corporate
Opel still hopes for German aidOpel has not given up hope of getting some state aid from the German government. The carmaker’s… 10/06/10 16:17 CET
economy
ECB promises continued liquidityAs expected the European Central Bank left the cost of borrowing in the euro zone unchanged on… 10/06/10 18:36 CET
Japanese Q1 GDP growth was 1.2 percentThe Japanese government has confirmed the economy grew by 1.2 percent between January and March… 10/06/10 16:03 CET
europa
EU-US bank data sharing deal nearing conclusionA deal for European Union sharing its citizens’ bank data with terrorism investigators in the… 10/06/10 18:36 CET
EU bathing fun gets cleaner says latest reportIf you are planning to go swimming in Europe this summer you almost cannot go wrong: The annual… 10/06/10 18:26 CET
le mag
Sculpture in EvoraA private collection featuring more than a 1,000 pieces of sculpture is on display in the… 10/06/10 17:49 CET
space
Mars or Moscow?A manned space flight to Mars would mean the crew being isolated from Earth for an unprecedented 18… 10/06/10 18:21 CET
world news
Belgium braces for election showdownFeuding parties in linguistically-divided Belgium are gearing up for a showdown at the ballot box… 10/06/10 20:15 CET
World Cup party starts in South AfricaWhen you have waited six years for a party, you know its going to be a good one. South Africa… 10/06/10 19:24 CET
Bosnian Muslims react to Srebrenica genocide convictionsThey have waited 15 years for this moment. The women of Srebrenica were watching closely as two… 10/06/10 18:45 CET
Mounting spill costs slam BP’s sharesFor BP, spewing oil equals plummeting shares. In London the energy giant’s shares slumped at one… 10/06/10 18:05 CET
Cameron on first Afghan visit as British PMThe UK has no plans to send any more troops to Afghanistan, David Cameron has revealed, on his… 10/06/10 17:44 CET
Italy votes to curb wiretapsA controversial bill to curb police wiretaps and criminalise leaked transcripts has been passed by… 10/06/10 16:59 CET
Kabul investigates wedding massacreThe Afghan President has ordered what he calls a “thorough investigation” into a bomb attack at a… 10/06/10 16:03 CET
Dutch Liberals start coalition talks after poll winThe Dutch right-wing Liberal party has begun informal coalition talks after their narrow victory in… 10/06/10 15:19 CET
Fans pour in to S.Africa for World CupThousands of fans continue to arrive in Johannesburg, as World Cup fever hits South Africa. The… 10/06/10 15:09 CET
Iran shows determination in the face of sanctionsThe latest round of U.N.sanctions brought against Iran does not seem to have had the desired effect… 10/06/10 14:25 CET
First genocide convictions over Srebrenica at ICTYTwo Bosnian Serb army officers have been jailed for life for committing genocide at Srebrenica in… 10/06/10 14:06 CET
Dutch face difficult coalition talksWith the Netherlands facing the possibility of difficult negotiations over the formation of a… 10/06/10 13:15 CET
Turkey and Brazil say no to UN sanctions on IranTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has explained why his country voted against a fresh… 10/06/10 13:05 CET
BP shares plunge to 14-year lowShares in BP have fallen sharply amid concerns over the cost of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico… 10/06/10 11:10 CET
Deadly blast at Afghan weddingAt least 40 people are dead and close to 80 injured after what appears to have been a suicide bomb… 10/06/10 08:14 CET
Ballerina Marina Semyonova dies at 102One of Russia’s greatest ballerinas, Marina Semyonova, has died at the age of 102 at her home in… 10/06/10 07:44 CET
Balkenende bows out after poll defeatIt was a bad night for Jan Peter Balkenende and the Christian Democrats as the CDA share of the… 10/06/10 07:43 CET
Liberals win but only just in Dutch pollMark Rutte and his Liberal Party have come out on top but only just at the end of an exciting Dutch… 10/06/10 07:42 CET
Italy to pass controversial wiretapping lawItaly’s government is to present a controversial law today that establishes new rules on the use of… 10/06/10 07:41 CET
UN hits Iran with fresh sanctionsThe UN Security Council has imposed a fourth round of sanctions on Iran in as many years. But… 10/06/10 07:40 CET
Tehran says sanctions change nothingIran has remained defiant over the UN Security Council’s support for further sanctions. Iran’s… 10/06/10 07:39 CET
Obama calls Gaza situation “unsustainable”Visiting Washington, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has urged Barack Obama to get tough on Israel… 10/06/10 07:38 CET
