corporate
Cotton costs hit H&M profitSweden’s Hennes & Mauritz is blaming higher cotton prices in part for its smaller-than-expected… 29/03/12 14:00 CET
economy
OECD warns eurozone lags behind in shaky recoveryEurozone countries are falling far behind the United States and Canada even as a fragile recovery… 29/03/12 16:04 CET
German jobless rate falls furtherGermany’s jobless rate has fallen to its lowest since the reunification of East and West as… 29/03/12 14:35 CET
BRICS in accusatory moodLeaders of the BRICS group of emerging market nations want Western powers to give them more voting… 29/03/12 14:35 CET
europa
EU provides extra funds to resettle refugeesThe EU will give more money to individual member countries to resettle refugees. The extra cash… 29/03/12 18:42 CET
hi-tech
James Cameron: back from the abyssFilmmaker and explorer James Cameron said he was awestruck by the complete isolation of the world’s… 29/03/12 15:45 CET
italk
Is the European Commission just another EU red tape brigade?I-talk presenter Alex Taylor “We all hate annoying bureaucracy and a mindless filling out of… 29/03/12 16:43 CET
learningworld
WISE prizes for educational innovationDoha’s World Innovative Summit for Education (WISE) 2011 has awarded six prizes to educational… 29/03/12 18:56 CET
le mag
Lionel Richie goes home with TuskegeeLionel Richie is going back to his Southern roots with his latest album; a country take on some of… 29/03/12 17:44 CET
Leonardo’s last masterpiece unveils its secretsLeonardo Da Vinci’s recently-restored last painting The Virgin And Child With Saint Anne and a twin… 29/03/12 17:44 CET
Standing ovation for SuBo musicalShe shot to international stardom in 2009, thanks to her appearence on the Britain’s Got Talent… 29/03/12 17:43 CET
musica
Old is new again in Verdi’s ‘I Masnadieri’The glorious San Carlo opera house in Naples is staging Verdi’s ‘I Masnadieri’ (The Bandits), a… 29/03/12 17:27 CET
pictureoftheday
Pope Benedict XVI meets Fidel Castro in HavanaPope Benedict XVI meets former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana. REUTERS/Alex Castro 29/03/12 12:20 CET
Sport
Barca lodge UEFA complaint about Milan pitchBarcelona have lodged an official complaint with organisers UEFA about the state of the pitch at… 29/03/12 21:02 CET
Tiger Woods heads to Masters believing he can winIt is spring time in the United States and the azaleas at Augusta National are ready to bloom. So… 29/03/12 20:50 CET
world news
Myanmar electoral stakesThere is optimism in Myanmar that elections this Sunday in the army-ruled southeast Asian Republic… 29/03/12 19:38 CET
Schlecker to shed 12,000 jobs as rescue deal blockedNearly 12,000 employees of a struggling German drugstore chain faced an uncertain future on… 29/03/12 23:53 CET
Arab League backs UN peace plan on SyriaArab leaders are calling for a UN peace plan on Syria to be implemented in its entirety and… 29/03/12 23:23 CET
Mohamed Merah buried in ToulouseThe body of the Mohamed Merah, the al-Qaeda-inspired gunman who went on a killing spree in… 29/03/12 22:23 CET
Difficult fix for Total North Sea gas leakGas leaking into the North Sea from a platform owned by Total could take longer to stop after the… 29/03/12 20:33 CET
Gunman Merah buried in Toulouse after funeral rowHis funeral was never going to be straightforward. Algeria did not want the body of Mohamed… 29/03/12 19:16 CET
Strike brings Spain to standstillSpanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy faced his first test, as unions staged a general strike… 29/03/12 19:14 CET
EU parliament calls for Belarus hockey switchBelarus should not host the 2014 ice hockey championships until the country’s human rights record… 29/03/12 18:56 CET
Spain struggles to avoid downward spiralProtesters against the Spanish government’s latest reform moves burned rubbish at the doors of the… 29/03/12 18:09 CET
Hope, luck and prayers for largest-ever US lottery jackpotThere was a flurry of ticket sales, as Americans hope they will be the lucky one to scoop the… 29/03/12 18:05 CET
Two self-immolations shock ItalyA 27-year-old, Moroccan man working as a builder set himself alight in the middle of the street in… 29/03/12 16:54 CET
Sweden: Defence Minister quits over Saudi weapons dealAfter weeks of intense pressure, Sten Tolgfors has quit as Sweden’s defence minister over reports… 29/03/12 16:13 CET
Brazil’s Lula returning to politics after cancer ‘remission’Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he was returning to politics after… 29/03/12 16:09 CET
Dutch parties closer to budget dealTense negotiations on the budget have restarted in the Netherlands, after being brought to an early… 29/03/12 15:13 CET
Toulouse delays funeral of gunman Merah Algeria did not want his body for burial. Now moves to lay Mohamed Merah to rest near Toulouse have… 29/03/12 13:34 CET
Arab League meets in historic Baghdad summitArab League leaders are in Baghdad for an historic summit expected to be dominated by what to do… 29/03/12 12:54 CET
Japan: Three hanged in first executions since 2010Three convicted multiple murderers have been hanged in Japan, marking its first executions in… 29/03/12 12:53 CET
BRICS nations discuss creation of a joint bankLeaders of emerging market nations are meeting in Delhi to discuss how to transform their growing… 29/03/12 11:33 CET
Turkey dismisses partnership with Iran on nuclear power plantIran’s nuclear programme and energy are among Turkey’s top priorities during Prime Minister Recep… 29/03/12 10:55 CET
Tempers flare as Spain holds general strikeSpain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces his first test as unions stage a general strike today… 29/03/12 10:54 CET
Total says no blast risk in North Sea gas leak dramaThe French oil giant, Total, has dismissed the risk of a blast at its Elgin North Sea platform… 29/03/12 09:23 CET
Toulouse gunman to be buried in AlgeriaThe family of the Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah has sent his body to Algeria for burial… 29/03/12 06:53 CET
European supply ship docks with ISSAn unmanned European robotic supply ship has docked with the International Space Station in the… 29/03/12 06:53 CET
Chile calls for a new law after gay attackIn Chile a vigil has been held for a gay man who was brutally beaten to death by several suspected… 29/03/12 06:53 CET
Pope calls for an end to US embargo on CubaOn his third and final day in Cuba, Pope Benedict has called for an end to the 50-year-long … 29/03/12 06:03 CET
Spain on strike – unions call a national stoppage against labour reformThursday is general strike day in Spain and night shift workers were the first to down tools… 29/03/12 02:54 CET
UK government accused of making a crisis out of a dramaPanic buying has broken out at many UK petrol stations after government ministers told motorists to… 29/03/12 01:23 CET
Egypt’s constitutional panel meets amid protestsWednesday’s first meeting of the panel charged with drawing up Egypt’s new constitution brought out… 29/03/12 00:54 CET
Demonstrators support Mali coupThousands of supporters took to the streets of Bamako on Wednesday, backing the military coup that… 29/03/12 00:34 CET
