said. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/milan-gain-ground-as-liga-strikers-shine.htm Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuaín scored hat-tricks in victories for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF respectively, while AC Milan reduced FC Internazionale Milano's lead in Serie A to a solitary point... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:35:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/russia-us-close-to-ink-n-treaty.htm Monday, March 15, 2010 MOSCOW: US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have agreed that Washington and Moscow are close to reaching agreement on a new nuclear disarmamen... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:34:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/us-cautious-on-removing-nuclear-arms-from-europe.htm Monday, March 15, 2010 WASHINGTON: The US is taking a go-slow approach on one of the touchiest and least discussed national security issues: whether to remove the last remaining Cold War-era US nucle... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:34:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/french-voters-deliver-blow-to-sarkozy.htm The governing party of French President Nicolas Sarkozy appears to be on the road to defeat at the hands of the opposition Socialist party. (AAP) The governing party of French President Nicolas Sark... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/pope-&#039helped-abuse-priest-get-housing&#039.htm Pope Benedict meanwhile defended priestly celibacy, calling it the sign of full devotion and of an entire commitment to the Lord . (Getty) News has emerged that Pope Benedict XVI once helped get ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/socialists-lead-in-early-voting-in-france.htm President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to be beaten by the opposition Socialists on Sunday in a first round of regional elections marked by a record abstention, according to partial official results relea... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:25:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/alcohol-ban-bid-in-russia.htm Russia's top public health official has called for a ban on sales of alcohol after 9pm, as part of a Kremlin-led campaign to crackdown on alcohol abuse, state-run news agency RIA reported. Pr... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:07:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/fellow-georgians-russia-has-declared-war-the-president-is-dead...-er-only-joking.htm Russia's army mounted a massive invasion of Georgia over the weekend, its planes bombed the capital Tbilisi, and President Mikheil Saakashvili was assassinated. None of this actually happened, but it ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/on-a-mission-to-save-la-serenissima.htm They call him the mini-minister , and if one of his attractions for the modestly scaled Berlusconi is that the Italian Prime Minister has a good 10 or 11 inches on him, Renato Brunetta has made good ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/british-skier-found-dead-in-snow-after-night-out.htm A British skier has been found dead in Andorra after apparently separating from friends and getting lost in freezing temperatures after a night out. Paul Rea, 24, from Milnthorpe in Cumbria, was thre... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/euro-advances-on-greece-bail-out-boj-monetary-easing-prospects.htm March 15 (Bloomberg) -- The euro reached its strongest in more than five weeks against the yen as speculation of a European Union bail-out for Greece boosted demand for the currency before regional fi... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/germany&rsquos-brenntag-said-to-seek-as-much-as-$1.15-billion-in-ipo.htm March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Brenntag Holding GmbH, the German chemicals distributor owned by BC Partners Ltd., aims to raise as much as 837 million euros ($1.15 billion) in an initial public offering, sai... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/panic-in-georgia-after-a-mock-news-broadcast.htm MOSCOW — Some people placed emergency calls reporting heart attacks, others rushed in a panic to buy bread and residents of one border village staggered from their homes and dashed for safety m... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/in-britain-plan-to-block-access-to-sites-with-pirated-music.htm Britain are seeking to punish those who illegally copy music. The British proposal is set to be taken up by the House of Commons on Monday. Under an amendment to the bill in the House of Lords this m... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/thousands-rally-against-toxic-haze.htm Moscow - Two thousand people protested against the release of what they said were toxic fumes in a small town on Russia's Pacific coast on Sunday, one of a series of unusually large protests across th... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/human-egg-raffled-by-clinic.htm London - A British fertility clinic said on Sunday that it was raffling off a human egg this week to promote its baby profiling service, which it insists is legal under UK law. The winner can sel... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/conflict-between-european-artists-and-muslims-fuels-concern-about-a-clash-of-civilizations.htm LONDON (AP) — With the West locked in conflicts across the Muslim world, why would anyone throw fuel on the fire? A small group of Europeans have been doing just that — provoking death plo... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/italy-court-refuses-to-restore-berlusconi-coalition-candidate-list.htm candidate list for the region of Lazio was submitted late [Reuters report] and contained People of Freedom party candidates for regional elections scheduled to be held at the end of this month. Lazio ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/us-russia-leaders-look-ahead-to-new-nuclear-arms-reduction-treaty.htm approved [press release, in Russian] of progress towards the first nuclear weapons reduction treaty since 1991. Wrapping up talks on the treaty to replace the recently expired Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/lille-close-on-faltering-frontrunners.htm LOSC Lille Métropole are two points behind the Ligue 1 pacesetters after beating Grenoble Foot 38 1-0, while Olympique de Marseille are a point worse off following a 1-1 draw at Toulouse FC. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/beckham-injury-mars-milan-win.htm Leonardo confirmed that David Beckham suffered a very serious injury during AC Milan's 1-0 win against AC Chievo Verona that the Rossoneri coach suspects to be a ruptured Achilles tendon. