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Shanghi Auto Show brings in the big gunsGlobal carmakers have sent their hot new products to Shanghi to shine at the city’s biennial Auto… 23/04/07 08:04 CET
Barclays Bank awaits ABN Amro decision on merger plansBritish Bank Barclays has agreed to merge with Dutch banking giant ABM Amro. The 66 billion euro… 23/04/07 08:04 CET
world news
Bayrou and Le Pen votes up for grabs in FranceThe result of the French presidential elections is expected to hinge on the around 18 percent of… 23/04/07 08:04 CET
Boris Yeltsin dies of heart failureThe former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died. The Kremlin has confirmed the death of the… 23/04/07 08:04 CET
Russians react to death of Boris YeltsinPeople on the streets of Moscow have been giving their reactions to the death of Boris Yeltsin, a… 23/04/07 08:04 CET
Yeltsin dies aged 76The man who offered freedom to the Russians – that is how Vladimir Putin evaluated Boris Yeltin’s… 23/04/07 08:04 CET
Future of “Baghdad wall” unclearThere is confusion over whether construction will continue on a controversial security wall in… 23/04/07 08:04 CET
Presidential hopefuls step up bid for French votesThe charm offensive has intensified for Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal, the candidates who will… 23/04/07 08:04 CET
Iraqi PM wants Baghdad wall construction stoppedThe Iraqi prime minister has stepped into the row over a wall meant to protect a Sunni enclave in… 23/04/07 07:04 CET
Nigeria’s opposition candidates reject presidential pollNigeria’s ruling People Democratic People’s Party, candidate, Umaru Yar’ Adua looks set to take… 23/04/07 07:04 CET
Record voter turnout in French elexFrench voters turned out in record numbers on Sunday, with participation put at 85 percent – the… 23/04/07 07:04 CET
Bayrou comes in third, but is still pleasedCentrist candidate Francois Bayrou was surprisingly upbeat when he appeared at his campaign… 23/04/07 07:04 CET
Leftist parties say don’t vote for SarkozyLosing left wing candidates have called for electors to vote against Nicolas Sarkozy in the French… 23/04/07 07:04 CET
Le Pen fails to repeat 2002 successThe extreme right wing National Front candidate Jean Marie Le Pen failed to pull off his… 23/04/07 07:04 CET
Boris Yeltsin has diedThe former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died. The Kremlin has confirmed the death of the… 23/04/07 05:04 CET
Segolene sets up battle RoyalShe may have come second but Segolene Royal is celebrating success. With the prospect of becoming… 23/04/07 02:04 CET
France decides on right-left showdownThe French political model returned to type on Sunday with the candidates of left and right making… 23/04/07 02:04 CET
Major blow for Le Pen in French pollThe far-right’s Jean-Marie Le Pen has suffered his worst result in a French presidential election… 23/04/07 02:04 CET
Francois Bayrou: “King maker”?Meet the man who would be Kingmaker in France’s presidential elections: Francois Bayrou. He came… 23/04/07 02:04 CET
Royal seeks to reduce Sarkozy’s leadSegolene Royal has led the Socialists back into the run-off vote; a relief after the party’s… 23/04/07 02:04 CET
Sarkozy quick to resume campaigningNicolas Sarkozy has wasted no time in preparing for round two of the French Presidential elections… 23/04/07 02:04 CET
Segolene Royal: ProfileSegolene Royal is now just one step away from becoming France’s first female president. The… 23/04/07 02:04 CET
Sarkozy a step closer to fulfilling childhood dreamIn his final campaign appearance, riding a horse through a bull farm, Nicolas Sarkozy said he had… 23/04/07 02:04 CET
