corporate
Societe Generale fraud – how could it happen?As more details have emerged about the world’s worst rogue trading scandal, tough questions are… 25/01/08 21:02 CET
Spanish jobless figures climbSpanish unemployment has risen to its highest level in a year and a half following an increase in… 25/01/08 21:02 CET
Brewer consolidation to break up Scottish and NewcastleBritain’s biggest brewer, Scottish and Newcastle, is being bought by Carlsberg and Heineken, in a… 25/01/08 21:02 CET
europa
EU rules out toying with dangerA ban on some chemicals and on packaging toys as giveaways with foods are among the key points in a… 25/01/08 20:43 CET
EU air passenger data scheme nearsAir passengers landing in the EU will have personal data collected in another system under proposed… 25/01/08 20:43 CET
world news
Palestinians breach Gaza-Egypt border againPalestinian activists have punched another hole in the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt… 25/01/08 19:48 CET
Italian president starts crisis talksItalian president Giorgio Napolitano has started talks with political leaders to try to rescue his… 25/01/08 19:48 CET
Intelligence officer killed in Beirut blastA police captain working for Lebanese intelligence is among four people who were killed when a bomb… 25/01/08 19:48 CET
Albania to back Kosovo independenceAlbania has said it wants to be the first country to recognise an independent Kosovo. The… 25/01/08 19:48 CET
Putin backs Serbia over Kosovo as oil deal agreedRussia and Serbia have strengthened economic and diplomatic ties at the signing of a new energy… 25/01/08 19:48 CET
Anti-Quran film gives Dutch cause for concernA Dutch Muslim group has appealed for calm at home and abroad in reaction to an anti-Quran film… 25/01/08 19:48 CET
Egypt starts closing off border with GazaA change of policy by Egypt on letting through Palestinians at the Rafah border crossing has led to… 25/01/08 13:26 CET
Italy plunged into crisis againItaly is once again plunged into crisis after the resignation of its prime minister. Romano Prodi… 25/01/08 13:25 CET
Bankers say “sorry” after SocGen fraud scandalAs more details emerged about the largest banking fraud in French history, the country’s big guns… 25/01/08 13:22 CET
Senior Lebanese policeman dies in Beirut bombA police captain working for Lebanese intelligence is among the ten dead after a bomb devastated a… 25/01/08 13:21 CET
Bush and Congress agree US economic packageThe US administration and opposition Democrats in Congress have agreed on a financial plan they… 25/01/08 08:02 CET
Rogue trader: How did he lose so much for so long?French banking bosses are scrambling to restore battered confidence after a junior trader… 25/01/08 08:01 CET
Minister’s resignation sparks UK cabinet reshuffleThe British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reshuffled his cabinet after a funding scandal forced… 25/01/08 07:58 CET
New memorial for Russia’s passionate poetOne of Russia’s most passionate poets is being remembered on the 70th anniversary of his birth… 25/01/08 07:57 CET
Where next for Italy after Prodi resignation?Italy is waking up to a political crisis following the resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi… 25/01/08 07:46 CET
