corporate
US biofuel export probe launchedThe European Union is investigating whether US exporters have been shipping biodiesel to Europe via… 12/08/10 19:02 CET
GM posts best quarterly profit since 2004General Motors has announced its biggest quarterly profit in six years. It was in the black for the… 12/08/10 19:02 CET
economy
Euro zone industry output slipsEuro zone industrial production declined in June, falling sharply in France and Germany. Output… 12/08/10 19:02 CET
Strong yen worries TokyoAs the value of the Japanese yen hit a 15-year high against the US dollar, the country’s… 12/08/10 19:02 CET
Austerity measures hit Greek economyGreece’s economy shrank more than expected in the second quarter and unemployment climbed to 12… 12/08/10 19:02 CET
world news
The ‘fishy’ pedicure that is 100 per cent naturalIt is surely the ultimate in natural beauty therapy. And you can do it in pairs, over a girly chat… 12/08/10 23:14 CET
Woman facing stoning ‘confesses’ on Iran TVIranian state TV has broadcast what it claims is a confession by a woman whose sentence to death by… 12/08/10 20:20 CET
Flood-hit Pakistanis face a difficult RamadanThey are hungry and homeless at the start of the most sacred month for Islam. But despite their… 12/08/10 19:32 CET
Drug debate divides French governmentFrance will not open special clinics for drug addicts to feed their habit under controlled… 12/08/10 19:13 CET
Village evacuated amid Portuguese firesRaging wildfires in Portugal have forced the authorities to evacuate a small mountain village in… 12/08/10 18:58 CET
The sinking of the Kursk – an accident that might have been preventedThe Russsian Oscar II class submarine the Kursk was on routine exercise when the tragedy struck… 12/08/10 17:18 CET
Pakistani president finally visits flood zonesPakistan’s President has paid his first visit to a flood zone, two weeks after torrential monsoon… 12/08/10 16:54 CET
Car bomb rocks Colombian capitalA suspected car bomb has exploded in the Colombian capital Bogota, only days after new President… 12/08/10 16:44 CET
Russia remembers Kursk disasterCeremonies have been held across Russia to mark the 10th anniversary of one of the worst naval… 12/08/10 16:39 CET
Peat bog fires near Chernobyl siteThe sight of smouldering peat bogs just 60 kilometres from Chernobyl has increased fears of a… 12/08/10 15:47 CET
West Bank minaret to be finished during RamadanConstruction workers in the West Bank village of Silwad say they are determined to finish the… 12/08/10 14:26 CET
Colombian capital hit by car-bomb blastA car bomb has exploded in the north of the Colombian capital Bogota. The blast blew out windows… 12/08/10 14:04 CET
Portugal still battling deadly wildfiresDeadly wildfires continue to ravage Portugal. Firefighters are still battling dozens of separate… 12/08/10 13:06 CET
Pakistan’s floods will cost billionsThe devastation caused by Pakistan’s floods will cost billions of euros, the UN has said. It has… 12/08/10 12:11 CET
Clearing-up begins in accessible areas of PakistanWith the motorway nearby, the situation in Akbar Pura is not as bad as it might have been. Help and… 12/08/10 11:10 CET
More rain predicted in ChinaFour days after mudslides swamped the region, they are still finding survivors in the Gansu… 12/08/10 09:19 CET
Kagame win in Rwanda marked by grenade blastA grenade attack during rush hour in the Rwandan capital of Kigali wounded at least seven people… 12/08/10 07:07 CET
US sends aid to Pakistan to keep militants at bayConcerns that charities linked to militants are filling an aid vacuum in flood-stricken Pakistan… 12/08/10 07:07 CET
New fire ignites near Russian nuclear centreA new wildfire has broken out near Russia’s main nuclear research facility at Sarov. It’s the… 12/08/10 07:06 CET
UN court wants Hezbollah proof of Hariri murderA UN court investigating the assassination in 2005 of former Lebanese premier, Rafik al-Hariri, has… 12/08/10 07:06 CET
Georgia slams Russian missile moves in AbkhaziaRussia’s deployment of high-precision air-defence missiles in a breakaway region of Georgia has… 12/08/10 07:05 CET
Ramadan Egyptian-styleThe Muslim holy month of Ramadan is under way world wide. Although it is a time for fasting by… 12/08/10 07:04 CET
Heatwave re-ignites Portuguese wildfiresHigh temperatures and strong winds have brought the return of wildfires to Portugal. Fifteen… 12/08/10 00:34 CET
