corporate
Two crash landings to cost SAS millions of EurosAviation officials in Scandinavia have grounded all twenty seven Dash eight-400 planes of the… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
U.S. and Romanian car makers make a dealThe US car maker Ford has taken over the Romanian car factory Craiova. Ford plans to invest some… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
A mighty Euro versus a weak dollarThe euro rose to record highs and the dollar plummeted to a new low against the European currency… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
europa
Serbian PM warns EU over KosovoOn a visit to EU headquarters in Brussels, the Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica has said… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
Reprieve for France in EU drinking water rowFrance has been given more time to clean up its act when it comes to drinking water pollution. The… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
EU launches overhaul of budgetIt is being presented as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity.” The European Commission is launching… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
world news
Russia tests “father of all vacuum bombs”Russia has tested the World’s most powerful vacuum bomb, which is said to unleash a destructive… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
New meat ban as foot and mouth returns to EnglandThe virulent cattle disease foot and mouth has broken out again in England. The Agriculture… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
Estrada gets life for 60m euros embezzlementA Philippine court has jailed the former President, Joseph Estrada, for life. The 70 year-old… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
Abe resigns to boost Japan’s Afghanistan policyJapan’s outgoing premier has said he resigned to break a deadlock over Japan’s support for US-led… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
EU and China discuss food safety standardsEuropean Union health officials are in China to meet their Chinese counterparts to discuss safety… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
Putin keeps Russia guessing about his preferred successorRussia has undergone a political shake-up ahead of presidential elections in March. President… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
Tsunami fears as earthquakes hit IndonesiaTwo powerful earthquakes in Indonesia have caused widespread panic and fears of tidal waves. The… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
China moves to safeguard product reputationChina has taken steps to restore confidence in its manufacturing industry, after a series of… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
Italy protests to Belgium over MEP arrestThe Italian government is lodging a formal complaint with the Belgian authorities after one of its… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
Ethiopia has moved into the 21st centurySeven years after most of the rest of the World, it is celebrating the arrival of the year 2000… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
US and China sign agreement over import standardsThe US and China have agreed to work together to improve the standards of imported goods, after a… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
Under-fire Japanese Prime Minister resignsThe Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, has resigned in a surprise move, after repeatedly… 12/09/07 07:09 CET
Russian government quits; Putin takes controlRussia’s President Putin has accepted the resignation of his government, allowing him, analysts… 12/09/07 01:09 CET
New suspect case of foot and mouth in EnglandLess than a day after EU experts declared the UK free of foot and mouth disease a new suspected… 12/09/07 01:09 CET
Former Philippine President to appeal life sentenceThe former Philippine President Joseph Estrada has said he will appeal against a life sentence… 12/09/07 01:09 CET
Yad Vashem wins final Asturias prize for 2007This year’s Asturias prize for Concord has gone to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Jury… 12/09/07 01:09 CET
Japan in limbo after Prime Minister resignsUnder-fire Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has resigned after repeatedly insisting he would… 12/09/07 01:09 CET
Russian workers take the day off to make babiesDon’t worry, be happy! Or at least don’t work, make love. That’s the message to young Russian… 12/09/07 01:09 CET
