corporate
OECD says expect dip but no crashLook no longer to Wall Street seems to be the message from the OECD today, as it has revised … 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Scottish Power now Spanish – Olé!Europe has a new energy giant with the purchase of Scottish power by Spain’s Iberdrola. The 17… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
europa
Parliament stops just short of calling EU governments ‘liars’ over CIA probe“Concealing the truth”, hiding information, giving evidence with “omissions and denials”, lacking… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Some EU states not bothering to track racist crimesThe European Racism Monitoring report has criticised the lack in most of the EU’s Member States of… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
‘Victimised’ Roma see new hope in EU membershipThe Roma minority is particularly vulnerable to racist violence, including at the hands of police… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
world news
Disputes cast shadow over CIS meetingIn Minsk, the Commonwealth of Independent States has been holding its summit meeting. The … 28/11/06 12:11 CET
Car bombs target Baghdad hospitalAt least four people have been killed and dozens more injured by two car bombs outside one of… 28/11/06 12:11 CET
NATO prepares exit strategy for AfghanistanNATO forces could start withdrawing from Aghanistan in two years time but more reinforcements are… 28/11/06 12:11 CET
Canada votes for Quebec nationhoodThe Canadian parliament has approved a government motion recognising Quebec as a nation within a… 28/11/06 12:11 CET
Talabani asks Iran for help to end Iraqi bloodshed.The Iraqi president is in Iran to plead for help in improving his country’s worsening security… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Bush reaffirms support for NATO expansionGeorge Bush has made an assertive stand in favour of further NATO expansion at the first ever… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Radioactive substance link to ex-spy’s associateTraces of radioactive polonium-210 have been found at the offices of an associate of poisoned… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Afghanistan tops agenda at NATO summitUS President George W Bush has arrived in Europe ahead of a week of diplomacy which includes a … 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Pope aims to kindle dialogue between Christian churchesBuilding bridges between Christianity and Islam would appear to be the main objective of the Pope’s… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Iraqi militants claim F16 crashIt is being reported two Iraqi militant groups have claimed responsibility for bringing down a … 28/11/06 07:11 CET
“Delicate” situation awaits Pope in TurkeyThe Pope will arrive in Turkey today, for a four-day visit unlike any other in modern times. There… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Pope gives Turkey’s EU bid his supportArriving with a message of dialogue, brotherhood and reconciliation, the Pope was met by the… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Iran says foreign troops must leave IraqUS troops must pull out from Iraq if security is to be restored, according to Iran’s supreme… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Former Soviet states meet to talk over problemsSome 400 kilometres south east of the NATO summit in Riga, the Commonwealth of Independent States… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
UK: radiation sites investigated in spy death caseAuthorities in Britain have been trying to reassure the public following the suspicious death of a… 28/11/06 07:11 CET
Pope tells Turkish PM he backs Ankara’s EU bidThe Pope has arrived in the Turkey at the start of a highly-charged four-day trip, the first of his… 28/11/06 01:11 CET
