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Germany blames US on failure of Opel rescue talks

Friday 29 May '09

Talks aimed at saving General Motors Europe’s Opel unit broke down amid acrimony between Germany and the US...
Iran has anti-cruise missile cannons

Monday 25 May '09

Iran launched a production line for manufacturing cannons for warships which can be used against cruise missiles, the Fars news agency reported.
Financial system ‘starting to heal’: Geithner

Thursday 14 May '09

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that the financial system “is starting to heal” as a result of massive efforts....
Barcelona resume goal hunt

Wednesday 6 May '09

As if a place in the Champions League final isn’t motivation enough for Chelsea and Barcelona to win their semi-final second leg....
Fiat touts plans for new global car giant

Tuesday 5 May '09

The boss of Italy’s Fiat drummed up support in Berlin on Monday for audacious plans to snap up General Motors’ European arm and merge....
Switzerland: US lawsuit violates sovereignty

Saturday 2 May '09

Switzerland has called on the US to drop a move to sue UBS for client data as it “violates Swiss sovereignty” and forces the bank to break Swiss banking secrecy laws.
Oz look to seal the series

Friday 1 May '09

Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam feels his team can win the fourth one-day international against Australia on Friday....
Weakening demand strikes $1-bn blow to ArcelorMittal

Thursday 30 April '09

The world’s biggest steel maker ArcelorMittal on Wednesday reported a net loss of $1.063 billion (806 million euros) in the first quarter as demand from industry collapsed....
Holocaust survivor, 84, says bottled message a ‘mystery’

Thursday 30 April '09

A French Holocaust survivor whose name was found in a bottled message on the grounds of Auschwitz this week said today the discovery....
Ukraine marks Chernobyl anniversary

Monday 27 April '09

Ukraine paid homage to victims of the Chernobyl catastrophe on Sunday 23 years after the worst nuclear accident in history....
Afghan blasts, bullets kill 14: officials

Sunday 26 April '09

14 people, including 11 policemen, were killed in shootings and explosions across insurgency-plagued Afghanistan.
Credit Suisse ends losing streak

Friday 24 April '09

Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse on Thursday ended a losing streak with a net profit of 2.0 billion francs for the first quarter....
Mickelson inches closer to Woods

Wednesday 22 April '09

Phil Mickelson may have failed to win his third Masters at Augusta National last week but he did wonders for his confidence.....
Tesco rings up record profits despite recession

Wednesday 22 April '09

Leading retailer, supermarket giant Tesco, on Tuesday announced record-beating annual profits and sales despite a spreading global recession....
Ireland qualify for 2011 WC

Thursday 16 April '09

Ireland beat Netherlands by six wickets in Pretoria on Wednesday to clinch a second consecutive appearance at the Cricket World Cup.
Zimbabwe shelves own currency for one year

Monday 13 April '09

The Zimbabwean government has decided to suspend the country's national currency for a year...
RBS to cut up to 9,000 jobs

Tuesday 7 April '09

Royal Bank of Scotland said Tuesday it would cut 9,000 jobs over the next two years, half of them in Britain.....
UBS stops staff from seeing clients abroad

Monday 6 April '09

Switzerland’s embattled bank UBS has banned wealth management advisors from making business trips abroad to see foreign clients...
Protester dies in police cordon

Friday 3 April '09

Thousands of people demonstrated on the streets of London ahead of the G-20 summit here in angry protests...
France threatens to walk out of G20

Wednesday 1 April '09

France is prepared to “walk away” from the G20 summit if it fails to secure agreement on issues it wants, Finance Minister Christine Lagarde....
Hillary backs reconciliation with Taliban who reject violence

Wednesday 1 April '09

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday backed Afghanistan’s plans to hold reconciliation talks with members of the Taliban or past al-Qaeda....
Strauss helps England win rain-curtailed match

Tuesday 31 March '09

Andrew Strauss gathered 79 from 61 balls to lead England to a nine-wicket victory under the Duckworth-Lewis method over West Indies.....
Serena, Venus move into fourth round

Tuesday 31 March '09

Serena and Venus Williams and men’s world number two Roger Federer cruised into the fourth round of the WTA and ATP hardcourt tournament.....
Pope ‘publicly distorted’ condom science: Lancet

Saturday 28 March '09

One of the world’s top medical journals accused Pope Benedict XVI on Friday of having distorted scientific evidence in his remarks...
Bonuses at French bank fuel outrage

Saturday 28 March '09

French public outrage over executive perks was fuelled on Friday by news that an ailing bank bailed out by the state is doling out 70 million euros...
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