Paris  - Shares of European aerospace giant EADS soared by more than 5 per cent in early trading Wednesday on the Paris Bourse after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for the firs

Buenos Aires  - It was not yet clear Mond

Dublin  - Ireland's largest political party Fianna Fail was set to launch its Yes campaign for the EU Lisbon Reform Treaty Monday.

Vilnius  - The Baltic nation of Lithuania agreed to lift its veto on the launching of a new European Union partnership agreement with Russia, local media reported Monday.

Brussels - The European Commission is due to meet Tuesday in Brussels to discuss the ongoing crisis in Myanmar following Cyclone Nargis.

Samsung has made announcement about the launching of its slim Windows Mobile handset, named ‘SGH-i200,’ which will hit European market by next month (June 2008).

Targeting business experts, the 11.8 mm thick SGH-i200 is said to be the world’s thinnest phone, which runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system. Besides, it also supports Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.