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An unknown gunman shot a Sunni cleric at a mosque in the far northwestern Nigerian city of Sokoto on Wednesday and a Sunni mob attacked Shi'ite headquarters in the city in retaliation, witnesses said.

PALO ALTO, Calif.----Southwall Technologies Inc. plans to release its financial results for the second quarter fiscal 2007 on Tuesday, August 7, 2007, following the close of market.

Not a single German blue-chip stock made gains on Wednesday as European equity markets fell for a second consecutive session.

A Romanian worker died on Tuesday in front of the hospital from Tivoli, close to Rome, where he was abandoned by two of his fellow countrymen, after he was the victim of a labour accident, which occurred on a marble processing site, writes the electronic publication La Voce d’Italia.

(RTTNews) - The European markets fell on Wednesday, as shares of automakers dropped after the dollar slid to a record low against the euro and technology stocks edged lower after disappointing results from Intel Corp. and Yahoo! Inc.

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Last Saturday, 14th of July, was 'Bastille Day'. This is the French 'Fête nationale' which originally commemorated the 'Storming of the Bastille' marking the beginning of the French Revolution and the subsequent fall and demise of Louis XVI and the French Monarchy.

BRATISLAVA, July 18 - Japan's car parts maker Yazaki plans to invest 1.75 billion crowns by 2009 in its Slovak factory to boost production of wiring harnesses, the Slovak economy ministry said on Wednesday.

PARIS, July 18, 2007 (AFP) - Peugeot's auto parts unit Faurecia said Wednesday it had narrowed its first half loss to 47.4 million euros (66.3 million dollars) from 48.2 million euros in the same period of 2006 thanks to increased sales in the United States and Asia.

ILOG BRMS Enables PSA To Significantly Improve its Car Production Lead Times Reliability PARIS, June 19 / - ILOG® today announced that the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group, Europe's second-largest car manufacturer, has deployed ILOG JRules®, a key offering in ILOG's Business Rule Management System (BRMS) product line, in its order management system to calculate production lead times of 300,000 monthly ...

A DRIVER accused of threatening a traffic warden by holding up a fist to his victim’s face has been cleared. It followed an incident last December on Crellin Street, Barrow.

PARIS, July 18 - French car parts group Faurecia reported a smaller first-half net loss but its operating profit margin narrowed to one percent and it expected sales growth in the second half to slow from that of the first.

TWO people are seriously ill in hospital after their car plunged down a steep moorland embankment.

A body discovered on the Devon and Cornwall border has been confirmed as being that of 57-year-old Michael Cook from Barnstaple. Mr Cook was initially reported missing to Thames Valley Police as he had been visiting relatives in the High Wycombe area.

TEENAGER Stephanie Bicker today vowed "the show must go on" after surviving a horrific car crash caused by a speeding hit-and-run driver. (18/07/2007)

A JURY yesterday heard a tape of a supermarket manageress allegedly planning to kill her husband on a night out with friends by spiking his curry with drugs.

PARIS, July 18 (Reuters) - French car parts group Faurecia reported a smaller first-half loss than a year ago but its operating margin weakened to one percent and it said sales growth in the second half would be less than in the first.

Economic ties between Botswana and France are not as strong as they should be, says Mr Jean-Pierre Courtois, the French ambassador to Botswana.

2007-07-17 13:29:15 EWS to buy new aggregate wagons

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venirauto, a joint venture that is the unlikely pairing of Iran and Venezuela, has launched a local production of versions of two Iranian passenger cars, the Iran Khodro Samand and the SAIPA 141. The first vehicles off the line were received by graduates of the local military academy.

A Muslim university drop-out with connections to two other terrorist cells was jailed for three and a half years yesterday for trying to smuggle blueprints showing how to build a missile into Britain.

FORMER governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, standing trial at a Federal High Court, Abuja for alleged stealing of N30 billion public funds broke down in tears, yesterday, moments after Justice Binta Murtala Nyarko ordered that he be remanded in prison custody pending hearing and determination of his bail application.

A motorcyclist was killed after being involved in a collision with a car.

