Qatari investors linked to the royal family have agreed to buy Dexia BIL, the Luxembourg arm of the troubled Franco-Belgian bank, Luxembourg said on Monday, shortly after Brussels announced it would bail out the bank's Belgian arm.
EU ministers have tried to reassure farmers and consumers concerned about the E.coli outbreak that began one week ago but officials have struggled to show signs of progress in identifying the source of the deadly bacteria.
EU agriculture ministers are meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday to discuss a package of compensations to fruit and vegetable farmers across Europe who have seen their sales dramatically drop since the deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany.
This week on "Le Sportcast", Etienne Michon of Backpagefootball.com and France24.com sport editor Emmanuel Versace talk about the French football team's performance against Luxembourg and Croatia.
Group leader France beat Luxembourg 0-2 in Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier, a game that saw no outstanding French performance against its tiny neighbour. Philippe Mexes and Yoann Gourcuff scored the two goals.
Belgium's political crisis leads some of its citizens to head next door.
We ask some British Muslims what they think about David Cameron's criticisms of multiculturalism.
And a look at one of the Berlin film festival's most innovative new offerings.
Laurent Blanc's players beat Luxembourg 2-0 in a qualifying match for the 2012 European Championships, making it three wins in a row for the first time in as many years.
Laurent Blanc's players will be hoping to make it three successive wins for the first time in as many years when they take on Luxembourg Tuesday in their fourth qualifier for the 2012 European Championships.
In France there's an ongoing debate whether it's time to open injection rooms also known as shooting galleries. Those in favour say it would reduce risks of fatal overdose as well as disease by providing drug-users a as a place to inject and a clean syringe. Critics fear it could encourage drug use as well as local crime around the injection rooms.
