corporate
Multiple factors push down oil pricesOil prices continue to fall as the latest figures from the US showed petrol stockpiles there have… 14/06/06 06:06 CET
Further A380 delivery delays cause EADS shares to plummetShares of European aerospace firm EADS have dramatically nosedived, falling 26%, after its Airbus… 14/06/06 06:06 CET
Merck agrees to sell Schering shares to BayerGerman drugs and chemicals group Bayer has prevailed in its takeover bid for Schering. Rival Merck… 14/06/06 06:06 CET
world news
ETA presses France to join peace processThe violent Basque separatist group ETA wants France to get involved in planned peace talks with… 14/06/06 12:06 CET
Tough security measures imposed on BaghdadA large-scale security crackdown by Iraqi and US forces has begun in Baghdad. Some 40,000 troops… 14/06/06 12:06 CET
Deadly Israeli attack on Gaza militantsAn Israeli missile strike on a van in Gaza on Tuesday killed 11 Palestinians, nine of them… 14/06/06 07:06 CET
Bush on surprise visit to BaghdadUS President George W Bush brought a message of support in person to Iraq’s new leadership in an… 14/06/06 07:06 CET
Man turns himself in for questioning in connection with missing girlsA man wanted for questioning in connection with the disappearance of two young girls in eastern… 14/06/06 07:06 CET
Israel denies responsibility for Gaza beach attackAn investigation by the Israeli army indicates it was not responsible for last Friday’s blast on a… 14/06/06 07:06 CET
Hariri inquiry needs more timeUN investigators probing the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri say they are… 14/06/06 07:06 CET
Palestinian government workers invade parliament in wages protestGovernment workers employed by the Palestinian authority have invaded parliament to demand payment… 14/06/06 07:06 CET
Bush promises more support for Iraqi governmentIn a further indication of support, US president George Bush pledged more support for Iraq… 14/06/06 07:06 CET
Iraqi PM in talks offer to insurgentsIn a bid to end violence in his country, Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has held out the… 14/06/06 07:06 CET
Basque separatists press France to join peace processThe armed Basque separatist group ETA has for the first time called directly on France to get… 14/06/06 07:06 CET
Workers storm Palestinian parliamentGovernment workers employed by the Palestinian Authority have invaded the Palestinian parliament to… 14/06/06 01:06 CET
Taliban bases targeted in Afghan offensiveCoalition forces in Afghanistan are spreading out across the south of the country. Commanders say… 14/06/06 01:06 CET
