archive 27·04·2006

corporate

• China raises cost of borrowing to try to cool economic growth

  China’s central bank has raised its key interest rate for the first time in over a year. The… 27/04/06 08:04 CET

world news

• A gas deal between the Russian and German governments.

  The German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached an energy… 27/04/06 12:04 CET

• Blair battles to re-gain political credibility

  Scandal and crisis as Britian’s prime mininster tries to put “black Wednesday” “ behind him.T ony… 27/04/06 12:04 CET

• More soldiers die in Iraq – Italian and Romanian military hit

  Three Italian soldiers and one Romanian have been killed in a roadside bombing in Iraq. Two of the… 27/04/06 12:04 CET

• Palestinian militants killed by Israeli forces in Gaza

  Two Palestinian militants have been killed in an Israeli missile attack on their car. The… 27/04/06 12:04 CET

• Basque political leader given jail term

  The leader of the outlawed Basque political party Batasuna has been given a 15 month jail term for… 27/04/06 12:04 CET

• Sister of Iraqi vice president gunned down in Baghdad

  Gunmen have killed the sister of Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi. Meysoun al-Hashemi was shot… 27/04/06 12:04 CET

• Chernobyl memorial march turns political

  A Chernobyl memorial ceremony in Belarus has taken on political overtones despite a heavy police… 27/04/06 07:04 CET

• Gas and Iran top Russia/Germany talks

  Confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions and easing Europe’s energy concerns are expected to be the… 27/04/06 07:04 CET

• War of words in Iranian nuclear crisis

  Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Iran will continue its uranium enrichment programme… 27/04/06 07:04 CET

• New Prime Minister named for Nepal

  Girija Prasad Koirala has been named the new prime minister of Nepal. The 84-year-old leader of… 27/04/06 07:04 CET

• Work on new World Trade Centre to begin today

  Ground Zero, the gaping wound where New York’s Twin Towers stood, will come to life today when… 27/04/06 07:04 CET

• Maoist rebels declare three month ceasefire in Nepal

  Maoist rebels in Nepal have declared a three month ceasefire in anticipation of the creation of a… 27/04/06 07:04 CET

• Jailed Belarussian politician vowes to oust Lukashenko

  Alexander Milinkevich remained defiant as he spoke from behind prison bars. The Belarussian… 27/04/06 07:04 CET

• Basque political leader given jail term

  The leader of the outlawed Basque political party Batasuna has been given a 15 month jail term for… 27/04/06 07:04 CET

• Abbas appeals to EU to restore funding

  Mahmoud Abbas has warned of social and economic catastrophe if the European Union does not restore… 27/04/06 07:04 CET

• Mourning in Italy as its troops hit by bombing in southern Iraq

  Italian politicians have expressed their deep sorrow following the news that three of their… 27/04/06 07:04 CET

• The main Belarussian opposition leader, Alexander Milinkevich, has been arrested along with several other activists after a major anti-presidential rally in Minsk.

  Thousands of people marched through the capital yesterday which was also the 20th anniversary of… 27/04/06 01:04 CET

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