behindmarkets
Diageo cheers whisky demandThe alcoholic beverages industry seems to have escaped the crisis and that was shown by the world’s… 06/06/12 19:00 CET
cinema
Plan B releases ‘rap musical’The directorial debut of musician and actor, Plan B has been released. The film is an eye opening… 06/06/12 20:01 CET
economy
EU, Germany explore Spanish bank rescueGerman and EU officials are reportedly urgently exploring how to rescue Spain’s debt-laden banks… 06/06/12 19:04 CET
ECB tells governments ‘you fix the crisis’The European Central Bank did not cut interest rates at its monthly policy meeting on Wednesday… 06/06/12 19:04 CET
Portugal’s borrowing costs easePortugal was able to borrow 1.5 billion euros in its latest auction of short term treasury bills at… 06/06/12 13:44 CET
Moody’s cuts German, Austrian banks on euro risksMoody’s has cut the ratings of six German banking groups and Austria’s three largest banks. While… 06/06/12 13:44 CET
europa
Brussels unveils new safety plan for banksThe European Commission has published its latest plans to ensure Europe’s taxpayers will not be… 06/06/12 18:23 CET
Corruption risks Europe’s financial recovery, watchdog warnsCorruption threatens to further weaken Europe’s efforts to overcome its debt crisis Transparency… 06/06/12 17:04 CET
hi-tech
The lifesaving device that can smell cancerProstate cancer is one of the leading killers in men. One reason for this is that so few go for a… 06/06/12 14:53 CET
newsplus
Spain’s Bankia a red flagSpain’s third-largest lender, Bankia, has become the symbol of the country’s runaway debt. The… 06/06/12 16:51 CET
pictureoftheday
Venus meets the sunVenus passes directly between the sun and Earth, one of the rarest astronomical events and a… 06/06/12 10:59 CET
science
Observing the transit of Venus 2012The planet Venus put on a spectacular show on Wednesday morning as it passed in front of the face… 06/06/12 18:42 CET
Sport
Euro 2012: Spain can cope without Villa and Puyol says MartinezReigning World and European champions Spain on Wednesday underwent their first training session… 06/06/12 20:44 CET
Euro 2012: Azzurri visit AuschwitzItalian players visited the infamous death camp Auschwitz on Wednesday taking time out from their… 06/06/12 18:31 CET
Euro 2012: IBC officially openedThe Euro 2012 International Broadcast Centre in Warsaw was officially opened by UEFA president… 06/06/12 16:59 CET
Euro 2012: Germany and Portugal prepare for battleJoachim Loew’s Germany side were put through their paces in their second training session this week… 06/06/12 15:53 CET
Euro 2012 : Spain – Italy… as seen by the social networksPlayers’ Facebook comments, supporter’s Twitter updates, pictures and videos… euronews’ web team… 06/06/12 13:04 CET
thenetwork
Does Greece have a future in the euro?It is the currency many Europeans love to hate, and few really love. Now a decade old, the euro has… 06/06/12 18:27 CET
womenandwar
Iraqi women fight for their rightsWith insecurity and economic hardship, Iraqis are still paying the price of years of oppression and… 06/06/12 18:53 CET
world news
Italy tourism chiefs fear tourists will stay awayTourism officials in northern Italy are worried that holidaymakers could be put off travelling to… 06/06/12 23:14 CET
Spain breaks ‘blue flag’ beach recordClouds may have been looming over Spain’s economy but according to Blue Flag, the outlook for its… 06/06/12 22:03 CET
Report sees little hope for Spain’s jobless youthWith a 50 percent youth unemployment rate, Spain’s young jobless have been dubbed ‘the screwed… 06/06/12 19:53 CET
Russia’s outcry after bill suppresses protesters rightsThe Upper House in Russia has passed a law that could see protesters fined over 7000 euros for… 06/06/12 19:21 CET
Italian police nab suspected gang membersPolice in Italy on Wednesday launched anti-mafia raids across the country, arresting 47 people… 06/06/12 18:40 CET
