corporate
Turkey talks about national brand carThe Turkish car market is set to end 2011 as the fifth biggest in Europe, overtaking Spain, with… 29/12/11 18:46 CET
2011: the year of the bearThere was a lot for traders to bear in 2011 which was an exhausting year for the world’s stock… 29/12/11 14:58 CET
economy
Italy calls for bigger euro fund after tough debt saleItaly’s borrowing costs fell from record highs at its latest government debt auction, but cautious… 29/12/11 19:32 CET
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Mitt Romney feels goodUS Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney poses for a… 29/12/11 11:46 CET
Sport
Investec Loyal’s win confirmedInvestec Loyal’s victory in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race was officially confirmed on Thursday… 29/12/11 17:02 CET
world news
Extended jail term for Argentina’s last dictatorArgentina’s last dictator has been sentenced to another 15 years in jail for rights abuses during a… 29/12/11 23:14 CET
UK charities hurry to re-house battery hensFormer battery hens in the UK are looking for a new home as an EU directive makes it illegal for… 29/12/11 23:04 CET
Egypt authorities raid foreign-funded NGOsOffices belonging to 17 non-governmental organisations were simultaneously raided by Egyptian… 29/12/11 21:53 CET
Turkey’s armed forces admit to killing civiliansTurkey’s armed forces have killed thirty-five civilians in a Kurdish village near the country’s… 29/12/11 20:13 CET
Germany debates battling Somali pirates on landHow the European Union should tackle pirates is causing a stir in Germany, after a conservative… 29/12/11 19:58 CET
Kurdish writer: ‘punish those responsible’ for air strikeMore than 2,000 Kurds demonstrated in Istanbul against the Turkish authorities following the fatal… 29/12/11 19:24 CET
North Korea lauds its new ‘Supreme Leader’North Korea lauded Kim Jong-un as its new “Supreme Leader” on Thursday. The son of the late Kim… 29/12/11 18:33 CET
Date jump as Samoa changes time zoneSamoa will skip December 30, jumping ahead to December 31, as it moves its time zone closer to the… 29/12/11 18:22 CET
Bad year for elephants as ivory confiscation soarsA record number of ivory seizures have been made in 2011r, according to wildlife trade monitoring… 29/12/11 18:22 CET
Duke summoned to testify in Spain corruption caseIñaki Urdangarin, son-in-law to the King of Spain, has been summoned to appear before a court on… 29/12/11 17:24 CET
Russian opposition rallies for jailed leaderSupporters of Russia’s opposition have been gathering in Moscow in protest over the jailing of one… 29/12/11 17:13 CET
Homeless in Hungary face jail for sleeping roughJulianna Szvett is one homeless person who will not fall foul of Hungary’s new law fining people… 29/12/11 16:13 CET
Syria: Arab League mission head stirs opposition fearsHe says he saw “nothing frightening” in the flashpoint city of Homs. However, it is Mustafa… 29/12/11 15:23 CET
Arab League monitors shown dead child in SyriaAs Arab League observers continue their tour of Syrian cities, it seems frightened residents are… 29/12/11 14:43 CET
Iberia cancels a third of flights after pilots’ walkoutSome 10,000 passengers with the Spanish airline Iberia have had their travel plans disrupted by a… 29/12/11 13:24 CET
Italy seeks to boost growth in action plan ‘phase two’Italy has reportedly managed to sell more than 7 billion euros worth of long-term bonds, as the… 29/12/11 12:24 CET
Turkey probes claims that air-strike ‘killed 35 Kurdish villagers’Turkey’s military is investigating reports that its warplanes killed at least 35 Kurdish villagers… 29/12/11 12:23 CET
Myanmar gunpowder blast ‘not sabotage’An explosion and fire at a gunpowder warehouse in Myanmar’s main city of Yangon, also known as… 29/12/11 10:43 CET
Turkish air raids ‘kill 30 Kurdish villagers’Turkish air-strikes have killed at least 30 Kurdish villagers in the southeast of the country… 29/12/11 10:33 CET
North Korea holds memorial service for Kim Jong-ilIt was the ‘grand finale’ of 13 days of mourning. Kim Jong-il’s son and successor, top… 29/12/11 09:33 CET
Turkish air raids kill 30 Kurdish villagers – reportsTurkish air strikes have killed at least 30 Kurdish villagers in the southeast of the country… 29/12/11 07:33 CET
Myanmar blast kills 17Police in Myanmar have confirmed that at least 17 people have been killed and over 80 others… 29/12/11 05:53 CET
Syria: prisoners released as violence continuesOpposition fighters known as the Free Syrian Army claim to have ambushed a security forces convoy… 29/12/11 04:55 CET
Argentine president joins list of leaders with cancerArgentines have been reacting to the news that their president, Christiana Fernandez de Kirchner… 29/12/11 03:03 CET
Bosnia breakthrough on central government dealLeaders of Bosnia’s main Muslim, Croatian and Serbian parties have agreed to form a central… 29/12/11 01:13 CET
Deadly shootings in NigeriaArmed gunmen have shot dead three people in Nigeria’s Plateau state. Nigeria is still reeling… 29/12/11 00:23 CET
Traditional flour fights in SpainA flour fight rooted in tradition dating back more than two centuries has been held in the Spanish… 29/12/11 00:13 CET
