corporate
OECD: European growth to overtake US this yearThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says Europe and Japan are leading the… 24/05/07 07:05 CET
Burberry sales rise in 150th anniversary yearBritain’s Burberry said it sold more coats and handbags in the past financial year and saw annual… 24/05/07 07:05 CET
Iberia board to study TPG offerThe board of Spanish airline Iberia has confirmed it has received information on a takeover bid… 24/05/07 07:05 CET
europa
Television in Europe offers product placement bonanzaThe “Television without Frontiers” Directive, newly-modernised after 18 months of discussion, opens… 24/05/07 06:05 CET
Unions appeal to keep rights charter get boost against social dumpingEurope’s unions have called for the EU’s fundamental social rights charter to be fully included in… 24/05/07 06:05 CET
metropolitans
From dusk to dawn the party continuesAs the sun goes down at Cannes a group of musicians recreate some of the magnificent music… 24/05/07 05:05 CET
world news
Irish people voting to choose new governmentMore than three million people in Ireland are going to the polls today, to decide whether to… 24/05/07 12:05 CET
Iran defiant over IAEA reportA joint US-Russian conference on avoiding nuclear catastrophe has been held in Luxembourg – after a… 24/05/07 12:05 CET
Israel seizes Hamas officialsPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ call for an end to rocket attacks by Gaza militants on… 24/05/07 12:05 CET
Fidel Castro enjoys an active recuperationCuban President Fidel Castro is easing back into public life, after 10 months of ill-health… 24/05/07 12:05 CET
German soldiers’ deaths reinforce calls for Afghan withdrawalThe deaths of three German soldiers in Afghanistan have intensified calls for the withdrawal of the… 24/05/07 10:05 CET
German soldiers’ deaths reinforce calls for Afghan withdrawalThe deaths of three German soldiers in Afghanistan have intensified calls for the withdrawal of the… 24/05/07 07:05 CET
Hamas hit after rejecting truce callThe ruling Palestinian militant group Hamas has been among the targets in renewed Israeli… 24/05/07 07:05 CET
Lebanese government issues ultimatum to militantsA major military offensive in northern Lebanon has come a step closer, after the government in… 24/05/07 07:05 CET
Ireland votes in closest election in yearsIt is decision day in Ireland where people are voting in what is expected to be one of the closest… 24/05/07 07:05 CET
Putin honours Soviet soldiers during Austria visitThe Russian President’s uneasy visit to Austria will continue this morning with a high-profile… 24/05/07 07:05 CET
Iran could make nuclear bomb next decade – IAEAThe head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says Iran is between three and eight years away from… 24/05/07 06:05 CET
Truce holds but high tension at Lebanese campFor now the heavy shelling has stopped. A truce remains in place. But high tension surrounds a… 24/05/07 06:05 CET
Swiss synagogue fire may have been arsonSwiss police say a fire that destroyed Geneva’s largest synagogue may have been arson. The blaze… 24/05/07 06:05 CET
Tight election as Ireland’s Ahern seeks third termAs the Republic of Ireland goes to the polls, Bertie Ahern is bidding to stay on as Taoiseach, or… 24/05/07 06:05 CET
Probe underway after Siberian mine blast kills 38The Russian government has launched an investigation into a blast which killed 38 people in a… 24/05/07 06:05 CET
G8 outlines plans to combat paedophiliaThe G8 has vowed to increase efforts to combat the sexual exploitation of children by Internet… 24/05/07 06:05 CET
Israel maintains air offensive in GazaIsrael has continued its string of air raids on Hamas targets in Gaza, striking a position used by… 24/05/07 06:05 CET
Dozens of miners die in Siberian explosion38 miners are now known to have died in an underground blast in Siberia. It is the second such… 24/05/07 01:05 CET
