corporate
Wal-Mart’s sales down, profit upThe world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart has announced sales fell at its stores in the United States… 17/08/10 20:04 CET
Russia cheers Carlsberg’s profitCarlsberg has posted a much better than expected increase in operating profit in the second quarter… 17/08/10 19:53 CET
Apple manager charged over bribesA supply manager for Apple has appeared in court in California charged with taking bribes from six… 17/08/10 19:50 CET
economy
Slowdown fears hit German investor moralEurope’s largest economy may have been growing at a relatively fast pace, but German financial… 17/08/10 19:53 CET
Soros shuns sharesBillionaire investor George Soros seems to be anticipating further Wall Street turbulence. In the… 17/08/10 19:50 CET
questions for europe
Food 4 UChildhood obesity is behind a rising number of health problems in Europe. Currently at least 22… 17/08/10 11:18 CET
Travel rights for everyoneWhether it is down to disability, limited mobility or old age, nearly one European in five may need… 17/08/10 11:18 CET
world news
Man ‘shot’ at Turkish embassy in Tel AvivIsraeli reports say a Palestinian man has been shot by Turkish security officials after breaking… 17/08/10 21:47 CET
Pakistan floods: UN, survivors lament lack of aidAfter nearly three weeks of the worst flooding in Pakistan’s history only a small fraction of the… 17/08/10 19:53 CET
Blair’s book donation sparks controversyOpinion is divided after former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair announced he is to give the entire… 17/08/10 19:53 CET
Spanish govt attacked over Melilla rowThe Spanish government has come under fire from the opposition over the handling of a diplomatic… 17/08/10 19:53 CET
Iran threatens reprisals if west attacks reactorAs Iran counts down the launch of its first nuclear power reactor, it has warned that any attack… 17/08/10 19:53 CET
Inquiry into baby deaths in Romanian hospital fireAn investigation is underway into an explosion and fire at a Romanian maternity ward that killed… 17/08/10 19:50 CET
Why such a slow response to Pakistan’s floods?Of the six million Pakistanis desperate for food and clean water, the UN says just 500,000 have… 17/08/10 19:41 CET
Man ‘shot’ at Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv A Palestinian man has reportedly been shot by security officials after breaking into the Turkish… 17/08/10 18:41 CET
Shark alert on the Cote d’AzurOn Monday the red flag was raised on the Cote d’Azur. At Cannes, the glamorous resort that hosts… 17/08/10 17:44 CET
Iran warns west not to interfere in ‘stoning’ caseIran has warned western countries not to interfere in the case of a woman originally sentenced to… 17/08/10 15:17 CET
Former Italian President diesFormer Italian President Francesco Cossiga has died. The 82-year-old who had been the Christian… 17/08/10 15:04 CET
Facebook pictures cause storm in Middle EastFormer Israeli soldier Eden Abergil has posted controversial images on her facebook page. The… 17/08/10 12:54 CET
World Bank in multi million euro loan to PakistanAcross Pakistan people are being treated in makeshift medical centres as the country reels from the… 17/08/10 11:04 CET
Suicide attack targets Iraqi army baseIraq has been rocked by one of its bloodiest attacks in weeks in the midst of a political crisis… 17/08/10 09:14 CET
Democrat breaks ranks over Mosque rowIn New York plans to build a Muslim cultural centre and Mosque near the ground zero site of the… 17/08/10 08:34 CET
The King remembered 33 years after his deathIn searing heat, fans of the late Elvis Presley have gathered on the anniversary of his death at… 17/08/10 07:46 CET
Iran announces big nuclear expansionIran is pushing ahead with a widespread expansion of its nuclear programme despite international… 17/08/10 07:45 CET
Gates confirms Afghanistan pull-out dateDissenting views have been exposed in senior US ranks on Afghanistan. The Defence Secretary has… 17/08/10 07:34 CET
More aid needed for desperate PakistanUN chief Ban Ki-moon is to report back to the organisation’s general assembly after his fact… 17/08/10 07:28 CET
Russia’s oligarchs asked to pay for heatwaveRussia is counting the cost of its battle against its worst heatwave which has killed dozens in… 17/08/10 07:27 CET
Romanian diplomat accused of spyingA senior Romanian diplomat has been arrested in Moscow accused of espionage according to the… 17/08/10 01:14 CET
