corporate
Pfizer’s shares hit by drug pull outDrugmaker Pfizer’s decision to abandon what it had called its most important new medicine caused… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
Airbus boss saying little on A350 development fundingAlthough Airbus has finally given the go-ahead to develop its mid-sized A350 plane, exactly how the… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
BNP Paribas takes over at BNLBNP Paribas has officially taken control of Italy’s Banca Nazionale del Lavoro. At the same time… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
world news
Venezuela’s Chavez exuberant after election winVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has won a third term in office, defeating his rival Manuel Rosales… 04/12/06 12:12 CET
Sniffer dogs used to detect Philippines survivorsThere are fears that the death toll may be as high as 1,000 after mudslides in the Philippines… 04/12/06 12:12 CET
Pinochet’s dance with justice“I have no remorse. I haven’t killed anyone. I haven’t ordered anyone to be killed. That would be… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
US ambassador Bolton out of UN jobThe controversial US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, is to quit the post. Facing continued… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
Chile’s Pinochet still seriously ill, but stableFormer Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet continues to fight for his life in a military hospital… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
Germany appeals to Syria over LebanonGermany has appealed to Syria to help maintain Lebanon’s stability and use its influence to promote… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
Protests as Dutch decorate Srebrenica peacekeepersThey gathered in the Hague to express their disgust. Over a decade after Srebrenica, demonstrators… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
Security boosted in Beirut after protester is killedSecurity forces have increased their presence in Beirut after the death of a young anti-government… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
Concern over killing in LebanonThere are signs that the tense political standoff in Lebanon is degenerating into violence among… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
Next 48 hours crucial for PinochetSupporters have gathered outside the hospital in Chile where Augusto Pinochet is fighting for his… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
Chavez claims victoryVenezuela’s incumbent President Hugo Chavez has claimed victory in the country’s election, hailing… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
The inquiry into the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has broadened to Europe.A special police task squad is reportedly travelling to Russia to question witnesses. British Home… 04/12/06 07:12 CET
