corporate
Petrol protests threated over high prices in UKPetrol price protestors in Britain are warning of renewed blockades at refineries unless the … 07/09/05 06:09 CET
europa
Privacy rights versus EU security agenda in ParliamentThe British EU presidency has given MEPs in Strasbourg a preview of its controversial new… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
European airline safety blacklist acceleratedEuropean transport experts have been meeting in Brussels to establish criteria for a common airline… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
Microsoft has opened up a new legal battlefront in its fight with the Europeanantitrust authorities. The US software giant has launched another suit with the European Court of… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
‘Sunshine’ directive defeatedProponents of making European employers liable for workers’ exposure to sunshine have suffered a… 07/09/05 06:09 CET
EU textile imports row solved but dissenters remainA plan to free up blocked Chinese textile imports has been approved by the European Union member… 07/09/05 06:09 CET
world news
Moussa Arafat killed in GazaGunmen have killed Moussa Arafat, a top advisor to the Palestinian Authority. A cousin of the late… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
New Orleans authorises forced evacuationsNew Orleans has authorised the forced removal of residents who refuse to leave their homes, as… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
Egyptians vote in first multi-party electionFor the first time, Egyptians are set to vote in a multi-party election. However few analysts… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
Annan criticised in “oil-for-food” reportThe UN is in need of urgent sweeping reform after instances of “illicit, unethical and corrupt“… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
California legislature backs gay marriageThe deep divisions in the US over gay marriage have surfaced again after the California legislature… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
Song and dance in VeniceAmerican director John Turturro had the Venice film festival singing along with his third film… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
Egypt votes in historic presidential pollsEgypt’s president Hosni Mubarak is the favourite to win in the country’s first ever contested… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
Gaza political crisis has deep rootsThe internal power struggles and tensions that led to Moussa Arafat’s assassination have been… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
Former Palestinian strongman murdered in GazaA heavily fortified home and a small army of bodyguards in the end were not enough to protect… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
Some New Orleans residents still refusing to quitWith New Orleans rapidly turning into a toxic wasteland, authorities have toughened their stance on… 07/09/05 07:09 CET
Egyptians vote in first presidential electionsPolls have opened in Egypt for the country’s first presidential elections. But as voting begins… 07/09/05 01:09 CET
Violence erupts in post-Israeli GazaMoussa Arafat, the ex-Palestinian security chief, has been murdered in Gaza, fuelling fears of… 07/09/05 01:09 CET
Schroeder and Merkel’s election message to BundestagHe defends his seven years in power, she attacks him for broken promises. The German Chancellor and… 07/09/05 01:09 CET
Only 10,000 left in New OrleansIt was once a busy, thriving city, now it is estimated only about 10,000 people remain there. New… 07/09/05 01:09 CET
Katrina relief effort finally goes up a gearMore than a week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the US military’s aid programme… 07/09/05 01:09 CET
