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Eurotunnel gets court protection and creditors and more time to restructureThe heavily indebted cross Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel has been given at least another six… 02/08/06 07:08 CET
Eurotunnel shareholders angry over their treatmentThe seeds of Eurotunnel’s debt problems were sown in 1986 when then British Prime Minister Margaret… 02/08/06 07:08 CET
BMW quarterly profits rise on record car salesBMW, the world’s largest maker of luxury cars, said record sales boosted its second-quarter profit… 02/08/06 07:08 CET
world news
“Stable” – Speculation over Castro’s conditionCuba has been showing its support for Fidel Castro. Hundreds of people have been rallying in the… 02/08/06 12:08 CET
Last chance in court for EurotunnelHeavily indebted cross Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel is meeting with its creditors ahead of a… 02/08/06 12:08 CET
Hizbollah rocket attack kills one in IsraelAt least one person has been killed and 14 others injured after several Hizbollah rocket attacks on… 02/08/06 12:08 CET
Bombings leave Lebanese civilians isolatedThe overnight Israeli missile attacks on the city of Balbeck in Northern Lebanon have bombed a… 02/08/06 12:08 CET
Hizbollah bombards northern IsraelMore than 70 rockets fired by Hizbollah guerrillas have hit towns across northern Israel injuring… 02/08/06 12:08 CET
Mel Gibson apologises for anti-Semitic outburstHollywood film-maker Mel Gibson has apologised for anti-Semitic remarks he made during an arrest… 02/08/06 07:08 CET
Israel seizes Hizbollah militants in Baalbek raidThe Israeli army says its commandos have seized three Hizbollah militants during an operation in… 02/08/06 07:08 CET
Israel resumes air strikes in southern LebanonIsrael is resuming full air strikes in southern Lebanon, after a 48-hour lull in bombing. Crushing… 02/08/06 07:08 CET
Castro reassures Cuba post-opCuban leader Fidel Castro says he is in a stable condition and good spirits after surgery which… 02/08/06 07:08 CET
Cuban economy’s rocky roadOne of the first major acts of Cuba’s revolutionary government after it took control was to… 02/08/06 06:08 CET
Fighting intensifies in south LebanonFighting has intensified in southern Lebanon marking the end of a partial suspension in air raids… 02/08/06 06:08 CET
Concerns grows over health of Cuban leaderSpeculation continues to mount over the health of Fidel Castro after he temporarily handed power… 02/08/06 06:08 CET
Hizbollah rocket reprisals hit West BankHizbollah has fired nearly 200 rockets into Israel -the highest one-day total since the conflict… 02/08/06 06:08 CET
Lebanon says conflict causes damage worth 1.5 billionThree weeks of conflict in Lebanon has caused an estimated 1.5 billion euros worth of damage to the… 02/08/06 06:08 CET
Israel hits suspected Hizbollah base in Bekaa ValleyIn eastern Lebanon, fighting raged for hours around Baalbek, deep in the Bekaa Valley. The Israeli… 02/08/06 06:08 CET
- French court gives Eurotunnel creditor protection
A commercial court in Paris has agreed to a request from the heavily indebted cross Channel tunnel… 02/08/06 03:08 CET
