businessweekly
Federal Reserve holds its fireThe post-Brussels summit week contained much that was difficult to stomach, but one thing is… 16/12/11 20:05 CET
cinema
Marrakech honours Forest Whitaker and Terry GilliamTribute was paid to Forest Whitaker at the Marrakech Film Festival – the US American actor and film… 16/12/11 16:02 CET
corporate
Fitch downgrades top banksThe rating agency Fitch has downgraded a total of seven major banks on both sides of the Atlantic… 16/12/11 18:41 CET
Blackberry hit further by QNX delaysBlackBerry maker Research In Motion has posted a sharp drop in profit and offered a dismal outlook… 16/12/11 14:48 CET
economy
Eurozone new car sales fallNew car sales in the eurozone dropped 3.3 percent in November compared with the same month last… 16/12/11 14:48 CET
France enters recessionFrance is in recession according to the official INSEE statistics agency but it said that it will… 16/12/11 14:48 CET
europeweekly
Britain under fire over veto and EU-Russia summitIn this week’s Europe Weekly, we take a look at criticism levelled at Britain over its refusal to a… 16/12/11 20:18 CET
innovation
Quantel eyes the future of lasersLasers are everywhere – from laptops to satellites, they are a vital part of modern life. The… 16/12/11 18:05 CET
interview
Abbas ready to correct ‘errors’Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in an interview with euronews, has made clear that… 16/12/11 19:50 CET
le mag
Bob Gruen: four decades of iconic rock shotsPhotographer Bob Gruen has taken pictures of some of the biggest pop and rock icons of his… 16/12/11 16:02 CET
pictureoftheday
A stressful day for Thai bomb disposal expertsThai bomb disposal personnel inspect a bomb on a street in eastern Bangkok December 16, 2011. Thai… 16/12/11 13:37 CET
Sport
Hansen named All Blacks coachSteve Hansen has been named the new head coach of World Cup champions New Zealand on a two year… 16/12/11 19:40 CET
‘Perfect Storm’ led to Wheldon deathFollowing an exhaustive two month long investigation into the death of Dan Wheldon, IndyCar… 16/12/11 19:40 CET
Champions League: last 16 learn their fateThe draw has taken place for the knockout phase of the Champions League – as the last 16 clubs find… 16/12/11 12:53 CET
u talk
The EU’s immigration challengesWith == ISPI== – the Institute for International Political Studies With == EYP== – the European… 16/12/11 10:02 CET
world news
WTO approves Russian entry after 18-year talksRussia has won admission to the World Trade Organisation, after 18 years of haggling over terms and… 16/12/11 22:29 CET
DR Congo Supreme Court declares Kabila winnerJoseph Kabila has been declared the official winner of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s… 16/12/11 21:43 CET
Russia seizes Iran-bound radioactive materialCustoms officers at a Moscow airport say they have seized radioactive material from the luggage of… 16/12/11 21:15 CET
British writer Christopher Hitchens dies at 62The British-born author and journalist Christopher Hitchens has died aged 62. He made the … 16/12/11 21:15 CET
Armenian book anniversary marked in VeniceAn exhibition in Venice is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the publication there of the… 16/12/11 21:07 CET
Ten killed in clashes on Kazakh independence dayAuthorities in Kazakhstan say 10 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters… 16/12/11 20:03 CET
Wikileaks ‘mole’ appears in courtSupporters of Bradley Manning, the US Army intelligence analyst accused of giving Wikileaks massive… 16/12/11 19:45 CET
UK-France relations chillierThe diplomatic frost at the latest EU summit has been snowballing in the press. Neither the… 16/12/11 19:37 CET
German eurosceptics lose voteThe junior partner in Germany’s coalition has survived a rebellion from party eurosceptics… 16/12/11 18:44 CET
WTO finally approves Russia’s membershipThe World Trade Organisation has formally approved Russia’s membership after 18 years of haggling… 16/12/11 18:07 CET
Huge rally in Syria as UN resolution hopes growSome 200,000 people have taken part in anti-government protests in Homs, activists say, amid fresh… 16/12/11 17:44 CET
Winter woes as Joachim strikesWinter has unleashed its fury with Storm Joachim causing chaos across Europe. In Brittany in… 16/12/11 17:03 CET
Egyptian security forces clash with protestersEgyptian security forces clashed with protesters on Friday as the vote count continued for the… 16/12/11 16:04 CET
Dozens arrested in European child porn crackdownMore than 100 people have been arrested in a major Europe-wide crackdown on child pornography… 16/12/11 15:54 CET
Republican candidates debate who’s best placed to beat ObamaNewt Gingrich has compared himself to Ronald Reagan in the last debate among Republican… 16/12/11 15:41 CET
Italy’s Monti wins austerity confidence voteItaly’s new government has won a parliamentary confidence vote on its anti-crisis austerity… 16/12/11 14:53 CET
Top UK court to hear Assange extradition appealBritain’s Supreme Court, the country’s highest judicial body, said on Friday it had granted… 16/12/11 14:51 CET
- Republican candidates debate who’s best placed to beat Obama
Newt Gingrich has compared himself to Ronald Reagan in the last debate among Republican… 16/12/11 14:14 CET
Japanese nuclear plant reaches ‘cold shutdown’The Japanese government said on Friday that the country’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has… 16/12/11 13:37 CET
Poisoned Indian alcohol leaves at least 160 deadAt least 160 people have now died from toxic alcohol poisoning in the Indian state of West Bengal… 16/12/11 12:23 CET
Russia text could break UN Syria deadlockHopes of United Nations action over the continuing bloodshed in Syria have risen after Russia, one… 16/12/11 12:14 CET
Journalist gunned down in RussiaA prominent journalist has been gunned down in Russia’s North Caucasus region. Gadzhirmurat… 16/12/11 10:43 CET
Back in the day: Andrei Sakharov is released from exile*December 19, 1986* Soviet nuclear physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov is released… 16/12/11 10:08 CET
Survivors hail fresh conviction for Carlos the JackalA French court’s decision to hand self-styled revolutionary Carlos the Jackal another life prison… 16/12/11 09:23 CET
‘The Artist’ leads Golden Globe nomineesSilence is really golden after ‘The Artist’ scored six Golden Globe nominations, including best… 16/12/11 07:48 CET
WTO gains and losses for Russia After nearly two decades of negotiations the World Trade Organisation is welcoming Russia as a… 16/12/11 07:24 CET
Italy’s Monti faces confidence voteThe austerity plan implemented by Italian prime minister Mario Monti could move at a faster pace if… 16/12/11 04:53 CET
Fresh fishing fiasco means more bad news for EUThere is more trouble brewing for the EU’s fishing industry after the collapse of talks on an… 16/12/11 03:03 CET
Russia changes approach by drafting UN-Syria resolutionThe United Nations is a step closer to agreeing on how to handle the violence in Syria now that… 16/12/11 01:24 CET
Hungary may join the UK in opting out of EU dealThe UK may not be the only country to shun signing up to a new EU deal aimed at tackling the debt… 16/12/11 01:04 CET
Video surfaces of imprisoned TymoshenkoA political storm has broken out in Ukraine after a video showing jailed opposition leader Yulia… 16/12/11 01:03 CET
