corporate

• Court rules for Ryanair over Charleroi

  Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has won a legal challenge to the European Commission blocking aid it… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

economy

• BAA told to sell two more UK airports

  Britain’s Competition Commission has told BAA that as well as London’s Gatwick airport it must also… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

• UK jobless figures soar

  Britain’s employment situation got even worse in November. The number of people out of work… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

europa

• EP backs climate pact

  The European Parliament has approved by a large majority the EU’s groundbreaking climate and energy… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

• Europe holds Sakharov ceremony for absent Hu Jia

  Chinese political activist Hu Jia has been formally awarded the European parliament’s Sakharov… 17/12/08 14:24 CET

fly

• European airports: the challenges of growth

  Despite the current financial crisis, forecasts predict steady growth in the aviation sector in the… 17/12/08 15:12 CET

futuris

• Worlds Apart – The Search for Exo-Planets

  European astronomers are scouring the Universe, convinced it is littered with planets similar to… 17/12/08 18:21 CET

le mag

• Marianne Faithfull releases new album

  Easy Come, Easy Go is the new studio from British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull, recorded… 17/12/08 16:07 CET

markets

• Banks pull down European stock markets

  European shares ended down on Wednesday as new figures show a plunge in energy and food prices… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

science

• Maldives plans for environmental exodus

  With sea levels rising around the world, the low-lying coral islands of the Maldives are facing an… 17/12/08 16:02 CET

world news

• Working directive 48hr opt-out axed

  Strike a blow for Social Europe! was the rallying call, and an absolute majority in the European… 17/12/08 20:50 CET

• British troops to leave Iraq by summer

  Britain has confirmed it will pull its forces out of Iraq by next summer, at the conclusion of what… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

• Turkey again attacks PKK bases

  Turkish warplanes have attacked suspected rebel Kurds in northern Iraq for a second day. The… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

• Ships change tack to avoid paying the price of piracy

  In a year marked by high fuel costs and falling exports, the upsurge in piracy was the last thing… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

• UN okays land raids against Somali pirates

  The fight against pirates ravaging shipping off Somalia is to be stepped up, with action on both… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

• Cuba widens its circle of friends

  Cuba has been welcomed with open arms into the Rio Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

• France tightens security after shop bomb scare

  At one of the busiest department stores in Paris, the Christmas shopping experience has suddenly… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

• Naples corruption probe targets politicians

  A string of Italian politicians and businessmen have been arrested following an anti-corruption… 17/12/08 20:27 CET

• Islamists not chief suspects in Paris scare – minister

  As France steps up security after explosives were found in a Paris department store, a minister has… 17/12/08 13:17 CET

• UK troops to leave Iraq says Brown

  UK troops are set to complete their tour of duty of Iraq by no later than July next year. The… 17/12/08 13:17 CET

• Fresh hijackings as UN steps up anti-piracy fight

  Somali pirates have shown their defiance of the international community, attacking four ships on… 17/12/08 13:17 CET

• European Parliament votes to end work opt-out

  The European Parliament has put itself on a collision course with EU member states after it voted… 17/12/08 13:17 CET

• UN adopts Middle-east resolution

  No turning back the clock – that’s the message from the UN after it adopted a resolution stressing… 17/12/08 13:17 CET

• US Federal Reserve awaits market response

  The US dollar has dropped against other major currencies as markets continue to digest the … 17/12/08 13:17 CET

• Effects of US interest rate cut felt worldwide

  The rally on Wall Street has had the usual knock-on effect in Asia, and Europe will be waking up… 17/12/08 07:49 CET

• UN pirate hunt widens to land, sea and air

  Somali pirates have seized two more vessels, as the UN anti-crime agency calls for a special… 17/12/08 07:49 CET

• France investigates Afghan hoax bombers’ claims

  The group which says it was behind the hoax bombing of a Paris department store is causing… 17/12/08 07:49 CET

• US finance chiefs assess impact of interest rate cut

  The US Federal Reserve is watching and waiting to see if the rebound in the markets, following its… 17/12/08 07:49 CET

• LatAm talks on solidarity and regional co-operation

  Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean are in Brazil to discuss ways of improving integration… 17/12/08 07:49 CET

• Bus crash in Israel: up to 30 Russian tourists dead

  Police in Israel have launched an investigation after a bus carrying Russian tourists veered off a… 17/12/08 07:49 CET

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