corporate
Russia and Ukraine no closer on gas dealRussia and Ukraine have failed to work out a compromise in their bitter dispute over supplies of… 19/12/05 07:12 CET
EdF share sales investigatedOne month after the part privatisation of French power group Electricity de France, an… 19/12/05 07:12 CET
europa
Blair defends his EU budget deal in commonsPrime minister Tony Blair has been treated to a storm of criticism in the British parliament, and… 19/12/05 07:12 CET
Brussels call Blair courageous over EU budgetWhile supporting a wide-ranging review of the EU budget, European Commission President Jose Manuel… 19/12/05 07:12 CET
world news
Netanyahu set to win Likud leadershipBenjamin Netanyahu is poised to win a leadership election in Israel’s rightist Likud party… 19/12/05 09:12 CET
Sharon in hospital after strokeDoctors say Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is likely to spend up to four days in hospital… 19/12/05 08:12 CET
Freed German hostage could return home todayThe German archaeologist and aid worker Susanna Osthoff has been handed over by the kidnappers who… 19/12/05 08:12 CET
Bush: “Don’t give in to despair over Iraq”Not the end of the violence but the beginning of something new – constitutional democracy in the… 19/12/05 08:12 CET
Majority of Spaniards back smoking banLatest research has revealed the majority of Spaniards support a new law imposing a strict ban on… 19/12/05 08:12 CET
Bolivia celebrates as new leader electedThere have been scenes of celebration in Bolivia following the election of South America’s first… 19/12/05 08:12 CET
Italian central bank chief Fazio finally resignsThe Governor of the Bank of Italy, Antonio Fazio, has resigned, finally bowing to months of calls… 19/12/05 07:12 CET
Sharon expected to leave hospital TuesdayAll going well, Ariel Sharon should be out of hospital by tomorrow. That is the word from doctors… 19/12/05 07:12 CET
Anti-US leftist set to rule BoliviaHe said he wanted to be a nightmare for the US, and now his dream looks like coming true. Socialist… 19/12/05 06:12 CET
Belfast hosts Britain’s first gay weddingThe first gay marriage in Britain has taken place in Northern Ireland. Shannon Sickles and Grainne… 19/12/05 06:12 CET
Israeli analysts say peace progress struggle without SharonIsrael’s general election is just three months away and Kadima, the party recently created by… 19/12/05 06:12 CET
Kabul inaugurates first parliament in 30 yearsThe first Afghan parliament in more than 30 years has been sworn in in the capital Kabul. It was… 19/12/05 01:12 CET
Family of German hostage celebrate her freedomThere is a collective sigh of relief in Germany with news that aid worker and archaeologist Susanne… 19/12/05 01:12 CET
Anti-terrorist blitz in SpainFourteen people suspected of terrorist activity have been arrested in raids across Spain. They are… 19/12/05 01:12 CET
Questions about future of Ariel SharonAs the Israeli Prime Minister recovers in hospital after suffering a mild stroke, questions are… 19/12/05 01:12 CET
Bolivia set to have first Indian presidentCelebrations are taking place among supporters of the man poised to become Bolivia’s first ever… 19/12/05 01:12 CET
