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Permira hits the catwalk with ValentinoAlmost 30% of the Valentino Fashion Group – founded by 75-year-old Valentino Garavani – has been… 16/05/07 07:05 CET
OECD invites five countries to apply for membershipThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is looking to expand. It has invited… 16/05/07 07:05 CET
world news
Apathy rules ahead of Algerian electionsAhead of tomorrow’s Parliamentary elections in Algeria, the mood among the voters is one of apathy… 16/05/07 12:05 CET
Sarkozy officially takes up job as French presidentNicolas Sarkozy has taken up the post of French president in a handover ceremony at the Elysee… 16/05/07 12:05 CET
Back to La Croisette for the 60th Cannes film festivalThe 60th Cannes Film Festival opens today – with a string of major Hollywood stars expected to… 16/05/07 12:05 CET
Serbia to resume EU talks if war criminal is handed overThe fledgling Serbian government can resume talks over EU entry if it makes progress on arresting… 16/05/07 12:05 CET
Mourinho in the Dog HouseManager of Chelsea Football Club Jose Mourinho has found himself in the dog house – after being… 16/05/07 12:05 CET
Wolfowitz waits to learn his fateThe United States has failed to rally support from key allies for beleaguered World Bank president… 16/05/07 07:05 CET
New ruling coalition voted in for SerbiaSerbia’s parliament has approved the formation of a coalition government. The vote came just before… 16/05/07 07:05 CET
Spotlight on Cannes as Film Festival opensIf it’s the French Riviera in May, then it must be Cannes. The most famous film festival in the… 16/05/07 07:05 CET
Rhetoric toned down between Russia and the USAfter a frosty start, it seems there has been a slight thaw in the wintry talks between Russia and… 16/05/07 07:05 CET
Sarkozy, Merkel off to a fine startNicolas Sarkozy has made his first state visit, to Germany. Only hours after taking office in… 16/05/07 07:05 CET
Estonia gets first post-Holocaust synagogueEstonia’s first synagogue since the Holocaust has been opened in Tallinn. Previous synagogues in… 16/05/07 06:05 CET
Day 6 of violence in GazaAn Israeli airstrike against a Hamas position in southern Gaza has killed at least four people. The… 16/05/07 06:05 CET
Bomb heralds Algerian voteA bomb blast in the northern Algerian city of Constantine has killed a policeman and injured five… 16/05/07 06:05 CET
- 24 parties competing for votes in Algeria
A total of 24 political parties are vying for seats in Algeria’s parliamentary elections on… 16/05/07 06:05 CET
Democrat bid to set Iraq timetable fallsA Democrat initiative in the US senate to cut off funds for combat missions in Iraq at the end of… 16/05/07 06:05 CET
Chirac bids au revoir to French peopleJacques Chirac has bid his final goodbye to the people of France after 12 years as their President… 16/05/07 06:05 CET
