m&c Embattled Mourinho desperate to end his Barcelona jinx | Madrid - Wednesday will be a red-letter day for Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho as the self-styled 'Special One' will have to face his nemesis once again: world champions Barcelona. | Mourinho's tea... (photo: AP / Victor R. Caivano) Barcelona Madrid Photos Soccer Wikipedia: José Mourinho The Star Salvage crews prepare to pump fuel from wrecked Italian liner | GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvage crews began preparations on Tuesday to pump thousands of tonnes of fuel from the wreck of the Costa Concordia as the search continued for bodies, 11 days after the ... (photo: AP / Pier Paolo Cito) Costa Concordia Environment Italy Photos Wikipedia: Costa Concordia disaster Top Stories The New York Times Alcatel-Lucent to Cut 336 Jobs in France | BERLIN — Alcatel-Lucent, the French maker of telephone network equipment, said Thursday that it planned to cut 3.4 percent of its workforce in France by the end o... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon) Alcatel Berlin France Jobs Photos Wikipedia: Alcatel-Lucent BBC News UK could become 'smuggling hub' for herbal high khat The UK could become a hub for smuggling the herbal stimulant khat, European police and politicians have warned. | The Netherlands is the latest country to outlaw the sale... (photo: Creative Commons / Antti Salonen) Netherlands Photos Police UK Wikipedia: Khat The New York Times Cameron Calls for European Court to Limit Its Reach | BRUSSELS — Opening a new battle over the reach of Europe’s institutions, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain on Wednesday called for the European Court ... (photo: AP / Christopher Furlong, Pool) Britain Brussels Court Photos Wikipedia/David Cameron All Africa President Ouattara to Sign Military Accord On Paris Visit RFI (Paris)-Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara starts a three-day visit to France on Wednesday. The trip, during which he will sign a security accord with Paris... (photo: AP / Bertramd Langlois) France Ivory Coast Photos Politics Wikipedia: Alassane Ouattara BBC News The rich, worried about inequality? The UK is certainly not alone in debating whether the widening gap between the super-haves and the have-littles is an altogether good thing. | It is one of the big talkin... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) Davos Economy Photos Poverty Wikipedia: World Economic Forum Newstrack India Real Madrid could pitch for Wenger as Mourinho's replacement | Madrid, Jan 25(ANI): Spanish club Real Madrid's interest in Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been re-ignited following manager Jose Mourinho's reported troubles with t... (photo: AP / Lionel Cironneau) Arsenal Football Madrid Photos Wikipedia: Arsène Wenger BBC News Davos 2012 starts with worries about eurozone crisis The eurozone crisis and its global impact are set to dominate as the World Economic Forum (WEF) gets under way. | Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel will open the annual ... (photo: AP / Bundesregierung, Guido Bergmann, Pool) Davos Eurozone Germany Photos Wikipedia: World Economic Forum m&c No love at first sight in Paris as Eiffel Tower turns 125 | Paris - When work began on the Eiffel Tower, 125 years ago, many Parisians were far from enamoured, describing it as a useless monstrosity that robbed the French capita... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Construction Eiffel Tower Paris Photos Wikipedia: Eiffel Tower The Independent Hamish McRae: In a sombre year Davos worries about greater equality | But many global leaders will be there, for it is a very efficient way of setting up a string of meetings. So the gathering will, as always, crystallise the mood of the ... (photo: AP / Michel Euler) Davos Economy Equality Photos Wikipedia: World Economic Forum
