businessweekly
Deficit crisis: Obama challenges the RepublicansIn this edition of Business Weekly we focus on the bitter political feud between Democrats and… 23/09/11 19:27 CET
corporate
Eight Greek banks downgraded by Moody’sMoody’s ratings agency has downgraded the credit ratings of eight top Greek banks – including the… 23/09/11 16:06 CET
economy
A pledge to stop a double-dip recession – but how?A major effort to stop the world falling back into recession is being pledged by finance ministers… 23/09/11 19:06 CET
Corruption allegations swirl around SarkozyThe repercussions of a bombing in the Pakistani city of Karachi in 2002 continue to be felt in… 23/09/11 16:25 CET
WTO warns against protectionismThe World Trade Organisation has said that global trade is slowing and it has cut its estimates for… 23/09/11 15:49 CET
Europe shares rally after torrid weekIt was another extremely choppy Friday for Europe’s financial markets capping a torrid week’s… 23/09/11 15:42 CET
Greek situation is ‘critical’ : finance ministerGreek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has reiterated that Greece must continue to cut… 23/09/11 01:03 CET
le mag
The ‘terrible beauty’ of La Biennale de LyonThe last line from WB Yeats’ powerful poem Easter 1916 is the starting point for La Biennale de… 23/09/11 16:22 CET
Nevermind still strikes a chord 20 years on‘Here we are now’, and it was, as Kurt Cobain sang, ‘contagious’. Twenty years to the day since… 23/09/11 16:06 CET
pictureoftheday
Merkel covers up for rainy mass in BerlinGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and president of the Federal Council Hannelore Kraft use rain coats… 23/09/11 11:45 CET
Sport
All Blacks wary of France threatHosts New Zealand will be looking to make it three wins from three games when they face France in… 23/09/11 22:25 CET
Serie A under the spotlightItalian prosecutor Rosario Cantelmo has announced that over 150 matches in Italy, Spain and South… 23/09/11 18:37 CET
Kelly unbeatable at TrestlesKelly Slater has continued his surfing dominance by winning his fifth Hurley Pro at Trestles title… 23/09/11 13:51 CET
Australia bounce backAustralia rebounded from their shock defeat against Ireland last week, to beat the United States 67… 23/09/11 13:51 CET
u talk
Food labelling: country of originMelinda, from Hunedoara in Romania, asks: I’d like to know if there’s a European project aimed… 23/09/11 09:48 CET
world news
Bullfighter’s homage and regretTo ask what the definitive closing of arenas in Catalonia means for a master bullfighter, euronews… 23/09/11 20:26 CET
What land for the Palestinians?The Palestinian push for United Nations recognition of independent statehood still has not resolved… 23/09/11 13:01 CET
Refugees welcome Palestinian bid for UN membershipHundreds of Palestinian refugees gathered in a show of support for President Mahmoud Abbas’ bid for… 23/09/11 23:12 CET
Israel extends hand of peace to Mahmoud AbbasIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in responding to President Mahmoud Abbas told the … 23/09/11 21:59 CET
Abbas applies for UN recognition of PalestineThe Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has formally presented a request for the United Nations to… 23/09/11 21:04 CET
Barefoot diva Cesária retiresCesária Évora, the legendary singer from the Cape Verde islands off the coast of West Africa, has… 23/09/11 20:13 CET
Strauss-Kahn to meet French accuserFormer IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, will come face-to-face with a French woman who accuses… 23/09/11 20:07 CET
Emotion at Afghan peace negotiator funeralAfghans have buried the country’s chief peace negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani after he was… 23/09/11 19:24 CET
Saleh back in Yemen – fears of more bloodshedYemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned home after medical treatment abroad calling for a… 23/09/11 18:03 CET
Turkey pledges support for Palestinian statehood bidPresident Mahmoud Abbas can rely on the support of Turkey when it comes to his UN bid for… 23/09/11 17:33 CET
Kabul: high emotion at Rabbani funeralThere were chaotic scenes in Kabul at the funeral of the Afghan government’s chief peace negotiator… 23/09/11 16:24 CET
Briton buys the world’s oldest bottle of bubblyAt 170 years of age it is the oldest known bottle of champagne in the world. Now, having been… 23/09/11 16:12 CET
Abbas submits bid to UN for full “state” recognitionPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has formally submitted a bid to the UN Secretary-General for… 23/09/11 15:13 CET
Greece gripped by more anti-austerity strikesGreece has been paralysed by another strike to protest against the latest austerity measures aimed… 23/09/11 14:54 CET
Pope meets Muslim leaders in GermanyPope Benedict has been meeting religious leaders, on the second day of his visit to Germany. He… 23/09/11 14:13 CET
Israeli security increased ahead of Abbas’ UN speechIsraeli security has been stepped up across parts of Jerusalem and the West Bank, ahead of today’s… 23/09/11 13:13 CET
Twenty years of “Nevermind”The photo of the swimming baby became an iconic image of the 1990s the moment it was released. And… 23/09/11 12:13 CET
Young Palestinians embrace social mediaThe internet has made the world much smaller. For young Palestinians, it has led to a growing… 23/09/11 11:54 CET
Tiny Turkish town where 5,000 French soldiers are buriedA beautiful tiny town lies on the windy northern coast of Dardanelles, carrying the name of the… 23/09/11 10:39 CET
CERN scientists break the speed of lightNothing in the universe is faster than the speed of light – or is it? Scientists at CERN in… 23/09/11 10:03 CET
President Saleh returns to YemenPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh is reportedly back in Yemen, after spending three months in Saudi… 23/09/11 08:03 CET
Sarkozy marks Statue of Liberty anniversaryFrench President Nicholas Sarkozy has celebrated the 125th anniversary of New York’s Statue of… 23/09/11 07:01 CET
Fires as Belgian binmen strikeRefuse collectors in the Belgian capital set piles of rubbish on fire on Thursday during a wildcat… 23/09/11 07:00 CET
Putin pledges to re-open Arctic trade routeRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has predicted that the Arctic shipping routes along the… 23/09/11 07:00 CET
Deadline for satellite re-entry loomsScientists said on Thursday they won’t know until about two hours before a defunct NASA satellite… 23/09/11 06:59 CET
Libyan forces blocked from taking SirteLibya’s new government is facing a credibility test over the difficulties its forces face to take… 23/09/11 03:33 CET
Israeli police on alert ahead of key UN speechIsraeli police have been put on alert ahead of Friday’s statehood speech by Palestinian President… 23/09/11 01:53 CET
UN told Israeli/Palestinian talks are top priorityThe President of the European Council says the resumption of talks between Israel and the… 23/09/11 00:14 CET
Renewed fighting in Yemen; Up to 10 deadAs many as 10 people were killed on Thursday during fresh fighting between protesters and… 23/09/11 00:03 CET
