corporate
US borrowing costs unchangedThe US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged after examining the health of the … 05/08/08 20:28 CET
Sliding oil prices help lift stocksEuropean shares broke a three day losing streak as oil prices slipped and the dollar rose in value… 05/08/08 20:14 CET
Adidas’ profit jogs aheadAdidas has reported an 11.7% rise in second-quarter net income thanks to strong sales in emerging… 05/08/08 20:14 CET
Fuel costs hit Air France-KLM and Iberia profitsAir France-KLM has reported a big quarterly fall in earnings as it struggled with an economic… 05/08/08 20:14 CET
questions for europe
Crossborder health treatmentHow does Brussels aim to make it easier for Europeans to get health treatment in an EU country… 05/08/08 15:17 CET
Encouraging more eco-friendly productsThe world’s ever increasing production and consumption is putting greater pressure on the… 05/08/08 15:17 CET
world news
China faces genocide case in Spanish courtsPro-Tibetan associations have been given the go ahead to sue seven Chinese officials, including the… 05/08/08 21:03 CET
China reassures Olympic visitors over safetyDays before the start of the Olympic Games, Beijing says it has done everything possible to make… 05/08/08 20:49 CET
Brussels maps out its plan for “talking” carsCars which can talk to each other, and tell each other about traffic jams and accidents, could soon… 05/08/08 20:49 CET
France frees former Red Brigades memberA former member of Italy’s Red Brigades, Marina Petrella has been released on bail by a French… 05/08/08 20:48 CET
Russia says farewell to Solzhenitsyn aClutching a bunch of blood red roses, Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin joined hundreds of… 05/08/08 20:48 CET
France fights obesity by targeting fatty foodsThe French government is to consider raising VAT on sugary and fatty foods to combat obesity. A new… 05/08/08 16:38 CET
Zuma corruption case dismissal adjournedA decision on a bid by the leader of South Africa’s ruling party, Jacob Zuma, to have corruption… 05/08/08 14:05 CET
Putin leads tributes to former Soviet dissident SolzhenitsynRussia is paying homage to former Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn with all the hallmarks of… 05/08/08 13:59 CET
Texas prepares for battering from tropical storm EdouardPreparations are continuing in Texas ahead of the anticipated arrival of Edouard, the fifth… 05/08/08 13:59 CET
Foreign “agitators” arrested in ChinaWith three days to go until the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony, China is taking no chances in… 05/08/08 13:59 CET
Gulag survivors hail Solzhenitsyn as a heroFor Gulag survivors, Alexander Solzhenitsyn is the man who broke the silence over Soviet labour… 05/08/08 13:59 CET
Tributes pour in for SolzhenitsynThe worlds of literature and politics have been lavishing tributes on Alexander Solzhenitsyn since… 05/08/08 08:09 CET
ETA chief suspected of praising terrorismSpain’s high court has launched an investigation into one of ETA’s most notorious members. Inaki… 05/08/08 08:09 CET
China confident over security ahead of GamesChinese authorities have said they are confident of a safe Olympic Games, despite a terrorist… 05/08/08 08:09 CET
Israel sends Gazan Fatah members to West BankIsrael has bussed nearly 90 members of a pro-Fatah Palestinian clan to the West Bank two days after… 05/08/08 08:09 CET
