Business Italy's to mull tax breaks, Germany's 2008 'less euphoric' Hinting at tax breaks, Italian prime minister Romano Prodi in his end-of-year press conference has said addressing concerns over purchasing power 27/12/2007
Business Serbia to sell national auto-maker Serbia says it is putting carmaker Zastava up for sale in April. Belgrade announced it would reveal its reserve price then. The producer of the Yugo 27/12/2007
world news Benazir Bhutto assassinated in Pakistan The Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a gun and bomb attack. The assassination happened after a rally in the city of 27/12/2007
world news Colombian rebels set to free two hostages It might be days or a mere matter of hours but it now seems Clara Rojas and her child born in captivity will be freed by Colombian rebels. The former 27/12/2007
world news Christmas break over for US presidential hopefuls After a brief pause for Christmas, the presidential campaigns in the US are back in full gear ahead of the country’s first primary election. All eyes 27/12/2007
world news Kenya votes in neck-and-neck election Kenya, east Africa’s most stable and economically successful state, is voting in elections seen as a test of its democratic credentials. Queues built 27/12/2007
world news Serbia threatens diplomatic rift over Kosovo Serbia has threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Europe and the United States in the escalating row over Kosovo. Last night parliament in Belgrade 27/12/2007
world news EU heads towards Serbian showdown The Serbian parliament has said no to EU or NATO membership if it is at the price of Kosovan independence. After hours of debate MP’s voted 27/12/2007
world news Kenya's presidential candidates in close race More than 14 million Kenyans are eligible to cast their ballots today in presidential and parliamentary elections. Mobs in Kenya’s opposition 27/12/2007
world news French humanitarian aid workers sentenced in Chad Six French aid workers have been sentenced to eight years of hard labour each after a court in Chad found them guilty of trying to kidnap 103 27/12/2007
world news The Sarkozy-Bruni show comes under fire in France French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s vacation trip to Egypt, paid for by billionaire friend Vincent Bolloré, is provoking growing controversy in 27/12/2007
world news Chavez gets go-ahead for hostage mission The waiting may soon be over for the families of a group of Colombian hostages. They heard Venezelan leader Hugo Chavez announce a breakthrough on 27/12/2007