http://www.newstin.co.uk/uk/europe Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79551127 As European markets fall sharply, the BBC News website looks at some of the countries affected by financial turmoil and what their governments are doing to alleviate the crisis. The country's second-biggest commercial property... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:28:46 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79551127 2008-10-06T11:28:46Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79533844 Belgium woke up today to a national strike in protest at falling living standards – and the French takeover of its biggest bank. "Fortis is French" is the headline on today's front page of the country's leading French-language... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:31:37 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79533844 2008-10-06T10:31:37Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79550601 The scientists who discovered HIV will share the Nobel prize for medicine with the expert who linked human papilloma virus (HPV) to cervical cancer. French team Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier were recognised for... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:57:48 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79550601 2008-10-06T09:57:48Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79548369 Oct 6 - Turkey faces increasing pressure at home after Friday's deadly ambush to launch a major offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq that would hurt its ties with Washington and the European Union, analysts say. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:25:12 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79548369 2008-10-06T10:25:12Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79562014 MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian arms export monopoly has no information about reported Russian surface-to-air missile deliveries to the Middle East, Rosoboronexport said on Monday. "The company has no knowledge... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:24:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79562014 2008-10-06T12:24:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79562677 Catherine Boyle, Hildur Helga Sigurdardottir in Reykjavik and Peter Stiff Iceland suspended trading the shares of six major financial institutions today as ministers worked on a plan to help them survive the global financial... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:41:01 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79562677 2008-10-06T12:41:01Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79513870 HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks dropped by around 5 percent on Monday, led by exporters, and the yen surged to a 2-year high against the euro as investors doubted a scattered European response to the financial crisis and a... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:57:16 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79513870 2008-10-06T07:57:16Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79533523 The euro and the pound fell heavily against the dollar today after another weekend of turmoil which exposed further weakness in the European banking system and lack of co-ordinated action from its governments. The euro tumbled... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:30:33 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79533523 2008-10-06T10:30:33Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79554761 • PM holds firsts national economic council meeting • Darling to make statement later Gordon Brown will be speaking to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, today to clarify the extent of Germany's commitment to protect bank... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:54:52 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79554761 2008-10-06T11:54:52Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79580002 LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - More European governments followed Germany's lead on Monday offering guarantees to savers in a frantic effort to calm fears among investors over the worst financial crisis in nearly 80 years. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:38:39 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/79580002 2008-10-06T13:38:39Z