NOV
5
2007

Sarkozy, Merkel to meet Bush this week

President Nicolas Sarkozy will use his first official trip to the United States this week to show France has emerged as a committed European partner following its determined opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

NOV
5
2007

Criminals ‘must have terms cut in full jails’

Thousands of criminals could have their jail terms cut after one of Britain’s most senior judges said that courts were justified in giving lower sentences where prisoners faced overcrowded jails.

NOV
5
2007

‘Rivers of blood’ candidate forced to resign

A Conservative candidate who said that Enoch Powell was right about immigration resigned yesterday, insisting that he had done nothing wrong.

NOV
5
2007

Italian police celebrate top Mafioso arrest

In a huge blow to the Mafia, police have arrested Salvatore Lo Piccolo, one of two Sicilian Mafia bosses regarded as the ´Godfathers´ of Cosa Nostra.

NOV
1
2007

Kodak posts quarterly net profit

Photography company Eastman Kodak Co. on Thursday reported a quarterly profit versus a year-earlier loss, fueled by digital camera sales, and said its restructuring may cost less than it had anticipated.

NOV
1
2007

47 million Americans lack health insurance: report

The number of Americans lacking health insurance rose by nearly 8.6 million to 47 million from 2000 to 2006, with children and workers from every income level losing coverage, a new report said on Thursday.

NOV
1
2007

Lord Falconer ‘plans to sue Gordon Brown for bigger pension’

Lord Falconer’s pension row deepened last night with reports that he is planning to sue the Prime Minister over his refusal to allow him to claim a six-figure sum.

NOV
1
2007

Councils say £250m emergency fund is needed to cope with influx of migrants

Town halls have called today for a £250 million emergency fund to help local authorities to cope with the increasing pressure on public services from immigration.

OCT
31
2007

Bush: Congress is not getting its work done

President Bush blasted the Democratic-controlled Congress on Tuesday for having "the worst record in 20 years."

OCT
31
2007

Google in talks with Verizon Wireless: sources

Google Inc is in active talks with number-two U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless about putting Google applications on phones it offers, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

OCT
31
2007

Nicolas Sarkozy faces backlash over pay rise and orphans fiasco

President Sarkozy of France was at the centre of a furious row last night after winning a 140 per cent pay rise.

OCT
31
2007

Guilty verdicts handed down in Madrid bombing trial

A Spanish judge today found 21 people guilty of involvement in the March 2004 bombings of four packed commuter trains in Madrid, which killed 191 people in Europe´s most deadly Islamist terror attack.

OCT
30
2007

UK smoking ban hits Imps cigarette sales

The world´s fourth largest tobacco company says the deal with Gauloise-maker Altadis is on course as ban kicks in

OCT
30
2007

Pollution blamed as China confronts surge in number of deformed babies

An alarming rise in birth defects was acknowledged by China yesterday, amid concern that heavy pollution is damaging the country’s children.

OCT
30
2007

Royal aide boasts on tape about his fling with an MP, says lawyer

A royal aide boasts about his fling with an MP in a tape at the centre of the sex-and-drugs blackmail plot concerning a member of the Royal Family, a lawyer claimed yesterday.

OCT
30
2007

Regulator plans crackdown on market abuses in hedge funds

London’s powerful hedge fund community is failing to stamp out incidences of market abuse such as insider trading, according to the City’s top market watchdog.

OCT
29
2007

Kirchner claims Argentine victory

Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declared victory Sunday night as election returns showed her leading all rivals in her bid to succeed her husband and become the country´s first female president.

OCT
29
2007

Agency workers could get full-time rights

Agency workers could soon be given the same rights as permanent workers amid signs that the Government is giving in to union demands for greater rights for temporary staff.

OCT
29
2007

Emirates set for $20bn flotation on Dubai market

Emirates, one of the fastest-growing airlines in the world, is considering an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the Gulf carrier at up to $20 billion (£9.7 billion).

OCT
29
2007

Merrill Lynch chief Stan O´Neal is toppled in wake of $7.9bn writedown

Merrill Lynch, one of the world’s most powerful banks, is preparing to announce the resignation of its chief executive after Stan O’Neal finally succumbed to pressure from the group’s board to leave.

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