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Fiat says new 500 should boost salesFollowing in the tyre tracks of the new Beetle and the revamped Mini, Fiat has unveiled a 21st… 22/03/07 08:03 CET
Aeroflot signs A350 purchase dealRussia’s Aeroflot has signed an agreement of intent to buy 22 Airbus A350 widebody jets. At the… 22/03/07 08:03 CET
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German leaders to debate smoking banGermany’s 16 state premiers will meet today to try to thrash out an agreement on a smoking ban in… 22/03/07 08:03 CET
Violence flares in SomaliaAround 15 people are thought to have died in some of the worst violence in the Somali capital since… 22/03/07 08:03 CET
Scuffles overshadow Kurdish New Year in TurkeyCelebrations to mark the ancient spring festival of Newroz or Kurdish New Year in Turkey have been… 22/03/07 08:03 CET
Batasuna leader acquitted of praising terrorismProsecutors in Spain have dropped a charge of glorying terrorism levelled against the leader of the… 22/03/07 08:03 CET
Hundreds gather for anti-racism “wedding”Hundreds of Belgian couples braved freezing conditions in the Flemish town of St Niklaas last night… 22/03/07 08:03 CET
German school system accused of discriminationGermany’s education system has been accused in a UN report of discriminating against poor… 22/03/07 08:03 CET
Open skies agreement: what it meansFour years in the making, the open skies agreement reached by Washington and Brussels will replace… 22/03/07 08:03 CET
Prodi under pressure over hostage releaseHe has only just returned to power but Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi’s political woes are… 22/03/07 07:03 CET
EU ministers liberalise transatlantic air travelThe EU has agreed to landmark Open Skies agreement with the United States. European Airlines will… 22/03/07 07:03 CET
Hundreds of families flee increasing Somali violenceAs hundreds of families flee a second day of fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the… 22/03/07 07:03 CET
UN chief shaken but unhurt in Baghdad blastThe UN Secretary General has experienced the realities of life in Baghdad at first hand. Secretary… 22/03/07 07:03 CET
French magazine cleared in Mohammad cartoon rowA court in France has cleared a satirical magazine of insulting Muslims. Philippe Val, the… 22/03/07 07:03 CET
Northern Ireland leaders discuss financing of power-sharingNorthern Ireland’s main political leaders have been talking money with the British government over… 22/03/07 07:03 CET
Smoking ban under discussion in GermanyTo ban or not to ban… The question of smoking in public places is on the agenda at a meeting of… 22/03/07 02:03 CET
North Korea nuclear talks grind to a haltSix party talks on North Korea’s nuclear programme have stalled after its chief negotiator and the… 22/03/07 01:03 CET
Pakistan tests nuclear-capable weaponPakistan has test-fired a cruise missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. It is designed to… 22/03/07 01:03 CET
French court due to rule on cartoons of MohammedA court in Paris is due to give its verdict on the publisher of a satirical French magazine… 22/03/07 01:03 CET
EU-wide birthday cakes for 50th anniversary banquetEuropean leaders are gathering in Berlin this weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of… 22/03/07 01:03 CET
EU agrees Open-Skies policy on trans-Atlantic flightsAll 27 European transport ministers have unanimously agreed to liberalise the trans-Atlantic… 22/03/07 01:03 CET
