corporate
German job picture still rosyThe number of people out of work in Germany fell much more than expected in January. The official… 31/01/08 20:16 CET
Will ECB follow Fed’s cuts?As the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in the US again by a hefty 0.5%, the question is being… 31/01/08 20:16 CET
Shell has big profits but also problemsEurope’s largest oil producer, Royal Dutch Shell, has announced annual profits that are a record… 31/01/08 20:16 CET
europa
French waste water treatment still breaking EU rulesFrance is in deep slurry with the European Commission over its failure to treat waste water in… 31/01/08 19:16 CET
EU competition at the letter box due in 2011The European Union’s mail markets will be opened up to full competition from the start of 2011… 31/01/08 19:16 CET
Italy threatened with EU court over NaplesItaly has been given an ultimatum by the European Commission to resolve the rubbish crisis in… 31/01/08 19:16 CET
metropolitans
Hit the North for British ideas on urban renewalThe face of Manchester is changing. It has the UK’s biggest solar energy project, on the tallest… 31/01/08 10:45 CET
world news
Schwarzenegger backs McCain’s presidential bidCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed John McCain in his bid to become … 31/01/08 19:48 CET
Hispanics key to Super Tuesday votingThe two remaining Democrat candidates are gearing up for next week’s bumper voting in more than 20… 31/01/08 19:37 CET
Kenyan talks suspended after killing of second opposition MPA second opposition member of parliament has been killed in Kenya. It has sparked fresh protests… 31/01/08 19:35 CET
Big-name backing boosts McCain’s presidential bidSuper Tuesday is less than a week away and, with his old friend Rudy Giuliani on board, John… 31/01/08 19:35 CET
UN boss warns summit of Kenya catastropheAs violence escalates in Kenya, the country’s president Mwai Kibaki is at an African Union summit… 31/01/08 19:35 CET
Campaigning ends in close Serb presidential ballotCampaigning has ended in Serbia in a presidential election that could set it on the path to… 31/01/08 19:10 CET
Challenger maintains pressure on Serb presidentSerbian presidential election rivals Boris Tadic and Tomislav Nikolic clashed on the Kosovo… 31/01/08 19:10 CET
Kenya talks postponedKenya’s feuding factions have postponed talks following the killing of an opposition politician… 31/01/08 14:09 CET
- Talks continue to try to end violence in Kenya
A second opposition politician has been shot dead in Kenya as talks continue between the country’s… 31/01/08 13:22 CET
Deadly blast at Istanbul factory kills at least 17At least 17 people have been killed and more than 60 have been injured in an explosion at a factory… 31/01/08 13:22 CET
China weathers the snowstorm to rally the nationChina’s propaganda machine has gone into overdrive in a war on winter. In the face of one of the… 31/01/08 13:22 CET
President edges challenger in Serbian TV debateWith just three days to go to Serbia’s run-off presidential election the pro-western candidate has… 31/01/08 13:22 CET
Edwards exits Democrat race for presidential nominationDemocrat John Edwards has abandoned his bid to become candidate for the US presidency. With… 31/01/08 07:41 CET
Société Générale will not be taken over says bossDespite being hit by the world’s worst financial trading scandal, Societe Generale is strong enough… 31/01/08 07:38 CET
Serbian Premier refuses to back President in pollSerbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica has refused to endorse his coalition partner Boris Tadic… 31/01/08 07:37 CET
Thaci: Kosovo won’t wait for independenceKosovo’s Prime Minister says the breakaway province will declare independence from Serbia within… 31/01/08 07:36 CET
Giuliani out as McCain and Romney square upThe former mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani has pulled out of the race to be the Republican… 31/01/08 07:35 CET