China closes Tibet to foreign visitorsThe Chinese government has closed Tibet to foreign visitors, tourist agencies operating there say… 06/06/12 18:40 CET
Bonaparte’s English letter goes under the hammerA rare letter written by Napoleon Bonaparte in English will be auctioned this weekend in Paris. It… 06/06/12 18:40 CET
Greece issues tourism warningTourism accounts for about 15 percent of Greece’s output and one in five jobs, but an industry… 06/06/12 17:33 CET
Hollande rolls back Sarkozy’s retirement reformsFrench President Francois Hollande unveiled a plan on Wednesday to lower the retirement age to 60… 06/06/12 17:24 CET
Controversial settlements law defeated in Israeli parliamentA controversial bill has been defeated in the Israeli parliament that would have retrospectively… 06/06/12 17:24 CET
Heavy loss of life in another grim day for AfghanistanAnother bloody day of NATO airstrikes and suicide bombings has left dozens dead and wounded in… 06/06/12 16:24 CET
New earthquake off the coast of northern ItalyThe number of people killed in the two earthquakes that hit northern Italy in late May has risen to… 06/06/12 16:03 CET
Seven dead as Syria coastal province pounded for second dayThe Syrian army continued its offensive against rebel positions in the Mediterranean province of… 06/06/12 15:03 CET
Solar plane completes maiden intercontinental flightA solar-powered plane completed the first intercontinental flight by an aircraft of its type. The… 06/06/12 14:13 CET
Roth wins Asturias Literature prizeThe Asturias award for Literature has gone to American writer Philip Roth. It is the fifth of… 06/06/12 13:44 CET
Tio Pepe vs Apple: an internet duelSave Tio Pepe! More than 4,000 signatures were collected in an hour to keep Madrid’s emblematic… 06/06/12 13:37 CET
Syria: Assad names new prime ministerSyrian President Bashar Assad named former agriculture minister Riyad Hijab as the country’s new… 06/06/12 12:33 CET
Venus-Sun crossing provides once-in-a-lifetime viewAll over the world, tens of thousands of people have been looking at the sky to see how the Venus… 06/06/12 12:03 CET
Wisconsin’s Scott Walker survives recall voteWisconsin’s Republican governor Republic Scott Walker survived a recall election on Tuesday, which… 06/06/12 11:23 CET
US has ‘depleted’ al-Qaeda’s ranks by killing deputy leaderThe United States claims to have killed one of al- Qaeda’s “most experienced and versatile leaders“… 06/06/12 10:33 CET
Police find more body parts in CanadaPolice are investigating a possible link to the murder of a Chinese man in Canada after two… 06/06/12 09:03 CET
Escaped cheetahs cause panic in SalzburgPanic broke out in Austria after two young cheetahs escaped from a zoo in Salzburg. Ten police… 06/06/12 07:27 CET
Psychic pig to predict Euro 2012 championsA psychic pig is about to be unleashed on the football world. Officials in Ukraine say Khryak – for… 06/06/12 06:57 CET
Solar plane completes first intercontinental flightA solar energy plane has landed in Morocco completing the world’s first intercontinental flight… 06/06/12 06:57 CET
Skywatchers wonder as Venus passes between the sun and EarthSkywatchers have been enjoying a rare event as Venus, appearing as a small dot, began passing… 06/06/12 04:33 CET
Angry pro-democracy protesters return to Tahrir SquareThousands of Egyptians continue to protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square claiming their revolution has… 06/06/12 02:44 CET
Belgium right-wingers back a ‘burqa bounty’In the wake of riots triggered by the arrest of a Muslim woman who refused to remove her niqab… 06/06/12 02:04 CET
US kill al-Qaeda second-in-commandThe deputy leader of al-Qaeda has been killed by US missiles according to the White House and… 06/06/12 00:32 CET
Duma adopts controversial anti-protest lawRussian deputies debated long and hard on Tuesday over a Kremlin-backed draft anti-protest bill… 06/06/12 00:32 CET
