behindmarkets
Baby steps to emerging market growth$11.8 billion is the price Nestle is going to pay for US firm Pfizer’s infant nutrition business … 23/04/12 19:06 CET
cinema
Marvel superheros hit silver screen in AvengersThe Avengers is tipped as one of the summer’s biggest box office draws. When villain Loki threatens… 23/04/12 16:49 CET
corporate
Nestle wins pricey baby food battleSwiss group Nestle is to buy US drugmaker Pfizer’s baby food business. The world’s biggest food… 23/04/12 13:59 CET
economy
Politics pummel share pricesPolitics pushed Europe’s stock exchanges deep into the red on Monday and the effect splashed over… 23/04/12 19:55 CET
Going for growth at Beijing car showAs the Beijing Auto Show opened this week, the world’s car makers were gearing up for tougher times… 23/04/12 17:18 CET
Political fears undermine share pricesEurope’s stock exchanges headed deep into the red on Monday with investors reacting to political… 23/04/12 13:59 CET
le mag
Anthony McCall’s ‘solid light’ sculptures wow BerlinArtist Anthony McCall is showing what is his largest museum exhibition to date; his ‘solid light‘… 23/04/12 16:49 CET
newsplus
MEPs react to French first round resultThe first round of France’s Presidential election has been watched well beyond the country’s… 23/04/12 20:02 CET
pictureoftheday
Fresh attacks in South SudanA man gestures at a market under attack in an air strike by the Sudanese air force in Rubkona. On… 23/04/12 11:31 CET
Sport
Euro2012 ticket design unveiledAgainst the backdrop of the National Stadium in Warsaw the Euro2012 ticket design was officially… 23/04/12 21:24 CET
world news
Dutch PM quits as austerity talks founderDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has resigned after talks to agree a new austerity package failed… 23/04/12 22:43 CET
Are France’s election rules outdated?France’s second round of voting on May 6 could be seriously compromised, the authorities warn, if… 23/04/12 22:23 CET
New cyberattack on IranIran’s oil industry has been hit by a suspected cyber attack, with viruses detected at the Kharg… 23/04/12 21:15 CET
Pirates free Italian tankerPirates who took an Italian chemical tanker, the Enrico Ievoli off the coast of Oman late last year… 23/04/12 20:45 CET
Iceland ex-PM cleared by courtA court has found former Icelandic prime minister Geir Haarde innocent of three major charges of… 23/04/12 20:45 CET
Le Pen warns Sarkozy not to bank on National Front votesNational Front leader Marine Le Pen on Monday warned French President Nicolas Sarkozy not to count… 23/04/12 19:53 CET
Battle on for Hollande in French endgameIt was raining hard in Quimper today but the French Socialist’s presidential candidate, flush with… 23/04/12 19:05 CET
Syrian shells land on Hama many dead scores injuredSyrian forces have shelled the central city of Hama killing close to 30 and leaving scores injured… 23/04/12 18:44 CET
Sarkozy, Hollande to go head to head on TV on May 2ndFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has challenged his Socialist rival Francois Hollande to a series… 23/04/12 18:07 CET
Inquest opens into death of spy found in a bagThe inquest into the “highly controversial death” of MI6 operative Gareth Williams has opened in… 23/04/12 17:54 CET
Dutch prime minister quits as austerity talks failDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has resigned after talks to agree a new austerity package failed… 23/04/12 17:43 CET
Why France’s far right is thrilledMarine Le Pen has accomplished her mission not only to lead France’s Front National or National… 23/04/12 17:07 CET
Egypt cuts gas supply to Israel after pipeline attacksEgypt’s announcement that it has stopped supplying gas to Israel has been hailed by many Egyptians… 23/04/12 16:33 CET
Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD in parliament boycott rowAung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy has boycotted the opening of the new Myanmar… 23/04/12 14:43 CET
Florida murder suspect released on bailGeorge Zimmerman, the former neighbourhood watch volunteer accused of killing an unarmed Florida… 23/04/12 14:23 CET
Spain’s central bank confirms recessionSpain’s central bank has said it believes the country’s economy contracted by 0.4 percent in the… 23/04/12 13:59 CET
French await televised presidential debateFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy will go up against Francois Hollande in a televised debate on May… 23/04/12 13:43 CET
Bahrain opposition activist arrestedBahraini opposition activist Dr Hala Shehabi has been arrested just days after criticising the… 23/04/12 12:23 CET
Runner dies during London marathonA 30-year-old woman died during the London marathon on Sunday less than a mile short of the finish… 23/04/12 12:07 CET
Le Pen’s party set to be kingmakers in French voteSupporters of France’s National Front look set to be the kingmakers in deciding who becomes the… 23/04/12 11:54 CET
Hollande says ‘change is now underway’ in FranceThe winner of France’s first round presidential election, Francois Hollande, has thanked his… 23/04/12 11:04 CET
Fresh attacks on the South Sudanese borderSudan’s oil minister says the chances of a settlement in a territorial dispute with its new… 23/04/12 08:53 CET
Iran claims to be building US drone copyIranian media says the country’s military has started to build a copy of a US surveillance drone… 23/04/12 07:34 CET
Blast at a Japanese factory causes extensive damageA blast at a chemical plant in western Japan has killed one worker and injured at least 22 others… 23/04/12 07:33 CET
Protesters are kept away from Bahrain Grand prixPolice in Bahrain remained on high alert after the staging of the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday… 23/04/12 05:23 CET
French Socialists hail Hollande’s first round showingWith their sights fixed firmly on the Elysée Palace, jubilant Socialist supporters were quick to… 23/04/12 03:24 CET
Violence persists in Syria despite UN presenceViolence has continued in several cities across Syria over the weekend including reports by… 23/04/12 00:13 CET
