corporate
EADS rumoured interested in BAe SystemsThe defence firm, BAe Systems has declined to comment on a German newspaper report which claimed… 17/11/04 06:11 CET
Euro hits record high against dollarUS Treasury Secretary John Snow has told the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London… 17/11/04 06:11 CET
Discount retailer Kmart is to buy department store operators SearsThe surprise deal is worth just under 9 billion Euros and will create the third-largest … 17/11/04 06:11 CET
europa
Asking for and getting Strasbourg’s confidenceJose Manuel Barroso aborted the investiture vote for his team last month, as it looked like he was… 17/11/04 06:11 CET
world news
Possible plot against Indian PM’s life foiledA possible plot to assassinate the Indian prime minister has been thwarted in the troubled region… 17/11/04 12:11 CET
Clashes in Falluja as mosque shooting sparks Arab outrageUS marines have been trying to root out the last pockets of resistance as the bloody battle of… 17/11/04 12:11 CET
Shock and revulsion at apparent killing of aid workerReports that Irish-born aid worker, Margaret Hassan has indeed been killed by her Iraqi kidnappers… 17/11/04 12:11 CET
Russia working on new-age nuclear weaponsRussia is preparing to arm itself with a new generation of nuclear weapons. President Vladimir… 17/11/04 12:11 CET
Aid worker Margaret Hassan feared killed by kidnappers in IraqThe British government says that a video apparently showing the murder of aid worker Margaret… 17/11/04 07:11 CET
Bush picks Condoleezza Rice as secretary of statePresident Bush has reached into his inner circle and nominated his national security adviser to… 17/11/04 07:11 CET
Militants to boycott Palestinian pollMilitant Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad say they will boycott January’s election to… 17/11/04 07:11 CET
New EU executive ready for launch, weak links replacedEuropean Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has presented his revamped line-up of… 17/11/04 06:11 CET
Russia plans new-generation nuclear armsRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has unveiled plans to develop a new range of nuclear weapons… 17/11/04 06:11 CET
