corporate
Metro’s sales fallGerman retailer Metro’s sales and profits fell during the second-quarter.The world’s fourth largest… 03/08/09 20:42 CET
Ford’s US sales up for first time in nearly two yearsFord says that in July it increased the number of cars it sold in the US for the first month since… 03/08/09 20:42 CET
economy
Scrappage scheme boosts French car salesSales of new cars in France rose in July, boosted by the Paris government’s scrappage programme… 03/08/09 20:42 CET
HSBC and Barclays return solid profitsBritain’s top two banks have reported bumper profits but warned the recession is not over yet. … 03/08/09 20:42 CET
markets
Monday 3rd AugustEuropean shares finished at their highest in nine months as solid results from major European banks… 03/08/09 20:42 CET
world news
Iran’s Supreme Leader swears in AhmadinejadIran’s Supreme leader has endorsed the second term presidency of Mamoud Ahmadinejad at a ceremony… 03/08/09 19:40 CET
New NATO chief faces busy termThe new NATO Secretary General has promised the Alliance’s mission to Afghanistan will go on as… 03/08/09 19:40 CET
Schreiber in Germany after losing extradition battleA German-Canadian arms dealer is in custody in Germany after losing a last ditch appeal against his… 03/08/09 19:40 CET
Weather aids Canaries firefightersEmergency crews battling a forest fire on one of Spain’s Canary Islands say they have managed to… 03/08/09 19:40 CET
AWOL British soldier refuses to return to AfghanistanA British soldier who has refused to return to Afghanistan has called on prime minister Gordon… 03/08/09 19:40 CET
German SPD defends ‘jobs’ manifestoOne of the candidates for Chancellor in Germany’s upcoming election has defended his plan to create… 03/08/09 19:03 CET
French farmers reject subsidies repaymentFrench farmers are promising a long hot summer of protest over demands to repay several hundred… 03/08/09 17:33 CET
Pay back time for French farmersFrench farmers have been told they must pay back millions in subsidy handouts. Between 1992 and… 03/08/09 13:31 CET
A dozen die in Afghan bomb attackAt least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan. … 03/08/09 13:31 CET
Opposition snubs Ahmadinejad’s presidencyIran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has formally endorsed the second presidency of… 03/08/09 13:31 CET
Rasmussen: NATO will stay in AfghanistanThe new NATO Secretary General has pledged the Alliance will stay in Afghanistan for as long as it… 03/08/09 13:31 CET
New NATO chief to set out visionNATO’s new boss will today outline his vision of the way forward for the military alliance, as… 03/08/09 07:34 CET
Spain’s government pledges aid to CanariesStrong winds are continuing to fan forest fires on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma… 03/08/09 07:34 CET
Russian patriarch urges unity on Ukraine tripPatriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, is on a visit to Ukraine. It is a… 03/08/09 07:34 CET
Schreiber is extradited to face trialGerman businessman Karlheinz Schreiber, who is wanted on corruption charges, is on his way back to… 03/08/09 07:34 CET
Iraq’s Tareq Aziz gets 7 years jail in Kurds caseTareq Aziz, Iraq’s former deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein, has been sentenced to seven… 03/08/09 07:34 CET
Israeli gay club shooting victims laid to restAs the victims of Saturday’s shooting at a gay youth centre in Israel are laid to rest, the hunt… 03/08/09 07:34 CET
