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Air Madrid’s routes to be taken over by LTUGerman charter airline LTU is to take over most of the Latin American routes flown by collapsed… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
China Life overtakes European insurersA red letter day in the insurance world as China Life started selling its shares on the Shanghai… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
Oil price slides to lowest in 18 monthsThe price of crude oil has plunged to levels not seen since mid 2005. An unusually warm winter so… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
europa
German town new centre of EU with enlargementFrench mathematicians have worked out that the geographic centre of the European Union now lies in… 09/01/07 06:01 CET
world news
ETA admits Madrid airport bomb but says truce still holdsETA says it carried out the deadly bombing at Madrid airport late last month, but its “permanent“… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
Madrid maintains tough stance against terrorismShortly after ETA released its statement, the Spanish government said its hardline position would… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
Czech president to name new governmentCzech President Vaclav Klaus says he will name a new government today, potentially putting an end… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
Campaigners “vigilant” over French homeless planThere has been a cautious welcome in France to news of government plans to tackle homelessness… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
Bush reportedly set to send thousands more to IraqA source close to the White House says US President George W. Bush has committed an additional… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
Venezuela’s Chavez moves to strengthen socialist “revolution”At a ceremony in which cabinet members were sworn into office, newly-re-elected Venezuelan… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
Europe feels impact in Russia-Belarus oil disputeSlovakia is the latest country to find its oil supply cut, due to the shutdown of a pipeline… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
Outgoing Chancellor out of new Austrian CabinetThe new Austrian cabinet has begun taking shape, ahead of a swearing-in ceremony, expected on… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
French police arrest two suspected ETA membersPolice detained two suspected ETA members in southern France, the first arrests since the airport… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
No sign of early end to pipeline rowDespite appeals for a speedy resolution there are no signs of an immediate end to the pipeline… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
Belgian prince testifies in embezzlement caseKing Albert’s youngest son Prince Laurent has become the first senior member of Belgium’s royal… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
Energy disputes highlight EU vulnerabilityAt the end of last year, Belarus threatened to stop delivering Russian gas to Europe through its… 09/01/07 07:01 CET
EU chides energy partners over communication gapEurope has reiterated to Russia and Belarus it expects them to honour their contracts on energy… 09/01/07 06:01 CET
Czech President names new governmentRaising a glass to stability. Czech President Vaclav Klaus named a new government led by rightist… 09/01/07 06:01 CET
ETA says it bombed Madrid airport but truce still standsETA has admitted carrying out the deadly bombing at Madrid airport late last month, but says its… 09/01/07 03:01 CET
Outgoing Chancellor will not serve in new CabinetOutgoing Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel will not serve in Austria’s new Cabinet. The announcement… 09/01/07 02:01 CET
EU Presidency and Commission stern over energyEurope has issued a firm message to its energy suppliers that it expects reliability. This came as… 09/01/07 01:01 CET
Belgium’s Prince Laurent testifies in fraud trialThe youngest son of Belgium’s King Albert II has been giving evidence in a fraud trial in Flanders… 09/01/07 01:01 CET
Russia/Belarus talks on pipeline rowsEU countries affected by the shut down of an oil pipeline from Russia are anxiously awaiting the… 09/01/07 01:01 CET
Japan’s Defence Agency upgraded to MinistryJapan has unveiled its new Defence Ministry, in a move aimed at playing a greater role in ensuring… 09/01/07 01:01 CET
Opposition to US troop increase in IraqIt has not been unveiled yet officially but the White House’s new Iraq strategy is proving a hard… 09/01/07 01:01 CET
US targets al-Qaeda in Somalia airstrikeA number of people are reported to have been killed in a US air strike in southern Somalia. An… 09/01/07 01:01 CET
