http://www.thenewsroom.com/api/rss/F406.rss en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:55:54 GMTFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846435http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846435Romania, struggling with a severe recession and reeling from political turmoil, is now set to face yet another challenge -- a presidential election. Both front-runners, including the incumbent Traian Basescu, are neck-and-neck in the polls, meaning a decisive outcome from Sunday's poll looks unlikely. V3846435AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/20/MMV98504_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/20/MMV98504_TEN_thumb.jpgFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:38:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846403http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846403Swimmers who get into difficulty off the French coast may have some rather unusual rescue workers coming to their aid. Over a dozen lifeguard teams using Newfoundland terriers are now in place, with dog-handlers training their canine partners to help lead victims safely back to shore. V3846403AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/20/MMV97537_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/20/MMV97537_TEN_thumb.jpgFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:48:08 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846362http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846362The Belgian Prime Minister will become the EU's first, but will the quiet man be able to impress on the world stage? So far opinion is divided.V3846362Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/20/OVE5AJBWA_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/20/OVE5AJBWA_tmb.jpgFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:54:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846304http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846304A nude photograph of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy taken by Michel Comte during her modelling days goes under the hammer on Friday at a Paris auction house. A similar nude shot of the wife of the French president went for 91,000 dollars -- three times more than its estimated bidding price -- in a New York sale last year. Still images. V3846304AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/20/MMV98726_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/20/MMV98726_TEN_thumb.jpgFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846032http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846032Parts of northern England are underwater after massive rainfall and areas of Scotland and Wales are on flood alert.V3846032Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/20/OVE5AJBSV_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/20/OVE5AJBSV_tmb.jpgFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:28:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846008http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3846008European leaders have chosen a low-profile pair to lead a revamped EU, prompting widespread criticism that national leaders deliberately undercut the positions in order to preserve their own influence. The pick of Belgium's premier, Herman Van Rompuy, as president and EU Commissioner Catherine Ashton, a Briton with little foreign policy experience, as the top diplomat, came at a summit of the 27 EU heads of state and government.  Duration: 02:21 V3846008AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/20/MMV98720_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/20/MMV98720_TEN_thumb.jpgFri, 20 Nov 2009 02:48:09 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3845729http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3845729Leaders of the EU chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first president of the EU and British Baroness Catherine Ashton as the EU foreign affairs chief.V3845729Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/20/OVE5AJBMP_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/20/OVE5AJBMP_tmb.jpgThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:38:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3845223http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3845223Roads are blocked and houses swamped as heavy rain hits the United Kingdom.V3845223Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/19/OVE5AI9PP_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/19/OVE5AI9PP_tmb.jpgWed, 18 Nov 2009 15:38:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3844209http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3844209If you're anywhere near a teenage girl, you can't fail to be aware of the Twilight film sequel which gets its European premiere tonight, ahead of the US opening on Friday. The film continues the story of Bella Swan and her relationship with a 105-year-old vampire, played by teen idol Robert Pattinson. Duration: 01:08 V3844209AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/18/MMV98467_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/18/MMV98467_TEN_thumb.jpgFri, 13 Nov 2009 19:44:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3840511http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3840511Eurostar organised a flash mob event in central Paris on Friday to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Participants with a depiction of the British flag were in the running to win free tickets and other themed gifts. V3840511AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/13/MMV98011_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/13/MMV98011_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 10 Nov 2009 19:38:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837273http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837273Fresh from the euphoria of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Chancellor Angela Merkel pulled no punches Tuesday as she outlined the hefty challenges facing Germany. In her first major policy speech since being sworn in for a second four-year term last month, Merkel, 55, said that despite tentative signs of recovery, Europe's biggest economy was still in its worst post-war slump. V3837273AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/10/MMV97658_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/10/MMV97658_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 10 Nov 2009 19:26:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837258http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837258The identities of the owners of the two winning EuroMillions tickets have been revealed - and the new multi-millionaires are all British.V3837258Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/10/OVE5A94XS_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/10/OVE5A94XS_tmb.jpgTue, 10 Nov 2009 18:46:08 