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Early marital problems continue for Alcatel-LucentThe world’s largest maker of telecoms equipment Alcatel-Lucent has reported losses that were even… 31/07/07 08:07 CET
Germany and France jobless rate falls ahead of holidaysGermany and France go into the summer holiday period with their job markets already looking tanned… 31/07/07 08:07 CET
europa
Drinks all round. Easing the rules on duty freeNew moves have been launched to ease the rules concerning duty free drinks. At the moment… 31/07/07 06:07 CET
Red light ahead. Poland stops work on disputed motorwayPoland has bowed to EU pressure, and given up plans to build a motorway through an area of… 31/07/07 06:07 CET
Named and shamed. Mobile phone companies told to cut prices.Some of Europe’s mobile phone companies face being named and shamed this week if they refuse to cut… 31/07/07 06:07 CET
world news
Italian filmmaker Antonioni dies at 94Michelangelo Antonioni, one of Italy’s most famous and influential filmmakers, has died at the age… 31/07/07 12:07 CET
British Army ends Northern Ireland operationThe 38-year-old British Army operation in Northern Ireland comes to a close tonight, ending the… 31/07/07 12:07 CET
Rice and Gates offer US military aid in Middle EastA top-level US delegation has started a tour of the Middle East, with promises of billions of euros… 31/07/07 12:07 CET
Body of second slain Korean hostage found in AfghanistanThe body of a second South Korean hostage has been recovered by Afghan police. Taliban kidnappers… 31/07/07 12:07 CET
First Khmer Rouge suspect at genocide tribunalA Khmer Rouge prison chief has become the first of Pol Pot’s henchmen to be brought before… 31/07/07 12:07 CET
Thousands evacuated as Canary Islands fire spreadsForest fires on the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa are continuing. More than… 31/07/07 08:07 CET
Father claims Egyptian police killed son in clashesA 15-year-old Egyptian boy has died after being shot by police, according to his father, near the… 31/07/07 08:07 CET
Russia’s Putin gives Abbas his backingRussian leader Vladimir Putin has thrown his backing behind the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas… 31/07/07 08:07 CET
Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni dies aged 94He was described as the poet with a camera. Italy’s Michelangelo Antonioni, a founding father of… 31/07/07 08:07 CET
Belgian court issues deportation reprieve11-year-old Angelica Cajamarca and her mother Ana will stay in Belgium, at least for now, after a… 31/07/07 07:07 CET
Forest fires ravage the Canary IslandsHigh temperatures and strong winds are hampering efforts to fight forest fires raging out of… 31/07/07 07:07 CET
Arab alliance-building tour by Rice, GatesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has started a Middle East tour, aimed at uniting… 31/07/07 07:07 CET
British army ends longest mission ever, in Northern IrelandThe British army’s longest-ever military campaign, in Northern Ireland, is over. August 1st 2007… 31/07/07 07:07 CET
Khmer Rouge jailer charged with atrocitiesA former Khmer Rouge prison chief has become the first of Pol Pot’s henchman to be charged with… 31/07/07 07:07 CET
Nigerian court adjourns Pfizer caseA court in Nigeria has adjourned a civil case brought by the northern state of Kano against US drug… 31/07/07 07:07 CET
British troops pull out of Northern Ireland after nearly four decadesThirty-eight years after they were first sent, the British Army is to pull out almost all its… 31/07/07 07:07 CET
Video of Korean captives is shown on TVA video showing several of the South Koreans being held hostage in Afghanistan has been broadcast… 31/07/07 07:07 CET
