LONDON, Wednesday, 07-Jan-2009 10:29:07 GMT

EUROPE: Top news stories from the BBC France to announce justice reform President Sarkozy plans to scrap investigative magistrates, bringing French justice closer to the English-speaking world. Europe undermines war on measles The UK and several other countries still have high measles rates, dashing hopes of world eradication by 2010. OTHER TOP NEWS STORIES IN THIS SECTION German billionaire kills himself Mob drama gets Scorsese backing Euro weakens on rate cut evidence Arson attack on French synagogue Nigerian pirates grab French ship EUROPE: Other news stories AARP Auto Insurance From The Hartford... Ad - AARP.TheHartford.com Norway Pledges Surplus Gas Sales, Sees Pipeline Risk... Daily Oil Bulletin Turkey, Bulgaria And Austria Suffering Major Disruptions In Natural Gas Supplies... Free Internet Press Bridge North Sea To Acquire Additional U.K. Assets... Daily Oil Bulletin Ukraine: Russia stops sending gas to Europe... San Francisco Chronicle English: GDP Figures Confirm Need For Government's Growth Plan... Voxy.co.nz Reva Plans to Launch L-Ion Battery-Powered Car in Europe... Greentech Media All 43 Police Forces in England and Wales offer Online Crime Maps... Directions Magazine 6:51pmRussia 'leaves Europe without gas'... Herald Sun Covidien to move HQ to Ireland... Aunt Minnie Russia 'leaves Europe without gas'... The Australian British house prices sink 15.9 per cent in 2008... Report On Business House prices plunge by 34pc in N Ireland... Ireland Business World Denmark Arab-dominated schools: Jews not welcome... Free Dominion BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-HSBC starts coverage of UK business services cos? 38 mins ago... CNBC Rental Car Savings in Europe... Travel Agent One-Week Sale on Europe Cruises... Travel Agent Russia gas squeeze hits freezing Europe... Business Day Scottish & Southern to issue shares... MarketWatch Repercussions in Europe... Business Day Russia stops all gas shipments to Europe via Ukraine: Kiev... AFP NanoKTN supports significant funding round for UK nanotechnology research... Nanowerk Tara, Europe's largest zinc mine, may be closed - again... Mineweb UK's finance minister says country 'far from through' downturn: report... Sydney Morning Herald Heavy snowfalls, cold and ice hit Europe, UK... Pretoria News Britons surviving on a wing and prayer... Pretoria News UPDATE 1-Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on Jan 7... Interactive Investor International Active Storage Establishes New UK Office to Service Growing Demand for Company Products Throughout Europe... Animation Artist New cold war in Europe... The Independent Swiss franc climbs to 84.47 against yen, 1.1093 against dollar and 1.5031 against euro... Nasdaq Canadian juniors still riding high after championship win over Sweden... Medicine Hat News EASTERN EUROPE: Other news stories AARP Auto Insurance From The Hartford... Ad - AARP.TheHartford.com Czechs say gas supplies from Russia halted? 44 mins ago... CNBC INDICATORS - Poland Jan 7? 60 mins ago... CNBC INDICATORS - Czech Republic - January 7... FXStreet.com INDICATORS - Slovakia - Jan 7... FXStreet.com Slovaks are 1 step away from 4th Hopman Cup Final... 938 LIVE UPDATE 1-Czechs say gas supplies from Russia halted... Interactive Investor International INDICATORS - Poland Jan 7... FXStreet.com Ukraine says Russia halts all European transit gas... Reuters Ukraine says Russia halts all European transit gas... Reuters Canada INDICATORS - Czech Republic - January 7... CNBC Three Bulgarian Citizens Busted for Pickpocketing in Melbourne... Sofia News Agency Escalating Russia-Ukraine dispute blocks gas to EU... Business Report Belarusians appeal Olympic doping violations... Ein News INDICATORS - Slovakia - Jan 7... CNBC Europe plunged into energy crisis as Russia cuts off gas supply via Ukraine... Mail Online UK INDICATORS - Czech Republic - January 7... Interactive Investor International Bulgaria hit by gas crisis as Russian supplies dry up... Dnevnik.bg Russia-Ukraine gas row escalates... China Economic Net Russia, Ukraine to Resume Talks as Gas Fight Sharpens... Naharnet INDICATORS - Slovakia - Jan 7... Interactive Investor International Czechs say gas supplies from Russia halted... FXStreet.com Flow of Gas From Russia Via Ukraine Plummets... Washington Post Czechs say gas supplies from Russia halted... CNBC Hungarian Film Week announces main competition line up... Screendaily Czechs say gas supplies from Russia halted... Interactive Investor International ARTILLERY: Naval Strike Missile Defends Poland... Strategy Page Hungarian Sailors take the lead after day 2 of Flying Dutchman Worlds... SailWorld.com Ukraine steals about 15% of transit gas - Miller... Itar Tass Putin discusses gas problem with Bulgarian premier, Romanian president... Itar Tass INDICATORS - Poland Jan 7... CNBC