corporate
Koenigsegg closer to buying SaabThe money seems to be in place for the luxury sportscar maker Koenigsegg to buy Saab from General… 07/09/09 20:39 CET
Russian airline latest to failPassengers left in the lurch all over Europe by the latest airline bankruptcy are scrambling to get… 07/09/09 20:39 CET
Goldman Sachs is to be the largest single shareholder in EurotunnelA investment fund controlled by the US investment bank Goldman Sachs is to be the largest single… 07/09/09 20:39 CET
Kraft bids to swallow CadburyA transatlantic chocolate war is about to be unwrapped after Britain’s Cadbury rejected a takeover… 07/09/09 20:39 CET
economy
Euro zone investor sentiment risesThe level of optimism among investors and financial analysts in the euro zone continues to rise… 07/09/09 20:39 CET
europa
Brussels does bookkeeping with GoogleBooks on the Internet, democratically accessible now but perhaps expensive in the future… The… 07/09/09 20:39 CET
markets
Monday 7th SeptemberEuropean shares finished the day sharply higher with analysts crediting positive sentiment from… 07/09/09 20:55 CET
science
Bone marrow break throughIn London’s Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, the doors to certain rooms are sealed because… 07/09/09 21:17 CET
world news
Push to reregulate milk sectorA German-French proposal to reregulate Europe’s milk sector has won support from 14 other countries… 07/09/09 20:08 CET
Israel approves 455 new West Bank homesIsrael has resumed settlement-building in the West Bank with today’s approval of a further 455… 07/09/09 19:54 CET
Iran focus of row at UN nuclear watchdogAs Iran snubs the US in its push for new talks on the nuclear question, a row over the Islamic… 07/09/09 19:54 CET
Libya to contest IRA victims’ compensation claimsLibya will challenge any compensation demands from relatives of IRA victims who say the terror… 07/09/09 19:54 CET
Three British men guilty of aircraft bomb plotThree British citizens have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up… 07/09/09 19:54 CET
US gives backing for world Afghan summitScores of civilians were killed in Friday’s NATO air strike on Taliban insurgents in northern… 07/09/09 19:54 CET
Deal looks close on Brazil buying French jetsThe French President has been the special guest at Brazil’s Independence Day celebrations, but he… 07/09/09 19:54 CET
A right to left crossover for Samoan motoristsThe remote South Pacific island of Samoa is to change the side of the road it drives on, from right… 07/09/09 19:54 CET
Sudanese woman jailed in trousers caseA Sudanese journalist convicted of indecency for wearing trousers is spending the night in prison… 07/09/09 19:54 CET
Fine but no lashes in sudan indecency caseA Sudanese journalist has been found guilty of indecency for wearing trousers, but given a fine… 07/09/09 14:13 CET
Germany’s Bundestag celebrates 60th birthdayThe 60th anniversary of the first session of the German parliament is being celebrated today… 07/09/09 14:03 CET
Tehran: nuclear programme will continueIran has rejected talks on its nuclear programme. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has declared… 07/09/09 14:03 CET
Sarkozy promotes Rafale jet in BrazilNicolas Sarkozy is on a mission to promote French-made fighter jets. The French President is… 07/09/09 14:03 CET
Another boat sinks near PhilippinesJust 24 hours after the Philippines ferry accident that left nine people dead, another ship has… 07/09/09 14:03 CET
Japan plans big greenhouse gas cutsThe Tokyo skyline tells its own story: Japan is the world’s fifth biggest greenhouse gas emitter… 07/09/09 10:43 CET
“State of siege” likely in GabonThree days of unrest following disputed presidential elections have moved Gabon’s government… 07/09/09 07:29 CET
Germany and Britain call for Afghan conferenceGermany and Britain have made a joint call for a special U.N. conference on Afghanistan to be held… 07/09/09 07:28 CET
French fighter talks top Sarkozy visit to BrazilFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is in Brazil in the hope of winning a lucrative defence contract… 07/09/09 07:26 CET
Venice hands out first Golden Lion to “Woody”The Venice Film festival may be only half way through but the first Golden Lion has been awarded… 07/09/09 07:24 CET
UK denies putting Libya first in IRA victims rowThe UK’s relations with Libya are back in the spotlight with Gordon Brown denying he shied away… 07/09/09 07:24 CET
