corporate
‘To dump Mercury brand’Ford is reportedly considering a plan to eliminate its Mercury brand because of slumping sales… 28/05/10 17:35 CET
Karstadt bid deadline passesAs the insolvency administrator’s deadline passed on Friday it was reported that there were three… 28/05/10 17:35 CET
Renault and Mahindra could bid for SsangyongSources say that France’s Renault and India’s largest utility vehicle and tractor maker Mahindra… 28/05/10 17:35 CET
Pru trying to cut AIA priceBritish insurer Prudential has confirmed it is trying to cut the amount it has agreed to pay for… 28/05/10 17:35 CET
economy
French jobless total rises in AprilThe number of people out of work in France rose again in April after falling in recent months… 28/05/10 19:12 CET
Spanish credit rating cutMore bad news for Spain, the country’s credit rate has been cut from AAA to AA+ by the Fitch… 28/05/10 19:12 CET
Weak economy is Czech election top topicThe Czech economy has been the main focus of the election campaign. Although the country is in as… 28/05/10 13:40 CET
le mag
German-Moroccan musical mix at MawazineThe Mawazine Festival in Rabat has seen an unusual crossover between German and Moroccan music… 28/05/10 17:40 CET
Lô and Tachinwit feature at MawazineWith a Senegalese father and a Nigerian mother Ismaël Lô is one of today’s leading musicians in… 28/05/10 17:40 CET
EU and Russia come closer through danceA festival of contemporary dance has been held in Moscow with the aim of encouraging cultural… 28/05/10 17:40 CET
reporter
Ready for the showIn a few days, South Africa will host the first ever World Cup to held on African soil. The ten… 28/05/10 18:13 CET
sawa
What Algeria’s football dream team means for the countryAfter a 24 year absence, Algerian football is back on the world scene. Why has it been out for so… 28/05/10 18:05 CET
world news
Dozens killed in Pakistani mosque attacksAttacks on two mosques in the Pakistani city of Lahore are now said to have killed at least 80… 28/05/10 19:57 CET
Louisiana’s oil impact on jobsLouisiana’s livelihood is mostly based on oil, tourism and fishing, and a large part of this is on… 28/05/10 19:56 CET
Gulf oil spill: dealing with disasterThe environmental crisis began on April 20 with an explosion on an oil rig off the coast of… 28/05/10 19:56 CET
Progress on Gulf oil leak but no certaintyThere has been progress, but the outcome is not certain. That is the word from BP today after the… 28/05/10 19:56 CET
Czechs vote in tight election contestThe Czech Republic has been voting in a general election that is expected to lead to lengthy… 28/05/10 18:46 CET
Indian police blame Maoists for train attackMaoist rebels in India say they sabotaged a high-speed train that crashed and killed at least 71… 28/05/10 18:46 CET
Germany strengthens its flood defencesAuthorities in the German state of Brandenburg are preparing to deal with the flood that’s caused… 28/05/10 18:46 CET
Dozens killed in Pakistani mosque attacksAttacks on two mosques in the Pakistani city of Lahore are now said to have killed at least 70… 28/05/10 18:09 CET
Berlusconi criticised over Mussolini remarksThere is an outcry over controversial comments from the Italian Prime Minister, who compared… 28/05/10 18:09 CET
Israel angry as activists try to take aid to GazaDefiant pro-Palestinian activists are pressing ahead with a David and Goliath style plan to break… 28/05/10 15:43 CET
Growing pressure on Obama and BPThere are mixed reactions so far to the explanations from US officials and BP. Residents in the… 28/05/10 14:13 CET
Deadly assault on two Pakistani mosquesMilitants armed with assault rifles and grenades have attacked worshippers at two mosques in the… 28/05/10 14:13 CET
US says Gulf oil leak has stoppedThe chief government official in charge of dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico says… 28/05/10 14:13 CET
Frenzy greets worldwide iPad launchThousands of people have queued in several capital cities to be the first to buy an iPad, following… 28/05/10 14:13 CET
Maoists blamed for Indian train crashAt least 65 people are known to have died in a train crash in India that the government has… 28/05/10 11:55 CET
Last qualifiers reach Eurovision Song Contest finalIt is musical mission accomplished for 10 Eurovision Song Contest wannabes who have qualified to… 28/05/10 11:55 CET
Congress moves to end gay military banGood news for gay rights activists: the US Congress has taken a step towards repealing a ban on… 28/05/10 11:55 CET
BP says too soon to judge bid to stem oil leakBP says it is making progress on plugging its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico but it is… 28/05/10 11:55 CET
Chinese children ill due to out-of-date medicineChildren at a hospital for infectious diseases in northeast China have become even sicker after… 28/05/10 11:55 CET
Flooding crisis puts German river defences to testOne river and two countries remain in the grip of a cross-border flooding crisis as preparations… 28/05/10 11:55 CET
Czech Republic goes to the pollsThe Czech Republic’s leftist Social Democrats are currently favourites to win this weekend’s… 28/05/10 11:55 CET
