behindmarkets
Hello Mr Chips – ASML’s gambleASML, Europe’s largest chip-equipment maker for the semiconductor industry, is inviting its… 10/07/12 19:52 CET
cinema
Jolie becomes Sarajevo citizenThe Sarajevo Film Festival included 210 films from 57 countries, and attracted 100,000 film fans… 10/07/12 16:50 CET
corporate
Alcoa upbeat despite lossAluminium maker Alcoa says its latest quarterly revenue and profit fell, but were better than… 10/07/12 16:14 CET
Barclays’ Diamond waves millions in pay-offBarclays ex-Chief Executive Bob Diamond has waived his bonus this year as well as various share and… 10/07/12 16:14 CET
economy
After 18 years, Russia to join WTOLawmakers in Russia’s lower house of parliament have voted to join the World Trade Organisation… 10/07/12 19:17 CET
OECD sees growing eurozone jobs crisisMore grim jobs news with unemployment in the world’s advanced economies set to remain high for the… 10/07/12 17:49 CET
Import slump boosts China trade surplusChina trade surplus jumped in June as imports rose at only half the pace expected. Annual import… 10/07/12 16:14 CET
farnborough2012
Farnborough Airshow: Civil orders strong, defence downThe 2012 Farnborough International Airshow, being held near London, is taking wing at a difficult… 10/07/12 13:36 CET
hi-tech
Tungstène – the fake photo finderA year ago, one photograph was everywhere: an image of Osama bin Laden, killed in a raid by … 10/07/12 15:15 CET
le mag
Montreux Jazz FestivalThe famous Swiss Jazz Festival is underway and this year truly does cater to all tastes. Quinn… 10/07/12 16:50 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Up in arms: Rio fights gun violence40.000 weapons were destroyed, July 9 2012, to mark the International Day of Arms Destruction. This… 10/07/12 11:46 CET
Sport
London Games: Ramadan sets Muslim athletes extra testThe coinciding of Ramadan this year with the London Olympics, has created a dilemma for the… 10/07/12 19:42 CET
Tour de France 2012: Rest dayAfter 10 strenuous days of racing, the 178 riders still competing in this year’s Tour de France… 10/07/12 17:58 CET
world news
ICC sentences Lubanga for warcrimesThe International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Congolese former warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14… 10/07/12 19:30 CET
Hollande goes to Downing StreetNew Socialist French President François Hollande has been visiting traditionally eurosceptic… 10/07/12 18:43 CET
Egyptians return to Tahrir Square in protestTahrir Square in central Cairo was again humming with crowds late on Tuesday night. The crucible… 10/07/12 23:43 CET
Court ruling gives suspended Romania’s president Basescu hopeSuspended Romanian president Traian Basescu could hang onto his job if there is a turnout of less… 10/07/12 23:13 CET
Serbia parties hold talks on coalition governmentNationalists and socialists are close to signing an agreement to form a coalition government in… 10/07/12 22:03 CET
Germany: Triberg Mayor boosts carpark as tourist magnetThe mayor of the small Black Forest town of Triberg in Germany, otherwise famous for its waterfalls… 10/07/12 22:03 CET
EU finance ministers ease Spain’s painEU finance chiefs have held further talks in Brussels after a day which saw an easing of the fiscal… 10/07/12 21:06 CET
Cameron seeks to end spat with new French leaderAfter ruffling French feathers just after the election of François Hollande, British Prime Minister… 10/07/12 19:43 CET
Ukraine: doctors & supporters cry foul over Tymoschenko treatmentCiting health reasons, a judge has postponed the trial during which former Ukrainian prime minister… 10/07/12 19:24 CET
European Court tells Spain to free ETA activistShe has served 23 years behind bars. But the European Court of Human Rights has told Spain it must… 10/07/12 19:04 CET
Wikipedia down in protest in Russia“Imagine the world without free access to knowledge.” The above sentence and the censored out… 10/07/12 18:59 CET
Palestinian footballer freed by IsraelWeak but happy, Mahmoud al-Sarsak of the Palestinian national football team, has been freed from… 10/07/12 18:04 CET
Syria president talks of ‘step by step’ ending of violenceSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has suggested a “step by step” approach to ending the violent… 10/07/12 17:24 CET
Spanish miners’ long march from coal face to capitalThey have made it to Madrid after nearly three weeks of walking. Now striking Spanish miners are… 10/07/12 17:24 CET
Corruption verdict ‘victory’ for ex-Israel PM OlmertThe first criminal trial of a former Israeli prime minister has seen Ehud Olmert convicted of a… 10/07/12 16:11 CET
EU finance chiefs hold further crunch talksEU finance ministers met in Brussels on Tuesday for further talks only hours after agreeing a… 10/07/12 15:12 CET
UK: Man sought in shooting of police officer found deadA man wanted for shooting an off-duty police officer in Essex in southern England has been found… 10/07/12 14:42 CET
Bulgaria brings in EU judges for high-profile casesForeign judges are being drafted into Bulgaria to monitor five high-profile cases, including some… 10/07/12 14:42 CET
Wikipedia shuts to protest Russian information lawWikipedia has blacked out the Russian-language version of its website to protest against changes to… 10/07/12 14:42 CET
Egypt parliament convenes in defiance of generalsEgypt’s Islamist-led parliament has reconvened in a challenge to the generals who dissolved the… 10/07/12 13:53 CET
Relief effort aids Russia flood victimsRussia’s flood victims are being offered gifts of food, clothes, bedding and toys by residents of… 10/07/12 12:33 CET
Pakistani protests over NATO’s re-opened Afghan supply linesThere have been protests in the Pakistani capital Islamabad against the government’s decision to… 10/07/12 11:53 CET
Government steps in to stop Norway oil shutdownProduction was due to shut down from midnight. But Norway’s government has stepped in at the last… 10/07/12 11:03 CET
Ex Israeli PM Ehud Olmert convictedThe former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty of breach of trust, dating from… 10/07/12 09:33 CET
Ex rebel chief Jibril early leader in Libya pollLibya’s former rebel leader Mahmoud Jibril is the early frontrunner after partial results in the… 10/07/12 08:33 CET
Spain is given more time to sort out its deficitEuro zone ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed to give Spain until 2014 to reach a 3 per cent… 10/07/12 05:53 CET
Egypt’s parliament set to meet in defiance of the armySupporters of Egypt’s newly elected president are backing his defiant stance against the military… 10/07/12 03:34 CET
Two killed after cleric’s arrest in Saudi ArabiaTwo men have been shot dead during a protest sparked by the arrest of a prominent Shi’ite Muslim… 10/07/12 01:34 CET
Romanian court approves Basescu suspensionLast week’s suspension of Romania’s president which was passed by parliament has now been upheld by… 10/07/12 00:04 CET
Iran says Assad must stay in Syria for nowSyria’s staunchest regional ally, Iran, on Monday intimated that Bashar al-Assad might not remain… 10/07/12 00:03 CET
