cinema
The Surrogate: It’s about sexSex is at the centre of award winning film ‘The Surrogate’, which tells the real life story of a… 07/02/12 17:39 CET
corporate
Some shareholders baulk at Glencore-Xstrata mergerNo sooner was the biggest ever merger in the mining sector announced than it met opposition… 07/02/12 15:54 CET
Upbeat forecast from ToyotaToyota, Japan’s biggest carmaker, has said it sees its full-year profit being much better than it… 07/02/12 14:17 CET
Gloomy outlook from UBSSwiss bank UBS says a restructuring of its investment banking business had failed to give it the… 07/02/12 14:16 CET
economy
Complex path to Greek bailout agreementFor Greece to avoid a so-called uncontrolled default on its debts a massively complicated web of… 07/02/12 18:20 CET
Spanish jobs reform plan loomsSpain is approaching more hard decisions about jobs. This Friday, the conservative government of… 07/02/12 17:30 CET
europa
Maastricht with hindsightEuropean figures have been commemorating the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Maastricht… 07/02/12 17:30 CET
interview
Tunisia’s Marzouki: ‘We want no Baath flag over our country’Two months after taking power, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki faces multiple challenges. His… 07/02/12 15:11 CET
le mag
Stooshe, not your average bubble gum popBritish pop-rap girl band Stooshe are on a roll. Just a year after they formed, they are about to… 07/02/12 17:38 CET
pictureoftheday
Thaipusam festival celebrations in IndiaA Hindu devotee with a pierced tongue takes part in a procession during the Thaipusam festival in… 07/02/12 12:30 CET
science
New therapiesCould hypnosis become the preferred method for pain relief in maternity wards throughout the world… 07/02/12 16:35 CET
Sport
Contador vows to continue after losing titleAlberto Contador has confirmed he will not retire from cycling despite a two year ban for doping… 07/02/12 20:52 CET
Sobirov, Nashida and Monteiro victorious at Judo Paris Grand SlamRishod Sobirov enjoyed the first day of competition at the Judo Grand Slam in Paris. The World… 07/02/12 16:24 CET
Judo ready to burst on stage at London OlympicsThere are only a few months to go before the 2012 Olympic Games get underway in London, and one of… 07/02/12 16:23 CET
world news
Freeze in Europe to last at least one more weekThe extreme cold in Europe has claimed close to 400 lives over the past ten days. There have been… 07/02/12 17:30 CET
Racism row rocks parliament in FranceFurore in the French parliament as MPs from the ruling centre-right party walked out in protest… 07/02/12 23:44 CET
Celebration of writer Dickens’ birth 200 years agoCommemorations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of renowned British author Charles Dickens… 07/02/12 23:24 CET
Lavrov sees Arab League solution to end Syrian crisisRussia’s foreign minister has called for an Arab League solution to solve the crisis in Syria… 07/02/12 19:03 CET
Ukraine MPs disrupt key Yanukovich speechA keynote speech to parliament by Ukraine’s president has been disrupted by supporters of the… 07/02/12 18:59 CET
Austrian activists proclaim Facebook climbdownFacebook has agreed to release more information about the data it collects from millions of users… 07/02/12 18:59 CET
Coalition meeting to approve Greece bailout postponedThe meeting between the leaders of Greece’s coalition government about the bailout deal has been… 07/02/12 18:24 CET
Strike over right to strike hits French flightsHundreds of flights in France have been cancelled on day two of a four-day walkout over plans to… 07/02/12 17:03 CET
Syrian forces continue Homs bombardmentMore pictures are emerging of what appears to be the devastation and destruction in Homs. Young… 07/02/12 16:43 CET
Maldives’ president quits amid unrestWeeks of opposition protests and a police mutiny have sparked a shake-up in the Maldives with the… 07/02/12 15:53 CET
Give Tunisia’s economy time, Marzouki tells euronewsNearly two months after his election, the challenges facing Tunisia’s new President Moncef Marzouki… 07/02/12 15:34 CET
EU-Russia visa free travel: pipe dream or possibility?Could visa free travel between Russia and the EU soon become a reality? With Brussels and Moscow… 07/02/12 15:10 CET
Big chill boosts European energy pricesEuropean energy prices have shot up on a combination of bitterly cold weather across the region and… 07/02/12 14:16 CET
Greek leaders face crunch talks as unions strikeProtests have erupted in the Greek capital with thousands of people joining strike action over the… 07/02/12 13:55 CET
Syria renews Homs bombing as Lavrov lands for talksRussia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in the Syrian capital for talks aimed at ending… 07/02/12 12:33 CET
Japan: PM hopes to end islands row with RussiaA territorial row between Russia and Japan has spilled onto the streets of Tokyo. Police… 07/02/12 12:33 CET
Greek leaders face crunch talks as unions strikeGreece is braced for another day of strike action over the prospect of more budget cuts… 07/02/12 11:25 CET
Maldives President quits after police mutinyThe President of the Maldives has resigned amid unrest on the islands. Weeks of protests came to a… 07/02/12 10:03 CET
Brazil: Troops deployed as police strike sparks crimewaveSoldiers have been sent in to restore order to Brazil’s third biggest city where a strike by police… 07/02/12 08:34 CET
Netanyahu condemns Palestinian reconciliation dealThe signing of a reconciliation deal in Doha between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah has… 07/02/12 06:03 CET
Homs under attack as Russia’s Lavrov arrives in SyriaSyria’s military intensified its crackdown in Homs and other cities on the eve of a peace visit to… 07/02/12 05:03 CET
Russian presidential TV debates beginCandidates standing in Russia’s presidential election have officially begun their media campaigns… 07/02/12 03:33 CET
Spanish artist Antoni Tàpies dies aged 88The avant-garde Spanish painter,Antoni Tàpies has died in Barcelona aged 88. Tàpies was hailed as… 07/02/12 01:44 CET
