Germany Obama helped save Opel, claims Merkel The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said US president Barack Obama helped pave the way to save Opel from imminent bankruptcy. Opel’s new 30/05/2009
Germany Opel buyers Magna will target Russian market The Magna International consortium that will buy Opel will be seeking to leverage the technology it has acquired by exploiting it on the Russian 30/05/2009
Germany Opel workers breathe sigh of relief Opel workers around Europe have expressed relief that the carmaker appears to have been saved and their jobs with it. It is not yet clear however if 30/05/2009
Italy Berlusconi blocks party photo publication Silvio Berlusconi has successfully blocked the publication of photos from his New Year’s Eve party. The Italian prime minister has strenuously 30/05/2009
Pakistan Army advances in Swat valley, Mingora falls The Pakistani army has said it has regained control of the main town in the Swat valley, Mingora, after a week of heavy fighting. The town’s 300 30/05/2009
Germany Merkel triumphs over Opel deal It was with a smile and a bounce in her step that German Chancellor Angela Merkel came out of the drawn-out talks over the future of Opel to affirm 30/05/2009
USA GM prepares to file for bankruptcy protection Once the world’s number one car maker, General Motor’s is all but certain to file for bankruptcy protection on Monday. Under the US Treasury’s 30/05/2009
Germany Magna takeover of Opel accepted Opel’s new owners are Canadian-Austrian car parts group Magna. The landmark deal to save the General Motors subsidiary from its American parent’s 30/05/2009
Germany Reprieve for Vauxhall in Magna deal? With the news that a sale of General Motor’s European operations to Canadian car parts firm Magna has been approved by the German government there is 30/05/2009
interview Santiago Calatrava: finding architecture's soul The renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has been speaking to euronews. His designs – which take their inspiration from nature – provoke 30/05/2009
North Korea Gates hardens US position on NKorea After a week including a nuclear test and several missile trials America has warned North Korea it will not accept it becoming a nuclear state 30/05/2009
USA Spector gets 19 year sentence for actress murder Phil Spector, famed for his Wall of Sound recording technique, has been jailed for 19 years for the murder of an actress. The American music 30/05/2009
Germany Germany agrees deal to save Opel Germany has struck a landmark deal with Canadian-Austrian car parts group Magna to save Opel from the imminent bankruptcy of its US parent company 30/05/2009
France Migrant workers treated like "slaves" in France Migrant workers are being employed in “slave-like” conditions in France according to the country’s biggest labour union the CGT. Officials alerted 30/05/2009
Russia Russia destroys chemical weapon stockpiles Vast stockpiles of chemical weapons are being destroyed at a state of the art decommissioning plant in Russia. The facility in the Ural Mountains 30/05/2009
