behindmarkets
Alcatel-Lucent dials up disappointmentCan Alcatel-Lucent stabilise its profits? Investors are sceptical after the release of the… 26/04/12 19:37 CET
cinema
Michelle Williams at Tribeca Film FestivalOscar nominated actress Michelle Williams joined fellow actors Luke Kirby and Sarah Silverman on… 26/04/12 17:39 CET
corporate
Audi puts VW in car sales fast laneAudi is the car sales star so far this year helping its parent company Volkswagen pull away from… 26/04/12 16:52 CET
Banks count cost of crisisQuarterly reports from some of Europe’s top banks are showing how the eurozone crisis is biting… 26/04/12 14:00 CET
AstraZeneca boss quits as sales fallAstraZeneca’s Chief Executive David Brennan is to step down at the start of June. Brennan’s abrupt… 26/04/12 14:00 CET
economy
Italian borrowing costs rise againItaly has had to offer higher rates of interest on its short term government bonds. Six-month… 26/04/12 14:01 CET
europa
EU targets ‘sofa farmers’Deciding who is and who is not a farmer. The answer would seem simple, but EU agriculture ministers… 26/04/12 19:57 CET
innovation
The roaming recyclerA mobile recycling facility being tested in eastern and southern Europe is aiming to get the most… 26/04/12 11:24 CET
italk
Should the European Commission make a decision on assisted suicide?Should those suffering from incurable diseases have the right to assisted suicide? At the moment… 26/04/12 16:12 CET
le mag
Romania’s Eurovision entry reaches No. 3Romanian-Cuban band Mandinga has been chosen to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest… 26/04/12 17:42 CET
Owen Jones design show in UAEThe 19th century British architect Owen Jones is the subject of a new exhibition in the United Arab… 26/04/12 17:35 CET
pictureoftheday
Real raus!Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain react during the penalty shootout of their… 26/04/12 11:40 CET
reporter
Spain’s lost generationCurrently, the best Spain’s 10.5 million 18-35 year olds can hope for is to find a job, even if it… 26/04/12 19:05 CET
science
Olympic doping lab off the blocksSpeed and precision are just as important in the Olympic anti-doping laboratory as in the stadium… 26/04/12 11:15 CET
space
Global watchdog at riskEurope has adopted an extensive monitoring program to keep tabs on the environment whilst keeping… 26/04/12 16:49 CET
Sport
Bayern book ticket for Champions League finalBayern Munich will play Chelsea in the May 19th Champions league final at their own Allianz Arena… 26/04/12 10:56 CET
world news
Liberia’s Taylor, chains of guiltThe crimes for which Charles Taylor has been convicted, although committed by rebel forces in… 26/04/12 19:12 CET
Habib funeral march turns violent in BahrainA funeral march in memory of Salah Abbas Habib, who was killed in protests during last weekend’s… 26/04/12 23:13 CET
Politicians strike deal on Dutch budgetThere has been a budget breakthrough in the Netherlands, days after the country’s government… 26/04/12 22:53 CET
Spanish government makes offer to ETAArmed struggle may be off the Basque separatists’ agenda today, but sympathy in the Basque Country… 26/04/12 22:33 CET
Barca coach Guardiola quitsFC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is leaving the Catalan club after deciding not to extend his… 26/04/12 21:45 CET
Nigeria rocked by deadly bomb attacksAt least three people have reportedly been killed in suicide car bomb attacks in Nigeria. Offices… 26/04/12 19:20 CET
Missing Madeleine: Portugal not planning to reopen inquiryAuthorities in Portugal say they are not planning to reopen their investigation into the… 26/04/12 19:19 CET
Syrian opposition says Hama hit by rocketsMore allegations today from the Syrian opposition that government attacks on civilains are… 26/04/12 19:07 CET
Monti pushes for growth as well as austerityItaly’s Prime Minister Mario Monti is the latest to say that the focus has to change from austerity… 26/04/12 18:44 CET
Murdoch ‘sorry’ he didn’t close News of the World earlierRupert Murdoch has said the News of the World tabloid newspaper should have been shut down years… 26/04/12 18:20 CET
Charles Taylor convicted of Sierra Leone war crimesA United Nations-backed court in The Hague has convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor… 26/04/12 18:18 CET
Brazil’s Congress passes divisive new forest lawEnvironmentalists in Brazil claim officials have backtracked on plans to ensure large swathes of… 26/04/12 17:15 CET
Crowds send musical protest to BreivikThe news in the Breivik trial is today not coming from the courtroom but from outside in the… 26/04/12 16:43 CET
Yanukovych warns on nuclear power on Chernobyl anniversaryUkraine’s president Viktor Yanukovych has warned of the dangers of nuclear energy as his country… 26/04/12 16:13 CET
Tymoshenko protests halt Ukraine legislatureThe Ukrainian parliament remains frozen after three days of protests by the opposition against the… 26/04/12 15:03 CET
Liberia’s Charles Taylor guilty of aiding war crimesFormer Liberian president Charles Taylor has been found guilty of war crimes by an international… 26/04/12 14:23 CET
Former Liberian president Taylor guilty of Sierra Leone war crimesFormer Liberian president Charles Taylor has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against… 26/04/12 12:53 CET
Swiss scientists show off ‘thought-controlled’ robotSwiss scientists have showed off a robot that can be controlled by thought alone. Researchers at… 26/04/12 12:24 CET
Argentina Senate approves YPF nationalisationArgentina’s Senate has approved a bill to nationalise the country’s biggest oil company YPF. The… 26/04/12 11:13 CET
Pakistan’s PM found guilty of contempt of courtPakistan’s top judges found Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt of court on… 26/04/12 10:03 CET
Explosion kills dozens in Syrian city of HamaActivists say an explosion has ripped through a building in the central Syrian city of Hama… 26/04/12 08:33 CET
Rising food prices could threaten millionsHigh oil prices and adverse weather conditions have caused a major hike in the cost of what we eat… 26/04/12 05:23 CET
Chernobyl: 26 years onTwenty-six years after the world’s worst nuclear accident and Chernobyl survivors and victims‘… 26/04/12 04:43 CET
Egypt allows Mubarak PM back into presidential raceFormer Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafiq is to be allowed to stand in the country’s presidential… 26/04/12 02:43 CET
US reassures consumers after mad cow caseThe US authorities and farmers have moved quickly to reassure consumers and global importers in the… 26/04/12 01:03 CET
Verdict due in trial of former Liberian presidentA UN war crimes court is expected to deliver its verdict today, in the trial of former Liberian… 26/04/12 00:23 CET
