corporate
Unilever to sell most of its European frozen food brandsThe Anglo-Dutch consumer products group Unilever is selling most of its European frozen-foods unit… 28/08/06 06:08 CET
Credit Agricole and Santander ponder how best to respond to Italian bank mergerShare in Italy’s Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo fell on the first day of trading after they released… 28/08/06 06:08 CET
Date announced for Aer Lingus privatisationShares in the Irish state controlled carrier Aer Lingus are to be listed on the Dublin and London… 28/08/06 06:08 CET
europa
Europeans to know the make-up of their make-upCosmetics firms in the European Union will soon be obliged to reveal whether a product has… 28/08/06 08:08 CET
Bluetongue measures eased slightlyRestrictions on the transportation of sheep in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg… 28/08/06 08:08 CET
Spain calls on EU partners for more immigration helpSpain this week is asking the European Union for more help in coping with illegal migrants arriving… 28/08/06 06:08 CET
world news
UN Chief in Lebanon to shore up truceThe United Nations Secretary-General has arrived in Lebanon for the start of a regional tour to… 28/08/06 12:08 CET
Bombers hunted by Turkish policeInvestigations are underway in Turkey to find out who is behind a series of bombings on Sunday… 28/08/06 12:08 CET
Florida braces for downgraded ErnestoWith the first big storm of the hurricane season approaching, tourists have been told to leave the… 28/08/06 12:08 CET
Parliament votes for Estonian presidentOn paper, she looks poised to become Estonia’s first female head of state. Ene Ergma is the sole… 28/08/06 12:08 CET
New bomb blast in Turkey kills threeThree people have been killed and around 20 others injured in another explosion at a tourist… 28/08/06 07:08 CET
Ernesto launches hurricane season threatening FlaTropical Storm Ernesto, downgraded as it lost its strength, could become a hurricane again, weather… 28/08/06 07:08 CET
Thousands still waiting for aid a year after KatrinaAlmost a year after Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, nearly half of the city’s… 28/08/06 07:08 CET
Tragedy at Indian festivalAt least 48 people have been killed and a similar number injured in Rajasthan, India. The small… 28/08/06 07:08 CET
Hurricane Ernesto downgraded tropical stormThe first big storm of the hurricane season has left its mark on the Dominican Republic and Haiti… 28/08/06 07:08 CET
Turkey rocked by several explosionsDozens of people have been injured in a series of explosions in Turkey. One news agency report… 28/08/06 07:08 CET
War not foreseen – Hizbollah chiefHassan Nasrallah has said Hizbollah had not foreseen that the capture of two Israeli soldiers would… 28/08/06 07:08 CET
Annan calls for release of Israeli soldiersUnited Nations chief Kofi Annan has called for the release of two Israeli soldiers whose capture… 28/08/06 07:08 CET
First contingent of Italian troops leaves for LebanonA first contingent of Italian peacekeeping troops has set off for Lebanon, the main bulk of the… 28/08/06 07:08 CET
