corporate
Rio Tinto moves to buy AlcanAnglo-Australian group Rio Tinto has launched a friendly takeover bid for Canadian aluminium… 12/07/07 07:07 CET
Total to partner Gazprom in Shtokman gas fieldRussian gas monopoly Gazprom has chosen Total as its main partner to develop the Shtokman giant… 12/07/07 07:07 CET
Airbus workers strike in GermanySeveral thousand German Airbus workers have downed tools to protest against the plane maker’s plans… 12/07/07 07:07 CET
europa
Kouchner tells Serbia ‘no Kosovo peace means no EU entry’As long as there is no peace for Kosovo, Serbia will continue to wait to join the European Union… 12/07/07 07:07 CET
SOLVIT, five, helps right Internal Market wrongsPragmatic cross-border solutions in the EU? Five years ago the problem-solving service Solvit drew… 12/07/07 07:07 CET
mediterraneans
Foreign aid has become crucial for many Palestinians in the West Bank and GazaResidents are facing a growing economic crisis, with poverty and food shortages affecting thousands… 12/07/07 02:07 CET
world news
Lebanese army pounds Nahr al-BaredLebanese artillery units have been firing shells into the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in… 12/07/07 12:07 CET
Dozens hurt in Athens train crashIn Greece, up to fifty people have been injured in a rush-hour train crash. Many of the victims are… 12/07/07 12:07 CET
Lebanon PM uses war anniversary to call for unityA year ago only the sound of bombardments could heard echoing over Hizbollah’s stronghold in… 12/07/07 12:07 CET
Pakistan buries the dead from Red MosqueIn Pakistan, they have been burying the dead after the siege of the Red Mosque in Islamabad. More… 12/07/07 12:07 CET
UK-Russian relations cool over LugovoyRelations between the UK and Russia have cooled further with reports that London is considering the… 12/07/07 12:07 CET
Call for “reprisals and revenge” after mosque attackA man described as al Qaeda’s second-in-command has called for revenge over the storming of… 12/07/07 07:07 CET
Lebanon – One year onA year on, post-war reconstruction is moving slowly as rival factions continue to fight for power… 12/07/07 07:07 CET
Controversy surrounds Moscow’s new legislationRussian lawmakers have approved a legal amendment broadening the definition of extremist crime to… 12/07/07 07:07 CET
Mixed report on Baghdad’s progressPresident Bush has revealed details of an interim report on Iraq, which paints a mixed picture of… 12/07/07 06:07 CET
First oil shipment leaves in nuclear shutdown dealAn oil tanker has left South Korea, bound for the north, as the first step in a deal which should… 12/07/07 06:07 CET
