corporate
Gold takeover battle shaping up in South AfricaGold Fields are turning into battle fields in South Africa where an attempt is underway to create… 19/10/04 06:10 CET
Ford makes profit from financing rather than car salesThe US motor-manufacturer Ford has returned to profit, but only because the money it makes from… 19/10/04 06:10 CET
Warning of slowing German economic growth next yearA pessimistic outlook for German economic growth has come from the country’s six leading economic… 19/10/04 04:10 CET
europa
EU-Mercosur may miss free trade target dateNegotiators will need “new energy” for last-ditch talks on a free trade accord between the European… 19/10/04 06:10 CET
Parliament and Commission mutually polite over Buttiglione differencesIncoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is said to be seeking a compromise way… 19/10/04 05:10 CET
Fair play aim in EU ‘Coke’ dealCoca-Cola has promised to take up a little less space in the soft drinks market. This ends a… 19/10/04 05:10 CET
world news
Man who discovered Iceman disappears in AlpsThe German man who became famous after finding the remains of a prehistoric iceman in the Alps 13… 19/10/04 12:10 CET
Five Iraqi soldiers killed in mortar attackIraq’s security forces have again been the target of attack by rebels fighting US-led forces and… 19/10/04 06:10 CET
Mass strike in Germany as GM announces job cutsTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Bochum in Western Germany to protest… 19/10/04 06:10 CET
UK-born charity head kidnapped in IraqThe captors of the head of the charity Care International in Iraq, who was taken hostage on Tuesday… 19/10/04 06:10 CET
Abu Hamza to stay in Britain where he faces 16 chargesPolice in Britain have charged radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri with 16 offences including… 19/10/04 06:10 CET
