corporate
US posts weak employment figures for JulyThe US has posted weaker-than-expected jobs data – adding just 92,000 to the payroll last month… 03/08/07 07:08 CET
Made-in-China label suffers fresh blowThe mass recall of some of the most popular children’s toys worldwide amid fears of excessive lead… 03/08/07 07:08 CET
US mortgage company collapse hits marketsThe news of the collapse of American Home Mortgage Investment Corp has been weighing on markets… 03/08/07 07:08 CET
europa
Trade friction between the U.S and the E.UFor security reasons the U.S. plans to scan overseas container traffic. But the E.U. claims this… 03/08/07 08:08 CET
Frontex: Nautilus II mission suspendedThe aim of the European Union’s southern border control mission is to limit illegal immigration… 03/08/07 08:08 CET
Four million Euros additional aid for the Palestinian refugeesThe European Commission has announced four million Euros additional aid for the Palestinian… 03/08/07 08:08 CET
world news
Russia maintains gas flow to Belarus after paymentThe Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has lifted its threat to cut gas supplies to Belarus, after Minsk… 03/08/07 12:08 CET
US bridges tested in wake of Mississippi disasterHow could it happen? That is the question authorities in the US are desperately seeking to answer… 03/08/07 12:08 CET
Millions homeless in southern Asia floodingTens of millions of people have been left homeless and scores killed in the worst flooding to hit… 03/08/07 12:08 CET
Rebel leaders gather for peace talks in TanzaniaLeaders of Darfur’s various rebel groups have arrived in northern Tanzania for talks with the… 03/08/07 07:08 CET
Hundreds dead and millions home in Asian monsoonSouthern Asia has been hit by what is being described as the worst flooding in living memory, with… 03/08/07 07:08 CET
Russia weighs relocation of Black Sea Fleet to SyriaThe head of the Russian Navy has raised the prospect of the Black Sea Fleet relocating to a Syrian… 03/08/07 07:08 CET
Thousands homeless after East Russian quakeAn earthquake at Sakhalin in Eastern Russia has left 2,000 people homeless. At least 11 blocks of… 03/08/07 07:08 CET
Talks planned to end South Korean hostage ordealIn an effort to end the two-week ordeal of 21 South Korean hostages, representatives from Seoul are… 03/08/07 06:08 CET
France-Libya arms deal raises eyebrows over nurses’ releaseAn arms deal between Libya and a French company has added to speculation over exactly how French… 03/08/07 06:08 CET
Darfur talks begin in TanzaniaTalks in Tanzania are set to begin today on trying to solve the Darfur crisis. The joint African… 03/08/07 06:08 CET
A cold front opens in opposition to Russia’s Arctic claimRussia’s claim to the ocean floor beneath the Arctic ice cap has been dismissed by other countries… 03/08/07 06:08 CET
Death toll set to rise in US bridge collapseHope is fading in the search for survivors of an interstate bridge collapse in the United States… 03/08/07 06:08 CET
