corporate
Alcatel-Lucent reportedly to slash staffAlcatel-Lucent is not commenting on a report in the French weekly publication L’Expansion that the… 06/02/07 07:02 CET
MAN’s profit boosted by eastern European salesEurope’s third-largest commercial-vehicle maker .. MAN has announced fourth-quarter profit was up… 06/02/07 07:02 CET
europa
Brussels to take on auto industry with CO2 lawsLaws forcing carmakers to limit CO2 are set to be proposed at pan-European level. Today, the… 06/02/07 07:02 CET
world news
Palestinian chiefs arrive for Mecca talksKing Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has been greeting Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, ahead of… 06/02/07 08:02 CET
More countries ban British birdsSeveral countries have banned imports of British poultry, after the discovery of a deadly strain of… 06/02/07 08:02 CET
US to open African command centreThe United States is to set up a command centre for Africa to oversee its military operations on… 06/02/07 08:02 CET
Baby sold in KyrgyzstanThe trafficking of children is a reality, as recent television footage from Kyrgyzstan has shown… 06/02/07 08:02 CET
US denies concealing “friendly fire” videoThe leaked cockpit video at the centre of a row over the “friendly fire” death of a British soldier… 06/02/07 08:02 CET
Iranian top official abducted in IraqAn Iraqi government official has confirmed that a senior Iranian diplomat has been kidnapped in… 06/02/07 08:02 CET
Blow for US politicians critical of Iraq warA bi-partisan resolution opposing President Bush’s decision to send thousands more troops to Iraq… 06/02/07 08:02 CET
Mecca meeting between feuding Hamas and FatahThe Palestinian Prime Minister has expressed his hopes ahead of a meeting in Mecca today between… 06/02/07 07:02 CET
Condemnation for Bush’s 2008 spending plan“Not in tune with the needs of ordinary Americans.” That was the reaction of one Democrat Senator… 06/02/07 07:02 CET
Iraq war legality once more under scrutinyAttention in the US is once more focusing on the issue of the legality of the Iraq war. A US Army… 06/02/07 07:02 CET
Italy mulls fallout from football rioting deathStadiums without spectators could be the future for much of Italian football after Friday’s riots… 06/02/07 07:02 CET
Italian footballers face empty stadiumsItaly’s footballers could get back to business this weekend but they face playing matches in empty… 06/02/07 01:02 CET
