corporate
TNT holds out for higher bid from UPSShare in Dutch freight and delivery firm TNT Express shot up on Monday as investors indicated they… 20/02/12 14:40 CET
economy
Monti pledges no more austerityItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said that despite the recession there will be no need for a… 20/02/12 19:36 CET
Dublin looks to Beijing for growth opportunitiesIreland, the former Celtic Tiger has been hosting a probable future leader of the land of the… 20/02/12 19:36 CET
Greek deal just the startEven if there is smooth implementation of the latest Greek rescue deal economists have said it will… 20/02/12 16:38 CET
Oil boosted by Iran and China movesIran’s decision to halt oil exports to British and French companies helped push the price of Brent… 20/02/12 14:40 CET
hi-tech
Smartphones to offer you a pocket doctorThousands of apps are now out there to turn your tablet or smartphone into a pocket doctor; for… 20/02/12 21:09 CET
le mag
Picasso and British artSpanish artist Pablo Ruiz Picasso remains the 20th century’s single most important artistic figure… 20/02/12 16:46 CET
pictureoftheday
Superman BullfighterPedro Sanchez, a dwarf bullfighter dressed in a “Superman” costume from the Superlandia group… 20/02/12 12:12 CET
Sport
Will the hot Spanish blood freeze in Moscow?Its not just CSKA Moscow the Real Madrid players are up against in their first leg tie of the… 20/02/12 20:31 CET
Bischof storms to victory in GermanyGermany’s Ole Bischof kept his composure to claim gold in the under 81 kilo category at the Judo… 20/02/12 08:57 CET
world news
Olympian restructuring comes due for GreeceGreece is embarked on sales of star assets. This is Piraeus, the main port and industrial centre of… 20/02/12 16:38 CET
Russian opposition scorn Medvedev’s reform vowRussian President Dmitry Medvedev is not committed to real democratic reform, according to two of… 20/02/12 23:03 CET
France wants GM crop banned in EUThe French government has asked the EU to suspend authorisation of a genetically modified maize… 20/02/12 22:33 CET
Iran’s military exercise aims to defend nuclear sitesIran has started a four-day military exercise aimed at protecting its nuclear sites from an attack… 20/02/12 19:33 CET
Decision day for Greek debt dealWill this finally be the day Greece gets the cash it needs to avoid bankruptcy? That was the… 20/02/12 19:29 CET
Red Cross attempts to broker Syrian ceasefireAs fighting continues in Syria the International Committee of the Red Cross says it is negotiating… 20/02/12 19:23 CET
Inquiry into Jerusalem church graffitiPolice in Jerusalem are investigating the second case of abusive graffiti this month daubed on a… 20/02/12 18:33 CET
Medvedev hosts Russian protest leadersRussian President Dmitry Medvedev met with leaders of the country’s protest movement on Monday… 20/02/12 18:04 CET
Man stuck in snow for two months ‘was hibernating’Swedish authorities are investigating how a man survived after apparently spending two months… 20/02/12 18:03 CET
French steel workers hold sit-in protestAround 200 workers have been staging a sit-in at an ArcelorMittal steel plant in northeast France… 20/02/12 16:48 CET
Breakaway ice sinks boats in SerbiaThe big freeze that hit central and eastern Europe is starting to thaw, bringing more problems for… 20/02/12 16:48 CET
Peacekeepers held in SudanA militant rebel group in Sudan claims to have captured 52 international peacekeeping troops in the… 20/02/12 16:47 CET
Back in the Day: Malcolm X assassinated*February, 21 1965:* Malcolm Little, known to the world as Malcolm X, is shot dead at a meeting in… 20/02/12 16:45 CET
Decision day for second Greek bailoutEurozone finance ministers have arrived in Brussels for talks to give the green light for a second… 20/02/12 16:10 CET
Hacktivists Anonymous target Spain’s Goya AwardsThe big winner of 26th annual Goya Awards is Enrique Urbizu’s ‘No habrá paz para los malvados‘… 20/02/12 16:03 CET
And the Oscars go to…On May 18, 1929, Hollywood’s high society gathered in the time-honored Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in… 20/02/12 15:34 CET
Senegal opposition calls new anti-Wade protestThe opposition in Senegal has called for another unofficial anti-government demonstration on Monday… 20/02/12 14:33 CET
Views from Athens: ‘no light on horizon’All over Greece, people are once again asking what’s in store for them. A world away from the… 20/02/12 13:03 CET
Frankfurt airport strike to last an extra dayIndustrial action at Frankfurt Airport will now end in the early hours of Wednesday, after the… 20/02/12 12:03 CET
Hopes high for Greek bailout agreementEuropean markets rallied, as did the euro, amid expectations that Greece will secure a second… 20/02/12 11:35 CET
IAEA holds talks with Iran over nuclear programmeThe International Atomic Energy Agency is in Iran for discussions on the country’s controversial… 20/02/12 11:34 CET
Mina Daniel: Egypt’s Che GuevaraLong-awaited presidential elections in Egypt will begin in June, but this is too late for coptic… 20/02/12 09:43 CET
Carnival competition capers in RioIt is competition time for 13 top-league samba schools who are all fighting for titles at this… 20/02/12 07:14 CET
Bomb blast injures five in NigeriaFive people were injured in a bomb blast near a church in the Nigerian town of Suleja. Soldiers… 20/02/12 06:46 CET
Women call for equality in Pakistan rallyThousands of women have turned out in Karachi demanding improved rights and gender equality… 20/02/12 06:45 CET
Indian police detain Italians accused of killing fishermenPolice in India have detained two members of the Italian navy accused of killing two fishermen they… 20/02/12 06:45 CET
Spain unions condemn labour reformsAn estimated half a million people joined in protests in 57 towns and cities across Spain decrying… 20/02/12 06:05 CET
Anti-Putin protesters get round rally banIn the Siberian city of Barnaul, anti-Vladimir Putin protesters got round a local ban on… 20/02/12 03:33 CET
Gauck gets Merkel’s backing for presidentThe former East German rights activist, Joachim Gauck is to replace the scandal hit Christian Wulff… 20/02/12 02:13 CET
Dozens die in Mexican jail riotDistraught families were left trying to find out the fate of their loved ones after a riot erupted… 20/02/12 00:13 CET
