corporate
Ailing AIG to get more government helpToo big to be allowed to fail, the ailing insurer American International Group is to get more … 02/03/09 19:55 CET
economy
Arnie opens CeBITThe recession may be overshadowing the information and communications technologies fair .. CeBIT in… 02/03/09 19:56 CET
Belgium postal workers strikeThousands of Belgian postal workers marched through the capital Brussels on Monday at the start of… 02/03/09 19:56 CET
CeBIT smaller as recession bitesThe recession has taken its toll this year on CeBIT, Europe’s biggest technology fair. The… 02/03/09 19:55 CET
europa
EC fails to get GM corn bans liftedAustria and Hungary have kept the right to ban the growing of genetically modified corn, after a… 02/03/09 20:08 CET
Rare positive economic data found in PragueTo mark five years of the European Union’s enlargement from 15 to 25 members, the European… 02/03/09 20:08 CET
Truckers articulate fears over EU driving rulesHundreds of truckers have been protesting in Brussels to have the rules changed for independent… 02/03/09 19:58 CET
le mag
Rooftop performance for U2’s new albumThe Irish superstars U2 marked the release of their first album in more than four years with a… 02/03/09 18:03 CET
markets
Monday 2nd MarchA black Monday for European shares which slumped to six-year lows. London fell over five percent… 02/03/09 19:56 CET
science
Ice, Snow, Quick, Quick, Go: the melt speeds upThe snow and ice in Arctic and Antarctic glaciers are disappearing faster than expected, according… 02/03/09 18:03 CET
world news
Israel’s Gaza blockade hampers rebuilding processOver a month has passed since Hamas and Israel announced their unilateral ceasefires in Gaza. The… 02/03/09 20:09 CET
HSBC to sell new shares and cut jobsEurope’s biggest bank, HSBC, is taking drastic measures to offset a massive fall in profits… 02/03/09 19:55 CET
Chinese buyer won’t pay for YSL’s statuesThe controversial sale at auction of two ancient statues has taken another twist with the man who… 02/03/09 19:33 CET
Billions donated to rebuild GazaWorld leaders meeting in Egypt have promised billions of euros in aid to war torn Gaza. At… 02/03/09 19:23 CET
Portugal offers help to maintain order in Guinea-BissauPortugal has offered to support Guinea-Bissau following the murder of its president and the… 02/03/09 19:11 CET
Spain’s elections see political shift in regionsSpain’s political landscape is set to change after a night of mixed results. In the Basque… 02/03/09 18:28 CET
Bissau army vows to defend democracyGuinea-Bissau has declared a week of national mourning after President Joao Bernando “Nino” Vieira… 02/03/09 17:17 CET
Iraq acquits Aziz but condemns “Chemical Ali”Former Iraq Deputy Prime Minister under Saddam Hussein, Tareq Aziz, has been acquitted of… 02/03/09 16:48 CET
Guinea Bissau president assassinatedIt is being reported that the President of Guinea Bissau has been assassinated in a gun attack… 02/03/09 13:23 CET
Mixed results for socialists in Spain’s local electionsA night of ups and downs for socialists in Spain’s regional elections. With nearly all the… 02/03/09 13:12 CET
HSBC issues shares, cuts jobs as losses mountsHSBC, Europe’s biggest bank is taking drastic measures to offset heavy losses. The British company… 02/03/09 13:05 CET
Abbas: Gaza aid must be matched by peace movesWorld leaders meeting in Egypt are putting together an aid package for the reconstruction of Gaza… 02/03/09 12:36 CET
World gathers in Egypt to raise funds for Gaza reconstructionUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for… 02/03/09 07:54 CET
Nationalists ousted in Basque regionA mixed night for Spain’s Socialists after they gain power in one region and lose it in another… 02/03/09 07:54 CET
Popular Party takes Galicia from the SocialistsSocialist fortunes in the Galicia regional election were less bright than in the Basque country… 02/03/09 07:54 CET
Haider’s old party wins Austrian pollThe party once led by Joerg Haider, a right-wing maverick killed in a car crash last October, is… 02/03/09 07:54 CET
Guinea-Bissau’s top military man killed after raid on army HQThe headquarters of Guinea-Bisssau’s armed forces has come under attack by assailants armed with… 02/03/09 07:54 CET
U.N. nuclear watchdog to consider Iran and Syria threatAs the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s governing body prepares to meet for the first time since … 02/03/09 07:54 CET
United EU leaders reject protectionismEuropean leaders have vowed to respect the rules of the single market and to reject temptation to… 02/03/09 01:36 CET
