corporate
RBS consortium improves ABN Amro offerThe consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland has improved its bid for ABN Amro of the Netherlands… 16/07/07 07:07 CET
BAWAG trial starts in AustriaNine men who allegedly brought down Austria’s fourth-largest bank BAWAG have gone on trial in… 16/07/07 07:07 CET
europa
Indian helicopter sale to Myanmar ‘mocks’ EU banEurope embargoing arms to Myanmar is no laughing matter. But NGOs such as Amnesty International are… 16/07/07 07:07 CET
Wine reform talks muster vintage demonstratorsGrape power kept this demonstration peaceful. As Europe’s wine ministers – or rather agriculture… 16/07/07 07:07 CET
world news
Death row medics to learn fate later today“Innocent” reads the banner in the Bulgarian capital Sofia as Libya’s High Judicial Council meets… 16/07/07 12:07 CET
North Korea shuts down nuclear reactor-UN confirmsUN nuclear inspectors have confirmed the shut down of North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear reactor. North… 16/07/07 12:07 CET
Powerful earthquake rocks JapanA strong earthquake has shaken north-west Japan, causing a fire at a nuclear power plant. The site… 16/07/07 06:07 CET
EADS ends dual nationality managementTensions have eased at EADS as France and Germany agreed to streamline the aerospace company’s… 16/07/07 06:07 CET
Britain ups diplomatic stakes with RussiaBritain has been outlining the measures it is taking against Russia, in a row over the murder of… 16/07/07 06:07 CET
Portuguese hospitals struggle with abortion demandsOn Sunday, Portugal entered a new era of legal abortion up to 10 weeks after conception, but the… 16/07/07 06:07 CET
Carnage in Kirkuk as bomb attacks kill dozensMore than 80 people have died in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Police warn the death toll… 16/07/07 06:07 CET
Japan hit by double tremorA strong earthquake has hit northwestern Japan leaving as many as seven dead and 800 injured. The… 16/07/07 06:07 CET
Decision day in Libya for six HIV health workersA Libyan high court is due to decide whether five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor… 16/07/07 06:07 CET
A bumpy ride for Airbus at Franco-German talks?The management of Airbus and its parent company EADS could be split up between France and Germany… 16/07/07 06:07 CET
