corporate
BAA repeats Ferrovial bid is too low“It’s not the right time, it’s not the right price” that is the response from UK airports operator… 03/05/06 07:05 CET
Warner Music says no to EMI merger offerWarner Music Group has swiftly rejected the latest attempt at a takeover by EMI, its larger… 03/05/06 07:05 CET
Volkswagen boss Pischetsrieder contract extended for five more yearsVolkswagen’s shareholders, at their annual general meeting, learned that in a surprise vote the… 03/05/06 07:05 CET
world news
Voting underway in one-sided Chad pollChad’s President Idriss Deby has cast his ballot in a poll boycotted by the main opposition… 03/05/06 12:05 CET
Armenian jet crashes into the Black SeaAll 113 passengers and crew have been killed, according to the Russian emergencies ministry… 03/05/06 12:05 CET
Serbia risks isolation over MladicWill the Commission’s suspension of talks with Belgrade lead to long term isolation for Serbia – or… 03/05/06 07:05 CET
Date set for Italian presidential voteItaly remains in political limbo, despite yesterday’s resignation by Prime Minister Silvio… 03/05/06 07:05 CET
Armenian jet crashes off Russian coastAn Armenian plane carrying 113 passengers and crew has crashed into the Black Sea. The Armavia… 03/05/06 07:05 CET
French PM slams “false accusations”A forceful counter-attack – but will it be enough to restore his popularity and silence his… 03/05/06 07:05 CET
Freed German hostages due home from IraqTwo German engineers released after more than three months of captivity in Iraq are due to be flown… 03/05/06 07:05 CET
Iran talks fail to yield agreementThe five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany are yet to reach agreement on how… 03/05/06 07:05 CET
Armenian plane crashes in Russia, killing 113 peopleInvestigators say heavy rain is to blame for the crash of an Armenian jet which plunged into the… 03/05/06 06:05 CET
EU halts Serbia talks over failure to deliver MladicThe EU has kept its word and suspended talks with Serbia after the country failed to honour its… 03/05/06 06:05 CET
Ex-hostages back in Germany after Iraq ordealA plane carrying two German engineers has touched down in Berlin at the end of a hostage ordeal in… 03/05/06 06:05 CET
First working session of the new Iraqi parliamentThe first working session of the new Iraqi parliament that was elected in December 2005 has finally… 03/05/06 01:05 CET
Death toll mounts in IraqBlindfolded and bound, the bodies of 14 men with bullet wounds have been found in Baghdad. Police… 03/05/06 01:05 CET
