corporate
Morgan Stanley seeks buyersWall Street’s second-largest investment bank, Morgan Stanley, is reportedly casting around for a… 18/09/08 20:18 CET
Lloyds takes over HBOSBritain’s Lloyds TSB’s has sealed a rescue takeover of Halifax Bank of Scotland, creating a hugely… 18/09/08 20:18 CET
Unions mull ‘last chance’ offer to save AlitaliaInvestors have given unions just hours to agree to a drastic plan to save Alitalia, the Italian… 18/09/08 11:46 CET
economy
Oil falls as US refiners recoverOil prices continue to be volatile: first they rose over $100 a barrel as investors turned to… 18/09/08 20:18 CET
Equities still in turmoil despite central bank actionsThe jury is still out on how successful the world’s top central banks can be in trying to get… 18/09/08 19:40 CET
europa
Paving the abbatoire with good intentionsBrussels has adopted a proposal to make the end of the line for farm animals as humane as possible… 18/09/08 20:25 CET
Brussels and EU states in joint action against drugsThe European Commission has unveiled a new four-year action plan for tackling drug abuse. The plan… 18/09/08 20:25 CET
focus
Freedom to Paint: Cornelia SchleimeSelf-portraits, surrealism and the Stasi – just some of the influences which help make up the… 18/09/08 16:35 CET
markets
Kremlin attempts to stem market panicMoscow’s stock markets still remain closed as Russia continues to battle against financial… 18/09/08 19:40 CET
Central banks unite for money markets boostIn a coordinated move to stabilise global money markets, six of the world’s major central banks… 18/09/08 10:36 CET
metropolitans
Poznan prepares for UN Climate ConferenceGlobal warming is descending on Poland – Poznan to be precise, which is to host the forthcoming… 18/09/08 16:41 CET
space
Space looks back at 4 years of programmesSpace is a source of inexhaustible fascination, discoveries and research. For four years Space has… 18/09/08 18:28 CET
world news
Alitalia on the brink after rescue deal withdrawnAlitalia appears condemned to bankruptcy after a last ditch attempt to save the national Italian… 18/09/08 19:40 CET
Shedding new light on Spanish poet’s deathThe mystery over the final resting place of the celebrated Spanish poet and playwright Federico… 18/09/08 19:40 CET
Promethean task for new Kadima leaderWith the election closer than expected, Tzipi Livni had to wait long into the night for her… 18/09/08 19:40 CET
Israelis divided as Livni furthers PM ambitionsHaving persuaded her party to back her, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is now seeking the… 18/09/08 19:40 CET
Financial woes dictate US campaign agendaThe financial turmoil around the world has pushed the economy right to the forefront of the … 18/09/08 19:40 CET
More arrests in baby formula scandalA further 12 people have been arrested by Chinese police investigating a scandal over toxic baby… 18/09/08 13:16 CET
Yemen holds 19 over US embassy bombingSome 19 people have reportedly been arrested in connection with yesterday’s bomb attack on the … 18/09/08 11:54 CET
Transatlantic police swoop nets 200Italian police working with the FBI have busted drug rings in Europe and north and Latin America… 18/09/08 07:18 CET
Poles apart: Russia sets seabed bordersA naval mission to plant a Russian flag beneath the North Pole, laying claim to a huge swathe of… 18/09/08 07:18 CET
Presidential candidates score points off Wall St.Wall street is now fully in the thrall of a September shiver. In the election, the economy is the… 18/09/08 07:18 CET
Livni in line for PM’s jobIsrael’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has moved a step closer to becoming the country’s next prime… 18/09/08 07:18 CET
Karadzic to face new indictment at TPIThe former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, already facing 11 charges of war crimes, crimes… 18/09/08 07:18 CET
