Russia - seizes Iran-bound radioactive material from the luggage of an Iranian national bound for Tehran

Published on Dec 16, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Customs officers at a Moscow airport say they have seized radioactive material from the luggage of an Iranian national bound for Tehran. Sodium-22 is used in medical equipment but the service said it could be obtained only as a result of a nuclear reactor's operations. An investigation is underway.

Europe - UK-France relations chillier

Published on Dec 16, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ The diplomatic icicles at the latest EU summit have been snowballing in the press.

Neither the French nor the British hid their displeasure. The air hung thick with irritation, and leaders' hands brushed past unshaken.

There was a crackle in the room after London's veto of EU treaty reform proposed by Paris and Berlin.

President Sarkozy weighed his words underscoring the UK's isolation in the agreement reached by 26 of the EU's 27 member countries.
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Deputy PM says remarks by French ministers are unacceptable

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The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has told France's prime minister that remarks by his government criticising the UK economy are 'simply unacceptable'.

In the last few days tension has been ratcheted up between the two countries as several members of the French government have drawn outspoken and unflattering comparisons between their economy and that of the UK.

The BBC's Hugh Pym reports.

Egypt - Clashes are taking place in the capital Cairo. Security forces reportedly been throwing rocks from roof tops

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Clashes are taking place in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after troops moved in to try to remove demonstrators staging a sit-in protest outside the parliament building.

Security forces have reportedly been throwing rocks from the top of buildings, angering the protesters below.

The latest protests began three weeks ago, following the appointment of a new prime minister by the military government.

The BBC's John Leyne reports.

The World Trade Organisation has formally approved Russia's membership after 18 years

Published on Dec 16, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ The World Trade Organisation has formally approved Russia's membership after 18 years of wrangling over terms and conditions for joining.

Russia's Economy Minister Elvira Nabiullina said: "For us, the end of these negotiations is not the finish but the start."

Russia was by far the biggest economy outside the 153-member organisation. It now has six months to ratify its membership and will join the global trading club 30 days later.

With Russia as a member, the WTO will account for 97 percent of world trade
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Опубликовано: Дек 16, 2011 г. Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Всемирной торговой организации официально утвержденного членства России после 18 лет прениях по поводу сроков и условий для присоединения.

Россию министр экономики Эльвира Набиуллина сказала: "Для нас, в конце этих переговоров не закончить, но начать."

Россия была самой крупной экономикой за пределами 153-члена организации. В настоящее время она имеет шесть месяцев, чтобы ратифицировать ее составе и присоединится к глобальной торговой клуб 30 дней позже.

С Россией в качестве члена, ВТО приходится 97 процентов мировой торговли