behindmarkets
Lufthansa cost cuts take offLufthansa has started to benefit from its comprehensive restructuring plan. The German aviation… 02/08/12 19:37 CET
cinema
Revamp for sci-fi film ‘Total Recall’Over 20 years after Arnold Schwarzenegger’s blockbuster “Total Recall,” actor Colin Farrell steps… 02/08/12 17:06 CET
Gentlemen prefer blondesShe was quite simply THE blonde of her time and even 50 years after her death, her flame burns just… 02/08/12 16:10 CET
corporate
BNP Paribas beats rivals on profit and capital targetBucking the eurozone trend, France’s biggest bank, BNP Paribas, has reported better-than-expected… 02/08/12 14:06 CET
economy
Spain and Italy content with ECB movesThe leaders of Spain and Italy, meeting in Madrid, welcomed the ECB’s promises of help even as… 02/08/12 19:31 CET
ECB’s ‘Save the euro’ moves some way offUnder pressure to ‘Save the euro’ the European Central Bank is gearing up to buy Italian and… 02/08/12 17:28 CET
Draghi says ECB working on plans for bond purchases“The euro is irreversible” was the headline from European Central Bank head Mario Draghi at the… 02/08/12 15:12 CET
focus
Focus: maintaining Monza’s allureMonza in Italy is one of the world’s oldest race tracks. Located inside a walled park just outside… 02/08/12 16:01 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Whale shark found dead on Indonesian beachA dead whale shark of 13 meter was stranded on the Pandansimo beach in Bantula in Indonesia. August… 02/08/12 12:02 CET
science
New computer software helps autistic communicateA special computer programme called “e-mintza” – Basque for “electronic language” – has been… 02/08/12 15:58 CET
Sport
Carl Lewis exclusive: ‘America look good this year’As sporting giants go, there are not many bigger than nine-time Olympic and 10-time World Champion… 02/08/12 15:54 CET
London 2012: Day fiveTen days after becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France Bradley Wiggins sparked wild… 02/08/12 09:08 CET
world news
Russia and Britain: Olympic diplomacyOne needs to go back all the way to the summer of 2003 for the last time Vladimir Putin went to… 02/08/12 18:51 CET
The Syrian conflict from inside AleppoAs reports emerged of Syrian rebels in Aleppo turning tank fire on a government airbase, El Pais… 02/08/12 23:15 CET
Praise for Annan as Syria peace envoy quitsThe United Nations Secretary-General has commended Kofi Annan’s attempts to broker an end to the… 02/08/12 19:33 CET
British PM challenges Putin over Syria during London visitRussian President Vladimir Putin has been locking horns with British Prime Minister David Cameron… 02/08/12 19:13 CET
Egypt unveils new 35-member cabinetEgypt’s new government has been named, more than a month after President Mohamed Morsi took office… 02/08/12 18:34 CET
Fukushima prosecutors open criminal caseCriminal charges could be brought against the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company… 02/08/12 18:18 CET
Royal trip for Spanish king Juan CarlosSpanish King Juan Carlos went on an unexpected royal trip when he fell over during a military… 02/08/12 18:18 CET
Woodstock Stop surprise guests are German and Polish heads of stateYoung music fans had a surprise at Woodstock Stop when German and Polish heads of state took to the… 02/08/12 18:18 CET
Kofi Annan quits as Syria mediatorFormer UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will step down as UN-Arab League mediator in the 17-month… 02/08/12 17:49 CET
Court delays decision over Romania referendum resultRomania’s referendum row is set to rumble on for another month. The country’s Constitutional Court… 02/08/12 17:49 CET
Three al Qaeda suspects arrested in SpainSpanish police have arrrested a Turkish man and two others from former Soviet states in Southern… 02/08/12 17:49 CET
Italian steel workers protest against possible plant closureEmployees at a Italian steel works demonstrated on Thursday against plans to close it down… 02/08/12 17:04 CET
Afghan forces prevent Kabul ‘suicide attack’Afghanistan says it has thwarted a major suicide attack on the capital Kabul. Security forces… 02/08/12 16:48 CET
Syria: Rebels fire on government airbase near AleppoAs the battle for Aleppo intensifies, rebel forces are said to have turned a captured tank towards… 02/08/12 15:33 CET
Putin calls for NATO to stay in AfghanistanRussian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the planned withdrawal of NATO troops from… 02/08/12 13:33 CET
Typhoon Saola batters TaiwanTyhoon Saola has battered the island of Taiwan with fierce winds and torrential rain, killing at… 02/08/12 12:33 CET
UN monitors praised for Syria aid roleAs UN observers prepare to leave Syria following their failed peace mission, the EU’s crisis chief… 02/08/12 11:24 CET
US fast food chain defiant in gay marriage rowSupporters of a fast food chain boss who angered gay marriage advocates by backing “the biblical… 02/08/12 11:13 CET
Greek leaders strike ‘cuts for cash’ dealGreece’s political leaders struck a deal on Wednesday to slash public spending in return for more… 02/08/12 09:05 CET
Saving the euro: what’s the plan?“We will do whatever it takes to save the euro and believe me it will be enough.” The words of… 02/08/12 07:07 CET
Four million dollar ‘pop art’ discoveredA painting by celebrated ‘pop artist’ Roy Lichtenstein has turned up in a New York warehouse after… 02/08/12 07:06 CET
NATO bomb kills SerbiansTwo Serbian soldiers died and several more were injured on Wednesday when an old NATO cluster bomb… 02/08/12 07:06 CET
Argentina accuses Britain of ‘sacrilege’An Argentine war cemetery on the Falkland Islands has been vandalised. The destruction is being… 02/08/12 07:05 CET
Claims of atrocities from both sides in SyriaVideo purportedly coming from the Syrian capital Damascus shows what opposition groups say is the… 02/08/12 06:14 CET
Rausing sentenced for delaying wife’s burialMulti-millionaire Hans Kristian Rausing has been given a 10-month suspended prison sentence, after… 02/08/12 00:53 CET
140m euro makeover for iconic Paris hotelParis’s celebrated Ritz hotel is to close its doors for two years while extensive renovations take… 02/08/12 00:14 CET
Swedish activists behind Belarus teddy bear stuntTwo Swedish advertising executives have revealed how they managed to drop hundreds of teddy bears… 02/08/12 00:03 CET
