behindmarkets
Price is right for Akzo NobelDutch chemicals firm Akzo Nobel beat forecasts in the second quarter on higher revenue after it put… 19/07/12 18:57 CET
cinema
Michael Madsen and Peter Greenaway at the Odessa International Film FestivalThe tropical rain was not enough to stop Hollywood actor Michael Madsen from making an appearance… 19/07/12 17:34 CET
corporate
Morgan Stanley back in profit but outlook weakMorgan Stanley swung to a profit in the second quarter but its shares fell in value. That was… 19/07/12 18:00 CET
economy
Nokia tries to shine with LumiaStruggling mobile phone maker Nokia has suffered another massive quarterly net loss – over 1.53… 19/07/12 18:00 CET
Neckermann joins stricken retailersAnother major name in German retailing is out of money and out of time. Mail order company… 19/07/12 16:45 CET
Spain’s borrowing costs hit new highsIt is getting more difficult for Spain’s government to borrow money. The Spanish Treasury did… 19/07/12 15:39 CET
europa
Brussels asks Kosovo for swifter reforms to join EUEU leaders say Kosovo is on the right track to join the 27-member bloc, but that more work needs to… 19/07/12 17:40 CET
hi-tech
3D “disaster” artEyal Gever has made a name for himself by capturing and freezing catastrophic situations before… 19/07/12 18:35 CET
innovation
New Green MaterialsAt a factory in Belgium, a new breed of products is being developed from the fibrous remains of… 19/07/12 09:00 CET
le mag
Japan’s International Fashion Fair gets underwayAsian designers have been flying the flag at Japan’s International Fashion Fair in Tokyo. The… 19/07/12 17:30 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Austerity measures strip Spanish firefightersFirefighters from a fire station in Mieres, near Oviedo (Spain), are not posing for a calendar… 19/07/12 12:17 CET
space
50 Years Via SatelliteUnless you were lucky enough to get your hands on a coveted London 2012 Olympics ticket, it’s… 19/07/12 09:00 CET
Sport
Looking back at the Olympics 1956-1964*MELBOURNE/STOCKHOLM 1956 “Blood in the Water”* For the first time the Games travelled to the… 19/07/12 18:14 CET
Hosts with the most: why home advantage brings more Olympic medalsIt doesn’t take much examination of the statistics to be able to confirm what was already fairly… 19/07/12 17:05 CET
Why are Australians so good at sport?It’s easy to talk to most Australians about sport. They like talking about it because they are, on… 19/07/12 16:58 CET
Why does India perform so poorly at the Olympics?In terms of population size and medals won, there is no worse Olympic performer than India. It… 19/07/12 16:53 CET
What does it take to win an Olympic medal?This summer in London, just over 10,000 athletes from 205 nations will be vying for around 1,000… 19/07/12 16:47 CET
Tour de France 2012: Voeckler wins Stage 16Europcar’s Thomas Voeckler produced a stunning performance to clinch stage 16 of the Tour de France… 19/07/12 08:16 CET
London 2012: Preparing for the GamesOlympic 50 metre freestyle champion Cesar Cielo predicted on Wednesday, Brazil will leave the… 19/07/12 08:15 CET
thenetwork
The Olympics: white elephant or cash cow?The Olympic Games are a time for the world to come together to celebrate its athletes. The winning… 19/07/12 18:35 CET
world news
The rise and fall of Omar Suleiman“President Hosni Mubarak has decided to leave his position as president of the republic and asked… 19/07/12 17:52 CET
Residents flee Damascus after warning from Syria militarySyria’s military has given residents of several districts of the capital Damascus 48 hours to… 19/07/12 23:53 CET
Israeli bus bomber identity still a mysteryBulgarian investigators are still trying to establish the identity of a suicide bomber who killed… 19/07/12 22:24 CET
Battling fires on Portugal’s Madeira islandWildfires are sweeping across the Portuguese island of Madeira, with teams of over 100 people… 19/07/12 19:34 CET
Iconic Rome ‘Fellini Theatre’ burns downRome’s famous Number 5 theatre at the Cinecitta studios has been destroyed by fire. An… 19/07/12 19:34 CET
