KLAUS Zumwinkel will resign as chief executive of German mail and logistics group Deutsche Post, the company said overnight, as a tax-dodging probe threatened to ensnare more rich Germans.

Day!" to my Snookums. We kept it pretty low-key, meeting Miss Fee (and Matt) and Bex (and Fin) for dinner at Una's . After some lovely food, we retired back to our place to introduce Fin to WarioWare. Too funny.

The subsequent investigation by the National Transport Safety Committee concluded with report released in November that found the aircraft had aproached at far in excess of safe landing speeds, with Komar ignoring 15 activations of the Ground Proximity Warning System

NEW DELHI (AFP) - British defence group BAE Systems has joined the race to win part of a 2.

PARIS (AFP) - French tyre-maker Michelin reported on Friday a 35.

GENEVA (AFP) - Developing countries on Friday welcomed WTO proposals to reduce barriers to farm trade but voiced reservations on those calling for a further opening of their own markets for industrial goods.

SAO PAULO (AFP) - The theft of computers containing secret information belonging to Brazil's state oil company Petrobras may compromise a huge recent oil discovery considered a national strategic asset, media reported Friday.

LONDON (AFP) - The competition watchdog on Friday said it was proposing a series of measures designed to ensure British supermarkets face a real competitive environment.

BERLIN (AFP) - Germany faced Friday what was described as its biggest tax evasion probe ever after & quot;hundreds & quot; of people, including prominent figures, were said to have hidden assets in Liechtenstein.

The following substantial shareholder notices were made tothe Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on Friday. Entertainment Media & amp; amp; Telecoms Corporation Limited [(ASX: ETC.ax) ]Becoming a subst

Singapore Airlines says the Federal Government's new Open Skies policy for flights between Australia and the United States will not create real competition on the route.

MADRID (AFP) - Spain's Iberia on Friday formally presented an offer to buy the country's second largest airline, Spanair, from Scandinavian carrier SAS, Spanish media said.

LONDON (AFP) - The board of Northern Rock has submitted a revised offer to buy out the troubled British bank, upping the amount of money it is prepared to pump in, it said Friday.

One of the world's largest clothing retailers has slapped a ban on Australian wool after pressure from a US animal rights group.

There is unease within Tasmania's booming mining industry about the threat of inflation.

HUNDREDS of Mackay residents have spent the night in emergency accommodation after their homes were swamped by floodwaters from the biggest downpour to hit the city in 90 years.

OIL prices were mixed today as global supply concerns were stoked by lingering fears over problems in Nigeria and Venezuela, traders said.

THE Dow and Nasdaq ended down overnight on concerns about consumer spending after Best Buy warned that shopper traffic dropped off after the holidays and an index of consumer sentiment fell to a 16-year low.

THE Australian Securities Exchange is demanding a review of stock trading rules amid evidence that hedge funds are "borrowing" shares from superannuation funds to force down prices, a practice that is mauling retirement savings.

WALL Street investment banks, stung by debt losses, have cut tens of thousands of jobs, but even more significant cuts are coming in the months ahead amid a bleaker earnings outlook.