corporate
iPhone frenzy circles the globeThe latest version of the iPhone had Apple fans turning out in droves as it was released around the… 24/06/10 19:40 CET
AXA to sell UK arm to ResolutionLondon based Investment firm Resolution is to buy French company AXA’s life insurance and pensions… 24/06/10 17:24 CET
GM ‘shares on sales soon’General Motors is reportedly about to move forward as early as next week with a public offering of… 24/06/10 17:24 CET
economy
Trichet says cuts won’t mean stagnationEuropean Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet has been defending budget cuts by the region’s… 24/06/10 17:24 CET
World Cup boosts French consumer spendingPeople buying new TVs to watch the World Cup meant French consumer spending on manufactured goods… 24/06/10 17:21 CET
europa
Hedegaard insists EU still leading climate effortsThe latest UN summit on climate change, held in Bonn, Germany, produced no grounbreaking results… 24/06/10 20:40 CET
EU-US Open Skies expansionThe EU-US open skies accord, act II. Two years after the entry into force of a first deal, Europe… 24/06/10 20:40 CET
‘Carbon future: ‘peak oil?‘In the past few years, petrol price increases have so angered consumers, such as truckers and… 24/06/10 20:40 CET
Carbon future: agreement hurdles are globalThe latest giant United Nations meeting on climate change failed to get closer to a binding… 24/06/10 20:40 CET
Interview with Franny ArmstrongIndependent film maker and climate activist Franny Armstrong, whose most recent documentary is… 24/06/10 20:29 CET
europeans
Greece: Golfing on God’s groundGreek monks believe there is good in playing golf: In arid, eastern Crete, plans are in motion to… 24/06/10 23:14 CET
le mag
Martha Argerich uncoveredOne of classical music’s most enigmatic musicians, the pianist, Martha Argerich, sheds her mask in… 24/06/10 21:18 CET
world news
Greek minister condemns bombersFire officers have been dealing with a bomb explosion in Greece, which killed a minister’s aide. No… 24/06/10 23:04 CET
Russia Belarus gas dispute overFears of gas supply cuts to Europe from Russia have been eased after Moscow resumed the flow of gas… 24/06/10 19:40 CET
Troops back new appointmentThere’s been more reaction to the departure of the coalition forces commander in Afghanistan… 24/06/10 18:45 CET
Korean war anniversary sparks angerPeace activists in Seoul have marked the sixtieth anniversary of the Korean War’s end with a… 24/06/10 18:43 CET
Mass strike in France over pension reformTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across France in protest at… 24/06/10 18:42 CET
Spain shocked by train crashSpain is in shock after a high-speed train killed 12 people crossing railway tracks on what was… 24/06/10 17:36 CET
French unions strike over pension reformFrench unions are staging a nationwide strike in protest at government plans to reform pensions… 24/06/10 14:06 CET
Belarus and Russia settle gas rowThe latest row between Russia and Belarus over gas supplies has been settled. Minsk says it has… 24/06/10 13:37 CET
Man arrested over explosive find ahead of G8Canadian police have charged a man with possession of explosives as security remains tight for… 24/06/10 13:37 CET
New BP oil spill chief says he is ready to listenCritics will dismiss it as a public relations exercise. But BP’s new man in charge of handling the… 24/06/10 13:03 CET
Australia appoints first female Prime MinisterHer face may be unfamiliar to many now but Julia Gillard is set to take her place on the world… 24/06/10 12:02 CET
Spanish train kills 12 crossing tracksAt least 12 people have been killed after a high-speed train slammed into them as they were… 24/06/10 08:44 CET
Whaling talks break downTalks on replacing a moratorium on commercial whaling with a controlled cull have broken down and… 24/06/10 07:25 CET
“Sort your own energy row out” EU tells BelarusEurope is becoming increasingly dragged into a dispute between Russia and Belarus which is… 24/06/10 07:24 CET
Petraeus: a safe pair of hands for ObamaFor the Obama administration, passing the Afghanistan baton on to General David Petraeus is… 24/06/10 07:23 CET
Obama sacks his top commander in KabulBarack Obama has fired his top commander in Afghanistan. The president summoned General Stanley… 24/06/10 06:04 CET
BP appoints new man to front oil spill opBP has once again resumed collecting oil and gas from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well after… 24/06/10 05:34 CET
High speed train runs down 12 in SpainAt least 12 people have been killed after a high-speed passenger train ran into a group of youths… 24/06/10 02:34 CET
French footballers head home to face the musicThe French football team arrives back from its disastrous World Cup campaign today to a country… 24/06/10 00:34 CET
