corporate
Russian stealth and euro efficiency at MAKS airshowRussia’s MAKS airshow on the outskirts of Moscow has proved a lucrative venture for Europe’s Airbus… 16/08/11 14:13 CET
Google to buy Motorola Mobility for 12.5 bln dollarsGoogle agreed on Monday to a deal to buy mobile handset maker Motorola Mobility for 12.5 billion… 16/08/11 09:33 CET
economy
Germany leads euro zone growth slumpEuro zone growth slowed in the second quarter as the region’s two economic engines lost speed… 16/08/11 20:02 CET
Obama promises jobs plan, but few detailsPresident Barack Obama says he will propose a plan in September to jump-start the US economy as he… 16/08/11 07:09 CET
pictureoftheday
The rising skyscrapers in ChinaA boy sits in an area where old residential buildings are being demolished to make room for new… 16/08/11 14:21 CET
world news
Protest ship changes rolesAs befits an environmental group, Greenpeace has carried out some recycling on a grand scale… 16/08/11 23:44 CET
Iran salutes Russian push to restart nuclear talksRussia’s bid to revive nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers has been welcomed by Mahmoud… 16/08/11 23:43 CET
Letter suggests hacking was widely known at UK tabloidPhone hacking was widely known about at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World paper, according to a… 16/08/11 22:43 CET
Riot punishments to fit the crimeBritain’s government is trying to work out why the riots there happened and how to avoid a repeat… 16/08/11 22:34 CET
Dozens clamour to be Kyrgyzstan’s leaderPolitics are popular in Kyrgyzstan where 83 people have tried to register to run for president… 16/08/11 20:32 CET
Australian collar bomb suspect held in USAuthorities in the US say they have arrested a man who allegedly strapped a fake bomb around the… 16/08/11 20:32 CET
Polish officials fired over Belarus activist casePoland has dismissed two prosecutors responsible for providing information that helped Belarus… 16/08/11 20:31 CET
Sarkozy, Merkel urge closer euro economic governanceThe financial markets have been clamouring for reassurance over the euro zone debt crisis. And… 16/08/11 20:03 CET
Gaddafi left with few options with rebels at the gatesWith Libyan rebels now closing in on the capital Tripoli, even if the Gaddafi regime continues to… 16/08/11 20:02 CET
Saleh forth: Yemeni president vows returnThe president of Yemen has promised his supporters he will return home soon from his convalescence… 16/08/11 19:53 CET
- Gaddafi’s days numbered says US
As Libyan rebels close in on the capital Tripoli, and the US Defence Secretary said the sense is… 16/08/11 18:33 CET
Merkel and Sarkozy meet in euro crisis summitWith the eyes of the world on them, Angela Merkel has arrived in Paris for crisis talks with… 16/08/11 17:23 CET
Shell says North Sea oil leak has clammed upThe oil company Shell has said a leak of crude in the North Sea has been reduced to a trickle with… 16/08/11 16:43 CET
Pope faces pilgrims and detractorsPope Benedict faces a mixed reception in Spain where youngsters have been arriving to see him take… 16/08/11 16:33 CET
Pull the udder one! Cow goes AWOL in GermanyThe hunt for a missing cow has made front page news in Germany. August is the month when… 16/08/11 16:03 CET
Tension mounts in TunisiaTunisia – the birthplace of the Arab Spring – is again restive. People have been taking to the… 16/08/11 15:08 CET
Israel’s parliament debates street protestsIsrael’s parliament interrupted its summer recess on Tuesday to debate protests against high living… 16/08/11 15:03 CET
Palestinian refugees attacked by Syrian forcesThere has been growing condemnation aimed at Syria after tanks opened fire on a Palestinian refugee… 16/08/11 12:53 CET
Obama promises ‘specific plan’ to fix US economyUS president Barack Obama has continued his campaign-style bus tour through America’s MidWest… 16/08/11 12:34 CET
France, Germany tackle euro debt crisis againThe French and German leaders are meeting in Paris trying yet again to contain the debt crisis that… 16/08/11 11:14 CET
Gaddafi launches scud missile attack on BregaForces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have used scud missiles for the first time since the… 16/08/11 11:13 CET
Israel launches airstrikes on GazaIsrael launched airstrike raids on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, which it said were in retaliation to… 16/08/11 08:03 CET
North Sea oil slick threatens birdsA ruptured pipeline owned by Shell could be the worst North sea oil leak in a decade. More than… 16/08/11 07:09 CET
Ethnic Bolivians protest against road projectAround 300 indigenous Bolivians have begun a 500km protest walk to the capital La Paz. They are… 16/08/11 07:09 CET
Judge postpones Mubarak hearing until SeptemberChaos and disarray both within and without the court room marked the second appearance of Hosni… 16/08/11 04:03 CET
UN envoy joins Libyan talks in TunisiaCould meetings at this hotel in Djerba signal the endgame for the civil war in Libya? A UN envoy… 16/08/11 02:43 CET
Belarus slams new US economic sanctionsBelarus has hit back at new US economic sanctions, describing them as “an act of aggression.“… 16/08/11 01:14 CET
Euro zone looks to Franco-German summitEurope expects! With the stakes high for the future of the single currency, French and German… 16/08/11 01:13 CET
