corporate

• Iberia and BA ‘close to merger’ – source

  Iberia’s board of directors has reportedly agreed the main details of a merger with British Airways… 12/11/09 21:17 CET

• Euro Disney delays debt repayments

  Shares in Euro Disney plunged by the most in nearly two years after it announced it will delay up… 12/11/09 21:17 CET

economy

• ECB optimistic about region’s growth

  The latest word on the euro zone’s economic recovery from the European Central Bank is for… 12/11/09 21:17 CET

• IEA predicts more oil demand

  The International Energy Agency is predicting a pickup in oil demand as the world economy… 12/11/09 21:17 CET

• Tourism industry showing ‘signs of life’

  The travel industry is still under major pressure from the recession. This year’s top… 12/11/09 21:17 CET

europa

• Anna Lindh journalism prize in Monaco

  The Anna Lindh Foundation for intercultural dialogue has held the awards ceremony for the fourth… 12/11/09 20:55 CET

• Yes, Mrs President?

  Gender equality is being taken increasingly seriously in the hunt for a new European Union… 12/11/09 20:55 CET

• Citizens’ initiative, fleshing out the Lisbon Treaty

  With the Lisbon Treaty about to come into effect, new light is being shed on what it means when it… 12/11/09 20:55 CET

le mag

• Miles Davis expo in Paris

  A new exhibition has opened – at The Cite de la Musique in Paris – called “We Want Miles” – in… 12/11/09 19:25 CET

markets

• Markets: 12th November

  European shares ended lower after having lost most of their earlier gains late in the session as… 12/11/09 21:17 CET

world news

• Fort Hood suspect charged

  A US army major is to face initial murder charges for allegedly gunning down 13 of his colleagues… 12/11/09 22:04 CET

• NATO demands Karzai proves his worth

  The US ambassador to Afghanistan has warned President Obama not to send more troops to prop up what… 12/11/09 20:22 CET

• Swiss businessmen set for Libyan trial

  A pair of Swiss businessmen who have been prevented from leaving Libya for more than a year are to… 12/11/09 20:22 CET

• Pre-poll immigration clampdown by UK’s Brown

  Britain’s government has pledged to tighten rules on immigration, as the issue gains political… 12/11/09 20:22 CET

• Abbas urged to postpone Palestinian vote

  The deep split in Palestinian politics has forced recommendations that President Mahmoud Abbas… 12/11/09 20:22 CET

• Mitterrand praises free speech over politics

  France’s culture minister is playing peacemaker in a row over free speech and the winner of the… 12/11/09 20:22 CET

• Medvedev urges Russian reforms

  President Dmitry Medvedev has called for root and branch reform in Russia in a State of the Nation… 12/11/09 20:22 CET

• Polish-German reconciliation remembered

  A service to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Polish-German Reconciliation has been held in… 12/11/09 20:22 CET

• Obama warned: ‘no Afghan troop surge’

  The US ambassador to Afghanistan has warned President Obama against sending more troops to prop up… 12/11/09 13:33 CET

• Brown vows to tighten UK immigration rules

  The UK has seen a spate of demonstrations over fears too many foreigners are moving in. ‘British… 12/11/09 13:11 CET

• Maoists stage mass protest in Nepal

  Riot police have clashed with Maoist activists protesting against Nepal’s government… 12/11/09 13:06 CET

• North Korea warns South it will pay for sea clash

  Two days after ships from the rival Koreas clashed in disputed waters, the North is warning the… 12/11/09 12:37 CET

• Bosnian Serb general loses war crimes appeal

  A former Bosnian Serb army general has lost his appeal against a conviction for war crimes… 12/11/09 12:33 CET

• Medvedev demands urgent reform in Russia

  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has used his annual State of the Nation address to demand urgent… 12/11/09 12:03 CET

• Lebanese prime minister takes office

  Saad al-Hariri has formally taken up the post of Lebanese Prime Minister.  He confirmed his new… 12/11/09 07:13 CET

• Spain calls for blockade of pirate ports

  Spain is calling for Europe to take a tougher stance in dealing with piracy on the high seas. It… 12/11/09 07:13 CET

• Russia moves to cut Ukraine out of gas supply route

  Russia and Austria have agreed to move swiftly on a pipeline deal that would cut Ukraine out of the… 12/11/09 07:11 CET

• German gets life for courtroom stabbing

  A life sentence given to a man by a German court for the murder of an Egyptian woman has been… 12/11/09 07:10 CET

• Israel ready to talk peace with Syria

  A meeting between the leaders of France and Israel appears to have given a nudge to at least one… 12/11/09 02:04 CET

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