europa
Dutch keep Poles on short-term contracts suits bothThe Netherlands’ high demand for manpower has created innovative ways to meet the need. OTTO is… 07/07/06 05:07 CET
Mandelson tells Chinese ‘quid pro quo’ on tradeChina’s gains from falling barriers to trade bring it new obligations, Europe’s top trade official… 07/07/06 05:07 CET
world news
Big tobacco escapes 113bn payoutFlorida’s Supreme Court has saved the tobacco industry from paying 113 billion euros in damages to… 07/07/06 12:07 CET
Israel’s Gaza offensive continuesIsraeli forces continue to consolidate what is being described as a “buffer zone” in the northern… 07/07/06 12:07 CET
Britain remembers 7/7 bombingsA year ago, today London was shaken by a series of suicide bombs.52 people died and 700 were… 07/07/06 12:07 CET
EU and Iran meet on nuclear questionTop-level discussions have taken place on the Iran nuclear question. Talks have been held in… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
London’s “7/7” bombing victims rememberedBritain is marking the first anniversary of the London bombings with two minutes of silence at… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
Israeli forces move deeper into GazaIt is the worst violence in Gaza since Israel quit a year ago. At least 22 Palestinians and an… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
Berlusconi to face trialA judge in Milan has ruled that the former Italian prime minister and 13 other people should stand… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
German states swap veto rights for more autonomyGermany’s upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, has approved reforms to the country’s federal… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
Londoners defiant yet vigilant on anniversaryLondoners are aware that the threat of another attack is present; the city’s police chief has… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
Bull pull fills San Firmin streetsEach of the beasts weighs half a ton; but that does not stop hundreds of mainly young men wanting… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
7/7 One Year OnA year after the London bombings a nation remembers; the capital heard out Big Ben striking midday… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
Ukraine’s Orange coalition in perilThe future of Ukraine’s so-called Orange coalition is in doubt after parliament elected Socialist… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
The seven astronauts from the Shuttle Discovery have been exploring their new homeThe crew are dropping off equipment and supplies to the International Space Station. It’s to be a… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
Mexico’s Calderon wins election but faces protestsFinal results from Mexico’s presidential election have confirmed a razor-thin victory for the… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
North Korea defiant after missile testsA defiant North Korea is vowing to test more missiles after the launch of seven on Wednesday… 07/07/06 07:07 CET
Britain united in rememberanceTwo minutes of national silence have been held in honour of the victims of the London bombings on… 07/07/06 01:07 CET
Conservative Calderon confirmed victorious in Mexico“A government for all Mexicans” is the promise from president-elect Felipe Calderon, after his… 07/07/06 01:07 CET
