behindmarkets
Carrefour’s boss: Give me just a little more timeThree years: that’s the time Carrefour’s new CEO, Georges Plassat, says he needs to turn around… 18/06/12 20:29 CET
cinema
“Hippie” at 72In her new movie ‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding’ two-time Oscar-winner Jane Fonda plays a stalwart… 18/06/12 16:54 CET
corporate
Vodafone’s good call on Cable and WirelessThe mobile phone group Vodafone looks certain to have won its bid for Britain’s fixed-line operator… 18/06/12 16:39 CET
Tesco checks out of JapanThe British supermarket giant Tesco has admitted defeat in Japan and is pulling out of the country… 18/06/12 16:39 CET
economy
G20 piles presure on eurozone leadersAt the G20 summit at Los Cabos in Mexico European leaders are coming under increasing pressure from… 18/06/12 19:55 CET
Spanish debt costs becoming too hot to handleThe rocketing price Spain has to pay to borrow money has prompted investors to believe it will… 18/06/12 17:46 CET
generationy
A door to the business worldDid you know: Erasmus does not only apply to universities, it can also be used within the… 18/06/12 17:06 CET
New horizonsIn search of new horizons and brighter career prospects, Robin and Aafke took the plunge to work… 18/06/12 15:06 CET
le mag
Usher: R&B veteran goes electro“Scream” is the second single from Usher’s new album “Looking 4 Myself”. This time round, in a… 18/06/12 16:54 CET
London Men’s Fashion week: let’s hear it for the boys!Fashionistas flocked to the UK to be part of the first ever London Men’s Fashion Week. The three… 18/06/12 16:54 CET
newsplus
Greece seeks coalition after tight voteAfter a nailbiting election, the race to form a new government in Greece has begun. For the winner… 18/06/12 20:25 CET
France’s Socialists get a strong mandate to governFrench President Francois Hollande’s Socialist party are celebrating after gaining an outright… 18/06/12 19:41 CET
pictureoftheday
Muslim Brotherhood supporters rejoice at election victory Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy celebrate his victory… 18/06/12 11:08 CET
science
Missile-like breast cancer treatment is on targetA new therapy for treating breast cancer could increase life expectancy by 50 percent for… 18/06/12 16:49 CET
Sport
Euro 2012: Spain, Italy go throughWorld and European champions Spain reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 as winners of Group … 18/06/12 23:38 CET
Portugal 2 – 1 Netherlands: How it happenedAfter Greece made it through to the quarter finals knocking out Russia a day earlier, it was… 18/06/12 13:26 CET
Denmark 1 – 2 Germany: How it happenedGermany secured their place in the final eight knocking out Denmark exactly 20 years after their… 18/06/12 13:26 CET
world news
Back to the same for Greece?How with the sharpest of eyes and intellect can you start to analyse the Greek elections? Dubbed… 18/06/12 17:52 CET
Obama and Putin find “common” ground on SyriaThe US and Russian presidents have agreed that deadly conflict in Syrian must end but they have… 18/06/12 23:03 CET
‘Deadtowns’ show solidarity with striking Spain minersIt has been almost four weeks since miners in Asturias first went on strike, protesting against… 18/06/12 22:53 CET
Merkel rules out Greek concessionsThis lady is not for turning is the warning Angela Merkel has delivered to Greece in the wake of… 18/06/12 21:54 CET
G20 summit: reactions on Greece electionThe victory of pro-bailout parties in the election in Greece is being seen as a positive step… 18/06/12 20:24 CET
Man “admits” killing two French female gendarmesA man arrested over the fatal shooting of two female gendarmes in the Var region of southern France… 18/06/12 19:39 CET
China completes successful space dockingChinese astronauts have carried out a manned docking with an experimental space module, the latest… 18/06/12 19:39 CET
Tahrir Square rejoices as both candidates claim victory in Egypt electionDespite both candidates claiming victory in Egypt’s presidential elections, supporters of Mohammed… 18/06/12 18:24 CET
Tense and difficult start for Iranian atomic talksTalks on Iran’s disputed nuclear programme have got off to a tense and difficult start, according… 18/06/12 18:05 CET
French Left given mandate for changeAfter the Sarkozy ‘hyper-presidency’ ushered in five years ago with the new-style hyperactive… 18/06/12 15:54 CET
European leaders welcome Greek vote resultA result that will lead Greece back to growth is how some European heads have described the result… 18/06/12 15:04 CET
Germany rejects talk of Greece bailout renegotiationGermany says the terms of Greece’s 130 billion euro bailout should remain non-negotiable. The… 18/06/12 14:16 CET
Greece coalition talks continue on TuesdayTalks are underway to form a coalition government in Greece following Sunday’s forced re-election… 18/06/12 13:53 CET
French legislative elections: Voter reactionsFrench newspapers claimed the Socialist party’s outright win in legislative elections would given… 18/06/12 11:53 CET
Brotherhood claims Egyptian victoryWith virtually all the votes counted in Egypt’s presidential election the Muslim Brotherhood has… 18/06/12 11:23 CET
European markets breathe sigh of reliefEuropean stock markets opened higher on Monday following the results of Greece’s re-run election… 18/06/12 10:43 CET
G20 set to tackle Europe’s woesThis year’s G20 summit kicks off today in Mexico, but as it is the world leader’s third year in a… 18/06/12 09:23 CET
Attack kills two on Egyptian-Gaza borderIsraeli army radio says at least two people have died, an Israeli civilian and a Palestinian… 18/06/12 07:54 CET
Egypt: Election uncertainty as military extends powersFor Egyptians, it was meant to be the culmination of their Arab Spring revolution. Yet as polls… 18/06/12 06:03 CET
Saudi crown prince is buried as king seeks successorSaudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Nayef has been buried after sunset prayers in the holy city of Mecca… 18/06/12 02:03 CET
Sarkozy’s UMP take an electoral hidingThe UMP Party of former President Nicolas Sarkozy have suffered at the hands of the Socialists… 18/06/12 01:05 CET
Syriza leader vows to fight in opposition in GreeceThe rise of Alexis Tsipras to political prominence was swift but in Sunday’s election the leader of… 18/06/12 01:03 CET
Pro-bailout party set to rule in GreeceAntonis Samaras is set to become the new prime minister of Greece. The 62-year-old’s New Democracy… 18/06/12 01:03 CET
Socialists take political control in FranceThe French Socialist Party have achieved an absolute majority in the French National Assembly after… 18/06/12 00:34 CET
