Brooks returns to work as head of News UK
Just four years ago Rebekah Brooks was given a multi-million euro pay-off by Rupert Murdoch before standing trial in Britain’s phone-hacking scandal. source
‘Thank you and Goodbye’ says News of the World
A beleaguered Rupert Murdoch has given his “total support” to News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, despite the phone-hacking scandal that has … source
Russia: Putin dissolves state news agency RIA Novosti
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has closed the main state news agency RIA Novosti and replaced it… euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe … source
Tianjin blasts: Relatives anxiously await news of dozens still missing
A camera pans over the devastation caused by two huge blasts in the eastern Chinese city of Tianjin. Burned-out buildings, rows of ruined cars and wrecked … source
Google shares rise on news of company shake-up
Google on Monday announced a major … source
Putin’s speaks at first news conference in third term
http://www.euronews.com/ Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has held the first major news conference of his third presidential term. During the live, televised … source
Ex-News of the The World editor arrested again
http://www.euronews.com/ Britain’s phone hacking storm has flared up again with the arrest for a second time of Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of the … source
Mixed news on unemployment in Portugal – economy
Portugal’s jobless rate fell for the third consecutive quarter at the end of last year. It was 15.3 percent of the working population, down from 15.6 percent in the ……
Strike by French news agency extended by 24 hours
A three-day strike by the main French news agency AFP has been extended by 24 hours. The agency is locked in a fierce dispute over pay and conditions. source
LIVE : Merkel and Netanyahu news conference after Berlin talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin today (October 21), where he also met US Secretary of … source