corporate
Bayer may have to pay more for Schering to block MerckThe German drugs and chemicals company Bayer has said it may have to raise its offer price for… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
Gaz de France privatisation plan faces political problemsThe plan to privatise Gaz de France and merge it with French utility company Suez is running into… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
Putin calls for clearer regulations on companies’ acess to national economiesAt the opening of an international economic conference in the Russian city of St Petersburg… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
europa
Prodi eases back into European politics circuitOn a pre-summit tour of Europe, Italian prime minister Romano Prodi has spoken out in favour of… 13/06/06 06:06 CET
EU tobacco advert ban looks likely to be upheldCertain tobacco advertising and sponsorship banned under European Union rules will stay banned in… 13/06/06 06:06 CET
EU presses for Guantanamo closureWashington is set to come under renewed pressure from Europe at next week’s EU-U.S. summit to close… 13/06/06 05:06 CET
interview
US official says Washington wants to “reach out” to other countriesThe US President’s charm offensive on Europe is led by Karen Hughes, the Undersecretary of State… 13/06/06 03:06 CET
world news
Several killed as violence spreads across IraqDozens of people have been killed in a series of bombings across Iraq. In the latest attack this… 13/06/06 12:06 CET
Deadly Israeli air strike in GazaIsrael has carried out one of its deadliest air strikes in years. At least nine people have been… 13/06/06 12:06 CET
Arms spending tops a trillion eurosGlobal military spending reached a record high last year, according to a new report by the… 13/06/06 12:06 CET
Brazil fans party hard in Berlin ahead of World Cup openerBrazil bring more to the World Cup than just the tag of being favourites. Samba and football aside… 13/06/06 12:06 CET
Bush makes surprise visit to BaghdadUS President George W Bush has made a surprise visit to the Iraqi capital Baghdad to meet the new… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
Growing tension in Gaza: security forces on high alertPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has placed his security services on high alert after an upsurge… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
Two girls missing amid paedophile fears in BelgiumPolice in Belgium searched all day yesterday but there was no trace of two girls missing in Liege… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
Florida nervous as Alberto on verge of hurricaneA hurricane warning has been issued for parts of Florida as tropical storm Alberto gathers strength… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
EU opens talks with Turkey on membershipIt’s the first step on a long and winding road to membership of the European Union. Talks between… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
Hamas condemns attack on government buildingsHamas officials have condemned an attack on government buildings by gunmen loyal to the rival Fatah… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
Hungarian city hit hard by water contaminationAround 1,500 people in Hungary are being treated for a range of health problems after a city’s… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
Deadly airstrike fuels Mideast conflictIsrael has defended an airstrike on a van in Gaza that killed nine Palestinian civilians, two of… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
Libya adjourns trial of medics over HIV childrenThe retrial of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting hundreds of… 13/06/06 07:06 CET
