archive 02·04·2011

businessweekly

• Japan: Tiptoeing to Normality

  This week in Business Weekly: the massive coin fraud in Germany, the future of the company that… 02/04/11 10:57 CET

pictureoftheday

• Ouattara’s loyal forces resting after fierce fighting

  Forces loyal to presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara rest about 20 km north of Abidjan. Fierce… 02/04/11 12:24 CET

world news

• Japanese PM criticised for “late” visit to disaster zone

  Officials in Japan have confirmed that radioactive water is leaking into the sea from a damaged… 02/04/11 10:08 CET

• Libyan rebels reject al-Qaeda label

  The Libyan rebels fighting to overthrow the Gaddafi regime are keen to dispel suggestions that… 02/04/11 05:43 CET

• Tensions rise on Italian island

  North African refugees on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa are becoming frustrated at delays in… 02/04/11 19:24 CET

• Ivory Coast death toll rises

  Heavy fighting is continuing in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, Abidjan, as rival forces battle… 02/04/11 19:24 CET

• Russians mourne star of Soviet era

  Thousands of Russians have been paying tribute to one of the country’s best loved film stars… 02/04/11 17:03 CET

• Hollywood star for Penelope Cruz

  Penelope Cruz has been added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, just weeks before the release of her… 02/04/11 16:41 CET

• William and Kate look-alikes cause stir in London

  For some passersby in London, it seemed as though the upcoming royal wedding had been brought… 02/04/11 16:41 CET

• Anger in Gaza over deadly Israeli air strikes

  Hundreds have marched in Gaza for the funeral procession of three militants killed in Israeli… 02/04/11 16:03 CET

• Spanish PM to step down

  The socialist Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, says he will not seek a third… 02/04/11 15:43 CET

• Coalition forces in air strike error in Libya

  Rebels in Libya claim a number of their soldiers were killed in an air strike by coalition forces… 02/04/11 14:33 CET

• Nine killed on second day of Afghan protests over Koran burning

  At least nine people have been killed in a second day of demonstrations in Afghanistan over the… 02/04/11 13:23 CET

• Red Cross voices shock over Ivory Coast violence

  As fierce fighting continues in the city of Abidjan in Ivory Coast, charities are voicing shock at… 02/04/11 11:43 CET

• World court drops Georgia’s case against Russia

  The UN’s highest court has dropped a case brought against Russia by Georgia. Moscow is accused… 02/04/11 08:43 CET

• UN chief condemns Afghanistan killings

  UN Secretary Genera Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of the United Nations staff as… 02/04/11 08:13 CET

• Gbagbo clings on amid violent clashes in Abidjan

  Fresh clashes broke out in Abidjan on Friday as forces loyal to incumbent Ivory Coast leader… 02/04/11 04:53 CET

• Coalition strike Gaddafi towns: Libyan state TV

  Coalition forces have bombed two towns close to Libya’s capital of Tripoli, Libyan state television… 02/04/11 03:03 CET

• ‘Burn Koran’ pastor reacts to UN killings

  It was Florida preacher Terry Jones who raised the idea of burning the Koran. He called on people… 02/04/11 01:13 CET

• Tahrir Square protesters call for Mubarak trial

  Protesters returned to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to call for ousted Egyptian president Hosni… 02/04/11 00:24 CET

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