businessplanet
Meet the EU’s female ambassadors for businessIn Porto in Portugal, unemployment is a record 14%, and the new austerity measures are biting hard… 05/03/12 15:36 CET
cinema
Stanton enters brave new world with ‘John Carter’Based on classic novel, “A Princess of Mars,” by Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter centers on the… 05/03/12 15:10 CET
corporate
Tesco to open more stores with 20,000 new hiresBritish supermarket chain Tesco says it will open new stores and create 20,000 new jobs there over… 05/03/12 16:56 CET
economy
Iceland’s ex PM: ‘We didn’t know the banks were fishy’The trial has started of Iceland’s former prime minister Geir Haarde. He is accused of failing to… 05/03/12 19:36 CET
China lowers growth goal, targets lower inflationChina has cut its economic growth target for this year to the lowest level in eight years — 7.5… 05/03/12 17:10 CET
Putin win boosts Russian marketsShares prices rose on the Moscow stock exchanges on Monday as investors reacted to Vladimir Putin… 05/03/12 16:54 CET
Greek debt swap deadline loomsWith the deadline for Greece’s vital bond restructuring on Thursday, Greek Finance Minister… 05/03/12 16:29 CET
hi-tech
Sea solution to future energy needsIn Dartmouth, in the UK, technicians are working on a sort of “aquatic bicycle pump” which could be… 05/03/12 12:45 CET
italk
International justice – is it working?I-talk host Alex Taylor asks: “Since the Second World War, justice has become an international… 05/03/12 08:44 CET
le mag
Gilbert and George make front page newsRead all about it – groundbreaking artistic duo grab the headlines! That’s the nature of Gilbert… 05/03/12 15:10 CET
musica
Christophe Rousset: a musical archaeologistIt is in Saint German des Prés, the most Parisian of Paris neighbourhoods, where we meet Christophe… 05/03/12 12:41 CET
newsplus
Russia result: election or selection?The certainty surrounding Vladimir Putin’s presidential victory has once again led to widespread… 05/03/12 19:50 CET
pictureoftheday
Tornado aftermath in IndianaStudent Madeline Evans walks past a destroyed school bus after a tornado devastated the town of… 05/03/12 12:30 CET
right on
The lack of women at the topGender equality is now a major goal in most European countries. And there is no doubt there is… 05/03/12 16:59 CET
Reporter’s afterthoughtCould gender quotas hit London’s financial hub? When putting together this report it was… 05/03/12 15:09 CET
silentdisasters
Liberia: Crossing the CavallaAfter the Ivory Coast exploded into civil war in Feburary 2011 thousands of displaced and terrified… 05/03/12 08:42 CET
womenandwar
Afghanistan’s Women and War – Sima’s taleFrom the Soviet invasion in 1979, to the conflict between NATO forces and the Taliban, Afghanistan… 05/03/12 18:14 CET
Afghanistan’s Women and War – Frozan’s taleIt is just another day at the Pajhwok press agency in Kabul, where reporting scenes of… 05/03/12 18:14 CET
Women and War – Farzana and Nafiza’s taleOver the years, Farzana has become a familiar figure at the Ali Abad orthopaedic centre in Kabul… 05/03/12 18:14 CET
world news
Iran’s major internal power shiftThe most senior of Iran’s spritual leaders, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has emerged the de facto winner… 05/03/12 19:08 CET
Mélenchon, presidential key-throwerThis 22 April and 6 May, the French elect their president, the head of state, the most powerful… 05/03/12 13:55 CET
Bayrou feels third time luckyThe French presidential election takes place this 22 April and 6 May. Who will be in the Elysee… 05/03/12 12:59 CET
Hundreds arrested in Russian anti-Putin protestsRussian police have arrested hundreds of people including prominent opposition leader Alexei… 05/03/12 23:33 CET
Anti-Putin protests: ‘My voice has not been counted’Amid the anti-Putin protests, one of the banners in the style of a small ad called for the veteran… 05/03/12 22:23 CET
Israeli citizens’ fears over IranTension with Iran has prompted Israel to prepare for the worst. An underground bomb shelter in… 05/03/12 21:43 CET
Super Tuesday time to connectThe United States contest to see who the opposition Republican party selects as its candidate to… 05/03/12 20:27 CET
Russian police break up anti-Putin ralliesRussian police are reported to have detained at least 100 people amid protests against Vladimir… 05/03/12 20:03 CET
Putin supporters rally in MoscowSupporters of Vladimir Putin have gathered in central Moscow to celebrate his election victory… 05/03/12 19:55 CET
US backs Israel but urges diplomacy over IranUS president Barack Obama has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the USA will… 05/03/12 18:45 CET
‘100 arrested’ at anti-Putin rallies in RussiaRussian police are said to have detained at least 100 people at protest rallies against Vladimir… 05/03/12 18:33 CET
New Jersey Nets owner won’t serve under PutinRussian presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov has said that he has no plans to serve in Vladimir… 05/03/12 18:33 CET
Germany rebukes Lukashenko over anti-gay commentThe German government has rebuked President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus for saying he would… 05/03/12 18:03 CET
Fighting and diplomacy in SyriaFighting in Syria continues with reports of government forces having flooding into the city of… 05/03/12 16:13 CET
IAEA’s ‘serious concerns’ over Iran’s nuclear programmeThe United Nations’ nuclear watchdog accused Iran on Monday of tripling its monthly production of… 05/03/12 15:13 CET
Kremlin to review Khodorkovsky jailingRussian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a review of the legality of the conviction of former… 05/03/12 14:43 CET
Russian opposition says Putin has no legitimacyRussian opposition leaders said on Monday that allegations of fraud have undermined Putin’s… 05/03/12 14:03 CET
Foreign monitors find flaws in Russian electionForeign monitors said on Monday there were serious problems with Russia’s presidential poll. The… 05/03/12 13:04 CET
Bomb explodes near Turkish PM’s officesA percussion bomb exploded in Ankara close to the offices of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip… 05/03/12 11:07 CET
Putin eases to third Presidential termAfter stepping down for 4 years to get round the Russian constitution, Vladimir Putin has once… 05/03/12 09:24 CET
China increases law and order spendingIn a sign it’s preparing to clamp down hard on any possible unrest, China announced a nearly 12… 05/03/12 07:43 CET
Fighting intensifies across SyriaHeavy fighting broke out late Sunday night between forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar… 05/03/12 04:23 CET
Opposition cry foul over Putin winCommunist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov was not the only one to question the legality of Russia’s… 05/03/12 02:13 CET
Obama warns Israel against talk of war with IranIn a move aimed at deterring Israel from launching a premature strike on Iran, Barack Obama has… 05/03/12 00:54 CET
