archive 20·03·2007

corporate

• Economists look to see what Fed says about US economy

  Federal Reserve officials are holding their monthly meeting. Most economists expect they will keep… 20/03/07 08:03 CET

interview

• European Parliament President calls for far-reaching Berlin Declaration

  He’s been the president of the European Parliament since the end of January, and he certainly has… 20/03/07 09:03 CET

world news

• Vicious circle of violence and poverty in Iraq

  The streets in the Shi’ite bastion of Sadr city often flood with sewage. This is one of Baghdad’s… 20/03/07 08:03 CET

• 200 arrested in drugs crackdown in Naples

  Italian police have arrested nearly 200 people in a dawn raid on drug traffickers in the centre of… 20/03/07 08:03 CET

• A Winter’s tale as snow showers make surprise return

  Heavy snowfalls, only hours before the official start of Spring, have caused major disruption… 20/03/07 08:03 CET

• Russia to probe recent disasters

  As an emergency operation continues at a Russian mine where more than 100 workers died in a gas… 20/03/07 08:03 CET

• Saddam’s deputy buried on anniversary of Iraq invasion

  Saddam Hussein’s one-time deputy has been buried close to his former boss after being hanged before… 20/03/07 07:03 CET

• Gordon Brown attacked for “Stalinist” tendencies

  There have been more attacks on Britain’s Treasury Chief, Gordon Brown. As he prepares for his 11th… 20/03/07 07:03 CET

• Four years on: Bush defends US involvement in Iraq

  Exactly four years ago today, the much anticipated US-led invasion of Iraq began. In a symbolic… 20/03/07 07:03 CET

• Dozens killed in Siberian mine gas explosion

  At least 78 people have been killed in a methane explosion in a coal mine in Siberia. Some 200… 20/03/07 07:03 CET

• Former Iraqi Vice President hanged

  Iraqi officials have said the country’s former vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan was hanged this… 20/03/07 07:03 CET

• Quartet discusses approach to new Palestinian leadership

  Giving the new Palestinian unity government a cautious welcome. World powers gathered in Washington… 20/03/07 07:03 CET

• Prodi calls for EU Constitution talks

  Romano Prodi is calling for new talks on a European Constitution. In the run up to the 50th… 20/03/07 07:03 CET

• Iraq, a land of despair?

  Daily evidence of violent death continues to be the norm in Iraq, four years after the invasion by… 20/03/07 01:03 CET

• Sixty pensioners die in Russian blaze

  More than sixty people died at an old people’s home in Russia after firefighters took an hour to… 20/03/07 01:03 CET

• Saddam’s deputy hanged 4 years on from invasion

  The hanging of Saddam Hussein’s former vice-President, Taha Yassin Ramadan, has spurred little… 20/03/07 01:03 CET

• Opposition outcry over constitutional changes in Egypt

  A series of constitutional amendments have been approved by Egypt’s parliament, but what government… 20/03/07 01:03 CET

• Ancient Greek Gods still revered on Mount Olympus

  Worshippers who believe in the 12 gods of ancient Greece have been celebrating their faith on Mount… 20/03/07 01:03 CET

• More than 100 dead in Russian mine explosion

  In Siberia the search for survivors goes on as the number of dead in the Russian mine explosion has… 20/03/07 01:03 CET

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