corporate
Arcelor and Mittal’s profits better than expected but still downSteelmaker Arcelor and Mittal – the company that is trying to take it over – have both announced… 12/05/06 07:05 CET
europa
Sofia, Bucharest uneasy EU membership statusThe conclusion of the European Commission’s draft report on the fitness of Bulgaria and Romania to… 12/05/06 06:05 CET
interview
EU-Latin America summit questionsAs the summit of 60 Latin American, Caribbean and EU countries started in Vienna, Benita… 12/05/06 03:05 CET
world news
Racist killings shock BelgiumAn 18 year-old Belgian, described by local authorities as a skinhead with far-right sympathies, has… 12/05/06 12:05 CET
Russian churches building bridgesAt an historic meeting in San Francisco the breakaway Russian Orthodox Church Abroad has adopted a… 12/05/06 12:05 CET
Wave of bombs hits CorsicaExtremist Corsican nationalists appear to have made a show of strength on the French island. No… 12/05/06 12:05 CET
EU/LatAm agree strategic partnershipBolivia’s decision to nationalise its oil and gas industries is likely to be among the main issues… 12/05/06 12:05 CET
Torrid walk-on at turbid summitEasing tension at the European Union-Latin America summit, a nearly naked beauty queen showed up at… 12/05/06 07:05 CET
Georgians flush away Russian vodka over water banThere have been protests in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, against Moscow’s decision to ban the… 12/05/06 07:05 CET
Kosovo governor upbeat on state of provinceThe UN governor of Kosovo, Soren Jessen-Petersen, has reportedly drawn up a positive report on the… 12/05/06 07:05 CET
Belgian man kills two in suspected racist attackIn what is believed to have been a racially motivated incident, an 18-year-old Belgian has shot and… 12/05/06 07:05 CET
Bolivia and Venezuela face heat at Vienna summitHeads of state and ministers from almost 60 European, Latin American and Caribbean countries… 12/05/06 07:05 CET
Reports Russia to triple Belarus gas priceIt has been a day of mixed fortunes for Belarus’s opposition and the national economy. The main… 12/05/06 06:05 CET
Suspected racial killing reignites gun control debate in BelgiumDignitaries nationwide including the King and Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt have expressed deep… 12/05/06 06:05 CET
Russian churches on path to reconciliationThe leadership of Russia’s Orthodox Church has welcomed moves by its exiled counterpart, the… 12/05/06 06:05 CET
Belgium in shock after racist murdersBelgium is in shock following what is believed to be a racially-motivated double murder by an… 12/05/06 06:05 CET
Pipeline explosion rips through Lagos outskirtsAs many as 200 people have been killed in an explosion at an oil pipeline in Nigeria. The disaster… 12/05/06 06:05 CET
