Ryanair announces early dividend
Irish airline Ryanair has said it will pay its first ever dividend to shareholders in October. Previously it said they could not expect a dividend…
View ArticleAIG rejects lower Pru offer
American International Group has flatly rejected an attempt by British insurer Prudential to cut the price its prepared to pay for AIG's Asian life…
View ArticleHeavy fine and jail for Kalashov
A court in Madrid has come down hard on a Georgian mafia leader, fining him 20 million euros and sending him to prison for seven and a half years.…
View ArticleMEPs' anger at Iranian visit
A small group of MEPs briefly blocked the arrival of the Iranian Foreign Minister to the European Parliament in Brussels. Cries of 'murderer'…
View ArticleIsrael transfers flotilla aid to Gaza
According to the Israeli military, part of the consignment of aid carried by the flotilla has been transferred to Gaza. It went by road after being…
View ArticleJapan's PM quits
Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has announced his resignation. His Democratic party is struggling to revive its chances ahead of a…
View ArticleIsrael to free detained Gaza activists
Hundreds of foreign activists have started to be released from an Israeli prison after they were seized during a commando raid on a Gaza-bound aid…
View ArticleGuatemalans face aftermath of storm Agatha
A huge sinkhole has swallowed an entire factory in the centre of Guatemala City. No deaths have been confirmed although one witness said he saw two…
View ArticleBP hopes to contain rather than stop oil leak soon
BP is hoping at long last to have found a way of at least curbing the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. It has begun sawing off extraneous…
View ArticleIsraeli forces kill five Palestinian militants
Five Palestinian militants are reported to have been killed in two separate clashes with Israeli forces. Both sides have confirmed that two…
View ArticleJapanese football fans in a screaming competition
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View ArticleIsrael deports aid activists
Israel has started deporting activists arrested onboard the Turkish aid flotilla that tried to breach its three-year blockade of Gaza. More than…
View ArticleTurkish aid activists deported
Israel on Wednesday started deporting some of the 200 Turkish activists arrested during the dawn raid on the Gaza-bound aid convoy. The captain of…
View ArticlePolitical turmoil in Japan as PM quits
There is political uncertainty in Japan after the resignation of the prime minister. Yukio Hatoyama says he is stepping down to try to boost the…
View ArticleMilitants attack Afghan peace talks
Taliban militants have attacked a gathering of Afghan elders as President Hamid Karzai laid out his plans for a peace deal with the insurgent group.…
View ArticlePain researchers given Asturias science award
This year's Asturias prize for scientific and technical research has been awarded to three people for their work on the neurology of pain. The…
View ArticleMore civil and criminal probes against BP
On top of the growing pressure to stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is facing new criminal and civil investigations. The FBI and other…
View ArticleTurkey: pro-palestinian demonstration in Ankara
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