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Standard Chartered’s share slumpPolitical troubles hammered Standard Chartered’s shares in London. The sell-off came after it was… 07/08/12 18:43 CET
corporate
Hotel sales help InterContinental return cash to investorsInterContinental Hotels is selling some of its top properties and returning the money raised to its… 07/08/12 14:39 CET
Iran accusations slam StanChart sharesStandard Chartered’s shares continued to tumble on Tuesday after New York’s banking regulator… 07/08/12 14:39 CET
economy
Greece continues hand to mouth borrowingAthens sold 812.5 million euros worth of treasury bill on Tuesday. They are due to mature in six… 07/08/12 14:37 CET
italk
Paul Dujardin: Can Europe afford to be cultured?In this edition of I-talk host Alex Taylor asks: “Should we give money to encourage young artists… 07/08/12 13:26 CET
le mag
Gabala festival where music hits a peakThe classics hit the heights with the annual International Music Festival in the ancient mountain… 07/08/12 19:59 CET
markets
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musica
Opera Arias from the Verbier FestivalWatch superstar opera tenor Rolando Villazon in concert at the Verbier Festival. He shared the… 07/08/12 15:57 CET
pictureoftheday
Curiosity’s view of Mount Sharp on MarsAn image taken by NASA’s Mars science rover Curiosity shows its main target, Mount Sharp. The… 07/08/12 11:41 CET
Sport
London 2012: King Kenny claims second cycling crown Britain’s Jason Kenny lived up to his reputation as the fastest man on the cycling track after… 07/08/12 08:23 CET
world news
Europe sizzles in summer heatwaveWhen in Rome…be sure to have a parasol! Some shade and cooling water in the city’s fountains… 07/08/12 23:03 CET
Powerful Typhoon Haikui heads for ShanghaiShanghai and its population of 23 million are preparing for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui… 07/08/12 21:53 CET
Funerals for Egyptian officers killed on Israeli borderMilitary funerals have been held for 15 of the 16 Egyptian police officers shot dead near the… 07/08/12 19:34 CET
Queues for views of London 2012Britain has gone Olympic bonkers and the hunt for precious tickets has reached pandemic… 07/08/12 19:23 CET
Heatwave hits Central EuropeSome like it hot – and in Serbia that means temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius! Central… 07/08/12 18:17 CET
Poland: Storms cut power to tens of thousandsSevere storms have hit parts of central and northeast Poland. The freak weather toppled trees and… 07/08/12 18:17 CET
Snow falls in South AfricaSnow is not the sort of weather you would associate with South Africa but the white stuff has been… 07/08/12 18:17 CET
Jamaica: 50 years of independenceThe timing could not have been better. The day before Jamaica celebrated 50 years of independence… 07/08/12 17:59 CET
German orders down, UK industry slowsThere is fresh evidence that the eurozone’s problems are undermining the region’s strongest economy… 07/08/12 17:36 CET
Europeans dream of record 190 million lotto jackpot190 million euros! That is the record jackpot on offer in tonight’s EuroMillions lottery- enough… 07/08/12 17:34 CET
Millions of euros promised for Syrian refugee campsBritain and America say they have pledged millions of euros to help Syrian refugees. Washington’s… 07/08/12 17:24 CET
Assad meets Jalili as Iran seeks hostage releaseSyrian President Basher al-Assad has met Saeed Jalili, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security… 07/08/12 16:53 CET
Syria’s future could be determined this week, say regime supporterseuronews correspondent Bora Bayraktar is in the Syrian capital Damascus. He described the situation… 07/08/12 16:24 CET
Greece: illegal immigrants face deportationThe Greek government have been looking to the Gods for inspiration as they carry out plans to… 07/08/12 15:55 CET
No end in sight for Italian recessionItaly has slipped deeper into recession making it more difficult for Mario Monti’s technocrat… 07/08/12 15:43 CET
Syria: No let up in battle for AleppoA day after Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab defected and accused President Bashar al-Assad of… 07/08/12 14:34 CET
Mount Tongariro erupts for first time in a centuryA New Zealand volcano has roared back to life after lying dormant for more than a century. The… 07/08/12 14:13 CET
Russian prosecutor wants three year jail term for Pussy Riot punk bandRussian prosecutors have called for the three members of the punk band Pussy Riot to be jailed for… 07/08/12 13:03 CET
Mexico: Vigil held for singer Chavela VargasHundreds of people have gathered in Mexico City to pay a last tribute to singer Chavela Vargas, who… 07/08/12 12:33 CET
Congo rebellion causing humanitarian crisisAs many as a half a million people have been forced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of… 07/08/12 11:43 CET
Eight killed in Kabul bomb attackAt least eight people have been killed in a bomb blast in the Afghan capital Kabul. The device hit… 07/08/12 11:23 CET
Efforts underway to rescue Manila flood victimsTorrential rain has triggered severe flooding in the Philippines capital Manila. Dams and rivers… 07/08/12 09:43 CET
Aleppo: Living in a city at the core of a conflictAs the violence continues in Aleppo, life for those who live in Syria’s second city is becoming… 07/08/12 08:33 CET
Curiosity rover starts work on MarsJust hours after successfully landing on Mars and the Curiosity space probe has already started… 07/08/12 06:24 CET
Families of Munich victims slam IOCThe widow of the one of the 11 Israelis murdered by Palestinian gunmen at the Munich Olympics in… 07/08/12 05:43 CET
Siege of Aleppo continuesThe Syrian army is continuing with its offensive on rebels in the city of Aleppo in spite of the… 07/08/12 03:53 CET
Police move in on Occupy Frankfurt campPolice have cleared anti-capitalist protesters from the Occupy Frankfurt camp set up 10 months ago… 07/08/12 02:13 CET
US police name temple shooting suspectPolice in the United States have named the man they suspect opened fire at a Sikh temple in… 07/08/12 00:53 CET
Egypt’s Mursi vows revenge for Sinai attackEgypt’s President Mohamed Mursi has visited the spot near the Israeli border where gunmen killed 16… 07/08/12 00:23 CET
