corporate
ACS takes 30 percent share in Germany’s HochteifReports say Spanish construction group ACS has finally got its 30 percent share in Germany’s… 27/12/10 16:53 CET
Hon Hai to invest €1 bln in HitachiTaiwanese electronics giant Hon Hai reportedly intends to buy a majority stake in the Japanese… 27/12/10 16:53 CET
economy
Christmas retail bonanza is big gift to German economyGerman retailers have been celebrating a very merry Christmas. The country’s Retail Association… 27/12/10 19:13 CET
Chinese shares fall after interest rate riseChinese shares took a slide on Monday as the impact of China’s Christmas Day interest rate hike… 27/12/10 17:23 CET
$100 oil won’t break world economyKuwait’s Oil Minister says the world economy can withstand an oil price of 100 dollars a barrel… 27/12/10 17:23 CET
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Snow in SheffieldThat’s not snow ya should have seen it in Sheffield By kev whitehead 27/12/10 14:19 CET
Snow in Appennino ligureBy Carlo 27/12/10 14:15 CET
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Swimmers in Prague Vltava riverSwimmers participate in their traditional Christmas winter swimming competition, the Nikodem… 27/12/10 11:30 CET
questions for europe
Member states reminded of EU regional aidThe differences at the heart of Europe have been thrown into sharp relief by the economic crisis… 27/12/10 20:15 CET
“Danube Strategy” priority for Hungary EU PresidencyOn the 1st on January 2011, Hungary assumes the rotating presidency of the European Union. It wants… 27/12/10 20:15 CET
world news
Russia is slammed over Khodorkovsky verdictAn ex-tycoon’s second conviction in a Moscow court has sparked international criticism, renewing… 27/12/10 23:25 CET
Nightmare train journey in FranceIt is no wonder there was frustration. Passengers on a train in France embarked on a journey that… 27/12/10 23:24 CET
Angry Russian travellers storm passport controlTempers are reported to have flared at one of Moscow’s main airports as snow and power cuts… 27/12/10 22:15 CET
Moscow protest against Belarus detentionsDozens of people have protested outside the Belarussian embassy in Moscow over the ongoing… 27/12/10 20:13 CET
Ouattara supporters occupy Ivorian embassy in ParisTaking matters into their own hands, supporters of Ivory Coast’s president-elect Alassane Ouattara… 27/12/10 19:20 CET
Flights set to be restored at Moscow’s airportsA return to normal is being promised over the next two days after power cuts caused by wintry… 27/12/10 19:04 CET
Court orders UK terror suspects to be detainedNine men charged with planning a pre-Christmas terror attack in the UK have been remanded in… 27/12/10 18:13 CET
Khodorkovsky: a “talisman” for the oppositionAn austere, Soviet-era building in the centre of Moscow is where the second trial of Mikhail… 27/12/10 18:04 CET
Protests for peace in Ivory CoastA demonstration by hundreds of Christian women in Abidjan was among several protests for peace in… 27/12/10 17:04 CET
Blizzards hit northeastern US“We did pray for a White Christmas, but it didn’t have to be a strong blizzard.” That was the… 27/12/10 16:24 CET
Anger and arrests outside Khodorkovsky trialSupporters of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, were unsurprisingly upset with today’s guilty verdict. They had… 27/12/10 16:06 CET
Former Russian oil tycoon found guilty of corruptionThe trial of former Russian oligarch, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has ended in a guilty verdict. The… 27/12/10 14:53 CET
Another embassy parcel bomb found in RomeBomb disposal experts have disabled a device sent to the Greek embassy in Rome. Police say it… 27/12/10 14:34 CET
Parcel bomb found at Greek embassy in RomeBomb disposal experts have disabled a device sent to the Greek embassy in Rome. Police say it was… 27/12/10 13:33 CET
Gbagbo unmoved by international pressure to quitDespite a call for a general strike in Ivory Coast by presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara… 27/12/10 13:04 CET
Great sporting moments of 2010As the year draws to a close, let’s look back at the outstanding sporting moments of 2010. This… 27/12/10 12:36 CET
Nine men face terror charges in the UKNine men being held on terror-related offences in the UK have been formally charged. They are… 27/12/10 12:18 CET
Former Russian tycoon found guilty of corruptionFormer Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorvsky has been found guilty of corruption. After failing to… 27/12/10 12:00 CET
Russian ex-tycoon loses court battleFormer Russian tycoon, Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been found guilty of money laudering and… 27/12/10 09:37 CET
Renewed clashes in Nigeria after bombingsThere has been a resurgence in the violence between armed Christian and Muslim groups in the… 27/12/10 04:14 CET
USA’s east coast hit by bitter blizzardIt is the end of the festive season in New York and the start of a struggle in a winter storm. Snow… 27/12/10 02:44 CET
WikiLeaks founder turns writer to fund sexual assault defenceJulian Assange the founder of WikiLeaks has turned to writing because of what he claims are… 27/12/10 01:23 CET
Russian court to decide on KhodorkovskyIn Russia a court is set to rule on the fate of former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The… 27/12/10 00:15 CET
