The Times Of India BA losses widen on strike action, ash cloud LONDON: British Airways on Friday said net losses widened to 122 million pounds during its first quarter as strike action and the Icelandic ash cloud grounded flights, but insisted it was set to break... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) Aviation British Airways Photos Transport Wikipedia: British Airways Mining Weekly Deutsche declines comment on talk of aluminium ETF plan | LONDON – Deutsche Bank on Friday declined to comment on market talk that it will launch a physically-backed aluminium exchange traded product (ETP) by the end of this year. | Metal traders told R... (photo: Creative Commons / mattingham) Bank Deutsche London Photos Wikipedia: Deutsche Bank Top Stories Al Jazeera Italy passes austerity measures | The Italian parliament has approved an austerity package worth more than $32bn, aimed at cutting the country's budget deficit and reassuring financial markets. | The lo... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini) Economy Finance Italy Photos Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis The New York Times Sarkozy Toughens on Illegal Roma | PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the expulsion of illegal Roma and itinerant immigrants and the dismantlement of their camps in a move that has been ... (photo: AP / Michel Euler) France Human Rights Immigration Photos Wikipedia: Romani people The New York Times Heat Wave Batters Russia | RYBKHOZ, Russia — Ivan Tyurkin trudged along a pier and surveyed the breeding ponds all around him. He did not need a thermometer to know that the water was treac... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev) Health Photos Russia Weather Wikipedia: Heat wave The New York Times Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China | FRANKFURT — Germany continued to show surprising strength Thursday as a drop in unemployment, coupled along with better-than-expected profit at two of the country... (photo: AP / Andreas Beil) Business Economy Germany Photos Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis The New York Times Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis | With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life ... (photo: AP) Economy Infrastructure Photos Population Wikipedia: Population growth The New York Times Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher | European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expe... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer)) Economy Europe Markets Photos Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis The New York Times Outspoken British PM Embroiled in Diplomatic Rows | Filed at 3:21 p.m. ET | LONDON (AP) -- In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the ''junior partner'' of the U.... (photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Cameron Diplomatic London Photos Wikipedia: David Cameron Houston Chronicle Shell profit rises to $4.4 billion in second quarter | Royal Dutch Shell, Europe's largest oil company, posted a 15 percent increase in second- quarter profit on higher oil prices and production as it exceeded a target for ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Dutch Europe Photos Shell Wikipedia: Royal Dutch Shell The Guardian Greek police fire tear gas at striking truckers | Government issues emergency order as fuel shortages strand tourists and disrupt food and medical supplies Greek truck drivers clash with riot police in Athens. Photogra... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis) Economy Greece Photos Protests Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis The News & Observer Avon Products 2Q net income doubles | NEW YORK -- Avon Products Inc. says higher revenue in Latin America and Europe helped its second-quarter net income more than double. | The direct seller of beauty prod... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Business Europe Market Photos Wikipedia: Avon Products