corporate
TV firms Canal Satellite and TPS discuss mergerFrance’s two main pay TV broadcasters are in talks about merging. The discussions involve Canal… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Electrolux to close Nuremberg AEG plantElectrolux is continuing its restructuring to cut production costs by closing a factory operated by… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
europa
No jokes in diplomacy please, we’re PolishWarsaw is not amused. The British ambassador to Poland will soon be summoned to compare his sense… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Macedonia victim of EU enlargment fatigueFrance has said no to further European Union enlargement. It has put on hold a decision to give the… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Alpine tunnel angst prompts urgent planning talksAgainst a backdrop of rebellion by inhabitants of the southern Alps, in reaction to high-level… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
world news
Local meetings held over Italy-France rail-link rowMore meetings have been held to try and diffuse a stand-off over a controversial high speed… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Putin defends Moscow’s role in ChechnyaRussian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that Chechnya is on the road to peace in a surprise… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Former Croatian General set to plead not guilty at Hague tribunalA Not Guilty plea is expected to be entered today by the former Croatian general Ante Gotovina when… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Firefighters move in to tackle massive blazeScenes of chaos and devastation face hundreds of British firefighters, as they attempt to tackle… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Chile: left controls parliament ahead of presidential second roundChile is set for a second round presidential vote after Socialist candidate Michelle Bachelet… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Paramount Pictures buy out Spielberg’s DreamworksOne of Hollywood’s biggest film studios has bought Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks production company… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Oxfam hands fair trade permission to WTOThe six-day World Trade Organisation Conference begins on Tuesday with little chance of a major… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Anti-Christian attack claims victim in LebanonThe killing of Gebran Tueni is the 14th attack targetting Christian interests in Lebanon since the… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Gotovina pleads not guilty to war crimesThe former Croatian General Ante Gotovina has made his first appearance at the UN tribunal in the… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Mediaset to broadcast censured reportA scandal has erupted in Italy over a video that shows Italian peacekeepers targetting and… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Car bomb kills anti-Syrian MP in BeirutA prominent anti-Syrian member of Lebanon’s parliament has been killed in a car bomb attack. Gebran… 12/12/05 07:12 CET
Car bomb kills anti-Syrian politician in BeirutA car bomb in Beirut has killed a member of parliament and at least three other people. This… 12/12/05 01:12 CET
Major security in place for Hong Kong WTO meetingThe biggest security operation since Hong Kong was handed over to China from British rule is… 12/12/05 01:12 CET
UK firefighters use “foam blanket” against fuel depot blazeBritish firefighters are mounting a massive operation using foam to smother a ferocious fire still… 12/12/05 01:12 CET
Gotovina makes his first appearance at Hague courtThe former Croatian General Ante Gotovina has made his first appearance on war crimes charges at… 12/12/05 01:12 CET