2007-07-17 08:31:05 KTM Power Sports 9-month EBIT up 33.4 pct to 26.1 mln eur, sales up 14.4 pct

Harris Jr is confident that the mechanic failures that have dogged him and co-driver, Ben Garrod in recent events are out of the way.

After an examination of the different market opportunities, the telematics specialist masternaut chose

BARRING any last minute change, former Enugu State governor, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani will be arraigned before an Abuja High Court today by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged money laundering.

BUCHAREST, July 16, 2007 (AFP) - The US automaker Ford said on Monday it planned to build one of the biggest car plants in Europe in Romania by upgrading a factory that once belonged to the South Korean group Daewoo.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Chief Gani Fawehinmi yesterday vowed not to defend any Nigerian especially former State governors accused of corruption in the law court even as he commmended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the arrest of some ex-governors.

BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbian star Ana Ivanovic has signed what is believed to be the biggest ever endorsement deal for an athlete in Serbia. She has entered into an exclusive three-year partnership with Verano Motors, the distributor of Peugeot automobiles in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia.

A PUB chef who killed a colleague in a car crash has been jailed for four-and-half years.

FEDERAL High Court, Abuja had an unusual guests last Friday. Even the atmosphere that pervaded the place was unusual. The four ex-governors, that were arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were indeed the guests.

Sussex Police are warning van owners after thieves targeted a number of commercial vehicles in Willingdon. (16/07/2007 07:32:11)

Iran’s well-known car firm, Khodro, wants global partners for help in financing.

PARENTS in the south east spend up to £4,007 creating lavish nurseries for their children. Families in Wales spend the most on nurseries each year, splashing out an average of £4,927 compared to just £574 by parents in Scotland.

"We have a good lead, but there are still some long stages to go so I cannot relax," says Alen.

Managing director of Iran Khodro Iran Khodro , a leading Iranian auto manufacturer, said that the company's policy is to manufacture vehicles with low fuel consumption.

A drunk driver was killed along with a passenger after he lost control of his speeding car and hit a phone box, an inquest was told. (14/07/2007 07:44:17)

One of Iran’s most popular civil society leaders was abducted in Tehran on Tuesday after chairing a meeting of trade unionists. The scene was reminiscent of spy stories about the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

A hero cop shot by a West Norwood man has been honoured with a bravery award. Two other officers who helped chase Dwaine Reid's gang were also given gongs at yesterday's Police Bravery Awards.

Everyone should be wary of pulling out the following two statements, but they fit Justice like a pair of $500 jeans: 1) If it's too loud, you're too old, and 2) Age ain't nothin' but a number.

PROPERTY stolen from two cars in Dursley, was found when police stopped two Bristol men and searched their car, a court heard today. At Gloucester Magistrates court Anthony Grigg, 38, of Dingle close, Sea Mills, and Michael Harford, 25, of Hogarth Walk, Lockleaze, admitted handling stolen goods.

Sibsport driver aiming to forget Oulton Park nightmares at Donington.

What things have gone wrong with the car? General comments?

A teenager who got 'stupendously' drunk and was abusive to a police officer has been given a curfew order. (13/07/2007 14:32:40)

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Key items expected in Euronext countries up to Friday July 27 MONDAY JULY 16 -Philips Q2 results.

WORK has started on the next stage of the redevelopment of Peugeot Citroën's new £25 million head office in Coventry. The massive redevelopment will change the face of that part of Stoke - roads in the area have already been realigned as part of the work and the landscape is slowly changing.

A GREAT-great-grandmother from Coventry has died just weeks after her 101st birthday. Annie Gardiner died on July 7 at Elm Farm, a care home in Woodway Lane, Woodway Park, with her family around her.

GEFCO is re-opening a disused rail link between two of its major UK vehicle distribution facilities at Sheerness and Corby. The GEFCO rail link will move vehicles from Sheerness for the first time since 2005, when the line was used to transport vehicles 450 miles to Bathgate in Scotland.

A QUICK-THINKING police officer arrested two men outside a village post office he suspected they were planning to rob.

