businessweekly
China’s economy heats upChina’s economy has been sending mixed signals to the markets in recent days. Despite a strong… 17/06/11 20:53 CET
cinema
Bad Teacher delivers zero morals entertainmentCameron Diaz is the foul-mouthed “Bad Teacher” in this summer’s new comedy, which reunites the… 17/06/11 14:14 CET
corporate
ING selling US online bank to Capital OneUS bank Capital One is to buy Dutch firm ING’s online banking operations in the United States for… 17/06/11 15:04 CET
Prada raises 1.5 billion euros in Hong Kong share saleFaced with volatile global markets and caution from Chinese investors, Prada has cut the price of… 17/06/11 15:03 CET
economy
Greek hopes lift share markets and euroHopes of a solution for Greece’s debt crisis meant Europe’s stock markets mostly finished higher… 17/06/11 18:44 CET
europeweekly
Weekly round upWe start this week’s Europe Weekly news roundup with Belgium: one year after the elections, the… 17/06/11 19:03 CET
le mag
Sao Paulo show unveils latest in Brazilian fashionBrazil’s top designers have been showing off their 2012 spring/summer collections at Sao Paulo… 17/06/11 14:14 CET
monacowedding
Royal romance on the RivieraThe tiny principality of Monaco is gearing up for a very big occasion. On July 1st and 2nd… 17/06/11 20:41 CET
pictureoftheday
Nuns hold mass for Korean peaceCatholic nuns release dove-shaped balloons during a mass for peace and reunification of the Korean… 17/06/11 14:53 CET
reporter
Golan Heights’ undefined futureA few days after the clashes on the cease-fire line between Syria and Israel, calm seems to have… 17/06/11 08:51 CET
u talk
Time for a common EU defence policy?With Europeans taking the lead in the Libya conflict, the question of whether we need a common… 17/06/11 08:41 CET
world news
Argentine president in war of words with British PMArgentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has hit out at Britain over the Falklands… 17/06/11 13:25 CET
Oldest Arab dynasty opens arms to changeThe King of Morocco has spoken to the nation to announce sweeping changes to the constitution and… 17/06/11 23:02 CET
Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugeesUN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has visited Syrian refugees at the Altinozu camp in the… 17/06/11 22:34 CET
Agent Orange clean-up starts in Vietnam, 50 years laterFifty years after it began using the highly toxic Agent Orange in Vietnam, the US has begun a… 17/06/11 19:13 CET
Moroccan monarchy edges towards reformMohammed VI was crowned king of Morocco on 23 July 1999 after the death of his father, Hassan … 17/06/11 18:57 CET
Women driving for change in Saudi ArabiaInspired by the uprisings sweeping the Arab world some women in Saudi Arabia are demanding what… 17/06/11 18:03 CET
At least 16 dead in fresh protests in SyriaAs anticipated, protests erupted across Syria after prayers on Friday, the Muslim holy day. In the… 17/06/11 17:43 CET
King of Morocco to unveil reform proposalsThe King of Morocco is due to announce proposals for constitutional reform tonight in response to… 17/06/11 17:23 CET
Mystery cash windfall for BelarusThe president of Belarus says his country could soon receive ten billion dollars in cash, but he… 17/06/11 16:23 CET
How to cross Dublin without passing a pubThe challenge was set in James Joyce’s 1922 classic ‘Ulysses’, when the main character Leopold… 17/06/11 16:18 CET
IMF chief claimed diplomatic immunity when arrestedFresh details about the arrest in New York of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn have emerged… 17/06/11 16:03 CET
Back in the Day: Washington and Moscow invent the ‘hotline’*June 20, 1963*: The US and the Soviet Union sign an agreement to set up a hotline between the two… 17/06/11 15:55 CET
Greeks fear more of the same after cabinet reshuffleAcross their country Greeks have been assessing what effects the new government may have after… 17/06/11 15:24 CET
Concern over new al-Qaeda “hit list”Al-Qaeda and its new leader Ayman al-Zawahiri are reported to have released a new hit list of… 17/06/11 15:13 CET
Second bailout for Greece loomsNicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel are calling for a quick deal on a second bailout for Greece after… 17/06/11 14:18 CET
Greece brings in new faces in bid to tackle debtGreek Prime Minister George Papandreou has appointed a new cabinet in his struggle to combat the… 17/06/11 13:43 CET
Rising Syrian exodus to Turkish refugee campsTurkish authorities say the number of refugees who have crossed the border from Syria now tops the… 17/06/11 12:43 CET
Russia and China hopeful over gas dealThe Chinese and Russian presidents are not averse to signing economic agreements of mutual benefit… 17/06/11 12:34 CET
Greek PM announces cabinet reshuffleGreece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou has announced a cabinet reshuffle in a bid to get support… 17/06/11 11:14 CET
Deadly China floods force mass evacuationOver half a million people have been evacuated in southern China after four days of torrential rain… 17/06/11 10:56 CET
Greek PM announces new Finance MinisterGreece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou has announced his cabinet reshuffle with all eyes on who… 17/06/11 10:03 CET
Concern in the Amazon as land dispute claims another victimIn Brazil another funeral of a peasant worker has sharpened the focus on a wave of violence over… 17/06/11 09:33 CET
Gas leak kills five in IsraelA gas leak is being suggested as the possible cause of a huge explosion that ripped through the… 17/06/11 07:11 CET
Assange says house arrest crippling WikiLeaksSix months of house arrest is preventing whistleblowing website WikiLeaks from doing its work says… 17/06/11 07:11 CET
Papandreou battles to save his governmentWith protests now a daily feature of Greek political life the prime minister reshuffles his… 17/06/11 04:13 CET
NATO airstrikes ‘miss the mark’Libyan officials have taken journalists to a cafe near the parliament they say was hit by a … 17/06/11 02:13 CET
Situation worsens on Syrian-Turkish borderSwathes of settlements on Syria’s northern border now appear to be little more than ghost towns… 17/06/11 00:24 CET
Israeli navy readies for new peace flotillaThe Israeli navy is exercising new tactics in anticipation of a new pro-Palestinian peace flotilla… 17/06/11 00:03 CET
