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BNP Paribas defends big bonusesThe banking bonus debate has been reopened with the news that France’s biggest bank, BNP Paribas… 05/08/09 19:33 CET
SocGen Q2 profit halvesSociete Generale has said there are signs of more stable market conditions ahead as its net profit… 05/08/09 19:26 CET
HBOS loans force further Lloyds lossesResults from European banks continue to be mixed. Lloyds, Britain’s biggest high street… 05/08/09 19:23 CET
economy
UK house prices improveHouse prices in Britain jumped 1.1 percent in July from June according to the latest statistics… 05/08/09 19:28 CET
markets
Wednesday 5th AugustEuropean shares finished down one percent, mirroring Wall Street on news of an unexpected decline… 05/08/09 19:22 CET
world news
Ahmadinejad faces economic hurdlesMahmoud Ahmadinejad’s biggest domestic challenge is Iran’s moribund economy. As he was sworn… 05/08/09 19:35 CET
Huge turnout for Manila funeral of Cory AquinoHundreds of thousands of mourners have turned out in Manila to say goodbye to former Philippines… 05/08/09 19:20 CET
NATO vows to protect Afghan votersNATO’s new leader has called on Afghan voters to defy the Taliban and support the upcoming… 05/08/09 19:17 CET
Tension ahead of Georgia/Russia war anniversaryFriday marks the anniversary of Georgia’s assault on its rebel territory South Ossetia, and… 05/08/09 19:10 CET
New President sworn-in in MauritaniaAlmost a year to the day since he led a coup in Mauritania, Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz has been… 05/08/09 19:07 CET
Calls for a new inquiry at Politkovskaya re-trialThree men suspected of being involved in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya have… 05/08/09 16:43 CET
Freed US journalists back homeThe two American journalists freed by North Korea have arrived safely back home. Euna Lee and Laura… 05/08/09 16:36 CET
Opposition boycotts Ahmadinejad’s swearing-inMahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sworn-in for a second term of office as Iranian president. But, former… 05/08/09 16:34 CET
Ahmadinejad sworn in for second term as Iranian presidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sworn in for a second term of office as Iranian president. In… 05/08/09 13:59 CET
Russian journalist Politkovskaya re-trial postponedThe re-trial into the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been adjourned until… 05/08/09 13:59 CET
Clinton delivers corruption message to KenyaHillary Clinton has begun a tour of Africa by delivering a blunt message to Kenya to worker harder… 05/08/09 13:58 CET
The Philippines bid farewell to AquinoTens of thousands of Filipinos have said a final farewell to former President Cori Aquino, whose… 05/08/09 10:13 CET
Calls for inquiry over UK torture claimsBritain is under increasing pressure over its alleged complicity in torture, with a parliamentary… 05/08/09 07:29 CET
Germans lose appetite for beer!Their country is famous for its beer the world over, but Germans’ appetite for ale looks to be… 05/08/09 07:28 CET
North Korea frees US journalists after Clinton tripTwo American journalists are heading home from North Korea after former US leader Bill Clinton won… 05/08/09 07:27 CET
Ahmadinejad goes to parliament for inaugurationMahmoud Ahmadinejad is going to parliament to be sworn in for a second term as Iranian president… 05/08/09 01:34 CET
