behindmarkets
Wind power blows Siemens off courseSiemens has slashed its full-year earnings target because of headwinds at its wind farm division… 25/04/12 19:09 CET
cinema
Zac Efron: from schoolboy to soldierHollywood hearthrob Zac Efron of the High School Musical film franchise stars as a US marine in The… 25/04/12 18:17 CET
corporate
Bumpy road ahead for Peugeot CitroenTough times at PSA Peugeot Citroen which saw sales fall seven percent in the early part of the year… 25/04/12 13:53 CET
economy
Fed offers no clues on stimulusThe Federal Reserve says the US economy is expanding moderately but after its latest policy meeting… 25/04/12 19:06 CET
ECB wants more effort from banks and governmentsEuropean Central Bank President Mario Draghi has refused to commit to more support for banks or… 25/04/12 15:34 CET
Britain back in recessionBritain’s economy has contracted again taking the UK into its second recession since the financial… 25/04/12 13:53 CET
Low returns hamper German bond saleGermany sold 2.4 billion euros worth of government bonds maturing in 32 years time in an auction on… 25/04/12 13:53 CET
europa
Close-up: EU rewards Myanmar’s road to reformThe lifting of EU sanctions against Myanmar on Monday marks yet another step towards normalising… 25/04/12 21:15 CET
Pressure mounts on ECHR to reformThe European Court of Human rights is breaking under its heavy workload and needs urgent reform… 25/04/12 19:43 CET
EU Commission calls for 2013 budget riseThe European Commission has proposed a near seven percent increase in its budget for next year… 25/04/12 19:35 CET
Hungary concession paves way for bailout talksThe EU and Hungary appear to have put a five-month dispute to bed after Budapest agreed to change a… 25/04/12 17:40 CET
interview
Tariq al-Hashimi, Iraqi Vice-President: ‘Iran is behind sectarian strife’Tariq al-Hashimi, Sunni Vice-President of Iraq, is fighting for political survival after being… 25/04/12 13:53 CET
learningworld
Vocational training: learning as you goVocational training gives young people across the world the chance to learn skills and get… 25/04/12 18:26 CET
le mag
Swayze remembered as Ghost opens on BroadwayGhost: The Musical – based on the 1990 tearjerker starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore – has… 25/04/12 18:18 CET
pictureoftheday
Bad night for Messi and BarçaBarcelona’s Lionel Messi reacts as Chelsea’s Ashley Cole celebrates qualifying for the Champions… 25/04/12 12:40 CET
science
Japanese scientists have baldness in cross-hairsA research project by Japanese scientists could bring new hope in the battle against baldness. … 25/04/12 13:11 CET
Sport
Miracle shotIt has to be a top contender for basketball shot of the year. With a lot of luck and skill -… 25/04/12 09:39 CET
Chelsea through to Champions League finalA ten-man Chelsea knocked out holders Barcelona to reach the final of the Champions league on… 25/04/12 09:39 CET
world news
Tymoshenko’s rise and misfortuneYulia Tymoshenko was a key figure of the Orange Revolution, as the massive protests in Ukraine in… 25/04/12 18:49 CET
Portuguese middle class eroded by austerityIn mid-April, Portugal’s parliament ratified the new European pact on budgetary discipline, the… 25/04/12 18:48 CET
Hollande plans to end EU treatyFrance’s Socialist presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande has claimed European leaders are… 25/04/12 23:34 CET
France to press for further action against SyriaFrance says it will push for a UN resolution, which could ultimately involve military force, if the… 25/04/12 22:43 CET
Controversial Arizona immigration law goes to US Supreme CourtThe US Supreme Court has begun hearing a case which could bring about a profound change in American… 25/04/12 20:03 CET
New venture sets sights on asteroid miningA US-based company is aiming to open up a new mining market, with the extraction of precious metals… 25/04/12 19:53 CET
Former Turkish police chief goes to jailFormer Turkish head of police, Mehmet Ağar,has been handed a five year jail sentences, 15 years… 25/04/12 19:10 CET