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/scientists-find-new-way-to-help-crops-fight-pests.htm Results of the study could help prevent crop losses and avoid environmental, health and financial costs associated with using pesticides. (File Reuters) An international team of scientists has manag... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/air-france-qantas-enter-&lsquoall-out-war&rsquo-for-downgraded-fliers.htm March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd. is scrapping first-class cabins complete with sheepskin-covered mattresses, while Air France-KLM Group is ripping out some of its cheapest seats as airlines... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:37:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/irish-catholic-leader-in-&#039cover-up&#039.htm The Catholic church's most senior cleric in Ireland has rejected calls to resign over claims he helped cover up sex abuse investigations in the 1970s.Cardinal Sean Brady, primate of all-Ireland, admit... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/hungarian-vizsla-yogi-wins-crufts.htm A Hungarian Vizsla named Yogi has won Best In Show at Crufts.The seven-year-old beat off competition from six other dogs in the culmination of the four-day show at Birmingham's National Exhibition Cen... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/france-closing-in-on-grand-slam.htm By Patrick Vignal Paris - France displayed trademark flair to crush Italy 46-20 and stay firmly on course for their first grand slam since 2004 in the Six Nations on Sunday. The home side ran in... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/us-and-russia-claim-they-are-on-brink-of-nuclear-deal.htm really, really close to a new START nuclear arms control treaty.Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev spoke on the telephone on Saturday and agreed to give their negotiators in Geneva new instructions to... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/top-three-win-in-belgium.htm Anderlecht remain on top in the Belgian Pro League (GSM) - There were no surprises in the Belgian league on Sunday as the top three teams all won their home games.Leaders Anderlecht earned a 2-0 win... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/sarkozy&#039s-party-loses-first-round-vote-in-france.htm President Nicolas Sarkozy of France listens as U.S. President George W. Bush delivers remarks at a summit on financial markets and the world economy on the North Portico of the White House November 14... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/sarkozy&#039s-party-loses-first-round-vote-in-france.htm Supporters of the French Socialist Party cheer at the party's headquarters in Paris Sunday, March 14, 2010. The Socialist-led left is leading over France's President Nicolas Sarkozy conservati... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:15:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/sarkozy&#039s-party-loses-first-round-vote-in-france.htm PARIS -- France's Socialist-led left defeated Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in the first round of regional elections Sunday, according to partial official results, in a new blow to the increasingly... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:09:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/a-little-emfathy-with-greece.htm These days, I am trying to find a good lawyer so that I can sue German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble for copyright infringement. During my stint at D.C., I was scheming on setting up a comp... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/turkish-ice-hockey-league-wraps-up-with-all-star-game.htm The Turkish ice hockey Super League wrapped up its season Saturday with an All-Star game featuring the best players from the league. Players were divided into Team Europe and Team Asia for the match,... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/eu-at-its-lowest-ebb-in-greece.htm It must have been the August of about two years ago when I had visited Athens for my annual pilgrimage trying to catch up with what was happening in my home country, talking to friends, colleagues and... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/france-votes-in-tough-electoral-test-for-sarkozy.htm PARIS: France voted Sunday in regional polls forecast to punish Nicolas Sarkozy’s governing party in the last ballot-box test of his popularity ahead of the 2012 presidential election. Voters st... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/sarkozy&#039s-party-loses-first-round-vote-in-france.htm France's Socialist-led left defeated Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in the first round of regional elections Sunday, according to partial official results, in a new blow to the increasingly unpopular... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/sarkozy&#039s-party-loses-first-round-vote-in-france.htm Supporters of the French Socialist Party cheer at the party's headquarters in Paris Sunday, March 14, 2010. The Socialist-led left is leading over France's President Nicolas Sarkozy conservative party... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/greece-says-it-won&rsquot-ask-for-bailout-from-eu.htm ATHENS, Greece - Greece is to present the first results of its austerity measures at a meeting of European Union finance ministers in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday, and the country insists it is look... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/germany&rsquos-brenntag-said-to-seek-as-much-as-$1.15-billion-in-ipo.htm March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Brenntag Holding GmbH, the German chemicals distributor owned by BC Partners Ltd., aims to raise as much as 837 million euros ($1.15 billion) in an initial public offering, sai... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/sarkozy&#039s-party-loses-first-round-vote-in-france.htm PARIS (AP) -- France's Socialist-led left defeated Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in the first round of regional elections Sunday, according to partial official results, in a new blow to the increasi... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:47:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/greece-&amp-#39does-not-want-money-from-eu-&amp-#39.htm civil servants ' income, freezing pensions and increasing consumer taxes.Media reports over the weekend had indicated that decisions would be made by the Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:35:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/sarkozy&#039s-party-loses-first-round-vote-in-france.htm PARIS (AP) - France's Socialist-led left defeated Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in the first round of regional elections Sunday, according to partial official results, in a new blow to the increasin... