corporate
No change for ECB rates this monthThe European Central Bank has kept interest rates for the euro zone unchanged. Economic data over… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
US baby food giant Gerber to be bought by NestleNestle, the world’s largest food company, is buying US baby-food maker Gerber from pharmaceutical… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
Swiss luxury watchmakers look EastWatchmakers at the annual ‘Baselworld’ watch and jewellery fair in Switzerland say they are looking… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
europa
Roam for less in EU parliament committee votesMobile phoning abroad in the EU could get cheaper by this summer. A key lawmaker in Brussels said… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
world news
The US extends troops tour of duty in IraqThe Pentagon has extended the tour of duty for US military personnel in Iraq. Reinforcements are… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
Foreign mediation on ice pending Ukraine Constitutional Court rulingInternational mediation in Ukraine’s political crisis should wait for a decision from the country’s… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
Moroccan police question man over threatened suicide bombingMoroccan authorities have released one of two men they detained near the scene of three suicide… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
Suicide blast at Iraqi parliament kills 8Deadly attacks have been carried out on two key symbols in Baghdad, one of the city’s major bridges… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
Big trouble in Milan’s Little ChinaWaving Chinese flags, residents of Milan’s Chinatown district took to the streets in violent… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
Algerians angry over suicide blastsAs newspapers report Wednesdays’ bombings, Algerians are voicing their anger at the blasts that… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
Ukraine moves closer to compromise in political stand-offUkraine’s President wanted early elections and it seems he has got his way. A compromise appears… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
Morocco battles Islamic fundamentalism at homeOnce the ultimate bastion against Islamic fundamentalism, Morocco has seen that sense of security… 12/04/07 08:04 CET
East Timor poll under scrutiny after complaintsElectoral authorities are examining whether East Timor’s first presidential poll since independence… 12/04/07 02:04 CET
China’s Premier talks tough to Japan’s ParliamentPremier Wen Jiabao was given a standing ovation by Japan’s Parliament, when he became the first… 12/04/07 02:04 CET
