corporate
Telecom Italia restructuring plan fall-out claims Prodi adviser’s scalpThe shockwaves from Telecom Italia’s radical shift of strategy continue to ripple out. After… 18/09/06 07:09 CET
MAN takeover bid for Scania rejectedA 9.6 billion euro cash-and-share takeover offer from Germany’s MAN for Swedish lorry-maker Scania… 18/09/06 07:09 CET
Moscow halts Shell’s Sakhalin oil and gas projectAs the Kremlin tightens its control over Russia’s energy industry, the country’s Resources Ministry… 18/09/06 07:09 CET
europa
Pro-Brussels petition for Parliament passes million markStrasbourg, established by the EU’s founding treaties as the headquarters of the European… 18/09/06 07:09 CET
Wine reform under pressure to take extra timeNo definitive proposal on reform of the wine sector this year — Spain’s agriculture minister has… 18/09/06 07:09 CET
Gibraltar, Spain and Britain modernise relationsDiplomatic sources from all parties are hailing as “historic” accords freshly signed by Spain… 18/09/06 06:09 CET
world news
Chirac changes tack on IranA crack has been opened in the West’s position on Iran and its nuclear programme, by France’s… 18/09/06 12:09 CET
Prodi loses key advisor in Telecoms rowA crisis hitting Telecom Italia is having political repercussions for the Italian prime minister… 18/09/06 12:09 CET
Centre-right triumphs in Swedish electionThe celebrations continued long into the night for supporters of Sweden’s centre-right parties… 18/09/06 12:09 CET
Madrid fashion show bans ‘too skinny’ modelsA ban on overly-skinny models at the Madrid fashion show is causing a stir in world of fashion… 18/09/06 12:09 CET
Persson admits Swedish election defeatGoran Persson has been both Prime Minister and head of Sweden’s Social Democrat party since 1996… 18/09/06 07:09 CET
Boldly going where no female space tourist has gone beforeAnousheh Ansari, a 41-year-old Iranian-American has become the first ever woman space tourist. She… 18/09/06 07:09 CET
IAEA still hopeful on IranFor 50 years the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, has worked to prevent unchecked global nuclear… 18/09/06 07:09 CET
A new political era is dawning in SwedenThe country’s centre-right opposition bloc has defeated the ruling Social Democrat party in the… 18/09/06 07:09 CET
Transnistrians vote for independenceExit polls in the Moldovan region of Transnistria show people have voted 95 per cent in favour of… 18/09/06 07:09 CET
Storm over Pope’s comments continuesTensions are still running high over Pope Benedict’s remarks linking Islam with violence despite… 18/09/06 06:09 CET
Reinfeldt promises immediate actionSweden’s centre-right leader Fredrik Reinfeldt has got straight down to work after his four-party… 18/09/06 06:09 CET
Haniyeh caught in wages protestCivil servants in Gaza have vented their fury over unpaid wages against Prime Minister Ismail… 18/09/06 06:09 CET
Far-right gains in German regional electionA far-right party compared to the early Nazis by the German government has won seats in a regional… 18/09/06 06:09 CET
Big German parties note NPD’s riseThe success of the German far-right in the weekend’s two state elections, and the mainstream… 18/09/06 06:09 CET
Madrid sets example against “anorexic” fashion lookThe annual fashion weeks are under way in Madrid and in London, amid demands for the industry to… 18/09/06 06:09 CET
State elections paint mixed picture of GermanyTwo state elections in Germany this weekend produced one shock result and encouragement for the… 18/09/06 01:09 CET
