corporate
Oil prices continue to slideOil prices have fallen to their lowest levels in five months as higher refinery production… 08/09/06 07:09 CET
Ecofin meeting upbeat about euro zone economyEuro zone finance ministers and central bankers have held informal talks on the region’s economy in… 08/09/06 06:09 CET
VW talks with unions about increasing work weekEurope’s biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, is holding talks with union officials on further… 08/09/06 06:09 CET
europa
EU-China summit to address trade frictionTrade friction between the European Union and China is the hot issue at this Saturday’s bilateral… 08/09/06 06:09 CET
French bid to return to EU forefrontFrance’s Interior Minister, and contender for next year5;s presidential elections, has presented… 08/09/06 06:09 CET
world news
Belgian police foil alleged neo-nazi plotPolice in Belgium say they have foiled an alleged plot to commit terrorist attacks in the country… 08/09/06 08:09 CET
Lebanon calls for complete end to Israeli blockadeLebanon’s ports lie dormant, waiting for Israel to lift its naval blockade. That is expected to… 08/09/06 08:09 CET
Bush reinforces “war on terror”Just days away from the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, George W. Bush has… 08/09/06 08:09 CET
Venice sees new version of Mozart`s Magic FluteBritish actor and director Kenneth Branagh has presented his new film in the opulent setting of the… 08/09/06 08:09 CET
Spanish troops to return to the Middle EastSpain’s parliament has voted to send over 1,000 troops to join the United Nation peacekeepers in… 08/09/06 08:09 CET
Illegal immigrants protest in WashingtonFighting for their citizenship, thousands of illegal immigrants and their supporters have protested… 08/09/06 08:09 CET
Deadly bombing in Muslim burial ground in IndiaAt least 35 people are now feared dead after a series of explosions in western India. Local media… 08/09/06 06:09 CET
At least 16 killed in Kabul bombingThe Taliban is claiming responsibility for a deadly suicide car bomb attack near the US embassy in… 08/09/06 06:09 CET
Israel ends Lebanon blockadeIsrael’s sea and air blockade of Lebanon has ended. Foreign cargo ships have started arriving in… 08/09/06 06:09 CET
Canaries “full to breaking point” with refugeesAs more illegal immigrants arrive in the Canary Islands, local authorities are warning that the… 08/09/06 06:09 CET
Hope remains of rescuing trapped Russian minersRescue teams in Russia say there is still hope of saving more than 20 men trapped underground at a… 08/09/06 06:09 CET
End of Israeli blockade on Lebanon imminentIsrael has said the end of its naval blockade on Lebanon is imminent. The arrival of commercial… 08/09/06 01:09 CET
Russian miners still trapped undergroundWork continues in Siberia to try to free miners trapped underground after a fire broke out in a… 08/09/06 01:09 CET
Deadly blasts in IndiaIt is feared that several explosions in India have killed at least 25 people. One of the explosions… 08/09/06 01:09 CET
Video said to show Bin Laden with 9/11 attackersA five-year-old video tape has come to light, apparently showing Osama Bin Laden meeting what are… 08/09/06 01:09 CET
Suicide attack near US embassy in AfghanistanA suicide car bomber has struck near the US embassy in Kabul. Reports from the scene said between… 08/09/06 01:09 CET
