behindmarkets
GDF-Suez to take over International Power.The French utility company GDF-Suez raised its initial offer by 7% for the 30% of the British… 16/04/12 20:47 CET
cinema
Cabaret still ‘divinely decadent’ after all these yearsCabaret, the musical is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The film based on the works of… 16/04/12 17:02 CET
corporate
March heatwave springs H&M sales Warm weather in March proved to be a money spinner for the Swedish budget clothing chain H&… 16/04/12 13:36 CET
economy
China praised for easing yuan rulesThe Chinese currency, the yuan, has been trading for the first time since the country’s central… 16/04/12 17:44 CET
Spain’s economy forces families to sleep at the wheelNearly a quarter of the workforce unemployed, the cost of borrowing going up – Spain’s financial… 16/04/12 17:43 CET
Eurozone exports race ahead in FebFrench and German cars and machinery led a surge in eurozone exports in February, surprising many… 16/04/12 13:37 CET
Spanish fever recurs, pushing up borrowing costsInvestors have become wary of Spain’s financial health again, forcing the government to pay ever… 16/04/12 13:37 CET
europa
Aiming to make sustainable energy a realitySustainable energy was the theme at a summit in Brussels. The Commission has announced a 50 million… 16/04/12 18:54 CET
focus
Expo 2012 aims to boost tourism in YeosuThe Vox Maris is the loudest pipe organ as certified by the Guinness of World Records and it was… 16/04/12 15:02 CET
hi-tech
Breathtaking art under threat from exhalationThe magnificent frescoes housed in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City are under threat from the… 16/04/12 16:24 CET
le mag
An unreal future Moscow in 3-DAward winning Russian artist Alexey Beliayev-Guintovt has created a vision of the Moscow of the… 16/04/12 17:02 CET
pictureoftheday
British embassy under attack in KabulAn Afghan government defender looks for attackers who fired a rocket-propelled grenade into a house… 16/04/12 12:01 CET
right on
Diversity and discrimination at workDiversity is important to companies. It’s a source of creativity and innovation. It recognises that… 16/04/12 13:41 CET
world news
French election frenzyThe ten candidates for France’s presidency have six days left to persuade voters: ‘I am the one,‘… 16/04/12 19:40 CET
New World Bank president is a swingerThe new president of the World Bank is just another guy in a suit ordering our lives we hear you… 16/04/12 23:03 CET
Prisoners freed during Pakistani jail ambush return voluntarilyDozens of prisoners who were freed during the weekend storming of a Pakistani jail returned… 16/04/12 22:37 CET
Iran open to more 5+1 talks in MayIranian and European officials have set out to build on an agreement reached on Saturday to hold… 16/04/12 21:07 CET
EU human rights court slams Russia over KatynThe European Court of Human Rights has found that Russia’s dealings with relatives of the Katyn… 16/04/12 20:28 CET
Argentina to seize oil company YPF from Spanish handsArgentina confirmed on Monday it would seize the country’s biggest oil company YPF which is… 16/04/12 19:49 CET
King of Spain under fire for elephant-hunting holidayAs Spain’s King Juan Carlos is in hospital recovering from a hip replacement, there is growing… 16/04/12 18:31 CET
Lawyers insist trial must not give Breivik platformPlenty of people attending the Breivik trial have noted his smirking, saluting attitude, and have… 16/04/12 18:28 CET
Official: Haqqani network behind deadly Afghanistan attacksAn Afghan government official has confirmed that Sunday’s deadly assault on the capital Kabul was… 16/04/12 18:26 CET
Breivik defends Oslo massacresNorwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has justified his lone slaughter of 77 people last July… 16/04/12 15:53 CET
Iran ready to resolve nuclear issues, says ministerIran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday that Tehran was ready to resolve all… 16/04/12 15:03 CET
Norway killer Breivik rejects Oslo court’s authorityThe man who admits to carrying out Europe’s worst peacetime atrocity appeared in court in Norway on… 16/04/12 14:15 CET
First delegation of UN monitors reach SyriaSix UN monitors have arrived in Damascus to monitor the fragile Syrian ceasefire negotiated by Arab… 16/04/12 13:23 CET
London transport braced for Olympic strainOfficials organising the London 2012 Olympics say there will be times when the city’s transport… 16/04/12 12:13 CET
Norway Breivik survivors attend trialSurvivors and relatives of those who died at the hands of Anders Behring Breivik gathered outside… 16/04/12 11:33 CET
Norway killer Breivik rejects Oslo court’s authorityThe man who admits to carrying out Europe’s worst peacetime atrocity appeared in court in Norway on… 16/04/12 09:13 CET
Afghan forces end Taliban’s Kabul assaultFighting between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in Kabul ended on Monday after 18 hours of gun… 16/04/12 08:23 CET
Norway’s mass killer goes on trialNorway’s self confessed mass killer, Anders Behring Breivik goes on trial today in Oslo. The facts… 16/04/12 05:44 CET
Obama left isolated at Americas SummitPresident Barack Obama has had a less than successful time at the Americas Summit in Colombia… 16/04/12 05:13 CET
Ceasefire monitors arrive in SyriaAn advance team of six unarmed monitors has arrived in the Syrian capital. Two dozen more observers… 16/04/12 02:54 CET
Taliban test Afghan security forces in attacksAfghan security forces have been praised by their NATO colleagues in the way they responded to… 16/04/12 00:23 CET
