Europe News

OPEC says to hold emergency meeting on Nov 18
AFP - The OPEC oil producers' cartel will hold an emergency meeting in Vienna on November 18 to discuss the effects of the global financial crisis on crude prices, it said on Thursday.
Yahoo!  –  Oct 9, 2008 4:58 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Europe bank opens up cash lifeline as finance storm strikes again
AFP - The European Central Bank on Thursday opened up an unlimited cash lifeline for credit-starved institutions as Iceland nationalised its biggest bank and even the US administration considered taking over troubled banks.
Yahoo!  –  Oct 9, 2008 4:56 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

In bloom
A Dutch company cultivates algae for use in biofuel
BBC News  –  Oct 9, 2008 4:56 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

London stocks slump
AFP - The FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down on Thursday as a mid-day rally on stepped up government support for banks ran out of steam just before the close of trade.
Yahoo!  –  Oct 9, 2008 4:46 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Ohuruogu backs IOC doping plan
AFP - Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu has given her support to the International Olympic Committee's decision to retest Beijing Games doping samples in a search for a new blood-boosting drug.
Yahoo!  –  Oct 9, 2008 4:38 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

European Countries Implement Separate Responses to Banking Crisis
Governments have been responding individually, rather than waiting for help from European Union
Voice of America  –  Oct 9, 2008 4:31 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Markets slide after early rally
International Monetary Fund urges countries to work together to tackle the crisis.
Al Jazeera  –  Oct 9, 2008 4:25 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

EU Parliament calls for easing of Belarus sanctions
EU governments should consider easing visa bans against Belarusian leaders to promote democratic change in the country, the European Parliament said Thursday.
International Herald Tribune  –  Oct 9, 2008 4:11 PM [GMT]  –  comment?

Doctors plotted "wholesale murder" in UK: prosecutor
Reuters - Two doctors went on trial on Thursday accused of being part of an Islamist cell trying to murder people "wholesale" by carrying out car bomb attacks in central London and at a packed Scottish airport last year.
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Spanish capital bans human billboards
AFP - The Spanish capital on Thursday banned the use of human billboards, calling them an "assault on people's dignity".
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