corporate
No quick agreement in Russia/Belarus energy talksRussia and Belarus have failed to reach a quick deal over gas payments. The Belarus gas-bill… 30/07/07 08:07 CET
US sub-prime loan crisis claims first victimA German bank has become the first victim of the crisis in American high-risk mortgage lending -… 30/07/07 08:07 CET
ABN-Amro withdraws formal support for Barclays bidThe Dutch bank ABN-Amro has withdrawn its formal support for a takeover bid from the British high… 30/07/07 08:07 CET
europa
New European negotiator named for Kosovo talksThe current German ambassador to the United Kingdom has been named as Europe’s representative at… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
Suspected gas price fix investigated by BrusselsA suspected pricing deal between two of Europe’s biggest energy companies is being investigated by… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
Road closed. The Baltic Highway hits the stop signA planned motorway linking Warsaw and Helsinki is the focus of a growing row between Brussels and… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
world news
Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman diesThe Swedish cinema legend Ingmar Bergman has died at the age of 89. The director of over 40 feature… 30/07/07 12:07 CET
No word on hostages as Taliban deadline expiresA so-called final deadline set by the Taliban kidnappers of a group of South Korean Christians has… 30/07/07 12:07 CET
Japan’s PM to stay on despite poll defeatJapan’s Prime Minister has reaffirmed his intention to remain in office, despite a crushing… 30/07/07 12:07 CET
Celebrated French actor Michel Serrault dies at 79The French actor Michel Serrault, who won international acclaim for his role as an over-emotional… 30/07/07 12:07 CET
Bereaved families march over Congonhas air disasterSeveral thousand Brazilians, including relatives of the 199 people killed in the country’s… 30/07/07 12:07 CET
Jazeera airs video of South Korean hostages, Taliban say second hostage killedJust hours after Afghan Taliban militants said that they had killed a second South Korean hostage… 30/07/07 09:07 CET
Flame of peace marks national reconciliation in Ivory CoastThe visit would have been unthinkable just months ago. Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
Outcry in Belgium over girl’s planned deportationThe detention and planned deportation of an 11-year-old Ecuadorian girl and her mother is causing a… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
Iconic French actor loses fight for lifeThe French actor Michel Serrault has died at the age of 79 after a long illness, his family has… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
Japanese PM to stay on despite election defeatJapan’s Prime Minister Shinze Abe, has insisted he’ll not resign after leading his Liberal… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
Gordon Brown in US on first official visitThe British Prime Minister has begun his first official visit to the United States with a delicate… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
Taliban set fresh deadline for hostagesA new deadline has been set by the hostage-takers holding 22 South Koreans in Afghanistan… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
Belgian court halts expulsion of 11-year-old AngelicaA last-ditch legal challenge has halted the deportation of an 11-year-old Ecuadoran girl and her… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
UK and US reaffirm commitment on IraqBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown and US President George W. Bush have reaffirmed their… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
Abbas seeks Russia’s support in feud with HamasPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is visiting Russia in a bid to win support for his Fatah… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
Taliban claim to have killed second South Korean hostageTaliban kidnappers say they have shot dead a second South Korean hostage in Afghanistan. It follows… 30/07/07 07:07 CET
