corporate
Air Liquide’s profits buoyantAir Liquide, the world’s top industrial gases company, has posted a better than expected increase… 04/08/08 21:20 CET
Spain’s economy further pressuredThe number of registered jobless in Spain hit a ten year high in July as consumer confidence fell… 04/08/08 21:20 CET
HSBC and Fortis count subprime costEurope’s biggest bank, HSBC, said its first-half profit fell 23% due to bad debts on US home loans… 04/08/08 21:20 CET
European shares fall againEuropean shares finished Monday down 1%, adding to last week’s declines. They had started the… 04/08/08 21:20 CET
Rogue trader’s assistant quizzedThe assistant to rogue trader Jerome Kerviel is being investigated for possible involvement in the… 04/08/08 21:20 CET
world news
China boosts security after attack on policeAuthorities in China have arrested two people accused of carrying out a suspected terrorist attack… 04/08/08 19:48 CET
ANC leader Zuma tries to avoid corruption trialSupporters of ANC leader Jacob Zuma have thronged the streets outside a South African court hearing… 04/08/08 19:48 CET
Morgan Freeman in Memphis hospital after crashThe American actor Morgan Freeman is reported to have been seriously injured in a bad car accident… 04/08/08 19:48 CET
Israel sends Palestinians to West BankIsrael has sent around 150 pro-Fatah Palestinians who fled fighting in the Gaza Strip on Saturday… 04/08/08 19:48 CET
World leaders pay tribute to SolzhenitsynThe death of dissident and writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, in Russia, from heart faliure,at the age… 04/08/08 19:48 CET
Italian troops take to streets to tackle crimeItalian troops have begun patrolling major cities across the country as part of the government’s… 04/08/08 19:48 CET
Evicted Chinese complain of Olympic intimidationChinese families furious at being evicted from their homes to make way for a shopping mall have… 04/08/08 19:48 CET
Three dead after freak French tornadoA mini tornado has swept through a small town in northern France, killing three people, injuring… 04/08/08 19:48 CET
UN chief calls for more global action to quell AIDSAn international conference on HIV/Aids has opened in Mexico City. New figures suggest the number… 04/08/08 13:44 CET
Beijing residents protest against evictionDozens of residents in Beijing have scuffled with police, claiming they have been evicted from… 04/08/08 13:44 CET
China defends security after deadly attack on policeChina’s Olympic officials say they are confident heavy security will ensure a safe games, in the… 04/08/08 13:44 CET
Italy deploys troops to tackle crimeItaly has launched a new security initiative designed to show it is tough on crime. Some 3,000… 04/08/08 13:44 CET
Russian novelist Solzhenitsyn diesThe Russian author and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died at his home outside Moscow, aged… 04/08/08 13:44 CET
K2 death toll may rise, experts warnIt is feared the death toll may rise after an accident on the world’s second-highest mountain. At… 04/08/08 08:16 CET
Alexander Solzhenitsyn dies at 89Nobel Prize winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who wrote about life in Soviet slave labour… 04/08/08 08:16 CET
Thousands of soldiers sent onto the streets of ItalyThousands of soldiers will be deployed in Italy’s main cities from today, in a bit to boost the… 04/08/08 08:16 CET
Inquiry launched after scores die in a stampede at an Indian templeAn investigation is underway following the deaths of at least 145 people in a stampede at a Hindu… 04/08/08 08:16 CET
Grenade attack kills 16 in China ahead of GamesUnidentified assailants have attacked a border post in Xingjiang province, northwest China, four… 04/08/08 08:16 CET
Anglican conference ends without resolutionThe Archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Anglican Church, has proposed banning any more gay… 04/08/08 08:16 CET
