Ethiopia produced 14.27 million tonnes of crops in 2004, 24% higher than in 2003 and 21% more than the average…
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Yukos bankruptcy ‘not US matter’
Russian authorities do not have to abide by any US court decisions taken with regard to troubled oil giant Yukos,…
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US to probe airline travel chaos
The US government is to investigate two airlines- US Airways and Delta Air Lines’ Comair subsidiary – after travel chaos…
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Saab to build Cadillacs in Sweden
General Motors, the world’s largest car maker, has confirmed that it will build a new medium-sized Cadillac BLS at its…
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Ad sales boost Time Warner profit
Quarterly profits at US media giant TimeWarner jumped 76% to $1.13bn (£600m) for the three months to December, from $639m…
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Parmalat boasts doubled profits
Parmalat, the Italian food group at the centre of one of Europe’s most painful corporate scandals, has reported a doubling…
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Yukos loses US bankruptcy battle
A judge has dismissed an attempt by Russian oil giant Yukos to gain bankruptcy protection in the US. Yukos filed…
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Senior Fannie Mae bosses resign
The two most senior executives at US mortgage giant Fannie Mae have resigned after accounting irregularities were uncovered at the…
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Warning over US pensions deficit
Taxpayers may have to bail out the US agency that protects workers’ pension funds, leading economists have warned. With the…
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Soros group warns of Kazakh close
The Open Society Institute (OSI), financed by billionaire George Soros, has accused Kazakhstan officials of trying to close down its…
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