corporate
Pearson could sell Les EchosBritain’s Pearson, which publishes the Financial Times, has said it is considering its options for… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
European vote liberalises vodka ingredientsA vote by the European Parliament means that major drinks companies will still be able to make… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
Cadbury Schweppes to cut jobs and sell US drinks unitCadbury Schweppes has announced a major reorganisation. It will close 15% of its 70 confectionery… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
world news
EU normalises ties with Palestinian governmentIsrael has refused to say when it will return tax money withheld from the Palestinian government… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
US to release millions in aid to PalestiniansThe United States has ended its 15-month-old aid embargo on the Palestinian Authority. The move… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
YouTube goes multilingual, launching nine new sitesIt has been a big success in English – now they want to speak other languages. Google, which… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
Early prisoner release to relieve UK’s overcrowded jailsThousands of prisoners in the UK are to be released early to ease the problem of overcrowded… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
Olmert and Bush back Abbas’ new governmentIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, on a visit to the United States, has been holding talks with … 19/06/07 07:06 CET
Merkel’s domestic calm helps her focus on EUCompromise on two thorny domestic issues has allowed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to focus on… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
Sarkozy fine-tunes government in light of poll resultsThere is a new government line-up in France after the final round of parliamentary elections… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
Israel sends tanks into ever-more isolated GazaIsraeli tanks have entered Gaza near a key crossing point between the now Hamas-ruled territory and… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
Scores of Iraqis die in bombing, as US cracks down on militantsAt least 75 people are reported to have been killed in a massive explosion in Baghdad. A bomb… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
Barak sworn in as Israel defence ministerFormer prime minister Ehud Barak has been sworn in as Israel’s new defence minister a day after the… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
Pakistan wants Rushdie to be stripped of honourPakistan has demanded that Britain withdraw a knighthood awarded to the author Salman Rushdie. The… 19/06/07 07:06 CET
Another birthday under house arrest for iconic Myanmar campaignerHundreds of Burmese nationals, both at home and abroad, have been marking the 62nd birthday of… 19/06/07 01:06 CET
