corporate
Warmer weather takes a toll on Portuguese retail salesPortuguese clothing retailers say they are in crisis because of a massive fall in sales… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Airbus A380 on final test flightsAn Airbus A380 superjumbo has been flying from France to Asia on the first of four final test… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Deutsche Telekom CEO Ricke replacedEurope’s largest telecoms group by sales Deutsche Telekom has changed bosses. Chief Executive… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
europa
Brussels is keen to provide a clear legal framework for product placement in the EU’s audiovisual mediaThis would secure new revenues for European industry, and help to boost Europe5;s creative economy… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Poland worries EU peers ahead of Russia summitEU diplomatic sources are warning that the bloc’s credibility with Russia is at risk unless Poland… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Austria calls for suspension of EU talks with TurkeyMeeting to harmonise positions over Turkey’s membership negotiations with the European Union, the… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
world news
South Ossetia backs independence referendumA referendum result backing South Ossetia’s independence from Georgia will have surprised few, at… 13/11/06 12:11 CET
UN-backed group urges action to stop Muslim-West clashRecent political events like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are the cause of the divide between… 13/11/06 12:11 CET
Olmert to meet Bush on Mideast policySeeking reassurance about Washington’s Middle East policy Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is in… 13/11/06 12:11 CET
UK PM to call on Syria and Iran to play role in Iraq.The UK Prime Minister will call on Syria and Iran to become more involved in efforts to stop… 13/11/06 12:11 CET
Sixth resignation strains Beirut government furtherDespite the resignation of a sixth pro-Syrian minister the Lebanese government has met to consider… 13/11/06 12:11 CET
US rules out direct talks with Tehran on ending Iraq violence.The US will not ask Iran for its help on ending violence in Iraq. A State Department spokesman has… 13/11/06 08:11 CET
Tension grows in Lebanon ahead of tribunal talksLebanon’s pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud has said the country’s cabinet has lost its legitimacy… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
S Ossetian vote contested abroad & in GeorgiaThe West calls it illegal. Russia says it should be respected. South Ossetia went to the polls on… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
uth Ossetia: Georgians organise separate ballotThe crossing point between Georgia and South Ossetia isn’t exactly a border – the international… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Bush and Olmert press for sanctions against IranThe US President, George W Bush, has been meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, at… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Georgia’s rebel region backs independenceGeorgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia has voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence in a… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Microcredit global summit underway in Canada2000 delegates from more than 100 countries have gathered in the Canadian city of Halifax for a… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Hamas ready to talk with Israel?The Arab league has met in Cairo and has produced the first indication Hamas may build bridges with… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Nuclear waste convoy nears its destinationA large consignment of nuclear waste is on the last leg of its four-day journey from France to… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Polish government survives local electionsPoland’s ruling conservatives have had mixed fortunes in local elections, but look as though they… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
UK signals change in strategy over IraqThe UK is reviewing its strategy on Iraq, calling on old opponents, Syria and Iran, to help stop… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Crisis-hit Lebanon government approves Hariri courtThe Lebanese government has approved a draft United Nations framework of a special court to… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
Urban voters punish Polish governmentPoland’s conservative government has suffered a major setback in local elections but it is thought… 13/11/06 07:11 CET
