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Thomas Cook and MyTravel to mergeGerman-owned travel firm Thomas Cook is to buy British package holiday rival MyTravel. The new… 12/02/07 08:02 CET
Vodafone buying India’s Hutchison EssarVodafone has beaten rival suitors to buy Indian mobile firm Hutchison Essar. The British phone… 12/02/07 08:02 CET
europa
Gibraltar solution clears way for Iran sanctionsRemoving a mention of Gibraltar from a formal treaty has finally allowed European sanctions… 12/02/07 08:02 CET
world news
Israel suspends construction at holy site, digs to continueIsrael is suspending the construction of a footbridge at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem… 12/02/07 08:02 CET
Migrants back on land after 10 days at seaHundreds of African and Asian migrants have finally come to shore in Mauritania after being… 12/02/07 08:02 CET
Police unhappy at killers releaseReaction following the Stuttgart court’s decision to free Mohnhaupt has been mixed. The Bavarian… 12/02/07 08:02 CET
Erika oil spill trial beginsThe French oil giant Total is among 15 groups and individuals that have gone on trial today over… 12/02/07 08:02 CET
Saddam’s former vice-president handed death penaltyIraq’s High Tribunal has sentenced Saddam Hussein’s former vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadan to be… 12/02/07 08:02 CET
Bomb attacks kill at least 76 in BaghdadA series of bomb attacks at markets in Baghdad have killed at least 76 people. The deadliest was on… 12/02/07 08:02 CET
Baader-Meinhof killer to be freed after 24 years in jailFormer Red Army Faction or Baader-Meinhof Gang member Brigitte Mohnhaupt is to be released from… 12/02/07 08:02 CET
Portugal votes to make abortion legalThose that voted for a change in Portugal’s strict abortion laws celebrate victory in Sunday’s… 12/02/07 07:02 CET
Abu Omar released from detention in EgyptThe authorities in Egypt have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in… 12/02/07 07:02 CET
Portugal set to legalise abortion despite low voter turnoutThe decriminalisation of abortion in Portugal should go ahead but faces one last obstacle after a… 12/02/07 01:02 CET
Kosovo talks start in BrusselsThe UN’s special envoy to Kosovo has been meeting for talks in Brussels on the province’s future… 12/02/07 01:02 CET
