corporate
Banks, retailers and oil shares pull down Europe marketsEuropean shares suffered steep losses on Thursday and finished the session down nearly 2%. Global… 10/07/08 21:30 CET
Court ruling on SonyBMG mergerIndependent record companies challenging the merger of Sony and BMG have suffered a setback as… 10/07/08 21:30 CET
Total pulls back from immediate Iran investmentFrench energy group Total has said it is pulling back from investing in Iran because the political… 10/07/08 21:30 CET
Duty-free shops closed on Bulgarian bordersBulgarian has closed all duty-free shops and service stations selling tax free fuel along its… 10/07/08 21:30 CET
europa
Sarkozy long on rhetoric, thin on content as he seeks to woo MEPsWarm welcome much appreciated, French President Nicolas Sarkozy pressed the flesh with Hans-Gert… 10/07/08 21:15 CET
Calling for investigation of Roma fingerprintingItaly’s proposal to fingerprint every Roma in the country, including minors, has led the European… 10/07/08 21:14 CET
europeans
Corporal punishment: To smack or not to smack?When it comes to raising children, parents set the rules and the punishments. But there are laws on… 10/07/08 16:27 CET
sawa
Lebanese musician seeking to break from the pastHe is not so well known beyond his homeland but Jade Souaid is making a big noise in Beiurt. The… 10/07/08 21:32 CET
space
Cycles, erruptions and sunspots – exploring our SunIt is a ball of burning gas a million kilometres wide but the Sun is one of the reasons we are… 10/07/08 21:34 CET
Cycles, eruptions and sunspots – exploring our SunIt is a ball of burning gas one million kilometres wide but the Sun is one of the reasons we are… 10/07/08 21:34 CET
world news
Iran test-fires more missiles as the world looks onIran has test-fired more missiles in the Gulf, on the third day of wargames that are set to stoke… 10/07/08 21:07 CET
US calls on Russia to help defuse tensions with GeorgiaThe US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called on Russia to help resolve tension in Georgia… 10/07/08 20:33 CET
Dutch court rejects bid to sue the UN over SrebrenicaA Dutch court has ruled that it has no jurisdiction in a civil case against the United Nations… 10/07/08 20:25 CET
PKK kidnappers demand Germany changes tack on KurdsThree German tourists kidnapped by Kurdish rebels in Eastern Turkey will not be released until… 10/07/08 20:17 CET
Spanish PM calls African migrant deaths an “unbearable tragedy”Fifteen African migrants, nine of them children, have died from heat exposure as they sailed from… 10/07/08 20:09 CET
Sarkozy ducks human rights criticism, presents EU agenda, courts MEPsFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has presented the priorities of his country’s six-month … 10/07/08 20:02 CET
Turkey/Iraq boost ties despite raids disputeTurkish and Iraqi leaders have pledged to work together on security despite relations strained by… 10/07/08 15:55 CET
Fifteen Africans die at sea in fatal attempt to reach SpainFifteen African immigrants, including nine children, have died from heat exposure trying to reach… 10/07/08 13:53 CET
Sarkozy pumps up European ParliamentAt the European Parliament in Strasbourg, President Nicolas Sarkozy has presented the agenda for… 10/07/08 13:48 CET
Iran involved in a second night of missile testsIran carried out a second night of missile tests in the Persian Gulf, despite drawing Western… 10/07/08 13:42 CET
General strike in support of Peru’s poorPeru has been hit by a general strike and street protests, to demonstrate against the policies of… 10/07/08 13:42 CET
Lebanese army keeps the peace in TripoliThe Lebanese army has moved onto the streets in volatile areas of the country’s second city… 10/07/08 12:46 CET
Rice urges Russia to help solve Georgian tensionThe US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has warned Russia to respect the sovereignty of its… 10/07/08 10:34 CET
UN condemns deadly attack on Darfur peacekeepersPeacekeepers in Darfur are mourning seven soldiers killed in an ambush by suspected Arab militia… 10/07/08 07:53 CET
Iran fires missiles but rejects talk of warIran has maintained its conflicting nuclear message, test-firing nine long-range missiles, but… 10/07/08 07:50 CET
US warns of Georgia/Russia “catastrophe”America has warned that the political battle between Georgia and Russia over two breakaway regions… 10/07/08 07:47 CET
Suspected Kurdish guerrillas kidnap three GermansThree German tourists have been kidnapped by suspected Kurdish guerrillas in eastern Turkey. The… 10/07/08 07:45 CET
More people arrested in UK over French murdersTwo more people have been arrested in connection with the murders of two French students in London… 10/07/08 01:25 CET
