corporate
No cheers from HeinekenDutch brewer Heineken is warning that weak consumer sentiment and a damp European summer will… 24/08/11 17:04 CET
economy
France cuts growth forecasts and will tax the richThe French government has cut it forecast for economic growth and unveiled plans aimed at ensuring… 24/08/11 20:51 CET
Libyan rebels to honour all legal oil dealsLibya’s rebel government has said it will honour all energy contracts granted legally under Muammar… 24/08/11 20:51 CET
Politicians blamed for Japan rating cutCredit ratings agency Moody’s has cut its rating on Japan’s government debt. It has been reduced by… 24/08/11 18:55 CET
German businesses downbeatGermany companies are feeling more pessimistic with business morale there posting its steepest drop… 24/08/11 17:04 CET
focus
Global challenges: water in an urbanising worldThis year’s World Water Week in Stockholm focusses on water resources in a rapidly urbanising… 24/08/11 20:19 CET
pictureoftheday
Opposition protests on Ukraine Independence DayAn Ukrainian opposition supporter shouts at a riot policeman during a rally on the 20th anniversary… 24/08/11 22:11 CET
Sport
Japan shines again in ParisJapan’s Aiko Sato held her nerve to edge out Brazil’s Rafaela Silva and secure the under 57 kilo… 24/08/11 21:34 CET
Rodriguez wins stage fiveSpain’s Joaquim Rodriguez produced a flawless run to outclass his rivals and clinch stage five of… 24/08/11 21:34 CET
world news
Syrian opposition established National CouncilSyrian opposition is very close to have its leadership. Opponents declared the establishment of… 24/08/11 21:49 CET
Kidnapped reporters freed in LibyaFour Italian journalists abducted in Libya by suspected loyalists of fugitive Muammar Gaddafi have… 24/08/11 23:04 CET
Chile gripped by 48-hour general strikeA two day general strike is underway in Chile with unions furious that ordinary Chileans are seeing… 24/08/11 23:03 CET
Protests mark Ukraine’s 20 years of independenceUkraine has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union… 24/08/11 22:14 CET
France assure continued support for LibyaFrance has pledged continuing support, both militarily and financially, for the Libyan National… 24/08/11 20:14 CET
NATO watchful and wary over Libya’s futureNial O’Reilly, euronews: “Colonel Gaddafi may have lost control of Tripoli, but he remains at… 24/08/11 20:01 CET
Gaddafi’s deadly weapons arsenal prompts US concernAs the Gaddafi regime hangs by a thread the United States is becoming increasingly concerned about… 24/08/11 19:47 CET
Students protest at Greek university reformsGreek students have clashed with riot-police during protests against an overhaul of the country’s… 24/08/11 19:37 CET
Russian space supply ship fails to reach ISSA Russian spacecraft launched to re-supply six astronauts on the International Space Station failed… 24/08/11 19:37 CET
Demos on Ukraine’s independence dayUkraine has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union… 24/08/11 19:37 CET
Chile in two day strikeChile has seen its first two-day national strike since the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. This… 24/08/11 19:04 CET
Rebels improvise in TripoliWith breaks for self-congratulation in Tripoli, real skirmishing continues. The rebels are… 24/08/11 18:05 CET
Croatian Serb Goran Hadzic denies war crimesThe Croatian Serb rebel leader Goran Hadzic has denied charges of war crimes during the fighting in… 24/08/11 17:34 CET
Back in the Day: Belgium revolts*August 25, 1830.* Riots break out in the Southern Provinces of what was the United Kingdom of the… 24/08/11 16:22 CET
Ex-Moscow top cop arrested for journalist’s murderA former Moscow police colonel has been arrested over the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya… 24/08/11 16:14 CET
Sex scandal threatens Australia’s fragile gov’tPolice in Australia have been asked to investigate payments to prostitutes made by Labour MP Craig… 24/08/11 16:13 CET
Search for Gaddafi centres on southern TripoliThere is fighting reported in southern areas of Tripoli where Libyan rebel commanders believe… 24/08/11 14:43 CET
Journalists released from hotel in TripoliA group of up to 36 Western journalists have been allowed to leave the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli where… 24/08/11 14:43 CET
Libyan rebels wonder ‘what next’?Beaten in battle, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had disappeared off the radar. But the loosely-led… 24/08/11 13:33 CET
DSK celebrates in NY after sex case collapsesFormer IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn enjoyed a night out in New York on Tuesday after sexual… 24/08/11 12:33 CET
Meeting helps N Korea prospects for Russian aidNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have been meeting at a… 24/08/11 11:03 CET
Benghazi hails ‘end’ of Gaddafi regimeLibyans in the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi have been celebrating what they see as the… 24/08/11 09:43 CET
German comic Loriot diesFamed German satirist Loriot has died at the age of 87 in southern Germany. The comedian – real… 24/08/11 08:45 CET
Hurricane Irene gathers pace on way to USThe United States is on alert as Hurricane Irene sweeps through the Carribbean and looks set to hit… 24/08/11 08:33 CET
US East Coast rattled by rare earthquakeA rare earthquake hit the east coast of the United States on Tuesday. The 5.8-quake was one of… 24/08/11 06:33 CET
Rebels celebrate seizing Gaddafi’s compoundThousands of celebrating Libyans gathered in the newly named Martyrs Square in central Tripoli over… 24/08/11 05:25 CET
Strauss-Kahn freed after sex case is droppedA New York court has thrown out the criminal sex assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique… 24/08/11 03:34 CET
French Socialists await DSK returnFrance’s Socialist Party is preparing to welcome back Dominique Strauss-Kahn after the sexual… 24/08/11 01:54 CET
UN steps up pressure on SyriaThe international community on Tuesday stepped up diplomatic pressure on Syrian President Bashar… 24/08/11 00:46 CET
Protesters say Strauss-Kahn outcome bad for womenDemonstrators outside the Manhattan court were outraged at the court’s decision to drop sexual… 24/08/11 00:43 CET
