The death toll from Saturday’s coal mine blast rose to 87, according to Chinese state media, as hopes of reaching about 20 other trapped miners faded on Sunday. Lax safety standards make Chinese mines the most dangerous in the world.
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At an extraordinary weekend session, the US Senate voted to hold a full debate on a healthcare reform bill, with 60 votes in favour and all but one of the 40 Republicans in the chamber voting against it.
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Residents of north-western Britain and Ireland were braced for more rain Sunday following the devastating floods of recent days, which killed one British policeman.
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Romanians are voting Sunday in the first round of a closely-fought presidential election amid hopes that the vote would break a political impasse that has hampered the country’s access to much-needed international aid.
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Thousands of Spanish farmers marched through central Madrid to the Agriculture Ministry on Saturday to demand government action on the falling prices and rising costs that are threatening to ruin their livelihoods.
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With 538 passengers on board, an Air France A380, the world’s largest civilian aircraft, landed in New York Friday after its first transatlantic flight.
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Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen backed calls by the Football Association of Ireland for football’s governing body FIFA to order a replay of Wednesday's controversial World Cup qualifier between France and Ireland.
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Shortly before noon Friday, an Air France A380, the world’s largest civilian airliner, will take off from Paris for New York on its first transatlantic flight with 538 passengers on board.
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The agricultural sector has been particularly hard hit by the credit crisis. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look and reports from Spain, where farmers are set to stage a strike this Friday in protest at plunging prices.
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IThe French papers breathe a sigh of relief this morning after France narrowly defeated Ireland to qualify for the World Cup. Several front pages lead with the photo of Thierry Henry’s contentious handball.
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Devastation from the Irish, a vicious spanking from the UK and red-faced admissions from the French - three countries' media react to Thierry Henry’s handball that cost Ireland its World Cup dream on Wednesday.
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CHINA: Mine disaster death toll mounts to 87