PARENTS are splashing out thousands of pounds on plasma TVs and designer furniture ... for their new baby's nursery. They are even buying works of art and hand-carved antique chairs for the baby's luxury room, a survey reveals.

Parents are spending an average of more than £2,600 furnishing and decorating a nursery for a new baby, a survey has shown.

Peugeot New Zealand is all set to roll out two new models, the 207 GTi and 207 CC, later this month.

Sebastien Bourdais, the three-time Champ Car Champion who is currently third in the 2007 driver standings with only three points separating him from current points leader Robert Doornbos, will return to the Race of Champions at Wembley Stadium this December for his fourth attempt at winning the prestigious title.

Parents are spending an average of more than £2,600 furnishing and decorating a nursery for a new baby, a survey has shown.

A Dutch researcher has taken a careful look at the properties of a new type of catalytic converter found in cars. For this so-called NOx Storage Reduction catalytic converter the fuel is alternately combusted in the engine under oxygen-rich (lean) and fuel-rich (rich) conditions. Such diesel engines and "lean-burn" petrol engines are more economical than conventional engines.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Key items expected in Euronext countries up to Thursday July 26 FRIDAY JULY 13 -SEB H1 sales.

Peugeot's first SUV - the 'badge-engineered', PSA-engined 4007 that is a lightly reworked version of Misubishi's Outlander crossover - will, like its Citroen C-Crosser sibling, be sold in the UK with two trim levels initially.

ONE of the biggest campaigns ever launched on behalf of Coventry car workers was today being taken to Downing Street. A huge petition was being presented to prime minister Gordon Brown.

Choosing to discuss the idea of "Europe's soul" carries the inverse implication - or perhaps it is more a suspicion - that Europe lacks such a thing. It would also seem to suggest that what is missing from the European project is a vision of the future, or a dream.

BORDERS rally driver Alistair Thorburn turned in a solid performance to finish ninth overall and fourth in his class on the Dumfries-based RSAC Scottish Rally, the fifth round of the 2007 County Saab MSA Scottish Rally Championship. (12/07/2007 09:24:41)

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Will install assembly lines in Belarus, Syria and Venezuela.

European car manufacturers have once again expressed their doubts about the EU's CO2 emissions target. The occasion was yesterday's lunchtime meeting of the Kangaroo Group, an independent forum created to review the EU's activities and suggest future initiatives.

SEAT is offering finance deals on the Ibiza FR from now until September 30. There are two possible arrangements, neither of which involves paying a deposit up front. One requires payment over three years with a typical APR of 5.9%, the other lasts for four years with a typical APR of 6.9%.

Basketball's National coach Bruno Di Pietrantonio made his final selection for the Under 18 Men National team who will be participating in the FIBA European Championship between 16th and 21st July in Wales.

You can see that being a professional cyclist on the Tour de France has its disadvantages. All that cycling, for starters.

The international trade union movement has mobilised to free Mansour Osanloo, the persecuted Iranian trade union leader who was last night beaten and abducted.

Russia - Peugeot Sport - Preview : Three weeks have passed since the Ypres Rally, where the Peugeot Sport Spain team again achieved an excellent result with Enrique García Ojeda's second-place finish aboard his Peugeot 207 S2000, thereby setting Peugeot in the manufacturer's lead of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) and placing the Spaniard second in the driver's standings.

Mansour Osanloo, the President of the Syndicate of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Sherkat-e Vahed) was kidnapped on 10 July in Tehran, Iran by unknown assailants.

CARY, N.C.----Engineous Software, provider of award winning integration, automation, and design optimization software and related services, announced their partnership today with Translation Technologies.

A BARNSTAPLE man reported missing last week was still missing at the time the Gazette went to press yesterday (Tuesday). Michael Cook, 57, had been visiting family in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and was initially reported missing to the Thames Valley police.

THE family of a teenager who died after being hit by a car will personally thank the woman who desperately tried to save her. (11/07/2007)

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Key items expected in Euronext countries up to Wednesday July 25 THURSDAY JULY 12 -ADP strategy presentation (0630 GMT) -Deceuninck Q2 sales -Essilor H1 sales -Alstom H1 sales -Stallergenes Q2 sales -Dutch May retail sales -Air France-KLM AGM -Portugals Teixeira Dos Santos to present EU presidency programme to EU parliaments economic and monetary affairs committee, ...

