European News

European markets in opening fall

European stocks are lower as the latest move to restore market order - a ban on short-selling of some financial shares - takes effect.

• Peston: Can ban boost EU banks?
• Asia's stocks in choppy trading
• Four EU nations ban short-selling
• 'Act now to avoid recession'

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US urges further Syria sanctions

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges China, Russia and Europe to consider wider sanctions as Syria's violent military crackdown continues.

• Deadlock as pressure builds
• Neighbours add pressure

UK police deny minister riot claim

A senior police officer says it was the police, and not MPs, who devised the "more robust" approach that restored calm after four nights of rioting in England.

• Man attacked in Ealing riot dies
• Analysis: Commons debate

• China train maker orders recall

  Chinese state-owned train manufacturer, China CNR, recalls 54 bullet trains, as problems continue to plague the industry.
  

• Guatemala holds massacre suspects

  Police in Guatemala arrest two men suspected of involvement in the 1982 massacre of 268 people during the country's civil conflict.
  

• Piracy levels 'soaring' off Benin

• Nigeria army to open abuse probe

• Colombia tries to curb rebel push

• Suu Kyi to hold government talks

• Republicans spar at Iowa debate

• Hypersonic test aircraft 'lost'

• Plesiosaur mums 'didn't lay eggs'

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Sport

• Sportsday Live - Friday 12 August

  Live updates from Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's news conference, with Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri on the verge of moves away from the club on the eve of the new Premier League season.
  

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• McIlroy to decide on wrist injury

• Tsonga beats Federer in Montreal

  Health

  • Depression linked to stroke risk

    Women who have a history of depression may also be at increased risk of suffering a stroke, US researchers suggest.
    

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  • Smoking worsens female heart risk

  • Genetic clues to what triggers MS

  Magazine

• Who are the rioters?

  A snapshot of the suspected rioters who were due to appear before one magistrates' court in London on disorder-related charges during the course of one day.
  

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  German call to ban workplace kiss

  Germany's Knigge - or etiquette - Society calls for a ban on French-style kissing in the workplace, following complaints.
  

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  Statue of Liberty to close for renovation

  The inside of New York's Statue of Liberty is to be closed to visitors for a year in order to carry out safety and improvement work, officials say.

  Mick Jagger starts singing in Sanskrit

  Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger sings in Sanskrit on a new album by a supergroup which also stars Oscar-winning Indian musician AR Rahman.

  Screen remake for Dirty Dancing

  Hit 1980s film Dirty Dancing is returning to the big screen, a Hollywood film studio has announced.

  Trojan T-shirts trap German fans

  German music festival fans find that a giveaway T-shirt bearing right-wing insignia washes away to reveal an anti-extremism message.

  US woman abandons Cuba to US swim

  Diana Nyad, 61, is forced to end her bid to be the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage.

  Plan for Earth-orbit 'space cleaner'

  Researchers propose a means to slowly rid low-Earth orbit of the largest bits of "space junk" that threaten satellites and manned missions.

  Harry Potter hit by hi-tech scams

  Cyber conmen are cashing in on the huge interest surrounding JK Rowling's Pottermore website.

  Swede admits atomic test 'crazy'

  A Swedish man who tried to set up a nuclear reactor in his kitchen at home has admitted his plan was "crazy" and has vowed to stick to physics books from now on.