Toddler rescued from Colombia sewer systemQuietly waiting to be pulled from a sewer system, Jeampier Silvera Arteta was the focus of a rescue… 19/07/12 19:29 CET
Bundestag approves Germany’s part in Spain bank bailoutGermany’s parliament has voted to approve Berlin’s contribution to an EU bailout for Spanish banks… 19/07/12 18:35 CET
Tunisian court gives Ben Ali lifeA Tunisian military court has sentenced ousted president, Zine al-Abadine Ben Ali in absentia to… 19/07/12 18:34 CET
Twentieth anniversary of death of Italy anti-mafia magistrate BorsellinoOn the 20th anniversary of the killing of Italian anti-mafia judge Paolo Borsellino, the United… 19/07/12 17:54 CET
New faces feature heavily on Emmy nomination listSeveral new television series have made it to the list of nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards… 19/07/12 17:50 CET
Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution on SyriaRussia and China vetoed a Western-backed U.N. Security Council resolution on Thursday that… 19/07/12 17:31 CET
Apple told to admit Samsung did not copy iPadApple has been ordered to release advertisements saying ‘Samsung did not copy the iPad’ in a latest… 19/07/12 17:00 CET
Egypt’s ex spy chief Omar Suleiman diesEgypt’s former spy chief Omar Suleiman has died in the United States where he was undergoing… 19/07/12 16:54 CET
Tunisia’s Ben Ali receives second life sentence A Tunisian military court has sentenced ousted president, Zine al-Abadine Ben Ali to life in… 19/07/12 16:33 CET
Russia and China veto UN over SyriaRussia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that threatened sanctions… 19/07/12 16:23 CET
Where is Bashar al Assad?As fighting intensifies in the Syrian capital Damascus, questions have arisen over the whereabouts… 19/07/12 16:05 CET
Israelis return home from Bulgaria to emotional welcomeSome of the Israelis caught up in the bomb in Bulgaria have been flown back to emotional reunions… 19/07/12 15:43 CET
Bermudas and a back-pack – the suspect in the Israeli bus bombingIsraeli bus bomber identity still a mystery Bulgarian investigators are still trying to establish… 19/07/12 15:23 CET
Head of UN-Syria monitors condemns Damascus attackRumours are circulating that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was wounded in an attack which… 19/07/12 14:33 CET
Ex-Mubarak spy chief Omar Suleiman dies in USEgypt’s former spy chief and Hosni Mubarak’s vice-president during the last days of his rule, has… 19/07/12 12:03 CET
Border staff industrial action threatens London OlympicsBritain’s Prime Minister David Cameron says a strike by border staff would be unjustified, after a… 19/07/12 11:43 CET
City-sized iceberg breaks from Greenland glacierAn iceberg said to be twice the size of Manhattan has broken free from the Petermann Glacier in… 19/07/12 11:36 CET
Strike at Syria regime brings fears of retaliationDamascus is in a state of high tension following Wednesday’s fatal strike at the heart of the… 19/07/12 09:33 CET
Anti-austerity protests planned in 80 Spanish citiesSpain is gearing up for huge day of anti-austerity protests across the country. Demonstrations… 19/07/12 08:14 CET
Israel blames Iran for fatal Bulgarian bus blastIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Iran for the bomb in Bulgaria that blew up a… 19/07/12 06:03 CET
Damascus bomb signals end of Assad says Syrian National CouncilThe bombing that left three of President Basher Al-Assad’s top military officials dead, including… 19/07/12 05:13 CET
Diplomats fear a bloody end game in SyriaInternational diplomacy has shifted into overdrive following the Damascus attack that struck at the… 19/07/12 03:13 CET
Brussels slams Romania over rule of lawThe EU has publicly slammed Romania’s new centre-left government over what it says is its lack of… 19/07/12 01:13 CET
Rebel mortar killed French journalist in Homs report claimsA report in the respected French newspaper Le Figaro claims that French journalist Gilles Jacquier… 19/07/12 00:33 CET