RALLY competitors Aaron MacHale and Killian Duffy are on unstoppable form at the moment.

A grandmother was reportedly robbed as she lay dying in the road after being hit by a car. Audrey Ford, 70, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, was walking home after collecting a prescription from the chemist when she was involved in the accident in the town centre on June 25.

A terrified Asian family fled their home after a car was set on fire in their driveway. Firefighters wearing breathing masks tackled the blaze to prevent the flames from the burning vehicle from engulfing the detached house in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire.

A terrified Asian family fled their home after a car was set on fire in their driveway. Firefighters wearing breathing masks tackled the blaze to prevent the flames from the burning vehicle from engulfing the detached house in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire.

A head-on car crash on a busy road in Crowland has left at least one person seriously injured today. (11/07/2007)

Veteran driver Patrick Carpentier has confirmed that he will drive in the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series race on Aug. 4 at Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal.

LONDON, July 11 (IranMania) - Iran plans to double its car production to two MLN a year by 2015, the head of major auto manufacturer Irankhodro said, while admitting that sanctions had started to affect the industry, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

TEHRAN -- Iran plans to double its car production to 2 million a year by 2015, the head of major auto manufacturer Irankhodro said Tuesday, while admitting that sanctions had started to affect the industry.

In the first six months of 2007, worldwide sales of PSA Peugeot Citroen vehicles were stable at 1,764,000 units, of which 1,000,000 were Peugeots and 764,000 were Citroens.

TEHRAN (Thomson Financial) - Iran plans to double its car production to two million a year by 2015, the head of major auto manufacturer Irankhodro said on Tuesday.

Mérida, July 10, 2007 ( venezuelanalysis.com )— As a product of economic agreements between Venezuela and Iran, the joint car company Venirauto released its first 300 units at an event in Caracas yesterday.

Veteran Patrick Carpentier has confirmed that he will drive in the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series race on Aug. 4 at Circuit-Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.

A coroner rules that a husband accidentally ran over his wife as she helped him reverse out of their garage.

Two Iranian men enter their Renault Logan car, baptized in Iran as Tondar (thunder in Farsi), June 2007 during a ceremony to deliver the first batch of Tondar 90 in Tehran.

Veteran driver Patrick Carpentier has confirmed that he will drive in the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series race on Aug. 4 at Gilles Villeneuve Circuit. The Joliette, Que., driver will be in the Fitz Motorsports Dodge at the first NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal, he said Tuesday at a news conference.

Veteran Canadian driver will take part in inaugural event on Aug. 4

TEHRAN, July 10 (Reuters) - Iran Khodro, the Middle East's biggest carmaker, wants to find new global partners to reduce its vulnerability to further U.N. sanctions, which have already driven up financing costs, the company's head said on Tuesday.

Russia : BFGoodrich - Preview : The next port of call for the stars of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge is the City of the Tsars, Saint Petersburg, which will host the fourth round of the series on 12-14 July -- and the final encounter on gravel if Rally China fails to be included.

Anton Alen is looking forward to getting back in action in his Abarth Grande Punto on the Rally Russia.

Production at Dutch baby food concern Numico in Zoetermeer. Europe's main stock markets retreated on profit-taking as dealers contemplated to Danone's takeover bid for Dutch baby food group Numico.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision which happened in Winterbourne last night (July 9). The incident happened at 11.20pm at Winterbourne Hill.

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Shares were slightly lower at midday as Home Depot's decision to cut its full-year guidance cast a cloud over the earnings season, while Air Liquide ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) held on to some of its early gains fuelled by renewed talk of a private equity bid.

Based on the Ford Focus-rivalling 308 hatchback, which goes on sale here in September, the new model would be a smaller brother to the recently launched 4007.

