corporate
ECBleaves interestrates unchangedThere were no surprises from the European Central Bank at their regular monthly meeting in… 12/01/06 07:01 CET
Oil prices rise on fear over sanctions against IranConcern that Iran’s resumption of its nuclear research programme could result in United Nations… 12/01/06 07:01 CET
France Telecom shares plunge as sales miss forecastsAn unexpected profit warning from France Telecom has sent shock waves through the European… 12/01/06 07:01 CET
europa
EP-COE probe over CIA suspicions approvedApproval has been given by the political leaders of the European Parliament to go ahead with an… 12/01/06 07:01 CET
EU anti-dumping measures on Chinese shoes closerEurope has denied market economy status to 13 Chinese footwear manufacturers. This moves the … 12/01/06 07:01 CET
Italian parliament chocolate pride flouts EU rulesPurists in the Italian parliament have refused to transpose the European directive which seeks to… 12/01/06 07:01 CET
Commission innovation report cracks whipIn a battle of the brains, the European Union is failing to catch up with the United States in… 12/01/06 07:01 CET
world news
Pope’s would-be assassin freed from jailThe man who tried to murder the Pope has been released from an Istanbul jail. Mehmet Ali Agca’s… 12/01/06 09:01 CET
France seeks to create level social playing fieldTwo months after the worst civil unrest for 40 years, the French government has committed itself to… 12/01/06 08:01 CET
Avian flu threatens Turkish tourismThe World Health Organisation has called for calm amid growing concern over the impact of bird flu… 12/01/06 08:01 CET
Scientist who discovered LSD celebrates his 100th birthdayThe scientist who discovered one of the world’s most famous hallucinogenic drugs is celebrating his… 12/01/06 08:01 CET
Iran defiant as European ministers hold emergency meetingEuropean foreign ministers are holding an emergency meeting in Berlin today todiscuss the… 12/01/06 08:01 CET
Likud party facing fresh crisisMinisters from Israel’s right wing Likud party have refused leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand that… 12/01/06 08:01 CET
Pope’s would-be assassin leaves prison after a quarter of a centuryThe man who tried to kill Pope John Paul 11 is due to be set free from a Turkish prison today… 12/01/06 08:01 CET
Third confirmed human death from bird flu in TurkeyAnother human death from bird flu has been confirmed in Turkey, while a suspected case has rattled… 12/01/06 07:01 CET
Hundreds killed in Hajj stampedeOfficials in Saudi Arabia say at least 345 people have been crushed to death during a stoning… 12/01/06 06:01 CET
Pope’s would-be killer freed from jailThe man behind one of the most notorious assassination attempts of the 20th century has been let… 12/01/06 06:01 CET
Britain’s Education Minister resists calls to quitBritain’s Education Minister has promised to tighten child protection laws after admitting that she… 12/01/06 06:01 CET
Likud in trouble ahead of Israeli electionIsrael’s Likud party is wracked by tensions which threaten to weaken it further ahead of a… 12/01/06 01:01 CET
Cannibal retrial starts in GermanyA self-confessed cannibal has returned to the dock for a retrial which prosecutors hope will end… 12/01/06 01:01 CET
Pope’s would-be killer freed from jailThe man who tried to murder the Pope has been released from jail in Istanbul after nearly a quarter… 12/01/06 01:01 CET
Mystery remains over papal assassination attemptThe release of Pope John Paul’s… 12/01/06 01:01 CET
Romania confronts possible first human case of bird fluRomania may have its first human case of avian influenza. A Turkish citizen was admitted to a… 12/01/06 01:01 CET
