Saturday, 9 November 2013

Blog Alert for BBC News - Europe, Nov 8, 2013

New Posts to BBC News - Europe on Nov 8, 2013:

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1) Lampedusa tragedy: Migrants 'raped'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24866338#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A gang raped and tortured African migrants whose boat later sank off Lampedusa with the loss of more than 360 lives, Italian police say.

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2) Spain releases eight Eta militants
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24870601#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Spain releases eight of nine jailed militants from the Eta Basque separatist group after a European rights ruling.

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3) War crimes charges for Kosovo rebels
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24875771#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

An EU prosecutor indicts 15 former Kosovo rebels on charges of torturing and killing civilians during the 1998-99 separatist war with Serbia.

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4) Anti-Semitism 'on rise in Europe'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24857207#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A survey of Jewish people in Europe says anti-Semitism is increasing, particularly on the internet, an EU agency finds.

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5) Croatia to vote on same-sex marriage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24873498#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Croatian MPs vote in favour of a referendum on proposals to ban same-sex marriages, against opposition from gay rights activists.

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6) S&P cuts France credit rating to AA
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24863628#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Standard and Poor's cuts France's credit rating again to AA, almost two years after the country lost its top-rated AAA status.

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7) Nissan's Ghosn warns UK over EU exit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24859486#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Nissan will reconsider its investment in the UK if Britain leaves the European Union, chief executive Carlos Ghosn tells the BBC.

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8) Ajax-Celtic disorder: Fans in court
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-24869318#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Six Celtic fans arrested in Amsterdam after trouble flared before Wednesday's Champions League game with Ajax appear in court.

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9) Marine guilty of Afghanistan murder
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24870699#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A Royal Marine is found guilty of murdering an injured Afghan insurgent, in what the prosecution called "an execution", but two others are cleared.

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10) VIDEO: Squat your way to a free Metro ride
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24873180#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg earns himself a free ride on Moscow's Metro - by doing a series of squats.

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11) Profits up at British Airways owner
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24863321#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

International Airways Group (IAG), owner of British Airways, reports a jump in profits, helped by a recovery at its Spanish airline Iberia.

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12) VIDEO: Strained Anglo-German relations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24874739#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The BBC's Europe Editor Gavin Hewitt reports on the strained diplomatic relations between Germany and the UK

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13) VIDEO: Olympic torch takes off into space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24867530#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A Soyuz rocket carrying the Sochi Winter Olympic torch has docked at the International Space Station, as part of the Russian build up to the Games.

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14) VIDEO: Jailed Pussy Riot member 'missing'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24864386#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The location of the jailed Pussy Riot band member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has not been known for almost three weeks

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15) VIDEO: Arrest after Lampedusa tragedy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24874220#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

A Somali man has been arrested in Italy in connection with October's boat disaster off the island of Lampedusa in which more than 350 migrants died.

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16) How prayers helped end the Cold War
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/0/24661333

The church that helped bring down the Berlin Wall

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