businessweekly
US downgrade, euro zone turmoil – where are we heading?In this edition of Business Weekly, we talk to expert David Jones of IG Index about the credit… 12/08/11 21:36 CET
learningworld
Dancing into the futureLearning a new trade or hobby can be an effective way of making new friends and becoming accepted… 12/08/11 10:01 CET
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Thousands Attend Rabbi’s FuneralThousands Attend Rabbi’s Funeral of Bne Brak in Israel (filmed by Watten). 12/08/11 13:41 CET
pictureoftheday
Watching TV in a japanese evacuation centreIn Kesennuma, a man watches a portable TV at an evacuation centre on the eve of Japan’s annual… 12/08/11 14:53 CET
Sport
Rusty performances in the Womens Toronto CupThe top seeds have tumbled in the third round of the Toronto Cup. Maria Sharapova had her serve… 12/08/11 12:34 CET
u talk
What’s on my plate? EU food labelling rulesNew food labelling rules intend to make it easier for European shoppers to know what exactly what… 12/08/11 10:39 CET
world news
The wall that divided the worldWork began on the Berlin Wall on 13 August, 1961. Once completed, it would measure 155 kilometres… 12/08/11 17:33 CET
Tunisian court clears ex-security chief over Ben Ali’s escapeTunisia’s ex-security chief has been cleared of forging passports for ousted President Ben Ali and… 12/08/11 20:50 CET
Denmark’s future heir starts school – state schoolYour first day at school is a big occasion in anyone’s life. But when you are the future heir to… 12/08/11 20:48 CET
Russia charges two doctors over lawyer’s deathIn Russia, two years after lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in custody, two prison doctors have been… 12/08/11 20:48 CET
London looters blame their actions on povertyThe condemnation of the English riots has been universal, but there appears to be a wide range of… 12/08/11 20:19 CET
Poland: Four killed, many injured, in train crashAt least four people have been killed and around 30 others injured after a train derailed in… 12/08/11 20:01 CET
Centenary of Mexico’s ‘Groucho Marx’It is 100 years since the birth of one of Mexico’s best-loved popular characters. In his trademark… 12/08/11 19:43 CET
European short-selling ban reveals divisionsEurope’s decision makers may stand together in their desire to calm the financial markets on to how… 12/08/11 19:20 CET
Markets rally after rollercoaster weekA strong finish to the week for the world’s financial markets after a wild ride during which share… 12/08/11 18:44 CET
Syrian army reportedly targets Friday protestersWitnesses say thousands of people have once more taken to the streets in Syria after Friday… 12/08/11 18:24 CET
More arrests as UK police round up riotersPolice in London are wasting no time in rounding up people suspected of taking part in the recent… 12/08/11 18:16 CET
What is short-selling?When markets go into free fall, governments often blame speculators and particularly the process… 12/08/11 18:01 CET
Portugal judged on track to meet deficit goalIt is not out of deep water yet but debt-burdened Portugal is on course to meet this year’s budget… 12/08/11 16:44 CET
Italy to cut deficit by 45 bln euros by 2013Italy will tonight adopt emergency budget cuts to reduce its massive public deficit. The move… 12/08/11 16:03 CET
Death sentence for Pakistani RangerIn a rare rebuke for Pakistan’s powerful army, a court has sentenced a soldier to death for… 12/08/11 15:53 CET
Ban on short selling shares spurs tentative recoveryAfter a weak start, Europe’s stock markets have risen with investors taking heart from the European… 12/08/11 15:27 CET
Writer exposes horror of Syrian prisonsSyrian writer Samar Yazbek has been arrested and interrogated five times since protest began in… 12/08/11 14:43 CET
China recalls bullet trains in new blow to railwaysThree weeks after a deadly high-speed rail crash, China is recalling for safety reasons 54 bullet… 12/08/11 14:13 CET
Death toll from England’s riots rises to fiveEngland’s riots have claimed a fifth life. Richard Mannington Bowes, 68, was left in a coma after… 12/08/11 13:35 CET
Angry French farmers raid Spanish fruit trucksFurious French farmers have attacked Spanish fruit and vegetable deliveries as effects of the… 12/08/11 13:34 CET
France stands firm over health of financesAfter the United States and Italy, France now finds itself in the firing line of speculators over… 12/08/11 12:03 CET
Markets rally on short-selling banEuropean stock markets have rallied as a ban on the short-selling of financial shares tempted… 12/08/11 11:43 CET
Berlin marks 50 years since Wall constructionConstruction of the Berlin Wall began 50 years ago. Aside from Checkpoint Charlie, only a… 12/08/11 10:53 CET
StreetSafe Boston – a model for Britain to follow?Britain is now expected to look stateside for ideas on how to tackle criminal gangs. The… 12/08/11 09:03 CET
Calm returns to England after riotsPolice across England had a relatively peaceful night on Thursday, with no return of the widespread… 12/08/11 06:03 CET
Global markets rallyAfter a turbulent week, stock markets around the world are bouncing back. In the US, the NASDAQ and… 12/08/11 04:23 CET
Crackdown continues in Syria despite access to HamaA group of Turkish journalists has been escorted around the Syrian city of Hama, as the government… 12/08/11 02:13 CET
London riots: counting the human costBy night, the buildings in London were burning. As day dawned, the extent of the devastation… 12/08/11 01:14 CET
