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Air France-KLM takeover talks for Alitalia underwayAir France-KLM has started its exclusive talks as preferred bidder for Alitalia. It has been given… 09/01/08 19:37 CET
Price surge focuses attention on French oil fieldsWith the price of crude oil having been up over 100 dollars a barrel, the search is on for new… 09/01/08 19:37 CET
VW chairman denies knowing of fraudVolkswagen’s Chairman Ferdinand Piech has told a German court that he had no knowledge of a scheme… 09/01/08 19:37 CET
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Serbia reminded Kosovo and EU integration are separate issuesSerbia has been urged not to link closer ties with the European Union to the bloc’s future role in… 09/01/08 19:41 CET
Kosovo has new coalition governmentKosovo’s parliament has confirmed President Fatmir Sejdiu, for a second term, and ex-guerrilla… 09/01/08 19:41 CET
iTunes to cost the same in Britain and euro countriesApple says it will equalise its prices for iTunes downloads within six months. Brussels calls it a… 09/01/08 19:41 CET
No peace without Gaza, Olmert tells BushGeorge W. Bush is in Israel for his first-ever presidential visit to the Middle-East. Cast by his… 09/01/08 19:37 CET
New Hampshire wins spark McCain and Clinton’s presidential bidsThere is no doubting the race for the White House is firmly back on track for John McCain. His New… 09/01/08 19:29 CET
Youth crime debate divides Germany’s ruling parties ahead of state pollsJuvenile crime is making headlines ahead of German state elections. Events at a Munich metro… 09/01/08 19:29 CET
Gaza celebrates Hamas’ role in Middle-East peaceEhud Olmert’s admission that an Israeli-Palestinian deal would be worthless without Gaza, leaves… 09/01/08 19:28 CET
Opposition outcry in Georgia at election confirmationIn Georgia, hundreds of opposition demonstrators surrounded the public television station as the… 09/01/08 19:28 CET
Arrested ETA suspects admit to carrying out Madrid airport bombingTwo suspected ETA rebels arrested on Sunday have allegedly confessed to being behind the Madrid… 09/01/08 19:28 CET
US President in Israel on Mid-East peace missionGeorge W. Bush has arrived in Israel for his first trip to the Middle East as US President. The… 09/01/08 13:52 CET
AU chief in Kenya as an outside mediatorThe head of the African Union has held talks with Kenya’s president and opposition leader, to try… 09/01/08 13:16 CET
McCain revives his White House hopesLast summer his campaign was struggling. Many had written his political obituary. But John McCain… 09/01/08 13:15 CET
US President in Israel on Mid-East peace missionGeorge W. Bush has arrived in Israel for his first trip to the Middle East as US President. The… 09/01/08 13:14 CET
Clinton and McCain back in the raceA double comeback has dramatically reshaped the US presidential nomination race. Hillary Clinton… 09/01/08 13:13 CET
Runner-up Obama fails to achieve Democrat doubleNew Hampshire’s result meant disappointment for Barack Obama, after his victory last week in Iowa… 09/01/08 13:12 CET
Republican results in New HampshireWith 96 percent of the votes counted in New Hampshire, this is how things looked on the Republican… 09/01/08 07:36 CET
Democrat results in New HampshireWith 96 percent of the votes counted in New Hampshire, this is how things looked on the Democrats… 09/01/08 07:35 CET
Clinton defies the pollsters in New HampshireHillary Clinton has defied the pollsters and come out on top in New Hampshire. After a close race… 09/01/08 07:34 CET
McCain wins the New Hampshire Republican primaryVoters in the US State of New Hampshire were left in no doubt about John McCain’s feelings, as he… 09/01/08 07:32 CET
Violence worsens at Naples rubbish dumpPolice have fired tear gas to disperse protesters blocking access to the Pianura rubbish dump in… 09/01/08 07:31 CET
Bush heads to Israel and West Bank for testing tripUS President George W. Bush faces an uncertain welcome in the Middle East today. There have already… 09/01/08 07:30 CET