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/italy-thrashed-and-coach-says-france-are-tops.htm France 46 // Italy 20 Only England can now stop France from winning their first Grand Slam for six years after Les Bleus blew away Italy in Paris to put one hand on the RBS Six Nations trophy.And Nick... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/vatican-denies-celibacy-led-to-scandal.htm The Vatican has denied that its celibacy requirement for priests is the root cause of the clerical sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and again defended the Pope's handling of the crisi... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/german-priest-recalls-abuse-defrocked.htm The Muenster Diocese said on Sunday that Bishop Genn agreed to relieve the priest of his duties and has asked the commission within the diocese responsible for investigating abuse allegations to look ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/irish-cardinal-in-sex-abuse-secrecy-row.htm Sex abuse victim groups have called for Ireland's Cardinal Sean Brady to resign after he confirmed he was at meetings where two alleged victims of a notorious paedophile priest signed an oath of secre... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/belgium-police-confront-gunman.htm Police in Belgium said an officer was killed when he confronted a gunman who had killed his son. The gunman also died in the shootout in the town of Bilzen, about 50 miles east of Brussels. The offic... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/celibacy-to-blame-for-child-sex-abuse-vatican-in-denial-mode.htm VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Sunday denied that its celibacy requirement for priests was the root cause of the clerical sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and again defended the pope... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:33:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/synagogue-opens-in-german-town-after-70-years.htm A new synagogue was opened Sunday in the north-western German town of Herford, more than 70 years after the old synagogue was destroyed under Nazi rule. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/arabs-europeans-criticise-israeli-settlement-policy.htm European and Arab parliamentarians ended a two-day meeting Sunday by urging Israel to freeze all settlement activity in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, which they said is wrecking trust with the Palestinians and 'jeopardising' a two-state solution. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/david-schwimmer-finally-to-marry.htm Unlucky in love so far, David Schwimmer's relationship this time with his British girlfriend has turned serious as the former 'Friends' star is reportedly planning to propose. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/robbie-williams-suffers-from-stage-fright.htm English singer Robbie Williams has revealed that he suffers from stage fright. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/heidi-montag-to-make-movie-debut-with-adam-sandler.htm Reality star Heidi Montag is set to make her big screen debut in Hollywood funnyman Adam Sandler's upcoming comedy 'Just Go With It'. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/emma-watson-calls-it-splits-with-beau.htm Harry Potter star Emma Watson is single again after reportedly splitting from her longtime boyfriend. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/andy-garcia-skips-watching-daughters&#039-stripping-scenes.htm Hollywood star Andy Garcia couldn't bring himself to watch his daughter stripping off and pole dancing on the set of their new movie, reveals the daughter. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/sharon-osbourne-wants-carey-mulligan-to-play-her-in-film.htm Reality TV star Sharon Osbourne wants singer husband Ozzy Osbourne's autobiography made into a film with actress Carey Mulligan playing her role. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/diaz-excited-about-working-with-ex-boyfriend.htm Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz is reportedly excited about working with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in the new film 'Bad Teacher'. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/john-malkovich-to-play-real-life-serial-killer.htm Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich will be seen portraying the role of real life Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger on stage in London next year. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/timberlake-biel-still-together.htm A representative for Justin Timberlake has once again rubbished reports that the popstar and his actress girlfriend Jessica Biel have split. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/secret-world-of-honeybees&#039-heat-revealed.htm A new research by scientists in Germany has shown that honeybees precisely control the temperature inside their hives to determine which job their young will perform in the colony when mature. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/georgian-opposition-to-sue-tv-channel-over-fake-invasion-report.htm A leading Georgian opposition party Sunday said it was preparing a lawsuit against a television channel over a fake news report about a supposed Russian invasion and murder of President Mikheil Saakashvili. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/men-do-more-work-at-home-than-given-credit-for.htm Men do far more household work than they are given credit for, reveals a new study. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/cowell-heartbroken-after-toddler&#039s-death.htm Music mogul Simon Cowell is in grief after a critically ill child he attempted to save passed away. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/bruce-willis-has-no-plans-to-retire.htm Hollywood actor Bruce Willis says he has no plans to retire and Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/deal-or-no-deal-eu-in-denial-over-greek-plans.htm EU source said on Friday.Policymakers have been debating possible financial support for the heavily-indebted state for more than a month, but have provided only words of support. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:16:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/us-russia-arms-deal-expected-soon.htm President Barack Obama had what the White House described as an encouraging phone conversation with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as the two countries sought to work out the remaining issues on ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:16:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/european-foreign-ministers-discuss-relations-with-new-powers.htm Saariselka, Finland - European foreign ministers were to meet in the Finnish ski resort of Saariselka on Sunday for a second day of informal talks, with the question of the European Union's relationsh... