businessweekly
What hope for an Italian turnaround?Italy has been the eurozone’s most sluggish economy for more than a decade. Its economy has been… 17/08/12 16:19 CET
corporate
Pilot agreement boosts Air France sharesAir France-KLM’s shares rose on Friday after its pilots backed proposals to alter their contracts… 17/08/12 14:34 CET
economy
Stronger eurozone countries nervous on break upWe must prepare for the possibility of the eurozone breaking up. That call has come from the… 17/08/12 17:21 CET
Merkel backs ECB’s DraghiThe world’s financial market have been given a boost by apparent support from German Chancellor… 17/08/12 14:34 CET
Spain’s bank bad loans hit record highThe number of so-called bad loans – that is those that are unlikely to ever be repaid – held by… 17/08/12 14:34 CET
Eurozone trade risesTrade volumes for the eurozone rose in the first six months of this year according to the latest … 17/08/12 14:34 CET
perspectives
Drought and heatwaveExceptionally hot, dry weather has been making headlines, notably for the effect on grain crops… 17/08/12 12:43 CET
pictureoftheday
South Africa: Tension as deaths marr miners’ strike A protester licks his spear outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, northwest of Johannesburg… 17/08/12 11:02 CET
world news
‘Virgin Mary, Put Putin Away’ – a punk prayer earns two years in jailWhat follows is a translation of the song ‘Virgin Mary, Put Putin Away’ sung by Pussy Riot in… 17/08/12 17:30 CET
Rent-a-car in Europe: An obstacle courseCredit card guarantee. Deposit fee. Insurance. Fuel. Damages… and the checklist goes on. … 17/08/12 17:12 CET
Italian steel town ‘dying’ to workOrdered to stop production by a judge because of high levels of pollution, ILVA is responsible for… 17/08/12 16:33 CET
South Africa seeks answers after deadly mine shootingWives and mothers of missing miners have been protesting at the scene of Thursday’s police shooting… 17/08/12 22:15 CET
Protests across Europe at Pussy Riot sentenceAround the world there have been more shows of support for the Russian band. The Vladimir Putin… 17/08/12 20:45 CET
Spanish jurist Garzon at forefront of WikiLeaks fightThe whistleblower website and its supporters have a notable ally in renowned Spanish human rights… 17/08/12 19:15 CET
Pussy Riot: two-year sentences ‘disproportionate’The EU has denounced the two-year jail sentences handed down to the three members of Russian… 17/08/12 18:53 CET
Will Assange emerge from Ecuador embassy?He has got asylum from Ecuador but Julian Assange’s fate remains far from clear. The Wikileaks… 17/08/12 18:13 CET
German army authorised to act on home soilThe German Constitutional Court is authorising the army to intervene in exceptional circumstances… 17/08/12 17:25 CET
Norway names new police chief after mass killingsNorway’s outgoing police chief Oystein Maeland has been replaced. He resigned on Thursday after a… 17/08/12 17:25 CET
Poland and Russia church leaders in reconciliation callThe leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church in Poland have signed a joint… 17/08/12 17:25 CET
South Africa police claim self-defence in deadly mine clashesSouth Africa’s press has been scathing as the country reels from one of the bloodiest security… 17/08/12 16:34 CET
Health versus jobs dilemma in southern ItalyTwo Italian government ministers have been meeting representatives of Europe’s largest steel… 17/08/12 16:23 CET
Pussy Riot punk trio jailed for two yearsThree members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot have each been sentenced to two years in jail… 17/08/12 15:46 CET
UN observers prepare to leave war-torn SyriaIn the Syrian town of Azaz just 30km from the border with Turkey the people have been burying their… 17/08/12 12:33 CET
France wildfires threaten tourism on Atlantic coastAround 200 firefighters have been deployed to tackle a wildfire close to a popular surfing resort… 17/08/12 12:23 CET
Restrictions eased for Palestinians entering Jerusalem for Ramadan prayersSecurity has been tightened in Jerusalem on the last Friday of Ramadan as thousands of Palestinians… 17/08/12 11:19 CET
Юрія Луценка готові етапувати до колонії після нового вирокуКолишнього міністра внутрішніх справ України Юрія Луценка засуджено до 2 років позбавлення волі… 17/08/12 10:57 CET
Four dead in Thai disco blazeFour people have died and at least eleven have been injured after a fire at a Thai nightclub. The… 17/08/12 10:23 CET
Japan reduces tension in islands disputeJapan is to deport 14 Chinese activists after a group of them landed on an island claimed by both… 17/08/12 08:33 CET
Ryanair investigated over Spain emergency landingsThe boss of low-cost airline Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, has denied his company’s planes carry… 17/08/12 07:21 CET
Italy oil spill into Ionian SeaAbout two tonnes of oil have been spilled into the Ionian Sea at the Italian port of Taranto. The… 17/08/12 07:21 CET
Activist jailed for Bahrain anti-government protestsProminent opposition and human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been given a three-year prison term… 17/08/12 07:21 CET
Russia’s ‘Pussy Riot’ protesters jailed for two yearsThree members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been jailed for two years each for a… 17/08/12 03:33 CET
Rising death toll in South Africa strike violenceOfficials in South Africa say more than 30 people were killed in clashes with police during a… 17/08/12 01:50 CET
Lebanon clan renounces abductionsThe militant Lebanese Shi-ite clan which is already holding 20 Syrians and a Turk says it will not… 17/08/12 01:50 CET
