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British interest rates rise reflects global trendJust before the ECB’s interest rate announcement, the Bank of England surprised the markets by… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Pace of euro zone interest rates rises increasesAs expected the European Central Bank has put up the cost of borrowing in the euro zone. … 03/08/06 07:08 CET
world news
UN fails to find breakthrough on resolutionTalks at the United Nations have failed to bring about agreement on a Security Council resolution… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Cuba waits for news on CastroA sombre mood hung over Havana’s seafront which, at this time of the year, would normally be… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Deadly day for IsraelAt least eight civilians have been killed in a Hizbollah rocket attack in northern Israel. The… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Two political rivals to govern UkraineLittle in common apart from their names, Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovich are set to sit… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Relief agencies battle to distribute aid in LebanonHumanitarian agencies are struggling to cope with the distribution of aid in Lebanon. With water… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Israel resumes attacks on BeirutFierce fighting in Lebanon has led to whole neighbourhoods of Beirut being destroyed. Launching… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Qana deathtoll overestimated says inquiryIt has emerged the number of civilians killed in the Israeli attack on the village of Qana was… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Castro “out of intensive care”Cuban leader Fidel Castro is “very alive and very alert” following gastro-intestinal surgery… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Escalation in fighting in LebanonIsraeli jets have pounded the Lebanese capital Beirut, a day after Hizbollah guerrillas fired a… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Yushchenko nominates arch-rival as PMUkraine’s President Viktor Yushchenko says he will put forward his opposition rival Viktor… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
UN agreement on Middle East “just days away”Final discussions are due today on an initial UN resolution which could bring an end to the… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
Israel won’t leave Lebanon until peacekeepers in placeIsrael has no intention of stopping its offensive against Hizbollah until a international force is… 03/08/06 07:08 CET