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Market data at 10.22 am:

A LEARNER driver killed a workmate in a car crash when he lost control and crashed into a van and a wall. (10/07/2007 09:30:59)

DETECTIVES last night launched a major manhunt after a series of four armed robberies and a carjacking which all happened in the same town within a period of a few hours. (10/07/2007 07:53:53)

Very comfortable, and a pleasure to drive on the highway. Too heavy for the engine and needs to be driven hard to not feel the turbo lag (very evident uphill). Fuel economy good, but worse than what was expected (6.5 l/km doing 120km/h) and quite high in city driving.

The EU created a fund to assist those who have lost jobs due to global competition. But the fund has received a mere two requests for aid, prompting speculation about whether global competition really harms European jobs, reports The Financial Times.

2007-07-09 15:27:19 Stocks rise on earnings optimism

2007-07-09 15:27:19 Stocks rise on earnings optimism NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street edged higher Monday as investors, reassured by a drop in Treasury bond yields, awaited results from Aloca Inc. at the start of second-quarter earnings season.

CONVERSATIONS a man had with his cousin about being involved in a series of post office raids were just boasts, a jury heard today.

A BANKET farmer lost five guns to a five-man gang who duped him into believing they were police detectives from Chinhoyi Police Station conducting a random check on firearms.

YOU may have crossed Sea Cliff Bridge, but you have never seen it like this before. The road which connects the northern Illawarra communities of Coalcliff and Clifton has been used in a lavish advertising campaign to promote the new Peugeot 207 CC.

SHANGHAI, July 9 (Reuters) - French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen said on Monday the sales of its joint venture in China grew two percent in the first half, but the unit remained profitable.

Iran - Gas - CNG Station Fuel Optimization Organization managing director, Abbas Kazemi, here Sunday announced that 1,000 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations would become operational by the Iranian year end (March 20, 2008).

Colonial, grupo inmobiliario controlado y presidido por Luis Portillo, cobrará hoy 20,65 millones de euros en concepto del dividendo que FCC repartirá como complementario al ya distribuido a cuenta de sus resultados de 2006.

SHANGHAI, July 9 (Reuters) - French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen said on Monday its China venture sold 2 percent more cars in the first half of 2007 than in the same period last year.

BRATISLAVA, July 9 (Reuters) - Slovak industrial output accelerated beyond market expectations in May as key car production picked up speed, data showed on Monday, and pointed to sustained strong economic growth in the second quarter.

Colonial, grupo inmobiliario controlado y presidido por Luis Portillo, cobra hoy 20,65 millones de euros en concepto del dividendo que FCC repartirá complementario al ya distribuido por el grupo constructor a cuenta de sus resultados de 2006.

It claims its new Avant-Garde Eye wear will revolutionise vision for motorists, and it was trialled by the Peugeot team in the recent Le Mans 24 Hours race – the ultimate physical driving test.

An 18-year-old man is bailed after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

La banda contaba con "auténticos expertos" en duplicar documentos, como se demostraba en su vídeo propagandístico.

Los dos miembros de ETA detenidos el lunes pasado cerca de París, Iker Beristain y Liher Rodríguez Aetxabaleta, se encontraban trasladando el aparato de falsificación de la banda terrorista en el momento de ser arrestados, por lo que este aparato se considera tanto por la Policía francesa como por la española desarticulado, informaron a Europa Press en fuentes de la lucha antiterrorista.

Colonial, grupo inmobiliario controlado y presidido por Luis Portillo, cobrará mañana lunes 20,65 millones de euros en concepto del dividendo que FCC repartirá complementario al ya distribuido por el grupo constructor a cuenta de sus resultados de 2006.

LAST Monday European equity markets moved lower by mid-morning, weighed down by high oil prices, volatility in bond markets and security concerns following attempted terrorist attacks in the UK. Wall Street rose sharply as deal activity and an upbeat manufacturing report gave the third quarter a flying start.

Doris Schaefgen has a walkie-talkie in her hand as she hustles around the glass-domed lobby of the Paris Marriott Hotel on the Champs-Elysees. She adjusts the chairs in front of the bar. She straightens menu cards on little lounge tables nearby. Someone drops a newspaper while waiting to check in; she rushes to pick it up. And then, satisfied that everything in the lobby is just right, she heads ...

