corporate
Bridgestone pushes to inflate tyre salesPlanning to pull away from its competitors, the Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone has said it will… 22/10/07 07:10 CET
IMF’s Rato warns of dollar fall riskThe head of the International Monetary Fund Rodrigo Rato has warned of the risk of an abrupt fall… 22/10/07 07:10 CET
europa
Pesticides vote aims to halve their use in EUThe problems of weeds, insect life and fungi – and the products used to fight them – are about to… 22/10/07 07:10 CET
Microsoft finally stops appealing against EU rulesMicrosoft says it will not appeal against an EU court ruling, thus limiting the amount it will… 22/10/07 07:10 CET
Kosovo no closer to December status settlementAt three-way talks in Vienna, Kosovo floats towards a deadline. The mediators are trying to coax… 22/10/07 07:10 CET
world news
Swiss People’s Party claims election victoryThe right-wing Swiss People’s Party increased its standing as the biggest bloc in the parliament… 22/10/07 12:10 CET
Californian officials warn wildfires could continueResidents in southern California are being warned to brace themselves for more hot and windy… 22/10/07 08:10 CET
Brussels ‘relief’ as Poland elects pro-EU govtThe man who knocked the Polish Prime Minister out of office is to begin work this week on forming a… 22/10/07 08:10 CET
Nationalists ascendant as the Swiss roll RightBanner headlines in Swiss newspapers tell the story; the country has lurched to the right with the… 22/10/07 08:10 CET
Turkey: PKK offers conditional ceasefireThe Turkish government is coming under public pressure to unleash a full-scale military campaign… 22/10/07 08:10 CET
Ecologists get Green light in Swiss electionsThe surge in demand for more eco-friendly policies, especially in Western Europe, has been… 22/10/07 08:10 CET
Hungarian nationalist group gathers supportThey call themselves the Hungarian Guard and they are growing in number. Six hundred far-right… 22/10/07 07:10 CET
Turkey vows to defeat Kurdish separatistsAnkara has vowed to “pay any price” to defeat the PKK, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, after… 22/10/07 07:10 CET
California fires threaten hundreds of homesSeveral Hollywood celebrities are feeling the heat in the face of wildfires devastating large areas… 22/10/07 07:10 CET
Poland’s Civic Platform set for election victoryThe main opposition party is set to take power in Poland, with exit polls showing it’s won the… 22/10/07 01:10 CET
Kaczynski concedes defeat in Polish electionOut-going Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski has accepted election defeat after being forced to call… 22/10/07 01:10 CET
Swiss reflect on political change after electionChristophe Blocher’s image dominated the front pages as Switzerland digested the election result… 22/10/07 01:10 CET
Strengthened Right set to dominate Swiss politicsThe right-wing, anti-EU Swiss People’s Party is well placed to usher in a new era of politics in… 22/10/07 01:10 CET
Popular pressure grows for Turkish military strikeIntense public pressure is growing on the Turkish government to press ahead with a major… 22/10/07 01:10 CET
Here’s how the parties lookSo with sixty two seats and a vote increase of almost 3 percent, the People’s Party are the night’s… 22/10/07 01:10 CET
Chinese “young pretenders” promoted to top levelChinese leaders have unveiled the new creme de la creme of the Communist Party at the end of its… 22/10/07 01:10 CET
Poland’s Civil Platform gets ready to governCommentators say it was a vote against social conservatism and isolationism. The centre-right Civic… 22/10/07 01:10 CET
Way cleared for new elections in KyrgyzstanThe president of Kyrgyzstan has dissolved parliament, paving the way for a snap election. Kurmanbek… 22/10/07 01:10 CET
