corporate
US industrial production falls by largest amount in eight monthsThe latest US government figures show that industrial production there fell in April, by the… 17/05/05 06:05 CET
The Russian tax man cometh – againThe giant Russian oil company YUKOS is not alone in facing huge bills for back taxes from the… 17/05/05 04:05 CET
OPEC gives assurances over supply world oil demandCrude oil prices have cooled after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries said it could… 17/05/05 04:05 CET
europa
Waving the flag for European cinema at Cannes; Shining a spotlight on new technologyCulture ministers have been mixing with the movers and shakers at the international festival. The… 17/05/05 07:05 CET
Romania opens officials’ wealth to public scrutinyPublic officials and their families in Romania must now declare their fortunes in full. Under… 17/05/05 05:05 CET
Europe is warning China to shrink its textile exports to the EU or face retaliationThis means self-restriction imposed by Beijing. Brussels has proposed emergency talks. Nine… 17/05/05 04:05 CET
world news
Political culture at CannesPoliticians and actors have one thing in common – they know how to play to an audience. Several of… 17/05/05 07:05 CET
Washington “disturbed” by violence in Uzbek unrestAfter reports of up to 500 dead and many more injured, Uzbekistan remains in a volatile state… 17/05/05 07:05 CET
Italian aid worker kidnapped in KabulAn Italian aid worker has been abducted in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Reports say Clementina… 17/05/05 07:05 CET
Beslan suspect to go on trialEight months after it was bathed in bloodshed, Beslan is bracing itself for a trial set to re-open… 17/05/05 07:05 CET
Khodorkovsky hearing adjourned, guilty verdicts expectedJudges in the trial of Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky adjourned the hearing until… 17/05/05 01:05 CET
Beslan school siege suspect goes on trialThe only hostage-taker to have been captured alive after the Beslan school siege has gone on trial… 17/05/05 01:05 CET
US soldier guilty of Abu Ghraib abuseAn American military court has found army reservist Sabrina Harman guilty of abusing Iraqi… 17/05/05 01:05 CET
Afghan widows demand Italian aid worker’s releaseSeveral hundred Afghan widows have gathered in Kabul to demand the immediate release of a Italian… 17/05/05 01:05 CET
