behindmarkets
Branson’s grim train warningTrains on Britain’s busy and profitable West Coast Mainline between London and Scotland are to be… 15/08/12 18:34 CET
corporate
Holcim takes concrete stepsHolcim has said it will cut costs and raise the prices of its cement and other building materials… 15/08/12 15:00 CET
Standard Chartered deal with US agencies in the worksShares of Standard Chartered rose sharply in London on Wednesday after it reached a multi-million… 15/08/12 14:13 CET
Branson angry over rail bid lossBritish billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Trains has been outbid by rival transport firm… 15/08/12 15:00 CET
economy
US industrial output risesUS industrial production expanded last month at the fastest pace since April. It increased by 0.6… 15/08/12 18:58 CET
Mixed business benefits from London OlympicsThere was some rare good news from the recession-hit UK economy as the number of Britons out of… 15/08/12 17:26 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Brussels’ BlossomGardeners work on a giant carpet made of flowers to form a floral decoration at Brussels’ Grand… 15/08/12 11:08 CET
Sport
Nadal pulls out of US OpenRafael Nadal has withdrawn from this year’s US Open due to injury. The Spanish world number three… 15/08/12 18:44 CET
u talk
European citizenship: The death of nations?== ispi== On this edition of U-talk the question comes from Laetitia, from Corsica, France… 15/08/12 07:02 CET
world news
Hollande’s first 100 daysIt has been 100 days since François Hollande stepped onto the red conveyor belt of history and… 15/08/12 19:05 CET
More Congo civilians flee fightingThe increasing vulnerability of civilians to armed violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo… 15/08/12 15:16 CET
Arab nations urge nationals to leave LebanonSeveral Arab countries are telling their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately following a spate of… 15/08/12 23:23 CET
Fire crews make progress battling Canary Islands wildfiresSome of Spain’s worst wildfires in a decade have left a trail of destruction. They are still raging… 15/08/12 22:14 CET
Syria government airstrike ‘kills many’ in AzazMany people are reported killed in an airstrike by Syrian government forces in the north of the… 15/08/12 20:15 CET
UN accuses Syrian forces and rebels of war crimesUnited Nations human rights investigators say widespread war crimes and crimes against humanity… 15/08/12 19:44 CET
Wildfires still raging in US WestWildfires continue to rage across the western United States, destroying dozens of homes and forcing… 15/08/12 19:23 CET
Duke of Edinburgh hospitalised againBritain’s Prince Philip has been taken to hospital in Scotland as a precautionary measure… 15/08/12 18:13 CET
Large cocaine haul seized off Spain coastSpanish police say they have seized three tons of cocaine aboard a ship off the southwestern coast… 15/08/12 18:11 CET
Nazi suspect wins Australia extradition caseA suspected Nazi war criminal living in Australia has won a legal battle against extradition to his… 15/08/12 18:11 CET
‘Bicycle bomb’ injures several in western AfghanistanMore than a dozen people are reported to have been wounded in a bomb attack in western Afghanistan… 15/08/12 18:11 CET
Tropical storm hits northern PhilippinesTropical storm Kai-Tak has brought a fresh deluge to the Philippines, which is already reeling… 15/08/12 17:33 CET
Canaries fires still rageWildfires are still raging across many parts of Spain, including La Gomera in the Canary Islands… 15/08/12 17:17 CET
France: Catholic prayer opposes gay marriageA prayer has been read out in Catholic churches throughout France that includes words opposing… 15/08/12 16:24 CET
Russia: Pussy Riot supporters protest outside cathedral‘Blessed are the merciful’ the message read. Around 18 demonstrators mounted the steps of Moscow’s… 15/08/12 16:13 CET
Buenos Aires hosts world’s biggest tango festivalIt is elegant, it is passionate and it is the pride of Argentina – where the world’s biggest tango… 15/08/12 14:53 CET
Damascus hotel used by UN rocked by truck bombA truck bomb has exploded in the Syrian capital Damascus, near the Dama Rose Hotel used by … 15/08/12 14:03 CET
Fighting continues in AleppoThe violence continues in Aleppo as pro-government forces try to dislodge the rebel Free Syrian… 15/08/12 12:35 CET
Megaupload founder hints at return of the siteAn internet entrepreneur accused of costing media companies 400 million euros through piracy has… 15/08/12 12:34 CET
Branding banned – Australia gets tough on tobaccoThe High Court in Australia has handed down a landmark ruling that forces tobacco companies to… 15/08/12 11:33 CET
Bomb blast near UN observers in DamascusA bomb has exploded in the Syrian capital Damascus, near the Dama Rose hotel used by UN observers… 15/08/12 11:13 CET
Anniversary tensions mount between Japan and South KoreaHistoric tensions between South Korea and Japan have flared on the 67th anniversary of Tokyo’s… 15/08/12 09:53 CET
Brazilian court stops controversial dam projectAmazon Indians have reason to celebrate after a Brazilian court ordered work on a huge… 15/08/12 09:15 CET
Easyjet plays down pilot strike disruptionBudget airline EasyJet claims a strike by its France based pilots is unlikely to cause much… 15/08/12 09:15 CET
Giant African design for Belgium’s flower carpetIt is thought to be the biggest carpet of flowers in the world. The bi-annual floral display in… 15/08/12 09:14 CET
Homes are burned as wildfires rage in the USWildfires in at least ten states in the US have destroyed vast tracts of land as firefighters… 15/08/12 06:23 CET
UN calls on both sides to allow aid through in SyriaIntense fighting has continued in the Syrian city of Aleppo as the daily battles between rebels of… 15/08/12 02:53 CET
French footballers to appear in court in sex probeFrench footballers, Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema are to stand trial for having sex with a minor… 15/08/12 01:04 CET
Police reinforcements for troubled French townA hundred extra police have been sent to the northern French town of Amiens, 24 hours after a night… 15/08/12 01:03 CET
