corporate
Airbus announces A380 loss, fresh delaysIt is now official; Airbus’s flagship A380 is in a “recovery programme”, and the first deliveries… 04/10/06 09:10 CET
Lower oil not enough to boost marketsOil fell two dollars a barrel on Tuesday to below 60 dollars, its lowest level since February… 04/10/06 08:10 CET
Tele2 says au revoir to FranceTaking a 350 million Euro hit in terms of capital loss, and writing off goodwill in the process… 04/10/06 08:10 CET
Gaz de France privatisation to go aheadAfter three weeks of sometimes fiery debate the lower house of the French parliament, the Assemblee… 04/10/06 08:10 CET
Airbus A380 – big plane, big risks, big crisisThe latest delays to the Airbus A 380 superjumbo have angered the airlines that are buying it and… 04/10/06 06:10 CET
EADS suffers the effects of Airbus problemsThe European Aeronautic Defence and Space company EADS, which is the parent of troubled Airbus, was… 04/10/06 06:10 CET
europa
Europe needs streamlined modern foreign defence capabilityThe EU may send 1,000 law enforcement personnel to Kosovo, armed and with powers to arrest. This… 04/10/06 10:10 CET
EU and others have limited leverage with KhartoumA high-level European visit to Khartoum seeking political solutions for the Darfur conflict has had… 04/10/06 08:10 CET
Another source of transatlantic friction continues to simmerIn the SWIFT case, over data privacy, the European Central Bank has said it knew of U.S. requests… 04/10/06 07:10 CET
Asian shoes slapped with two years of extra import dutiesImposing controversial duties on shoe imports for two years: The European Union has settled a… 04/10/06 06:10 CET
interview
Liberia’s president wants more EU helpShe is described as the Iron Lady, Africa’s first ever democratically elected woman president… 04/10/06 12:10 CET
world news
Japan and China react to Pyongyang’s nuclear posturingOnly a week in office and Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister faces his first international… 04/10/06 12:10 CET
Seoul protests over N. Korea’s nuclear test threatDemonstrators in South Korea have been protesting after the North announced an imminent nuclear… 04/10/06 12:10 CET
Blair support for Zapatero over ETA peace talksSpanish politicians are hoping a visit from the British prime minister will help kick-start the… 04/10/06 08:10 CET
Rice calls for two-state solution in Middle EastWashington’s top diplomat is due to arrive in the Palestinian territories today as part of a… 04/10/06 08:10 CET
Plane hijacking in Italy ends safelyItalian police say they think only one person was involved in the alleged hijack of a Turkish… 04/10/06 08:10 CET
Sex scandal hits US conservatives ahead of crucial voteA sex scandal involving a former Republican congressman has sent shockwaves through America’s… 04/10/06 08:10 CET
Condemnation for North Korea nuclear test planSouth Korea has condemned North Korea’s plans to conduct a nuclear weapons test. Seoul says it will… 04/10/06 08:10 CET
North Korea announces first-ever nuclear testNorth Korea has announced it is to carry out its first-ever nuclear test in a move likely to… 04/10/06 08:10 CET
Ukraine president’s party goes into oppositionThere has been a surprising development in lengthy negotiations to form Ukraine’s next government… 04/10/06 06:10 CET
Cameron says protecting NHS his top priorityIt was a speech he hopes will help get him into Number 10. Britain’s conservative leader David… 04/10/06 06:10 CET
Britain says IRA now poses no security threatThe IRA has “changed radically” according to the body in charge of verifying paramilitary activity… 04/10/06 06:10 CET
More deaths due to Palestinian infightingThe latest victim in what seems to be tit-for-tat killings among Palestinian factions has been… 04/10/06 06:10 CET
Georgian businesses raided by Moscow policeRaids on Georgian-owned businesses in Moscow have raised the stakes in a spying row between Russia… 04/10/06 06:10 CET
Rice talks of peace despite collapse of Palestinian unity talksUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she is putting the plight of the Palestinian people at… 04/10/06 06:10 CET
Airbus shares slide as super jumbo stays groundedConfirmation of further delays to the Airbus A380 have seen shares plummet in its parent group… 04/10/06 01:10 CET
Britain says IRA poses no danger to securityThe Irish Republican Army no longer poses a paramilitary or criminal threat, according to a report… 04/10/06 01:10 CET
Rain in Spain causes major floodingTorrential rain and strong winds over the last two days have caused substantial damage to several… 04/10/06 01:10 CET
