corporate
Potash seeks richer bidderPotash is looking for buyers willing to top BHP Billiton’s 30 billion euro hostile takeover offer… 20/08/10 19:24 CET
Thai talks to planemakersShowdown in the east for Airbus and Boeing as Thai Airways negotiates with the two plane makers for… 20/08/10 19:24 CET
KNOC launches hostile bid for DanaState-run Korea National Oil Corporation has taken its bid for Britain’s Dana Petroleum hostile… 20/08/10 19:24 CET
economy
Huge egg recall in USOne of the biggest US egg companies in the US has taken 380 million eggs off the shelves after… 20/08/10 19:18 CET
Japan mulls stimulus for wilting economyJapan’s leaders are considering fresh stimulus measures to counter a sharp slowdown in the… 20/08/10 19:04 CET
world news
Appeal for helicopters in Pakistan relief effortThe UN’s food agency, the World Food Programme, says it urgently needs more helicopters to… 20/08/10 20:19 CET
France expels more RomaDozens of Roma people expelled as part of a crackdown on crime and illegal immigration by the… 20/08/10 19:07 CET
Israel and Palestinians agree face-to-face talksIsrael and the Palestinians have agreed to resume direct negotiations without preconditions aimed… 20/08/10 19:04 CET
Gondoliers now ‘woman’s work’ in VeniceVenice in Italy is an historic gem, but even there, the 21st century is making itself felt… 20/08/10 19:04 CET
Show restraint over Lockerbie bomber, Libya toldBritain has urged Libya not to repeat the scenes of a year ago, when the freed Lockerbie bomber… 20/08/10 16:56 CET
Alleged arms dealer extradition to US angers RussiaRussia has reacted strongly to Thailand’s decision to extradite alleged Russian arms merchant… 20/08/10 16:56 CET
Osh protesters defy Kyrgyzstan governmentThere have been more signs of dissent in Kyrgyzstan’s troubled south, against the former Soviet… 20/08/10 16:56 CET
Final countdown for Iran’s first atomic energy plantThe irreversible process of loading fuel rods into Iran’s first atomic energy plant will begin this… 20/08/10 13:13 CET
UN pledges more aid for PakistanAn estimated 20 million people are now affected by the floods in Pakistan – that is almost three… 20/08/10 11:49 CET
Australia’s politicians approach crocodile jaw voteA general election this Saturday in Australia pits Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard against… 20/08/10 11:34 CET
Thais to extradite Bout to US for arms sales trialThailand will extradite alleged Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout to face trial in the United… 20/08/10 09:34 CET
US leads the way as UN appeals for Pakistan aidThe United States has pledged to boost its financial aid to flood-stricken Pakistan by the… 20/08/10 07:59 CET
Quartet, Israel, Palestinians poised for direct peace talksSeptember 2 will see Israel and the Palestinians start direct peace talks in Washington, a… 20/08/10 07:59 CET
Confusion over Wyclef Jean’s presidential runFormer Fugees rapper Wyclef Jean’s bid to be the next president of earthquake-hit Haiti appears to… 20/08/10 07:59 CET
Luxury yacht migrants questioned in CalabriaMore than 120 immigrants are being held in southern Italy after arriving on board a luxury yacht… 20/08/10 07:59 CET
Russia to switch on Iran nuclear plantRussia will switch on Iran’s first nuclear power plant this weekend as Moscow seeks to boost its… 20/08/10 07:41 CET
France expels first Roma gypsies to RomaniaDozens of Roma gypsies have arrived back in Romania after being expelled from France. French… 20/08/10 07:40 CET
