behindmarkets
Slim chance for KPNDutch telecom operator KPN is running out of options to ward off a hostile offer for its shares by… 21/06/12 19:07 CET
cinema
Animated doc explores adoption and identityIn Approved for Adoption, Belgian-Korean filmmaker and cartoonist Jung mixes animation with old… 21/06/12 17:03 CET
corporate
Air France speeds up job cutsAir France-KLM has unveiled plans is to cut more than 5,000 jobs by the end of next year. It is… 21/06/12 17:39 CET
economy
Spain’s borrowing costs soarThe amount of interest that the Spanish government is having to pay to borrow in the medium term… 21/06/12 17:18 CET
More bad news on eurozone economyIt seems the downturn in the eurozone’s private sector is becoming entrenched as falls in new… 21/06/12 17:01 CET
europa
Spain on the verge of ESM bailoutThe Eurogroup meeting of the 17 eurozone member’s finance ministers is taking place with a backdrop… 21/06/12 19:40 CET
learningworld
Green is the colourCommunity-level action is a great way of contributing to sustainable development. And good habits… 21/06/12 16:50 CET
le mag
Exhibition honours late Girls in Uniform starAustrian-German actress Romy Schneider was born in Vienna but spent her early childhood near the… 21/06/12 17:13 CET
pictureoftheday
Dinner in the Sky in BrusselsGuests enjoy a “Dinner in the Sky” on a platform hanging in front of the Cinquantenaire Park in… 21/06/12 11:00 CET
science
Friendly virus used to generate electricityCharging your iPod or phone could become obsolete. Scientists are working on a tiny generator that… 21/06/12 17:13 CET
Sport
Portugal through to Euro 2012 semi finalsPortugal are through to the semi finals of Euro 2012 having knocked out the Czech Republic 1-nil… 21/06/12 23:03 CET
world news
Tomatoes pelted as Kosovo and Serbia talkActivists and members of the opposition in Kosovo have staged a protest outside a government… 21/06/12 23:53 CET
Britain: Prince William turns 30Prince William has turned 30 and the milestone has brought rich rewards. He has been given the… 21/06/12 21:15 CET
Pakistan: PM nominee wanted on narcotics chargesAn anti-narcotics court has issued an arrest warrant for a senior politician who was poised to… 21/06/12 21:15 CET
Tough year for tourism in GreeceDespite its rich cultural heritage and attractive climate Greece’s modern-day struggle with the… 21/06/12 21:07 CET
Greece: New government is sworn inA day after Greece’s new prime minister took his oath of office, the debt-laden country’s coalition… 21/06/12 20:13 CET
Putin promises economic reform and warns against civil disobedienceRussian President Vladimir Putin told investors that Russia was working toward a “new economy“… 21/06/12 20:03 CET
Spain’s banks need less bailout money than fearedWe now know how big the Spain’s banking black hole is – or at any rate what the experts think it is… 21/06/12 19:57 CET
Aung San Suu Kyi addresses UK parliamentBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has made an historic address to both British Houses of… 21/06/12 19:23 CET
Is France in any state to lead?Next Thursday and Friday Europe holds a summit that we are once again obliged to qualify as… 21/06/12 19:22 CET
Frayed nerves in Egypt as election results loomThe decision of Egypt’s Presidential Election Commission to delay announcing the results of last… 21/06/12 18:24 CET
Spain: Chief judge resigns in expenses scandalAs ordinary Spaniards tighten their belts, the country’s top judge has quit amid claims he used… 21/06/12 17:33 CET
Syria: Fighter pilot defects to JordanJordan’s government has granted political asylum to a Syrian pilot who flew across the border to… 21/06/12 17:23 CET
Stonehenge summer solstice despite the rainGrey skies could not darken the mood as hundreds turned out to celebrate the summer solstice at… 21/06/12 16:34 CET
British doctors boycott non-emergency careDoctors in the UK are staging their first industrial action in almost 40 years in a row over… 21/06/12 16:13 CET
Prosecutors call for Breivik to be found insaneThe prosecution have called for Norwegian killer, Anders Behring Breivik to be considered insane… 21/06/12 15:33 CET
- Syrian fighter jet lands in Jordan
A Syrian MIG 21 fighter pilot has landed his plane in Jordan where he is seeking political asylum… 21/06/12 14:04 CET
Sweden on alert as explosives found at nuclear plantSweden has raised the security level around all 10 of its nuclear power plants after explosives… 21/06/12 14:04 CET
Ex-Romania prime minister out of danger after suicide bidRomania’s former Prime Minister is in a serious but stable condition after attempting suicide in an… 21/06/12 13:45 CET
Mubarak’s health still shrouded in mysteryThe health of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak remains shrouded in mystery. The 84-year-old… 21/06/12 12:38 CET
Political and constitutional turmoil stalks CairoThe decision of Egypt’s Presidential Election Commission to delay announcing the results of last… 21/06/12 12:24 CET
Assange waits Ecuador decision on asylum requestEcuador said on Thursday that it would make a decision about an asylum application by WikiLeaks… 21/06/12 10:48 CET
Argentina lorry drivers’ strike threatens fuel suppliesAmid fears of petrol shortages, Argentina has ordered its military police to take control of fuel… 21/06/12 09:41 CET
Italian politician is accused of embezzlementAn Italian senator has been arrested on embezzlement charges after his parliamentary immunity was… 21/06/12 09:02 CET
Earth summit opens in Rio amid low expectationsThe UN’s three-day sustainable development summit has opened in Rio de Janeiro amid low… 21/06/12 09:01 CET
Former Romanian PM shoots himselfFormer Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has shot himself after a court upheld a two-year… 21/06/12 09:01 CET
Samaras gets down to work ‘giving hope’ to GreeceThursday sees the first full day of work for Greece’s newly formed coalition government but Prime… 21/06/12 08:56 CET
Egyptian election result is delayed until the weekendThe results of Egypt’s presidential election have been delayed adding to the tension in Tahrir… 21/06/12 07:05 CET
Mubarak health mystery adds to Egypt tensionHosni Mubarak’s move from prison to a military hospital, where he is said to be slipping in and out… 21/06/12 01:03 CET
Syria: Red Cross poised to pluck civilians from HomsAid workers are poised to enter the contested city of Homs to evacuate civilians trapped and… 21/06/12 00:53 CET
