behindmarkets
Japanese wind beneath Vestas’ wings?The world’s biggest wind-turbine maker – Denmark’s Vestas – may be about to find help from Japan… 28/08/12 18:59 CET
cinema
ParaNorman takes on the zombiesThe long-established technique of stop-motion animation gets a 3D upgrade in the darkly comic… 28/08/12 16:41 CET
corporate
Credit Agricole’s Emporiki sale soonCredit Agricole has said it hopes to complete talks on the sale of its troubled Greek bank Emporiki… 28/08/12 14:15 CET
Airbus wins Philippine Air orderAirbus has won a huge order from Philippine Airlines (PAL) beating out US rival Boeing. The… 28/08/12 14:15 CET
economy
Will ECB ‘save the euro’ plan be enough?The European Central Bank is trying to ease fears about its plans to “save the euro” by buying the… 28/08/12 19:12 CET
Catalonia wants 5 billion euros from MadridSpain’s northeastern region of Catalonia has asked Madrid for just over five billion euros in… 28/08/12 16:40 CET
Spanish recession set to deepenSpain is falling deeper into recession as Madrid moves closer to seeking a European rescue package… 28/08/12 15:55 CET
Italy’s debt costs fallItaly’s two-year borrowing costs fell nearly two percentage points at an auction of debt on… 28/08/12 14:15 CET
hi-tech
Getting to grips with an artificial fingerSurgeons at Malmö‘s University Hospital in Sweden are used to treating patients with injured hands… 28/08/12 12:06 CET
learningworld
Summer LearningResearchers say that on average, students lose about a month of progress in maths skills each… 28/08/12 16:08 CET
le mag
Italian car design revs up Los AngelesA red 1953 Cadillac coupe, once owned by the star Rita Hayworth, is just one of many iconic cars at… 28/08/12 16:41 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Activist faces state troopers in Tampa, FloridaAn activist lies in front of a police-line during a protest on the streets outside the Republican… 28/08/12 11:24 CET
world news
Belgium’s unforgiven Dutroux caseIn August 1996, Marc Dutroux becomes known to all of Belgium, and will be loathed for his crimes, a… 28/08/12 18:27 CET
‘Day After’ looking to new dawn in SyriaThe Syrian opposition has long been urging the international community to do more to bring an end… 28/08/12 18:08 CET
Syria’s Day After projectAs Syrian rebels sing praises to Allah as their war goes on, other of the Assad regime’s detractors… 28/08/12 16:13 CET
Car bomb kills 12 in DamascusThe body count continues to rise in Syria. At least twelve were killed and 48 wounded when a car… 28/08/12 22:14 CET
Hurricane Isaac heads toward Louisiana and MississippiTropical Storm Isaac is now a category 1 hurricane heading towards to the Louisiana-Mississippi… 28/08/12 20:23 CET
Arafat poisoning claims inquiryProsecutors in France have opened a murder inquiry into the 2004 death of Yasser Arafat in a… 28/08/12 18:57 CET
Car bomb kills 12 at Damascus funeralTwelve people have been killed and dozens injured after a car bomb exploded at a funeral in the… 28/08/12 18:13 CET
World War Two bomb found in WarsawAn unexploded Second World War bomb has been found during construction work on a metro line in… 28/08/12 18:10 CET
Lufthansa faces strikes as cabin crew talks failIndustrial action is looming at German airline Lufthansa after last-ditch pay talks with cabin crew… 28/08/12 18:10 CET
Venice in a flap over ‘pigeon art’Exciting art or cruelty to pigeons? Make your own mind up over the coloured plumage currently to… 28/08/12 18:10 CET
Judge doubles sentence for Russian opposition activistA Russian opposition activist has been jailed for eight years for drug dealing. The sentence is… 28/08/12 17:54 CET
Parole given to accomplice of Belgium child-killerThe ex-wife and accomplice of Belgian child killer Marc Dutroux has been granted parole. … 28/08/12 17:47 CET
Two dead as Mombasa Muslims riots continueA police officer and civilian have been killed after a grenade was thrown at a police vehicle… 28/08/12 17:33 CET
Belgium: Early release from jail for Dutroux’s ex-wifeA Belgian court has given the green light for the release from jail of Michelle Martin, the ex-wife… 28/08/12 17:03 CET
France drives down fuel pricesThe French government has struck a deal with the energy industry to cut fuel prices at the pump by… 28/08/12 16:33 CET
Syria army pursues rebels in Damascus suburbsThe focus of the battles in Syria seems to have returned to the outskirts of Damascus as well as… 28/08/12 16:03 CET
Jobless figures rise again in SpainSpain’s second recession in three years is biting hard. Cesar Aguado and his wife Puri and their… 28/08/12 14:54 CET
Study suggests IQ risks for young cannabis usersYoung teenagers who become hooked on cannabis may be causing lasting damage to their memory… 28/08/12 14:43 CET
Residents flee wildfires west of MadridWildfires west of Madrid, thought to have been started deliberately, have forced 2,000 people to… 28/08/12 13:03 CET
Human voice ‘speaks to Earth from Mars’NASA has transmitted back to Earth the sound of the first ever human voice from another planet… 28/08/12 12:43 CET
Chinese fishermen killed in South Korea typhoonDespite daring rescue efforts off South Korea, at least five Chinese fishermen have been killed by… 28/08/12 11:43 CET
Israel court: activist Rachel Corrie’s death ‘accidental’An Israeli court has ruled that the state was not at fault over the death of an American… 28/08/12 11:23 CET
Colombia ‘will learn from past mistakes’ in FARC talksThe Colombian government says it has been holding exploratory talks with the country’s biggest… 28/08/12 09:13 CET
US Gulf coast braces itself for full impact of IsaacHeavy rain and strong winds have taken their toll on some areas of eastern Florida as Tropical… 28/08/12 06:44 CET
Republicans open a low-key conventionIt was not quite what they had planned. No sooner had Republicans in the US opened their national… 28/08/12 05:54 CET
Santos confirms peace talks to begin with FARCColombian President Juan Manuel Santos could secure himself a place in history after confirming… 28/08/12 04:33 CET
Egypt calls on Assad allies to pressure him to goWith UN initiatives mired in impotence over the Syrian crisis, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is… 28/08/12 02:33 CET
Syria’s military use air power to target Damascus suburbsThe focus of fighting in Syria appears to to have returned to the outskirts of Damascus as a… 28/08/12 00:33 CET
