economy
ECB rate cut considered more likelyThe deepening recession is putting the European Central Bank under increasing pressure to further… 30/12/08 21:18 CET
Bank of Spain confirms recessionSpain has officially entered its first recession in 15 years. The central bank in Madrid… 30/12/08 21:14 CET
French jobless up again in NovemberFrench unemployment has risen again as companies laid off people in response to the slowing… 30/12/08 21:14 CET
markets
Asia ends miserable year for stocksAsia’s bourses have closed for the last time in 2008, a year during which they suffered their worst… 30/12/08 21:14 CET
European stocks end higherEuropean shares finished up on Tuesday, but are still on track for huge losses this year… 30/12/08 21:14 CET
world news
Long-range rocket hits BeershebaPolice say militants in Gaza fired two long-range rockets on the city of Beersheba, reaching deeper… 30/12/08 23:35 CET
EU ceasefire calls as ministers meet in ParisAmid European calls for an end to the violence, EU foreign ministers have been meeting in emergency… 30/12/08 20:36 CET
Israel: Gaza offensive could go on for weeksThe military action could go on for weeks. That is the message from Israel today, as it continues… 30/12/08 20:14 CET
The civilians’ nightmare in GazaCaught up in the military action are many civilians struggling to find safe shelters. They… 30/12/08 20:14 CET
Gaza conflict risks further escalation in violenceCould Israel’s attack on Gaza engulf the entire Middle East? It is a question many are asking, with… 30/12/08 20:09 CET
Gazprom says Ukraine crisis “not over”Ukraine says it has repaid its debt of more than one billion euros to Russian gas giant Gazprom in… 30/12/08 20:09 CET
Belgian king swears-in new PMBelgium has a new prime minister, the third in 18 months. King Albert has sworn-in the Flemish… 30/12/08 18:36 CET
Gaza’s humanitarian conditions deteriorateWith no end in sight to Israel’s air blitz, the humanitarian situation in Gaza is going from bad to… 30/12/08 13:58 CET
Israel prepared for “long weeks of action” in GazaPressing on with its offensive in Gaza, Israel has rejected any truce with Hamas, saying it is… 30/12/08 13:58 CET
Pakistan closes NATO’s Afghan supply routePakistan has closed the route used to supply foreign forces in Afghanistan as its army tries to… 30/12/08 13:58 CET
Gazprom sets up HQ to cut supplies to UkraineRussian energy giant Gazprom says it has formed a special unit to deal with shutting off gas… 30/12/08 13:17 CET
Israeli house hit by rocketWhile clouds briefly hid them from Israeli planes, , militants in Gaza fired more rockets into… 30/12/08 13:05 CET
EU foreign ministers to meet over GazaDiplomatic efforts to stop the violence in the Middle East are continuing. French President… 30/12/08 11:35 CET
Israeli deaths mount due to Gaza retaliationAn Israeli woman has died after Palestinian militants fired a rocket at the town of Ashdod, which… 30/12/08 07:49 CET
Israeli bombardment of Gaza continuesIsrael’s fiercest bombardment of the Gaza Strip for forty years has continued into its fourth day… 30/12/08 07:49 CET
Injured Palestinians find refuge in EgyptInjured Palestinians, hurt in the Israeli offensive against the Gaza strip, have been evacuated to… 30/12/08 07:49 CET
Belgium hopes for a new goverment todayThe man charged with forming a new government in Belgium says he expects to clinch a coalition deal… 30/12/08 07:49 CET
A former PM returns to power in BangladeshIn Bangladesh, an alliance headed by the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, has won a… 30/12/08 07:49 CET
Hesse elections to kick-off German votesRegional elections in Hesse are set to kick off a year of pre general election voting in Germany… 30/12/08 07:49 CET
