corporate
E.ON’s first-half resultsGermany’s E.ON has reported first-half operating profit that was better than had been forecast… 11/08/10 18:50 CET
economy
Chinese output growth slowsGrowth in Chinese investment and factory output slowed further last month as the government cut… 11/08/10 18:50 CET
Mixed UK jobs newsThe number of Britons claiming unemployment benefit fell by much less than expected last month… 11/08/10 18:50 CET
Greece debt cutting efforts slowGreece’s efforts to cut its budget deficit faltered in July. Official figures show the debt-laden… 11/08/10 18:50 CET
Turkey postpones fiscal reformsTurkey’s government has signalled a delay in fiscal reforms, with moves to cut the deficit not… 11/08/10 18:50 CET
world news
Python used as “guard dog” for cocaineItalian police got more than they bargained for when they raided an apartment in Rome looking for… 11/08/10 23:14 CET
UN launches major Pakistan flood appealSome 350 million euros to help 14 million people is what the UN has said it needs to help… 11/08/10 19:20 CET
Balearic parties bring ‘balconing’ tragediesThe Spanish call it ‘balconing’ – holidaymakers who try to jump from one hotel or apartment balcony… 11/08/10 19:20 CET
New superbug could make antibiotics uselessA new superbug could make antibiotics redundant, scientists have warned. Experts fear the enzyme… 11/08/10 19:00 CET
Hard start to Ramadan in Middle East heatwaveWednesday was the first day of Ramadan for most Muslims. Around the world hundreds of millions have… 11/08/10 18:34 CET
Fresh rain risks more landslides in ChinaThe stench of death is thick but the search for survivors continues. And time is of the essence… 11/08/10 17:14 CET
Ramadan: business feasts on religious fastingIt is Ramadan, a month of religious discipline for Muslims across the world – and a time for the… 11/08/10 16:53 CET
Tourists set up medical campAt a time when most tourists are fleeing Pakistan, a group of professors and students from Taiwan… 11/08/10 16:08 CET
Flash flooding hits Central EuropeAlmost a dozen people have died in Central Europe over the last few days with the Czech Republic… 11/08/10 15:32 CET
Russia admits fires have hit radioactive landFor the first time, Russia has confirmed that radioactive areas contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl… 11/08/10 15:13 CET
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan beginsRamadan is underway in many places around the world, and in France the big grocery chains cannot… 11/08/10 13:38 CET
Gaza flotilla raid ‘proportionate and correct’The deadly raid which killed nine people on board a Gaza-bound Turkish aid boat was ‘proportionate… 11/08/10 12:38 CET
South Korean protesters denounce Japan’s apologySouth Korean women who served as sex slaves for Japan’s army during World War II have denounced… 11/08/10 11:12 CET
Struggle for flood aid turns political in PakistanThe struggle to help the millions affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan is turning… 11/08/10 11:11 CET
Hunt continues for victims of Chinese landslideThey are refusing to give up hope in Zhouqu. Deep mud means diggers often cannot be used to find… 11/08/10 11:11 CET
Google grants Germans Street View opt-outGoogle says Germans can opt out of its Street View navigation service for privacy reasons. The… 11/08/10 07:44 CET
Putin takes to the skies to tackle firesRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has taken to the air in a firefighting plane to tackle… 11/08/10 07:43 CET
Portuguese firefighters die in forest blazesPortuguese fire fighters are engaged in their own battle to control forest blazes – since July some… 11/08/10 07:43 CET
UN calls for bigger aid response for PakistanHundreds of thousands of people continue to flee an ever-expanding flood zone as Pakistan’s leaders… 11/08/10 07:28 CET
The world’s Muslims celebrate RamadanDepending on where you are in the world and your visibility of the waxing crescent moon, the holy… 11/08/10 07:28 CET
Chavez and Santos on good terms once moreVenezuela and Colombian presidents, Hugo Chavez and Juan Manuel Santos have agreed to restore… 11/08/10 07:27 CET
Two die in Turkish pipeline blastTwo people have been killed and one has been wounded after a oil pipeline exploded in southeast… 11/08/10 00:54 CET
