corporate
Reduced demand fears pull down crude oil pricesOil prices have been down again, with US crude falling below 60 dollars a barrel, as the world… 05/03/07 08:03 CET
E.ON may buy Enel shares as part of Endesa takeover battleThe takeover battle for Spanish power company Endesa could be getting more complicated with German… 05/03/07 08:03 CET
europa
EU presidency’s collossal CO2 cuts on summit agendaGermany is taking a longer view on global warming. It says an eight percent cut in carbon dioxide… 05/03/07 08:03 CET
National air carrier of Pakistan makes EU blacklistMost of Pakistan International Airlines’ fleet (PIA) has been banned from flying to the European… 05/03/07 07:03 CET
world news
Anger as Afghan civilians killed in US firefightThe accidental killing of at least 8 civilians by US forces in Afghanistan sparked angry scenes in… 05/03/07 08:03 CET
Clinton and Obama unite in AlabamaOn the campaign trail in the United States, Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack… 05/03/07 08:03 CET
Palestinian adminstration chooses ministersThe Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and the president Mahmood Abbas have met on the first… 05/03/07 08:03 CET
Estonia looks set to return ruling coalitionA further term in office looks certain for Estonia’s ruling coalition. With votes counted from… 05/03/07 08:03 CET
China premier opens parliament with pledgesPremier Wen Jiabao is promising to save energy and cut pollution in 2007. These and other pledges… 05/03/07 08:03 CET
Former Kosovo Prime Minister in the dock for war crimesThe trial of the former Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj is underway in the Hague. He… 05/03/07 07:03 CET
Doubt over Le Pen’s presidential candidacyFrench National Front leader Jean Marie Le Pen says he still cannot confirm that he will be a… 05/03/07 07:03 CET
Britons’ bullet riddled car found in EthiopiaConcern is growing for five Britons missing in Ethiopia after their cars were found riddled with… 05/03/07 07:03 CET
China’s leaders shift focus of spendingThe Chinese leadership has made big promises on the environment and poverty at the opening of… 05/03/07 07:03 CET
New coalition possible after Estonia electionIt is all to play for in the aftermath of Estonia’s election which left the ruling Reform party… 05/03/07 07:03 CET
Is the price for China’s economic boom too high?For the last four years, China’s rapid rate of growth has been dramatic. In 2006 GDP was running… 05/03/07 07:03 CET
Demolition squads rip down “Youth House” in CopenhagenDemolition crews have moved in to tear down the disputed youth centre at the heart of the recent… 05/03/07 01:03 CET
Abkhazia vote inconclusiveVoters in Abkhazia – a region seeking independence from Georgia – have failed to form a full… 05/03/07 01:03 CET
No more apologies from Japan on forced WW11 sex campsJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has refused to apologise again for his country for forcing woman… 05/03/07 01:03 CET
Asian markets fall, European stocks open downAsian stocks have fallen heavily as investors prepare for another uncertain week on the global… 05/03/07 01:03 CET
Wen announces package to assist agricultural sectorChinese Premier Wen in his opening address to the National People’s Congress said China will do… 05/03/07 01:03 CET