Honeymoons in politics seem painfully short these days. While all eyes in London have been trained critically on the Brown revolution, Nicolas Sarkozy's arrival has, if anything, proved more dramatic. As the new French President seeks a "rupture" with the past, he poses some serious challenges to the existing European order and to his fellow leaders, including our new Prime Minister.

TEHRAN: Iran, the Middle East’s biggest carmaker, will stop producing cars that only run on gasoline this month and will instead ensure all new vehicles run on gas too, an official said in remarks published yesterday.

TEHRAN, July 7 (Reuters) - Iran, the Middle East's biggest carmaker, will stop producing cars that only run on gasoline this month and will instead ensure all new vehicles run on gas too, an official said in remarks published on Saturday.

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LONDON: European blue chips traded in positive territory yesterday as shares edged higher on Wall Street on positive jobs data, with climbing oil prices also boosting heavyweight oil shares in London and Paris.

An arson attack leaves vehicles alight in what residents of a Cornish village describe as a "wall of flames".

(RTTNews) - The European markets rose on Friday, as heavily weighted energy stocks rallied after crude oil prices climbed.

Shares in the European carmakers are running high, but the road ahead is less certain.

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PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Share prices ended the day higher as sharp gains for car maker Peugeot SA and oil giant Total offset the impact of a hesitant opening on Wall Street, according to market sources.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading European shares ended higher, helped by strength in mining and oil stocks amid expectations global economic growth will continue to sustain demand for commodities, with gains on Wall Street following a solid employment report lending support. The Dow Jones STOXX 50 Index rose 31.07 points, or 0.8 pct to an unofficial close of 3,979.32 while the DJ STOXX 600 ...

July 6 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose, led by oil companies, after the price of crude climbed and Deutsche Bank AG improved its outlook for producers.

President Vladimir Putin believes he will still be in control of Russia in 2014, when the Winter Games are held in Sochi, a resort city on the Black Sea. According to experts, the battle waged by the president and his team for the right to host the 2014 Olympics shows that Putin will not move far from power in 2008.

(Updating with full report) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading European shares ended higher, helped by strength in mining and oil stocks amid expectations global economic growth will continue to sustain demand for commodities, with gains on Wall Street following a solid employment report lending support.

KIDNAPPERS threaten to kill snatched Brit girl, 3, unless her father agrees to take her place.

The Peugeot logo is pictured on the hood of a vehicle. The French automaker Peugeot sold a million vehicles in the first half of the year and could double that by the end of December, managing director Frederic Saint Geours told reporters on Friday.

2007-07-06 15:39:30 SAF-Holland sets price range at 22.50-28.00 eur/shr for July 24 IPO

PARIS -- Peugeot-Citroen said today that its worldwide sales were flat for the first half as demand for its Peugeot 207 and Citroen C4 Picasso models stabilized its performance in a tough European market.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - European shares were higher Friday as upbeat broker comment improved sentiment, although investors remain cautious ahead of this afternoon’s US monthly nonfarm payrolls data.

An arson attack leaves vehicles alight in what residents of a Cornish village describe as a "wall of flames".

July 6 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose after Deutsche Bank AG increased price estimates for oil companies and Credit Suisse Group said BHP Billiton Ltd. may expand in Latin America to meet growing demand from China.

PARIS -- Peugeot-Citroen said Friday that its worldwide sales were flat for the first half as demand for its Peugeot 207 and Citroen C4 Picasso models stabilized its performance in a...

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Share prices were higher at lunchtime as major gains for car maker Peugeot SA and oil giant Total offset the impact of a mixed overnight close on Wall Street, according to market sources.

The automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen said Friday that its worldwide sales were flat for the first half as demand for its Peugeot 207 and Citroen C4 Picasso models stabilized its performance in a tough European market.

Struggling French carmakers Peugeot-Citroen and Renault post lower sales for the first of the year.

FRANKFURT, July 6 (Reuters) - European stocks rose on Friday with investors awaiting a key U.S. employment report, as surging crude prices lifted oil majors and car makers and miners rose on price target upgrades.

French automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen says its first-half worldwide vehicle sales were flat.

