http://www.thenewsroom.com/api/rss/F406.rss en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:55:56 GMTWed, 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.jpgMon, 19 Oct 2009 12:30:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3818372http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3818372A bus carrying 60 Dutch students and teachers crashes north to Barcelona, killing at least one passenger.V3818372Reutershttp://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/OVE59I2JG_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/19/OVE59I2JG_tmb.jpgWed, 14 Oct 2009 16:34:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3814715http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3814715The Dutch have always fought the sea to claw back land, but as sea levels rise due to global warming, threatening the low-lying Netherlands, the time has come to work with the sea, not against it. Building homes that float on water is the answer.V3814715AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/14/MMV95015_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/14/MMV95015_TEN_thumb.jpgWed, 14 Oct 2009 13:20:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3814469http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3814469French President Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of nepotism over the election of his son to head a high-profile public agency.V3814469Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/14/OVE59D75A_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/14/OVE59D75A_tmb.jpgTue, 13 Oct 2009 11:18:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3813443http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3813443According to the latest figures from Brussels, Poland is the only member of the EU to have avoided falling into recession in 2009. In spite of a slowdown, GDP has resisted the drop seen across the 27-nation bloc. One reason is the fact that internal demand for products -- such as toys -- has remained strong, bucking the global trend. V3813443AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/13/MMV94824_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/13/MMV94824_TEN_thumb.jpgThu, 08 Oct 2009 20:48:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3810277http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3810277British opposition leader David Cameron declared himself ready to take power Thursday, in a rousing address to his Conservatives' last annual conference before general elections he is tipped to win. Images and soundbites. V3810277AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/08/MMV94434_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/08/MMV94434_TEN_thumb.jpgThu, 08 Oct 2009 17:16:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3810116http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3810116France's self-styled 'Spiderman', Alain Robert, climbs a 152-metre-high (498 feet) building in the Paris business district of La Defense, without the aid of ropes and harness.V3810116Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/08/OVE5979OY_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/08/OVE5979OY_tmb.jpgThu, 08 Oct 2009 16:50:04 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3810093http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3810093David Cameron, leader of Britain's Conservative Party and widely tipped to be the next Prime Minister, sets out his vision for Britain and its involvement in Afghanistan, if elected.V3810093Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/08/OVE5979QD_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/08/OVE5979QD_tmb.jpgThu, 08 Oct 2009 13:44:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3809972http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3809972Remembering the peaceful "Monday demonstrations" in East Germany in 1989, where people demanded democratic reform and helped bring down the Berlin Wall.V3809972Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/08/OVE5979FD_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/08/OVE5979FD_tmb.jpgThu, 08 Oct 2009 11:38:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3809899http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3809899Britain's opposition Conservative party are hoping to emulate the success of the Obama campaign when it comes to using the power of the Internet. Their new website allows uses to make donations directly to individual causes -- and connect with each other. V3809899AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/08/MMV94425_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/10/08/MMV94425_TEN_thumb.jpgMon, 05 Oct 2009 17:06:07 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806898http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806898Greece's conservative Prime Minister concedes defeat and quits as head of his party as his Socialist rivals live up to poll predictions.V3806898Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/05/OVE5942SS_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/05/OVE5942SS_tmb.jpgMon, 05 Oct 2009 15:16:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806834http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806834Having won an overwhelming victory in Greece's general election, Socialist Party leader George Papandreou says he plans to lead the country on a course of economic recovery.V3806834Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/05/OVE5942Q1_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/05/OVE5942Q1_tmb.jpgMon, 05 Oct 2009 12:54:08 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806755http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806755Figure-hugging Lycra is barred from the UK's Brompton folding bike world championships for jackets and ties.V3806755Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/05/OVE5942LG_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/05/OVE5942LG_tmb.jpgMon, 05 Oct 2009 09:00:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806706http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3806706Greece's conservative Prime Minister concedes defeat and quits as head of his party as his Socialist rivals live up to poll predictions.V3806706Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/05/OVE5942F1_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/10/05/OVE5942F1_tmb.jpg