corporate
Brokerage pays off for Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley posted stronger-than-expected fourth quarter revenue as its brokerage profit jumped… 20/01/11 18:35 CET
Floods to hit BHP output long termEastern Australia’s devastating floods will hit production at BHP Billiton’s coal mining operations… 20/01/11 15:16 CET
Sony Ericsson profit suffers from outdated handsetsSony Ericsson says it is pinning its hopes for improved profits on a new line of smartphones this… 20/01/11 15:16 CET
economy
Strong Chinese growth mean tighter policy likelyThe latest government figures showed China ended 2010 with strong economic growth, but inflation… 20/01/11 18:35 CET
EU’s new risk watchdog meetsThe European Systemic Risk Board has met for the first time. The EU’s so-called ‘super-watchdog’ is… 20/01/11 18:35 CET
Venezuela promises extra Orinoco outputVenezuela’s Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez is predicting extra output of 50,000 barrels per day… 20/01/11 15:16 CET
le mag
Berlin fashion zooms in on Romania and BalticsRomanian designers brought a taste of south-eastern European flair to the catwalks this week as… 20/01/11 15:55 CET
Ritual release for Britain’s White LiesBritish alternative rock band White Lies have released their second album ‘Ritual’. Formerly known… 20/01/11 15:55 CET
pictureoftheday
Walking the lionZukhro, an employee of the city zoo, takes Vadik, a 18-month-old male lion, on its weekly walk in… 20/01/11 11:30 CET
reporter
Leprosy – the forgotten diseaseYou might think that leprosy is a disease of the past, but millions across the world still suffer… 20/01/11 16:48 CET
Hungary’s right turnHungary’s populist right-wing government is causing democratic discomfort all over Europe: a new… 20/01/11 16:48 CET
world news
Lebanon’s al-Hariri defies Hezbollah in bid to remain PMLebanon’s interim prime minister Saad al-Hariri has formally declared his intention to run for… 20/01/11 22:43 CET
EU may freeze Ben Ali assetsThe EU has announced it could freeze the assets of President Zinedine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his… 20/01/11 20:04 CET
Careful in Tunisia, warns former insiderAhmed Bennour, a former deputy Interior Secretary of Tunisia, has told euronews he is optimistic… 20/01/11 19:25 CET
Professor Alvaro de Vasconcelos on Tunisia: “the EU preferred the status quo”Tunisia’s popular uprising has not only shaken the regime but also international diplomacy, notably… 20/01/11 19:25 CET
Tunisian army loved for not shootingMany of Tunisia’s protesters say they love the army as much as they hate the police. While the… 20/01/11 19:22 CET
FBI cuffs NY mafia suspects en masseMore than 100 murder, drug trafficking and money laundering suspects have been arrested in an … 20/01/11 19:15 CET
Protests at HQ of ousted Tunisian leader’s partyTunisian police have fired shots into the air outside the headquarters of the RCD party. They were… 20/01/11 19:04 CET
Scores dead in Iraq pilgrim bombingAt least 50 people are reported dead in a bomb attack apparently targeting Shi’ite pilgrims in… 20/01/11 18:17 CET
Ireland set for March electionsFollowing a group resignation of cabinet members earlier this week, Irish Prime Minister Brian… 20/01/11 16:59 CET
Jerusalem to Tehran, through Blum’s brushYou are not likely to see Jerusalem if you are a holder of an Iranian passport, as an order on its… 20/01/11 16:32 CET
Islamophobia now ‘acceptable’ in the UKIslamophobia has become socially acceptable in Britain, according to the co-chairman of the ruling… 20/01/11 16:11 CET
Lebanese talks suffer further blowAnother setback for Lebanon and efforts to form a new government. First the Saudis pulled out of… 20/01/11 15:46 CET
MEPs call for sanctions against BelarusA call for economic sanctions against Belarus, as well as a European travel ban on the country’s… 20/01/11 15:44 CET
Protests continue in central TunisProtestors have surrounded the headquarters of the RCD, the party that governed Tunisia for decades… 20/01/11 14:32 CET
Daily life continues in TunisAway from the hotspots, life on the streets of Tunis is slowly getting back to normal. It is… 20/01/11 13:34 CET
Iran raps population control, bans Valentine’s giftsIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticised population control as an “imperialistic… 20/01/11 13:02 CET
After the pomp, Hu faces US lawmakersIt has been a warm reception from the Obamas, but it may not be so easy in front of Congress… 20/01/11 12:15 CET
Tunisia’s ministers resign from Ben Ali’s partyIt has been announced that every minister in Tunisia’s interim government has resigned from the … 20/01/11 11:54 CET
UK bans ‘Koran burning’ pastorAn American preacher who threatened a mass public burning of the Koran has been banned from… 20/01/11 11:41 CET
Marketing coup for Hu back in ChinaThe red-carpet treatment that Hu is receiving in the US is getting widespread media coverage in… 20/01/11 10:45 CET
Chinese leader quizzed on human rights on US visitWarm words and thorny topics have marked the start of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s four day state… 20/01/11 09:33 CET
More cabinet resignations in IrelandThere is further political intrigue in Ireland where a further four of the prime minister’s cabinet… 20/01/11 09:15 CET
Google gets through to IranFor the first time ever, Iranian internauts can download three Google products: the Chrome… 20/01/11 08:16 CET
Diabetic child commits suicide in FranceIn what doctors are describing as an extremely rare case of infant suicide, a nine-year-old chronic… 20/01/11 08:16 CET
Swiss take second bite at banker ElmerThe Swiss authorities have rearrested rogue banker Rudolf Elmer just hours after he was found… 20/01/11 08:01 CET
Erotic Picasso work tops Sotheby’s auctionOne of Picasso’s most sensual works is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s after almost 80 years out of… 20/01/11 08:01 CET
Berlusconi fights back over under-age sex probeSilvio Berlusconi’s image as a charismatic tycoon may have been wrecked by the latest scandal to… 20/01/11 08:01 CET
Hu charms White House but faces tougher CongressA 21-gun salute and an honour guard greeted China’s president before he went in to a state dinner… 20/01/11 07:34 CET
Germany to probe Gorch Fock voyageTwo inquiries are underway in Germany into claims of harsh treatment and an alleged mutiny on the… 20/01/11 07:34 CET
Interim president seeks to reassure Tunisians“First and foremost, we want a complete break with the past.” With these words Tunisia’s interim… 20/01/11 07:34 CET
