corporate
Prudential AIA deal offBritain’s Prudential has given up on an attempt to buy American International Group’s Asian life… 02/06/10 19:33 CET
economy
Germany moves forward against speculatorsGerman Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says a more wide ranging ban on speculative trades… 02/06/10 19:50 CET
Spanish jobless total dropsSpain’s jobless rate – which is the highest in the euro zone – fell at its fastest pace for five… 02/06/10 19:49 CET
Central banks to stick by euroThe euro rose after some of the world’s biggest central banks said they won’t stop investing in the… 02/06/10 19:49 CET
hi-tech
Racing for electric car world recordCool, sexy and fun are not generally words that spring to mind when you think of electric cars. But… 02/06/10 18:12 CET
le mag
Babel: Cherkaoui’s towering achievementThe innovative Flemish Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s has teamed up with sculptor… 02/06/10 16:48 CET
Reggae musician Alpha Blondy at MawazineIvory Coast reggae musician Alpha Blondy was another of the big names to play at Morocco’s Mawazine… 02/06/10 16:48 CET
reporter
The beautiful game is more than entertainment in South AfricaOn the eve of the first ever Football World Cup to take place on the African continent, the… 02/06/10 10:10 CET
world news
Netanyahu backs Israeli action in deadly flotilla raidIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced down global criticism and defended his… 02/06/10 23:04 CET
BP’s problems fuel takeover talkAs oil gushes into the sea from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP continues to haemorrhage money and… 02/06/10 19:49 CET
At least 12 killed in UK shooting spreeBritain is in shock following one man’s killing spree in the Lake District, which left at least 12… 02/06/10 19:14 CET
Germany’s top bishop investigatedGermany’s top Roman Catholic bishop is being investigated over allegations of aiding and abetting… 02/06/10 18:38 CET
Rafah crossing opened up by EgyptRafah crossing into Gaza is bustling today after the Eygptian authorities opened it yesterday after… 02/06/10 18:27 CET
Israel deports arrested activists of Gaza flotillaIsrael has started deporting activists arrested onboard the Turkish aid flotilla that tried to… 02/06/10 18:26 CET
Several dead after rural shooting spree in UKAt least twelve people have been killed during a shooting spree in Northern England this morning… 02/06/10 17:49 CET
Turkey calls for end of Gaza blockadeTurkey says Israel must lift its three-year blockade of the Gaza Strip before it restores full… 02/06/10 16:04 CET
Several dead after rural shooting spree in UKAt least five people have been killed during a shooting spree in Northern England this morning… 02/06/10 15:44 CET
Manhunt underway as several die in UK shootingsA manhunt is underway in Northern England after several people were killed during a shooting spree… 02/06/10 14:42 CET
More civil and criminal probes against BPOn top of the growing pressure to stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is facing new… 02/06/10 13:09 CET
Militants attack Afghan peace talksTaliban militants have attacked a gathering of Afghan elders as President Hamid Karzai laid out his… 02/06/10 12:34 CET
Turkish aid activists deportedIsrael on Wednesday started deporting some of the 200 Turkish activists arrested during the dawn… 02/06/10 11:21 CET
Israel deports aid activistsIsrael has started deporting activists arrested onboard the Turkish aid flotilla that tried to… 02/06/10 11:15 CET
Israeli forces kill five Palestinian militantsFive Palestinian militants are reported to have been killed in two separate clashes with Israeli… 02/06/10 07:12 CET
BP hopes to contain rather than stop oil leak soonBP is hoping at long last to have found a way of at least curbing the massive oil leak in the Gulf… 02/06/10 07:11 CET
Guatemalans face aftermath of storm AgathaA huge sinkhole has swallowed an entire factory in the centre of Guatemala City. No deaths have… 02/06/10 07:10 CET
Israel to free detained Gaza activistsHundreds of foreign activists have started to be released from an Israeli prison after they were… 02/06/10 07:09 CET
Japan’s PM quitsJapan’s unpopular Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has announced his resignation. His Democratic party… 02/06/10 07:08 CET
Israel transfers flotilla aid to GazaAccording to the Israeli military, part of the consignment of aid carried by the flotilla has been… 02/06/10 01:04 CET