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:13:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/sweden-turkey-denounce-genocide-vote.htm SAARISELKA: The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned yesterday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:44:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/no-bailout-deal-yet-on-greece-says-european-commission.htm The European Commission said on Saturday that the 16-member euro zone still has not agreed on a bailout plan for Greece.A spokesman for the European Union (EU)'s executive arm told reporters on Saturd... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:28:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/russia-u.s.-look-to-date-for-signing-new-arms-treaty.htm Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that it was now possible to talk about specific dates for signing a new arms reduction treaty, the Kremlin said.Medve... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:28:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/child-abuse-claims-sweep-catholic-church-in-europe.htm DUBLIN — It often starts as a voice in the wilderness, but can swell into an entire nation's demand for truth. From Ireland to Germany, Europe's many victims of child abuse in the Roman Catholic chu... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/strike-hit-greece-awaits-eu-budget-verdict.htm (ATHENS) - Debt-hit Greece heads for another grilling by European peers in Brussels this week over its austerity programme in the wake of a general strike and amidst deteriorating recession and jobles... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/tough-talking-confronts-euro-finance-ministers.htm (BRUSSELS) - Quick fixes if holes in Greece's budget need filled, longer-term options enabling countries that share the euro to be rescued and battles over hedge fund and private equity regulation or ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:46:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/fake-report-on-russian-tanks-sparks-panic-in-georgia.htm TBLISIS: Panic gripped Georgia on Saturday when a pro-government television station broadcast a fake report that Russian tanks had entered the capital and President Mikheil Saakashvili had been kil... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/retired-wotherspoon-to-coach-speed-skaters-in-germany.htm Canada's speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon (R), flanked by Dutch speed skater Marnix Wieberdink, speaks to announce his retirement from speed skating during a press conference in Heerenveen. Wotherspoon... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:34:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/us-and-russia-&#039near&#039-nuclear-deal.htm Russia and the US have both said it should soon be possible to conclude a new nuclear disarmament treaty.Officials in Moscow and Washington said US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:33:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/russia-vows-2014-olympic-redemption.htm MOSCOW — A month ago, Russia's biggest challenge in preparing to serve as host for the 2014 Winter Olympics seemed to be just mustering the resources to build the facilities in Sochi, a downtrod... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/us-russia-happy-on-arms-pact-treaty-signing-seen-near.htm US President Barack Obama Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US President Barack Obama are satisfied with the high level of consensus on a new pact to cut nuclear arms and it is now possible ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/canada-shrugs-off-slow-start-to-top-italy-in-sledge-hockey.htm Paul Rosen #57 and Raymond Grassi #21 of Canada high-five before the start of the first period of the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Group B Game between Canada and Italy on day two of the 2010 V... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/panic-in-georgia-as-bogus-tv-report-says-russia-has-invaded.htm Momentary panic was sparked in Georgia after TV broadcasted the news that Russian tanks had invaded the capital and the country's president was dead.The national network report - with echoes of the 20... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/conservative-defector-condemns-party&#039s-&#039vile-letter&#039-and-hostility-towards-europe.htm Edward McMillan-Scott MEP has defected from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats. Photograph: Handout/PA The former leader of the Tories in Europe launches a scathing attack on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/russia-against-developing-military-ties-with-pakistan.htm Russia is not developing military cooperation with Pakistan, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday. I would like to stress that Russia is not maintaining military cooperation with Pakistan as it... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:35:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/euro-zone-finance-ministers-are-likely-to-agree-today-on-the-principles-and-parameters-of.htm Published Date: March 14, 2010 BRUSSELS: Euro-zone finance ministers are likely to agree today on the principles and parameters of financial help to Greece, if it is required, but leave out any sums ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:28:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/johnston-press-knocks-&euro117m-off-value-of-irish-titles.htm Johnston Press has written down the value of its 14 Irish regional newspaper titles by 77 per cent in just two years.The Scottish media group went on a buying spree in 2006, spending around €155 ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:22:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/appian-launches-long-term-equity-fund-aimed-at-raising-&euro25m-&euro30m.htm Appian Asset Management will launch a new equity fund at the end of the month, which will aim to raise €25million to €30 million.A minimum investment of €50,000 will be required and a r... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:22:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/europe/europe-news/sevilla-stay-fourth-despite-depor-draw.htm Sevilla CF warmed up for their UEFA Champions League first knockout round decider against PFC CSKA Moskva with a 1-1 draw against RC Deportivo La Coruña that sees them stay fourth in the Liga. 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