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IMF cuts euro zone economic growth forecastThe International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook contains little good news for the… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
Oil prices rise at Hurricane Rita threatens rigs and refineriesThe latest storm threat to the US oil production is pumping up prices. As Hurricane Rita gets… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
europa
Commission beats UK to the punch with data retention proposalThe European Commission has adopted security proposals to log details of all telephone, Internet… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
Wrinkles remain before EU-Turkey talks can beginThe European Union has agreed a response to Turkey’s refusal to recognise new member Cyprus. But… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
Deadly pollution needs reining in – ECMeasuring car exhaust in Brussels, usually left to technicians or health experts, became part of… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
world news
German coalition-building talks beginThe hard bargaining begins in Germany today in a bid to end a political stalemate following… 21/09/05 07:09 CET
New Orleans braces for fresh storm damageGeorge W. Bush has returned to the Hurricane Katrina disaster zone, as a new storm threatens to… 21/09/05 07:09 CET
Quartet urges Palestinians to dismantle militiasPeace brokers are urging the Palestinian Authority to start dismantling armed militias. But the… 21/09/05 07:09 CET
Rita sets her sights on Gulf of MexicoRapidly-strengthening Hurricane Rita has brought strong winds, storm surges and heavy rain to the… 21/09/05 07:09 CET
Two elections confuse campaigning in PolandAhead of elections in Poland this Sunday, a mock ballot was organised in the eastern town of… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
Iraq and Britain try to mend fences over Basra incidentIraq’s has met the British defence minister in London against the backdrop of rising tensions over… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
UN warcrimes prosecutor accuses Vatican over Croatian fugitiveThe chief prosecutor at the top UN criminal tribunal is angry with the Vatican for allegedly hiding… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
Mass evacuations ordered as Hurricane Rita rushes towards TexasAmerica’s Gulf Coast has been placed on maximum alert after authorities upgraded Hurricane Rita to… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
Sacked Ukraine PM says ready to sign on againUkraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, whose government collapsed amid corruption… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
Germany’s political parties begin coalition talksGermany’s political parties have started talks aimed at finding coalition partners to form a new… 21/09/05 06:09 CET
Basra residents protest against British operationResidents of Basra have staged a demonstration against the actions of British forces. Iraq´s… 21/09/05 01:09 CET
Bush briefed on Hurricane RitaJust as residents of New Orleans return to what is left of their homes, the city is once again… 21/09/05 01:09 CET
Hurricane Rita gathers pace, heads towards TexasHurricane Rita, having battered the Florida keys, is gaining in intensity as it heads northwest… 21/09/05 01:09 CET
Koizumi reconfirmed as Japanese prime ministerA special session of Japan’s parliament has reconfirmed Junichiro Koizumi as prime minister. The… 21/09/05 01:09 CET
