corporate
Deutsche Telekom dials up a deal for T-MobileDeutsche Telekom seems to have dialled up a good deal with an agreement to sell its US mobile phone… 21/03/11 18:20 CET
Bumper dividend from German truckmaker MANMAN is handing its shareholders a much higher than expected dividend totalling 84 million euros… 21/03/11 14:45 CET
economy
Still a long way from business as usual in JapanWith more than one week having passed since Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami the… 21/03/11 17:40 CET
ECB drops more hints on rate riseThe European Central Bank is ready to take decisive and timely action to guard against the risks of… 21/03/11 14:45 CET
Austerity vote could topple Portugal’s govtPortugal’s main opposition party, the Social Democrats, have again refused to back the country’s… 21/03/11 14:45 CET
learningworld
Low cost learning is pricelessLow cost schools are a new educational trend which is making a big impact in developing countries… 21/03/11 12:59 CET
le mag
Rock’n roll photographer shoots stars old-styleHe has been doing this for more than 30 years: shooting rock’n roll stars with his traditional… 21/03/11 15:08 CET
pictureoftheday
Hindu Festival of Colours in Trinidad and TobagoA man smeared with coloured powder celebrates Phagwa or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours, which… 21/03/11 10:46 CET
science
Cheap new “tea bag” water filter may save livesMillions of people die each year in Africa because of a lack of clean drinking water… 21/03/11 14:36 CET
Rare baby hyenas to be kept in Kenya orphanageThree rare abandoned hyena cubs are being cared for at the animal orphanage in Nairobi National… 21/03/11 13:52 CET
Tackling tuberculosis in childrenTuberculosis remains a threat to children’s health all around Europe. Child TB is hard to diagnose… 21/03/11 13:27 CET
world news
Syria protests spread southAnti government protests have spread across Syria to the south of the country. Several hundred… 21/03/11 22:54 CET
Yemen leader increasingly isolated as allies defectMen in uniform are switching sides at an increasingly high level as pressure mounts on Yemen’s… 21/03/11 22:53 CET
International Crisis Group warns of Libya splittingLaura Davidescu, euronews: With the no-fly zone in place over Libya, and Western leaders insisting… 21/03/11 20:49 CET
Italy calls for EU to share migrant burdenItaly is urging other European countries to take a greater share of the immigrants pouring across… 21/03/11 20:03 CET
Japan’s quake-hit nuclear plant remains a riskThe situation at Japan’s quake-damaged nuclear plant remains very serious, the head of the … 21/03/11 19:05 CET
Emphasis shifts from bombardment to patrolThe first wave of international air strikes on Saturday disabled Libya’s air defences, allowing… 21/03/11 19:05 CET
Key allies desert beleaguered Yemeni presidentMilitary, diplomatic and other allies of Yemen’s embattled president are deserting him in droves… 21/03/11 19:03 CET
Bribes probe sears EU ParliamentThree European Parliament members are under investigation on corruption allegations. The Sunday… 21/03/11 18:42 CET
Libya splits EU, Italy asks for NATOThe European Union’s foreign ministers continue to have trouble speaking as one voice over… 21/03/11 18:42 CET
Bahrain crackdown foiled ‘foreign plot’: kingBahrain has foiled a “foreign plot” in crushing unrest led by Shi’ite Muslims, the Gulf state’s… 21/03/11 17:43 CET
Anti-government protests spread in SyriaAfter a weekend of demonstrations in Syria demanding democracy, unrest looks to be spreading… 21/03/11 16:44 CET
UN and Arab League talk unity over LibyaUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attended a meeting at the headquarters of the Arab League in… 21/03/11 16:43 CET
Strong showing for French far-rightFrance’s far-right National Front party (FN) is celebrating a resurgence in support in the first… 21/03/11 15:43 CET
Merkel party retains German state but battle loomsGermany’s ruling conservatives are celebrating success in provincial elections but a tougher test… 21/03/11 15:23 CET
Vote counting underway in HaitiCounting is underway in Haiti, after the delayed second round of the country’s Presidential… 21/03/11 13:56 CET
Yemeni general backs democracy protestersBy Mohamed Sudam and Cynthia Johnston SANAA, March 21 (Reuters) – A top general threw his support… 21/03/11 13:54 CET
Journalists shown rubble in Gaddafi’s compoundTV crews have been taken into Colonel Gaddafi’s heavily fortified compound in Tripoli and shown the… 21/03/11 12:37 CET
Allies tighten hold over Libyan airspaceWestern powers appear to have tightened their grip on Libyan airspace following the latest wave of… 21/03/11 12:37 CET
Effects of air strikes visible in LibyaThe extent of the damage caused by air strikes in Libya is clear. A series of burned out vehicles… 21/03/11 11:33 CET
Concerns grow over Japanese foodChina and South Korea have imposed stricter checks on Japanese food as fears of radiation from the… 21/03/11 11:03 CET
Smoke forces evacuation from Fukushima plantA number of workers at Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have been evacuated after smoke… 21/03/11 10:03 CET
European Parliament probes corruption claimsThe European Parliament has opened an investigation into accusations in a British newspaper that… 21/03/11 09:39 CET
Egyptians vote ‘yes’ for constitutional changeEgyptians have strongly backed constitutional changes in a vote that paves the way for elections… 21/03/11 08:34 CET
Syria’s Assad faces major challenge as unrest growsIn the Syrian city of Deraa crowds have set fire to a building housing the local headquarters of… 21/03/11 06:53 CET
Fukushima locals told not to drink the waterJapan’s health ministry has told residents near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant not to drink… 21/03/11 06:13 CET
NATO divided over no-fly zoneNATO has failed to agree on a plan for its possible involvement in enforcing the UN no-fly zone… 21/03/11 05:33 CET
Allies satisfied with operations over LibyaOnce again British military forces have been in action in the bid to enforce the no-fly zone over… 21/03/11 04:25 CET
Gaddafi compound is struck by alliesAllied air strikes have hit at the heart of Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli. Extensive… 21/03/11 04:23 CET
Libyan air strikes stir emotions across EuropeThe intervention by Allied Forces in Libya has stirred strong emotions across Europe and in the … 21/03/11 01:31 CET
Haiti votes in presidential run-offHaiti’s second round presidential vote passed off relatively calmly with only a few incidents -… 21/03/11 00:13 CET