New deal Swiss- German deal to stop tax cheatsThe German cabinet has passed a revised deal to aimed at tackling tax cheats who place secret… 25/04/12 19:10 CET
The Queen opens Cutty SarkGreat Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has officially opened the newly restored Cutty Sark. The… 25/04/12 19:10 CET
Breivik maintains sanity claimNorwegian killer Anders Breivik has railed at psychiatrists who diagnosed him as psychotic. Saying… 25/04/12 19:10 CET
British minister calls Murdoch claims ‘laughable’A British minister has refused to quit over claims his department was secretly helping Rupert… 25/04/12 18:56 CET
Former soldiers shun revolution celebrations in PortugalFor the first time ever, former soldiers have chosen not to attend an official ceremony marking the… 25/04/12 18:13 CET
UK police still hope Madeleine is aliveAs the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann approaches, British police have… 25/04/12 17:43 CET
Israeli army chief says Iran will not produce a nuclear bombIsrael’s military chief says he does not believe Iran will decide to produce a nuclear bomb… 25/04/12 17:04 CET
Ukraine rights official calls for Tymoshenko assault probeUkraine’s human rights ombudsman has demanded an investigation into allegations that former prime… 25/04/12 16:23 CET
Champions League Chelsea give Barça the bluesIt was a night to remember in south west London as Chelsea fans raised the rafters after their team… 25/04/12 15:43 CET
UK minister refuses to resign over Murdoch claimsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron says he is standing by his culture minister Jeremy Hunt after… 25/04/12 14:33 CET
Sarkozy vows ‘no deal’ with the far-rightDespite the need to woo voters, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he won’t make a deal with the… 25/04/12 13:04 CET
Japanese astronomers claim ‘new galaxy’ discoveryJapanese astronomers claim they have discovered a cluster of galaxies some 12 billion light years… 25/04/12 12:52 CET
Damascus denies access to some UN monitorsThe Syrian government will refuse access to UN monitors from countries belonging to the ‘Friends of… 25/04/12 11:44 CET
UN warns of impending famine in ChadThe United Nations is predicting a widespread famine across Sub-Saharan Africa if there’s no… 25/04/12 11:33 CET
Mad cow case confirmed in CaliforniaUS authorities have reported the country’s first case of mad cow disease in six years. The brain… 25/04/12 10:04 CET
Europeans to have their say on ACTA via facebookThe President of the European Parliament will chat live on facebook on Thursday with people wishing… 25/04/12 09:49 CET
Romney claims victory in Republican raceMitt Romney declared victory on Tuesday in the race to be the Republican presidential nominee after… 25/04/12 08:50 CET
Camera captures lucky escapeA surveillance video has captured the moment when a Chinese teenager, engrossed on her phone, is… 25/04/12 07:11 CET
Putin says Medvedev should run United RussiaRussian President-elect Vladimir Putin has stepped down from the leadership of his United Russia… 25/04/12 07:10 CET
New twist on park ‘n ride in ParisOne driver found there are easier ways of not paying to use the tube in Paris on Tuesday. Commuters… 25/04/12 07:10 CET
Hitler’s Mein Kampf to be republished in GermanyAdolf Hitler’s infamous memoir Mein Kampf is to be reprinted in Germany for the first time in 70… 25/04/12 06:54 CET
Situation in Syria is ‘unacceptable’ – AnnanVideo evidence that Syrian forces have failed to withdraw heavy weapons and tanks from urban… 25/04/12 05:03 CET
Hollande slams Sarkozy’s jobs recordFrance’s frontrunner in next month’s presidential poll took his campaign to northern France where… 25/04/12 03:03 CET
Sarkozy ridicules rival for refusing to join him in debatesNicolas Sarkozy is fighting for his political life and he has upped his campaign to win a second… 25/04/12 02:03 CET
Court shown video of test bomb in Breivik trialThe trial of Anders Behring Breivik in Norway has seen evidence of events surrounding the bomb… 25/04/12 01:13 CET
UN accuses Hungary of locking up asylum seekersAsylum seekers hoping for refuge in Hungary are systematically imprisoned in detention centres… 25/04/12 00:43 CET