LONDON, July 6 (newratings.com) - PSA Peugeot Citroen SA ( PEU.FSE ) Friday announced flat sales for the first half.

(Updating with more detail, quotes from press release, news conference) PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Peugeot SA said its first-half sales were unchanged compared with the year-earlier period at 1.764 bln units, while its market share in Western Europe rose by 0.2 points to 14.2 pct.

Carmakers were in focus as European equity markets put in a steady performance on Friday, with Peugeot up on solid first half sales and Fiat benefitting from an upgrade.

A TAXI bringing revellers back from a stag night in Consett ploughed into a tree near the Stagshaw television transmitter in the early hours of Sunday morning, killing both occupants instantly.

French automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen said Friday that first-half worldwide vehicle sales were flat, as demand for its Peugeot 207 and Citroen C4 Picasso models stabilized its performance in a tough European market.

(Corrects date of shares' previous percentage increase starting in first paragraph.) July 6 (Bloomberg) -- PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second- largest carmaker, expects to increase its home market share. The stock rose the most since July 2004.

Worldwide sales of PSA Peugeot Citroën assembled and CKD vehicles in the first half of 2007 remained stable at 1,764,000 units - 1m Peugeots and 764,000 Citroëns.

El grupo automovilístico francés PSA Peugeot-Citroën obtuvo unas ventas mundiales durante el primer trimestre del ejercicio de 1,76 millones de unidades, un volumen muy similar al registrado en el mismo periodo del ejercicio precedente, informó hoy la compañía.

Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has ordered High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to revisit the trial of eight Onitsha drug dealers accused of masterminding the attempted murder of Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Dora Akunyili.

A three-year-old Briton, Margaret Hill was kidnapped yesterday by unidentified gunmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital even as oil prices have risen to $74.81 per barrel in the market.

A youth worker who mentored disadvantaged children has admitted hiding up to 100 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin up his backside.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares advanced Friday, with investment bank UBS and pay-television operator Premiere among those standing out from the pack, after investors considered U.S. job-growth data that came in largely as expected.

The kidnapping of a three-year-old British girl in Nigeria has triggered a frantic diplomatic activity to obtain her release. Margaret Hill, daughter of oil worker Mike Hill, was snatched on Thursday as she travelled to school by car in Port Harcourt, in the south of the country.

KIDNAPPERS snatched a three-year-old British girl in Nigeria's lawless southern oil region yesterday.

Enel, the largest Italian utility, and its partner, Acciona, won European Union approval Thursday for their €42.5 billion bid for the Spanish power company Endesa.

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Peugeot SA said its first-half sales were unchanged compared with the year-earlier period at 1.764 bln units, while its market share in Western Europe rose by 0.2 points to 14.2 pct.

A DESPERATE rescue mission was launched last night after a British girl was kidnapped in Nigeria.

She is grabbed on school run

The kidnapping of a three-year-old British girl in Nigeria has triggered a frantic diplomatic activity to obtain her release. Margaret Hill, daughter of oil worker Mike Hill, was snatched yesterday as she travelled to school by car in Port Harcourt, in the south of the country.

The 3-year-old daughter of a British oil worker in Nigeria's southern delta region has been snatched, the first foreign child to be kidnapped, which could indicate a new tactic by rebels and gangs who have seized more than 100 foreigners this year alone.

Britain's most successful ever rider cuts a reclusive figure nowadays, as Richard Moore discovers.

MOSCOW: Russians bought a record US$16bil of new foreign cars in the first half as rising incomes fuelled demand for vehicles from makers including Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

The three-year-old daughter of a British expatriate worker was kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria yesterday as she was being driven to school.

PALO ALTO, Calif.----Southwall Technologies Inc. , a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of high performance films and glass products that dramatically improve the energy efficiency of architectural and automotive glass, announced today the appointment of Dennis Bunday to the Board of Directors effective immediately.

The newly appointed Culture Secretary will vow today to relieve arts organisations of the burden of meeting “crude targets” as a condition of funding (Dalya Alberge writes).

