Iran - Britain to pull all diplomatic staff out after protesters stormed and ransacked the country's embassy in central Tehran

Published on Nov 29, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Britain will pull all of its diplomatic staff out of Iran, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

Protesters stormed and ransacked the country's embassy in central Tehran on Tuesday, as well as a residential compound in the north of the city.

They chanted 'Death to Britain', burnt the Union Jack and destroyed portraits of the Queen.

The demonstrations were in response to the UK government's recent ban on banks doing business with the Islamic Republic.

Ivory Coast - Former president of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo arrived in the Netherlands to face ICC trial

Published on Nov 29, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Former president of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday after prosecutors for the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued a warrant for his arrest.

The investigation relates to rapes, killings and other abuses committed during a four month conflict. The violence was triggered by Gbagbo's refusal to cede power to Alassane Ouattera who won last year's presidential election.

Gbagbo will be the first former head of state to be tried by the ICC since its creation in 2002.
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Laurent Gbagbo faces charges of crimes against humanity 

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Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo would be the first former head of state to be tried by the International Criminal Court since its inception in 2002.

Europe - Euro rescue plan in Brussels is short on detail

Published on Nov 29, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Euro zone ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed to increase the firepower of their rescue fund as experts say time is running out the save the euro.

No figures were released to say exactly by how much the European Financial Stability Facility would be beefed up - one trillion euros still appears to be the preferred target.

Jean-Claude Juncker, Eurogroup President explained:

Britain - braces itself for the biggest strike for a generation today

Published on Nov 29, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Airports, schools, hospitals and government offices are facing dirsruption today as public sector workers go on strike in the UK's biggest mass walkout for a generation.

Unions are opposed to government plans to make their members pay more and work longer to earn their pensions.

Lucy Moreton from the Immigration Services Union: