corporate
UCB and Schwarz Pharma continue drugmaker mergersThere has been more consolidation in the pharmaceutical sector. Belgian drugmaker UCB has offered… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Airbus said to delay China plant decisionAirbus has reportedly delayed a decision on whether to go ahead with plans to build its narrow-body… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Oil prices fall againThe price of oil fell on Monday to a six-month low as supply concerns lessen, fuel stocks remain… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
europa
Brussels to watch Bucharest, Sofia closely in EUWith especially tough conditions, the European Commission is due to issue a final review this… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Sizes in food packaging see rules removedEuropean Union ministers have agreed on plans to phase out rules on food packaging sizes. To… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
interview
Islamic extremists seek to divide us – OIF chiefThe Organisation of French-Speaking Countries, the OIF, is holding a summit in Bucharest on the… 25/09/06 08:09 CET
world news
Hamas determined to resuccitate “dead end” unity government talksPalestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, is set to meet Hamas leaders today or tomorrow to resuscitate… 25/09/06 12:09 CET
Brown stakes his claim to Britain’s top job in keynote Conference speech.British finance minister, Gordon Brown has arrived at the Labour party’s national conference in… 25/09/06 12:09 CET
Washington under fire over claims Iraq War has increased terror threatA row is underway in the US following claims that American intelligence services believe the Iraqi… 25/09/06 12:09 CET
Yemeni tribesmen free French touristsA group of French tourists, taken hostage in Yemen, have been released according to a police chief… 25/09/06 12:09 CET
Pope meets Muslim chiefs to defuse interfaith rowPope Benedict XVI has met Muslim ambassadors and Italian Islamic leaders – in an attempt to defuse… 25/09/06 12:09 CET
EU hits back at new Swiss asylum measuresThe European Union has hit back at Switzerland’s support for tougher rules on asylum seekers. The… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Indian student stabbed to death in Russia´s second cityEthnic minority communities in Russia’s second city have reacted with anger at the stabbing to… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
The Swiss public have voted massively in favour of making it harder for asylum seekers and immigrants to enter the countrySome 68% voted in one of the strictest asylum measures in the western world. The right result for… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Key test for Brown at Britain’s Labour Party conferenceTony Blair can afford to look on calmly – the heat will be on his chancellor Gordon Brown on day… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Polls point to Lula re-election in BrazilBrazilians have rallied in support of their candidates in next Sunday’s presidential vote in a race… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Pope reaches out to Muslims over text rowIn an unprecedented move the leader of the Roman Catholic Church has met envoys from some 20 Muslim… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Hungarian protests more muted in the second weekThe tenor of protests against the Prime Minister in Hungary, has become more muted as the second… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Centenary of birth of ShostakovichOne hundred years ago today the man described as the world’s greatest composer of the 20th century… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Brown pitches for the job of British P.M.British Finance Minister Gordon Brown pressed the flesh in Manchester as he began his campaign to… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
Benedict to meet Muslim leadersPope Benedict will meet Muslim ambassadors to the Vatican later today in an attempt to rebuild… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
PM Haniyeh sees hope of unity deal with President AbbasThe Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has reiterated his hopes for a government of national… 25/09/06 07:09 CET
