cinema
Woody Allen’s Roman romantic comedyWoody Allen and Penelope Cruz added their own brand of glamour to the opening night of the LA Film… 15/06/12 13:20 CET
corporate
Carrefour calls it a day in GreeceEurope’s number one retailer Carrefour is selling out of Greece. The company says it is selling to… 15/06/12 15:34 CET
Hong Kong Exchanges buys LMEHong Kong Exchanges has made its first overseas takeover, buying the London Metal Exchange, the… 15/06/12 15:34 CET
Moody’s downgrades Dutch and Belgian banksRatings agency Moody’s has downgraded five Dutch banking groups including ING, Rabobank, and … 15/06/12 15:34 CET
economy
Central banks brace for stormy weekendIt is a weekend of danger on the horizon for the international money markets. The reason is Greece… 15/06/12 18:07 CET
Arms firms face declining Western salesThe big financial squeeze is hurting businesses everywhere, and the arms trade has not escaped the… 15/06/12 15:34 CET
focus
A new perspective on AfricaIt is time to look at Africa with fresh eyes. There is a spirit of optimism on this continent of… 15/06/12 20:04 CET
interview
Luis Moreno Ocampo: being a prosecutor was a great privilegeLuis Moreno Ocampo was the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for nine years. The… 15/06/12 22:34 CET
learningworld
Game on!Games are usually seen as recreaction but increasingly, educational games are being developed as an… 15/06/12 10:36 CET
le mag
Bad Day singer hopes Cupid single is good newsA smash hit like Bad Day should have been a good thing for Canadian singer Daniel Powter. It was… 15/06/12 13:21 CET
newsplus
Boycott calls grow in Egypt presidential electionThere is a growing group of dissenting voters in Egypt, angry that the country’s two presidential… 15/06/12 18:27 CET
pictureoftheday
Spain rolls over IrelandSpain’s Fernando Torres jumps over Ireland’s goalkeeper Shay Given during their Group C Euro 2012… 15/06/12 10:47 CET
Sport
An animated historyPoland fans have Krakow’s resident football ‘oracle’, Citta the elephant for predictions on how… 15/06/12 21:32 CET
France v Ukraine: Fan predictionsFrench and Ukrainian supporters were both feeling confident, as they travelled to see their sides… 15/06/12 15:59 CET
Spain v Ireland: How it happenedSo Spain’s 4-0 win ends Ireland’s chances of going through to the next round. The Irish side had… 15/06/12 13:54 CET
u talk
Splitting Europe into a two-speed EUWith == ISEG== Jean-Phillippe of Lyon asked: “Would it be possible to have a Europe split into… 15/06/12 11:07 CET
Rights for disabled flight passengersOn this edition of U talk Peter from London was wondering about the rights of disabled passengers… 15/06/12 10:31 CET
world news
France: dangerous liaisons?France’s second round of voting for who enters parliament promises to be a tighter race than… 15/06/12 17:12 CET
Ukraine’s business community laments lack of football fansThere might be football fever over the Euro 2012 tournament but local businesses in Ukraine are in… 15/06/12 22:43 CET
Preliminary report into Swiss coach crashAn initial report into one of Switzerland’s worst coach crashes in 30 years is pointing the finger… 15/06/12 21:33 CET
Syria: Sixteen months of unrestIt has been 16 months since the violence in Syria began and the time after Friday prayers continues… 15/06/12 20:03 CET
Egypt: Mounting tension ahead of presidential election run-offThousands of people have joined a demonstration in Egypt’s second city, Alexandria, to condemn a… 15/06/12 19:04 CET
Spain: Striking miners scuffle with policeMiners have clashed with police in Spain’s northwestern province of Asturias, as workers continue a… 15/06/12 18:43 CET
Spain government issues loans to regions to pay debtSpain’s total debt has risen nearly five percent over the course of a year, another cause for… 15/06/12 17:35 CET
Obama eases deportation rulesIn Washington, the Obama administration has relaxed immigration rules on the deportation of young… 15/06/12 17:32 CET
Young Dutchman admits Forest Boy fakeryA young man who claimed to have lived in a German forest for five years has admitted to police… 15/06/12 17:31 CET
Last Aum fugitive held in Tokyo after 17 yearsJapanese police have arrested the last fugitive from the doomsday Aum cult, who was still on the… 15/06/12 17:31 CET
HRW: World Cup workers face abuse in QatarHuman Rights Watch, a leading international humanitarian watchdog is warning that migrant workers… 15/06/12 17:13 CET
Euro 2012 boosts feelings of patriotism in UkraineHosting the Euro 2012 football tournament is being seen by some as a chance to strengthen Ukrainian… 15/06/12 14:24 CET
Spain: debt level risesNew figures show an increase in Spain’s total debt which is adding pressure to the troubled… 15/06/12 12:58 CET
Suu Kyi to receive Nobel prize despite illnessAung San Suu Kyi has recovered from a bout of minor illness to continue her European tour with a… 15/06/12 12:56 CET
Obama visits ‘One World Trade Centre’ in New YorkUS President Barack Obama has taken a break from the campaign trail to visit the new skyscraper… 15/06/12 11:03 CET
UN Syria monitors find ‘strong smell of death’ in HaffaUN observers who were finally able to enter the Syrian town of Haffa, where there have been… 15/06/12 10:46 CET
Putin warns of ‘arms race’ over US missile defence plansRussian President Vladimir Putin has hinted that American missile defence plans for Europe could… 15/06/12 08:43 CET
US financier jailed for 110 years for defrauding investors of billionsFormer Texan tycoon Allen Stanford is starting a 110 year jail term for running a scheme in which… 15/06/12 07:46 CET
Egypt: court rulings spark outcry on eve of presidential pollFor opponents, he is a symbol of Egypt’s old guard under ousted leader Hosni Mubarak. Hence… 15/06/12 05:33 CET
Argentina and UK talk tough on Falklands anniversaryPoignant memories marked ceremonies on the Falkland Islands, 30 years since the end of the brief… 15/06/12 03:53 CET
Hollande urges new measures to tackle euro crisisTaking his own stand on solutions to the euro zone crisis, France’s new leader Francois Hollande… 15/06/12 02:03 CET
Russian investigator says death threat claims are “lies”The man in charge of criminal investigations in Russia has described allegations that he made a… 15/06/12 01:13 CET
UN monitors warn of ‘dangerous escalation’ in Syria violenceThere has been a dangerous escalation of violence in Syria, according to United Nations monitors… 15/06/12 00:13 CET
