corporate
Spain’s Telefonica takes control at Telecom ItaliaControl of Italy’s biggest telecoms operator, Telecom Italia, has been bought by a consortium led… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
Porsche launches takeover bid for VWThe German sports car maker, Porsche, has launched its mandatory takeover bid for Volkswagen with a… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
europa
Rosy transatlantic outlook but Russia worries resurfaceIn the White House Rose Garden, transatlantic partners the European Union and the United States… 30/04/07 08:04 CET
Streamlining EU-US aviation and regulationThe signing of an “open skies” aviation deal to boost transatlantic flights is aimed at helping… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
world news
Estonia begins work to re-locate controversial statueEstonia’s government has begun work to re-erect in another location a controversial statue that… 30/04/07 12:04 CET
Argentinian mothers’ group marks 30 years of protestArgentina’s most high-profile human rights group, the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, has been… 30/04/07 12:04 CET
Report set to blast Olmert’s war decisionThe Israeli leadership is excepted to come under heavy criticism today in interim findings of an… 30/04/07 12:04 CET
Israeli Premier under pressure over Hezbollah warIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is under fire – as an inquiry panel publishes a report today on… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
EU warns Turkey’s army on democracy
Turkey’s 500 000-strong army is NATO’s second largest after the United States. Military service is… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
Five jailed for life over UK bombing plotsFive men appearing in the Old Bailey central criminal court in London, have been found guilty of… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
Inquiry condemns Olmert over Hizbollah warA commission of inquiry has accused the Israeli Prime Minister of “severe failures of judgement” in… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
Pakistan and Afghanistan join forces against TalibanThe leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan have settled their differences and vowed to work together… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
EU pledges to help Syria with Iraqi refugeesThe European Union is pledging to help Syria deal with Iraqi refugees pouring into the country. The… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
Controversial Soviet statue moved to Estonian cemetaryThe statue at the centre of a diplomatic storm between Estonia and Russia has been put up at its… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
Presidential vote under scrutiny in TurkeyIn Turkey, the Constitutional Court is due to begin examining the validity of the first round of… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
Summit concentrates on EU/US relationsThe European Union and the United States come together in Washington but are to steer clear of a… 30/04/07 07:04 CET
Five Britons guilty of terror chargesFive British citizens have been found guilty of plotting to carry out bomb attacks across the … 30/04/07 01:04 CET
