corporate
Pole position for Spain in Gran Tourismo 5 launchSpain was chosen for the European launch of Gran Tourismo 5, the bestselling computer game that has… 25/11/10 17:02 CET
economy
EU denials of eurozone breakup ignored by tradersContagion. That is the word playing on everyone’s minds as traders up the pressure on the eurozone… 25/11/10 18:53 CET
EU-Russia deal eases WTO membershipThe EU has struck a deal with Russia phasing out Russian export tariffs on raw materials. It will… 25/11/10 17:45 CET
Japan faces exports crunchJapan’s export growth slowed for an eighth straight month in October, and the economy is bracing… 25/11/10 17:02 CET
China continues to bank healthy profitsChina’s current account surplus doubled in Q3 from a year before, equalling 5.1 percent of … 25/11/10 17:02 CET
europa
Italian pure chocolate claims ruled inadmissible in EUItalian claims to ultimate quality chocolate have taken a beating. The European Court of Justice… 25/11/10 19:02 CET
MEPs would accept lean budget to prevent paralysisTo keep funding European projects, determined to avert a budget crisis on top of a euro crisis, the… 25/11/10 18:52 CET
interview
Israeli-Palestinian peace in US, UN hands, say Erekat and BeilinWhat is holding up the negotiation process between the Israelis and the Palestinians? ‘Medays’, a… 25/11/10 12:45 CET
le mag
Romanian band raps Sarkozy for Roma expulsionsThe controversy over the plight of the Roma people in France has hit the world music scene with… 25/11/10 12:36 CET
reporter
Morocco invests in solar energyThe sun is increasingly being seen as a major renewable energy source. In Morocco, the government… 25/11/10 19:43 CET
world news
International Day highlights domestic violenceActress Keira Knightley played a victim in a hard-hitting charity advert to raise awareness of… 25/11/10 20:02 CET
Thousands rally in Ukraine over tax changesOnce it was focal point of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution. Now the main sqaure in Kiev is the scene of… 25/11/10 19:07 CET
Fears over transparency of Egyptian electionsEgypt is gearing up for a parliamentary election this Sunday. But controversy threatens to… 25/11/10 19:04 CET
Turkish leader’s Lebanon visit sparks clashesProtesters have clashed with police over Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to… 25/11/10 18:08 CET
Rio rocked by a wave of violenceArmoured police cars are patrolling the streets of Rio de Janeiro after a fourth day of… 25/11/10 18:04 CET
Second day of angry student protests in ItalyItalian students and teachers have staged another day of demonstrations against government reforms… 25/11/10 16:18 CET
The Estonian hotel that has walls with earsIt looks like any ordinary hotel. But take the lift to the top of Hotel Viru in the Estonian… 25/11/10 15:41 CET
Will Irish by-election be a budget backlash?There have already been angry protests in Ireland as the extent of the country’s financial crisis… 25/11/10 15:32 CET
China concerned at US-South Korea military drillsThere was widespread anger at North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in the streets of South Korea over… 25/11/10 15:12 CET
Counting the human cost of the Korean conflictDistraught relatives looked on as the bodies of the two civilians killed in Tuesday’s shelling were… 25/11/10 13:56 CET
Protest in Kabul over election resultsDisgruntled election candidates are protesting on the streets of Kabul, backed up by their… 25/11/10 12:56 CET
Seoul boosts military presence on islandsSouth Korea is boosting the number of troops on its islands close to North Korea after this week’s… 25/11/10 12:56 CET
New Zealand PM orders mine tragedy inquiryThe New Zealand government has ordered an independent commission of inquiry into the country’s… 25/11/10 12:31 CET
Ceremony for Cambodian stampede victimsAn emotional ceremony has been held to mourn the victims of Cambodia’s Water Festival stampede… 25/11/10 12:00 CET
Violence in London over university feesMore than 30 people were arrested in London alone as protests against education cuts erupted across… 25/11/10 07:32 CET
Russia’s Medvedev warns of political “stagnation”Steered into Russia’s presidency by Vladimir Putin in 2008, Dmitri Medvedev has made his harshest… 25/11/10 07:31 CET
Turkey’s government suspends generalsSeveral generals have been suspended by Turkey’s government in the latest episode of a power… 25/11/10 07:30 CET
NZ govt promises full inquiry into mine disasterIt is a community in mourning. Families were joined by friends and officials in the small New… 25/11/10 07:30 CET
World Cup host Rio hit by wave of violencePolice and suspected drug gangs have clashed yet again in a wave of violence to hit the Brazilian… 25/11/10 07:26 CET