Dutch researcher Karen Scholz has taken a careful look at the properties of a new type of catalytic converter found in cars. For this so-called NOx Storage Reduction (NSR) catalytic converter the fuel is alternately combusted in the engine under oxygen-rich (lean) and fuel-rich (rich) conditions. Such diesel engines and 'lean-burn' petrol engines are more economical than conventional engines.

And no, I'm not talking about that RedBerry fiasco from last year either. It might have taken China Mobile and Research in Motion eight years to get this deal done, but now it is finally done and the people of Shanghai can finally feel what having a CrackBerry is all about.

I like having choices, whether it be selecting which extra value meal at the golden arches or the cell phone that I have come to rely on for mobile communication. The same can be said about the automotive industry.

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Magda Salarich, directora general de Automóviles Citroën España y directora de Comercio de Citroën en Europa, abandona el grupo PSA Peugeot-Citroën tras 28 años en el mismo, "en total acuerdo" con la compañía, en el marco de una reorganización de la marca francesa que se hará efectiva el próximo 9 de julio, anunció hoy la compañía.

Frankfurt, Germany, June 29, 2007 - Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH) has finalized the sale of its European Automotive Coatings business, including its manufacturing site in Strullendorf, Germany, to the Mäder Group, a leading independent manufacturer of hi-tech industrial paints and coatings based in Lille, France, with operations throughout Europe. This transaction completes Rohm and Haas ...

If in doubt, do like the Bundesbank. This seems to have become the prevailing creed at the European Central Bank these days.

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Shares were lower at midday, erasing early gains as the market turned cautious ahead of key European interest rate decisions.

Big interview: On the 20th anniversary of his Triple Crown success, Stephen Roche recalls his spectacular season.

It's your first golf tournament as a professional and you miss the cut. Then, as you gird yourself for Q-School, a respected pro says you've no hope of making it on Tour.

The stilt house in the relic. In the centre of Hanoi where these is a relic site in honour of President Ho Chi Minh which is flooded with a peaceful atmosphere, green colour and the scent of flowers on trees.

DUNS rally driver Alistair Thorburn turned in a solid performance to finish ninth overall and fourth in his class on the Dumfries-based RSAC Scottish Rally, the fifth round of the 2007 County Saab MSA Scottish Rally Championship. (04/07/2007 14:24:43)

July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Renault SA, France's second-largest carmaker, said first-half vehicle sales fell 3.8 percent as European customers shunned its aging model lineup.

French car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroen has appointed Michel Gallix as its new chief designer, replacing Gerard Welter, who is retiring.

A woman and a young girl have died after the car in which they were travelling caught fire after hitting a tree.

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PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Share prices closed higher, driven by speculation in the hotel sector which helped propel Accor ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) up 10 pct, although trading remained moderate with Wall Street closed and ahead of ECB and BoE interest rate decisions later this week.

An electronic problem forced Kruse Motorsport to retire from Round 3 of Le Mans Series as Jean de Pourtales had to park the Judd-powered Pescarolo in the final period of the 1000kms of Nürburgring.

I think a couple of people are getting carried away with their 106gti s. I am on my second one, I timed it before I modified it with a mate in the car who timed it. 0-60 in 7.2 seconds and I got 128 topend. as for putting an induction kit on it and keeping up with a sti is abit of a far fecthed idea.

Oil change, new spark plugs and brake discs and pads. Gear linkage gradually became slack, made gear change quite loose and clunky; just had it replaced, and it's now like new again.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Peugeot shares were amongst the top gainers on the CAC, with some analysts pointing to speculation the French automaker may be mulling the sale of its Faurecia subsidiary, while others said the gains were merely down to a well performing automotive sector.

DUNS rally driver Alistair Thorburn turned in a solid performance to finish ninth overall and fourth in his class on the Dumfries-based RSAC Scottish Rally, the fifth round of the 2007 County Saab MSA Scottish Rally Championship. (04/07/2007 13:52:59)

Burton and Rogerson set for third outing together on Saturday.

A few years ago a reader e-mailed asking if I could recommend an eight-seat vehicle for him and his large family. At the time I was stumped, but I wouldn't be now - not after driving the Peugeot Expert Tepee.