corporate
Euronext NYSE merger vote to be held in DecemberEuropean stock market operator Euronext has said its shareholders will get a chance to vote on its… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
ECB not expected to raise interest rate again this monthWith the European Central Bank about to hold its monthly policy meeting, economists are predicting… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
Russian merger to create world’s top aluminium producerThe world’s biggest aluminium producer is to be created from a merger between Russia’s two largest… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
europa
Kaczynski defends Poland’s criticised valuesPolish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski has been meeting the President of the EU executive Jose… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
Immigration help? Ask others, Brussels tells MadridIt has lent a sympathetic ear but not offered more material resources: The European Commission has… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
interview
France’s Douste-Blazy on Lebanon, Syria and IranAfter a slow start, Europe has made firm commitments regarding a beefed-up peacekeeping force for… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
world news
French aid for Lebanon reconstruction arrivesThe second of two French army divisions has arrived in Beirut – carrying material to rebuild… 30/08/06 12:08 CET
UN-Israeli talks set out terms of peaceUN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has repeated his call for Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon… 30/08/06 12:08 CET
Nobel Prize winning author Naguib Mahfouz diesFor many, he was the greatest Arab novelist of the 20th century. Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz -… 30/08/06 12:08 CET
Bomb blasts kill dozens in IraqIt may be week four of a major security crackdown by US and Iraqi troops but violence continues to… 30/08/06 12:08 CET
US rejects Ahmedinejad TV debate proposalThe US has rejected a suggestion by the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad for a television… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
UN sees first peacekeepers in Lebanon within daysItalian troops have set sail for Lebanon to join the UN peacekeeping force deploying in the south… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
Annan to push Israel over Lebanon blockadesThe UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will call on the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to end the… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
Spain wants more from EU to stop illegal migrantsSpain is calling for more help from the European Union to stop boatloads of Africans from trying to… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
Lebanon will be last country to sign peace deal with Israel, says SinioraLebanon’s prime minister has rejected all direct contact with Israel. Fouad Siniora said his… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
63rd International Venice Film Festival opensStars, glamour and most importantly movies – that is what is on the bill at the 63rd International… 30/08/06 07:08 CET
Sticking points emerge after UN-Israel talksIsrael has rejected calls from the UN Secretary- General to bring a swift end to its blockade of… 30/08/06 06:08 CET
Venezuela’s Chavez backs Syria, on visitVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has spoken of his support for Syria during a visit to the capital… 30/08/06 06:08 CET
Annan backs idea of Palestinian unity governmentThe plight of the Palestinians has been highlighted by Kofi Annan on his Middle East tour. In… 30/08/06 06:08 CET
