behindmarkets
Thyssenkrupp gets a liftThyssenkrupp seemed set to be the big loser on the Dax in Frankfurt on Tuesday, but it ended up the… 15/05/12 19:28 CET
cinema
Snow White and the HuntsmanAnother version of the Grimm Brothers’ Snow White is about to hit the big screen, this time with… 15/05/12 15:40 CET
corporate
JPMorgan boss faces shareholders after revelation of big trading lossThere was a relatively easy ride for JPMorgan Chase’s boss at the annual shareholders’ meeting on… 15/05/12 19:05 CET
Gloomy outlook from German steelmakersA gloomy outlook from Germany’s two biggest steelmakers, ThyssenKrupp and Salzgitter. They are… 15/05/12 14:05 CET
Iliad’s mobile user numbers soarNew French mobile phone operator Iliad said it has signed up 2.6 million customers since launching… 15/05/12 14:05 CET
economy
Uneasy axis for Paris and BerlinThe background to the austerity versus growth meeting between the leaders of the eurozone’s two… 15/05/12 19:05 CET
Eurozone narrowly misses double dip recessionThe eurozone avoided recession in the early part of this year, but only just, and that was thanks… 15/05/12 16:32 CET
Downgrade increases Italian banks’ woesItalian banks have suffered another blow with a mass downgrade by rating agency Moody’s. They… 15/05/12 14:05 CET
europa
EU finance chiefs agree tougher bank rulesEU finance ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed tougher capital rules for banks, resolving… 15/05/12 19:16 CET
Brussels warns Ukraine to improve rule of lawThe EU Commission has told Ukraine it must drastically improve its rule of law before harbouring… 15/05/12 18:07 CET
Eurozone finance ministers meet amid growing fears over GreeceGreece’s potential exit from the euro was once again top of the agenda as finance ministers… 15/05/12 07:00 CET
hi-tech
The father of BluetoothBluetooth has changed the way we listen to music on the move, use our phones or laptops. It has… 15/05/12 13:18 CET
interview
Rehn: ‘Greece will be in the euro next year’Finland’s Olli Rehn is a three-time EU Commissioner, currently in charge of Economic and Financial… 15/05/12 08:19 CET
le mag
‘Nuits Sonores’ festival: Lyon dances all day and night until Sunday*Nuits Sonores, the biggest festival of French contemporary music, opens on Wednesday in Lyon.* … 15/05/12 19:26 CET
Lagerfeld presents Chanel cruise collectionChanel chief Karl Lagerfeld is not one to shy away from the spectacular. He presented his cruise… 15/05/12 18:39 CET
pictureoftheday
Hollande takes control of FranceFrance’s new president, Francois Hollande, arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a… 15/05/12 11:50 CET
roadtoeuro2012
Cost of staying in Ukraine affects Euro 2012 ticket salesUp to 800,000 football fans are expected in Ukraine for the Euro 2012 Championships this summer… 15/05/12 16:10 CET
world news
Sarkozy, how golden the handshake?Some will be sorry to see Nicolas Sarkozy go, a head of state with a certain style. In 2007, on the… 15/05/12 17:12 CET
France’s new premier strong in GermanJean-Marc Ayrault is the new prime minister of France, named by a freshly-inaugurated President… 15/05/12 15:15 CET
Deadly bombing targets former Colombia ministerA former Colombian minister has survived a bomb attack that killed his driver and four other people… 15/05/12 22:53 CET
Hollande and Merkel pledge joint eurozone proposalsThe new French President Francois Hollande and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel have vowed to… 15/05/12 22:43 CET
UN observers’ car hit by blast in SyriaA car belonging to UN monitors in Syria has been damaged by an explosion in the central town of… 15/05/12 19:34 CET
Iran executes ‘Mossad agent’ for murder of nuclear scientistIran has hanged a man it claims was an Israeli agent, who was convicted of the murder of an Iranian… 15/05/12 19:15 CET
Deficit-busting plan approved in SlovakiaSlovakia’s parliament has approved plans to curb the country’s financial deficit. The four-year… 15/05/12 18:58 CET
Demonstrators arrested in BakuEighteen opposition protesters have been arrested and later released, after taking part in a… 15/05/12 18:58 CET
Breivik trial: man sets himself on fire outside courthouseA man has set himself on fire outside the Oslo courthouse where Anders Behring Breivik is on trial… 15/05/12 18:58 CET
Greece to hold fresh elections after talks failGreeks are heading back to the polls. Negotiations to try to form a coalition government have… 15/05/12 17:33 CET
Clashes as Palestinians mark “Nakba Day”Palestinians have been marking the 64th anniversary of the event they call the “Nakba” or… 15/05/12 16:53 CET
Ayrault named as French prime ministerFrance’s new president Francois Hollande has named Jean-Marc Ayrault as the country’s new prime… 15/05/12 16:33 CET
Greece: New elections ahead as government talks collapseGreece is going back to the polls after an umpteenth round of talks failed to reach a deal to form… 15/05/12 16:23 CET
Ex-Murdoch editor charged over phone-hacking scandalA former tabloid newspaper editor at the centre of the British phone-hacking scandal that has… 15/05/12 14:44 CET
Hollande inaugurated as French PresidentFrancois Hollande has been officially sworn-in as France’s new president, during a ceremony at the… 15/05/12 13:44 CET
Lebanon: Army deploys after sectarian strifeArmy units have deployed in Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli after sectarian strife in Syria… 15/05/12 12:33 CET
Hollande takes over French presidencyFrancois Hollande has been officially sworn in as France’s new president, during a ceremony at the… 15/05/12 11:43 CET
Greece: More questions over euro as government talks drag onNine days after its election, Greece is still trying to form a government despite the failure of… 15/05/12 11:13 CET
Soyuz with US-Russian crew blasts off for ISSMore than a month after its original launch date, a Soyuz spaceship with a Russian and American… 15/05/12 08:23 CET
A second racially motivated murder trial begins in SwedenA man suspected of a series of racially motivated murders has gone on trial in Sweden. Peter Mangs… 15/05/12 07:00 CET
Marine conservationists faces extraditionMarine conservationist Paul Watson is facing extradition from Germany to Costa Rica over allegedly… 15/05/12 07:00 CET
Croatian generals appeal against war crimes convictionsFormer Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac have begun their appeal against their 2011… 15/05/12 07:00 CET
Journalist found murdered in MexicoPolice in the Mexican city of Cuernavaca have found the body of a journalist inside the boot of his… 15/05/12 06:14 CET
Obama camp targets Romney in video attackThe US presidential campaign has got off to an unofficial start with fundraising and pointed… 15/05/12 04:43 CET
Moldova rally draws nearly 7,000Nearly 7,000 demonstrators have marched through Moldova’s capital Chisinau to denounce Russia’s… 15/05/12 01:43 CET
France: Hollande sworn in as French presidentFrançois Hollande has been officially sworn in as the new President of France. He took over from… 15/05/12 01:03 CET
Army called in for Italian local electionsItaly has stepped up security ahead of local elections on Sunday because of fears of an increase in… 15/05/12 00:24 CET
