corporate
Russian mobile phone expansion plans meet resistanceRussian billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s attempts to take a stake in the western European telecoms… 03/11/06 06:11 CET
europa
Prague, Berlin baulk at one-eurocent duty hike for beerGermany and the Czech Republic say they will join forces to block the European Commission’s plans… 03/11/06 06:11 CET
Russian gas-pricing for Georgia rouses EUEuropean concern has resurfaced over Russia’s influence on neighbours through its energy resources… 03/11/06 06:11 CET
Automotive industry faces prospect of emissions lawBinding laws to force auto-makers to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new vehicles could… 03/11/06 06:11 CET
interview
Rare interview for northern Cyprus leaderMehmet Ali Talat calls himself “president”. But his “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” is not… 03/11/06 08:11 CET
world news
Demonstrators camp outside Kyrgyzstan parliamentTensions are rising in Kyrgyzstan’s capital where hundreds of protesters are camped outside… 03/11/06 12:11 CET
Bush urges voters not to change course mid-termThe US President has begun a ten-state tour to drum up support for Republican control of Congress… 03/11/06 08:11 CET
Unrest returns to Mexican tourist spotAfter three days of relative calm, the Mexican city of Oaxaca has once again been plunged into… 03/11/06 08:11 CET
Four arrested over French bus arson attackPolice in the southern French city of Marseille have remanded four teenagers in custody over an… 03/11/06 08:11 CET
Britain a “surveillance society”If you are in the UK then there is a fair chance Big Brother is watching you. That is the verdict… 03/11/06 08:11 CET
China and Africa work on closer tiesThe leaders of more than 40 African countries are in Beijing for a summit that highlights China’s… 03/11/06 07:11 CET
Freedom at last for Italian photographer in AfghanistanAn Italian photographer kidnapped in Afghanistan more than three weeks ago has been released… 03/11/06 06:11 CET
More protests against Kyrgyzstan PresidentHundreds of people in Kyrgyzstan have marched on the headquarters of state television, as calls for… 03/11/06 06:11 CET
Scientists warn of fish stocks collapseFish and chips could be off the menu for mankind in less than 50 years. That is according to… 03/11/06 06:11 CET
Tensions mount in Iraq ahead of Saddam verdictThere has been another gruesome discovery as violence escalates in Iraq ahead of an expected… 03/11/06 06:11 CET
Tehran continues to test new weaponsIran has test-fired three new types of missiles as part of a 10-day military exercise. The weapons… 03/11/06 06:11 CET
France to hand over intelligence in Rwanda inquiryFrance’s defence minister has ordered that a total of 105 secret intelligence reports be handed… 03/11/06 01:11 CET
Two women killed in Gaza gunfireTwo women have reportedly been killed and half a dozen wounded in gunfire in Gaza where about 60… 03/11/06 01:11 CET
Closer trade under spotlight at China-Africa summitA landmark summit has kicked off in Beijing, with trade and cooperation between China and Africa… 03/11/06 01:11 CET
Italian hostage released unharmed in AfghanistanAn Italian photographer kidnapped in Afghanistan has been released unharmed. Gabriele Torsello was… 03/11/06 01:11 CET