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837223http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837223It might not be Lapland, but the children don't mind as they start sending their letters into Santa Klaus.V3837223Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/10/OVE5A94Z4_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/10/OVE5A94Z4_tmb.jpgWed, 04 Nov 2009 00:50:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3831514http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3831514US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said it was "imperative to redouble our efforts" to combat global warming, as European leaders pressed Washington to take action on climate change ahead of next month's summit. V3831514AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/04/MMV97010_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/04/MMV97010_TEN_thumb.jpgWed, 28 Oct 2009 16:44:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3826398http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3826398With Europe's leaders due to meet in Brussels to discuss the Lisbon Treaty and possible candidates for a new, permanent post of European Council president, people across the 27-nation bloc are still confused about what will happen if the document is finally signed of by the Czech Republic. AFPTV gauges reaction from the streets of London, Paris, Berlin and Warsaw. Duration: 02:24 V3826398AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/28/MMV96396_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/28/MMV96396_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:48:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3825210http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3825210Germany's new government, including Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, starts work and looks to boost German growth.V3825210Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/27/OVE59Q4SA_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/27/OVE59Q4SA_tmb.jpgTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:04:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3825171http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3825171Ruca the Portuguese police dog is helping his handlers crack down on the sale of counterfeit CDs and DVDs.V3825171Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/27/OVE59Q4VJ_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/27/OVE59Q4VJ_tmb.jpgTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:28:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3825153http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3825153While in many multi-ethnic European countries, mosques are nothing new. In Denmark, plans to build the country's first mosque has stirred up a lot of controversy. Local elections are taking place on November 17th and a focal point in the vote is the mosque. Duration: 02:03 V3825153AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/27/MMV96260_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/27/MMV96260_TEN_thumb.jpgWed, 21 Oct 2009 18:14:04 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3820663http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3820663Lawyers for former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin accused prosecutors Wednesday of building a case to please the "pernicious prince" Nicolas Sarkozy and called for an acquittal. Villepin is accused of conspiring in 2004 to discredit his long-time rival Sarkozy and derail his presidential bid at a time when the two men were jostling to succeed president Jacques Chirac. Delivering closing arguments in the sensational trial, lawyer Luc Brosselet attacked a "schizophrenic" case against his client that he said hinged on shaky evidence from unreliable witnesses. V3820663AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/21/MMV95751_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/21/MMV95751_TEN_thumb.jpgWed, 21 Oct 2009 16:36:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3820560http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3820560As part of Halloween festivities, visitors to a London tourist attraction are given a tongue-in-cheek reminder of the methods used to detect witches in the 17th Century.V3820560Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/21/OVE59K7AJ_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/21/OVE59K7AJ_tmb.jpgWed, 21 Oct 2009 13:24:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3820449http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3820449France resumed deportations of illegal Afghan migrants, sending three failed asylum seekers back to Kabul on an overnight flight chartered with Britain. Duration: 00:57 V3820449AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/21/MMV95682_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/21/MMV95682_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 20 Oct 2009 16:12:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3819560http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3819560France began to innoculate key medical workers against swine flu on Tuesday, to be followed by other health professionals and then preganant women from next month. More than one thousand centres will be set up for the campaign to vaccinate the general public. V3819560AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/20/MMV95557_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/20/MMV95557_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 20 Oct 2009 14:56:04 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3819498http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3819498A house of pumpkins in West Sussex, England, draws tourists from around the world ahead of Halloween.V3819498Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/20/OVE59J4XJ_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/20/OVE59J4XJ_tmb.jpgTue, 20 Oct 2009 13:08:04 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3819391http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3819391In the north of France, River Brigades are targetting drug and weapon traffickers. With the opening of a canal that will link France to European countries further north in 2015, tightening security on French rivers is crucial.V3819391AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/20/MMV94933_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/20/MMV94933_TEN_thumb.jpgMon, 19 Oct 2009 16:06:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3818528http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3818528Angry dairy farmers demonstrate in Luxembourg as the European Union announces it will disburse an additional 280 million euros of subsidies to aid dairy farmers.V3818528Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/19/OVE59I2NM_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/19/OVE59I2NM_tmb.jpg