behindmarkets
Kingfisher’s rainy day bluesResults from Britain’s Kingfisher on Wednesday were a reminder that the crisis is far from over… 12/09/12 19:19 CET
cinema
Robert Redford thriller premieres at TorontoEnd Of Watch is a gritty portrait of life on the beat in the toughest neighbourhoods in Los… 12/09/12 16:03 CET
corporate
Latest Apple iPhone set to debutThe wait is almost over for iPhone fans. At an Apple media event in San Francisco on Wednesday it… 12/09/12 15:02 CET
economy
Fed ready for more stimulus?The financial markets are betting that the Federal Reserve is about to take action to stimulate the… 12/09/12 18:59 CET
Who’s finding France too taxing?At the centre of a political row over his decision to seek Belgian nationality, France’s richest… 12/09/12 17:47 CET
UK jobless numbers fallThere were some green shoots on the jobs front in the recession-mired UK in August as employment… 12/09/12 15:02 CET
europa
EU Parliament spat: ‘Why can’t you understand?‘Jose Manuel Barroso’s State of the Union address to the European parliament in Strasbourg on… 12/09/12 12:17 CET
interview
NATO chief talks to euronews on 9/11 anniversaryOn the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke to… 12/09/12 15:51 CET
le mag
Festival of photojournalism shocks in FranceOne of the biggest photojournalism festivals in the world is now on in Perpignan in France… 12/09/12 16:03 CET
life
Almaty: Kazakhstan’s Garden CityThe city of Almaty lies to the south of Kazakhstan, a stop off point in years gone by on the Silk… 12/09/12 15:25 CET
markets
European markets at close: 12.09.201212/09/12 19:27 CET
pictureoftheday
Tensions flare between China and Japan over disputed islandsOn Tuesday, Japan brushed off stern warnings by China and said it had bought the islands from a… 12/09/12 13:09 CET
science
Sensory classroom for autistic childrenSocial interaction and communication are often hugely difficult for autistic children, meaning they… 12/09/12 08:58 CET
Sport
Hillsborough apology from British PMBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has apologised for failures and cover-ups in the wake of the… 12/09/12 16:31 CET
world news
Rutte’s path to power in the NetherlandsMark Rutte’s early ambition was to become a concert pianist, instead he orchestrated his political… 12/09/12 22:10 CET
Apple takes wraps off 4G-ready iPhone 5(Reuters) – Apple Inc took the wraps off its fastest, thinnest iPhone on Wednesday, packing a much… 12/09/12 20:38 CET
German court’s ESM reliefGermany’s Constitutional Court has won high-level cheers for giving the green light for Berlin to… 12/09/12 19:40 CET
French Alps murder: Investigators say ‘clues’ are ‘in the UK’The senior French police officer investigating the death of a British man and his family in the… 12/09/12 23:14 CET
Dutch PM Rutte looks set for second term after tight electionDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Liberal party is in the box seat for a second term after his… 12/09/12 21:55 CET
Protests spread over Prophet Muhammad filmThe anti-Islam film which apparently led to the attack on the US embassy in Benghazi has sparked… 12/09/12 21:37 CET
Brussels unveils new banking planThe EU Commission has unveiled sweeping plans for the European Central Bank to supervise all of the… 12/09/12 19:48 CET
Markets gain on bailout fund decisionA ruling from a top German court paving the way for policymakers to take new steps to tackle the… 12/09/12 18:59 CET
Obama condemns US diplomatic killings in LibyaUS President Barack Obama says ties with Libya will not be hurt by Tuesday’s killing of American… 12/09/12 18:51 CET
Barroso calls for ‘federation of states’Europe must become a ‘federation of nation-states,’ the EU Commission’s chief Jose Manuel Barroso… 12/09/12 17:33 CET
Rare reptiles discovered by Brindisi border policeItalian border police have seized a shipment of endangered tortoises. Checks at the southern port… 12/09/12 17:22 CET
Polish authorities move to block crematorium close to former Nazi death campAuthorities in eastern Poland are attempting to stop a funeral company from building a crematorium… 12/09/12 17:22 CET
Roma protest against French visit to BucharestA group of Roma have gathered outside the government building in Bucharest to protest against… 12/09/12 17:22 CET
Dutch voters know austerity follows Wednesday’s voteDutch voters are going to the polls on Wednesday in a neck and neck race between the Liberal party… 12/09/12 17:07 CET
Greek public sector workers protest over cutsLocal government workers were joined by Greek hotel staff in a protest against austerity on… 12/09/12 17:04 CET
Libya authorities blame Gaddafi supporters for US diplomat deathsAn “outrageous attack” is the way US President Barack Obama is describing the killing of the… 12/09/12 15:59 CET
Netherlands election: Polls show Liberals and Labour neck and neckDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has reminded eurosceptic voters in today’s parliamentary election… 12/09/12 15:13 CET
European shares rise on German ESM rulingThe financial world got a boost from the Germany’s Constitutional Court allowing the ratification… 12/09/12 15:02 CET
Spanish food banks scoop Asturias awardIn Oviedo the jury of the Prince of Asturias Award has announced the winner of this year’s Concord… 12/09/12 14:15 CET
260 confirmed dead in Pakistan factory firesAt least 260 people are now known to have died in in two factory fires in Pakistan. One blaze at… 12/09/12 13:24 CET
German court backs EU bailout fundTop judges in Germany have confirmed that the eurozone’s new bailout system does not breach German… 12/09/12 12:54 CET
US ambassador killed in Libya rocket attackThe American ambassador to Libya is one of four US consulate staff killed in Benghazi following a… 12/09/12 12:13 CET
US ambassador to Libya killed in attackThe U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on… 12/09/12 12:03 CET
Pakistan factory fires kill 261 workersAt least 261 people burned to death as fires swept through two factories in Pakistan, one in the… 12/09/12 11:57 CET
Zuckerberg: building a smartphone would be ‘wrong strategy’ for FacebookMark Zuckerberg soothed investors in his first major public appearance since the No. 1 social… 12/09/12 11:26 CET
Barroso wants EU to become ‘federation of states’We are all in this together – not as an all-engulfing single entity, but as separate, democratic… 12/09/12 11:16 CET
German court rules eurozone bailout fund legalGermany’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge to block the euro zone’s new… 12/09/12 11:14 CET
Spain may turn to ECB’s bond-buying programme to raise moneySpain may become the latest eurozone country to approach the European Central Bank for financial… 12/09/12 09:44 CET
Netherlands election is too close to callDutch voters go to the polls today in an election that has been heavily influenced by how to deal… 12/09/12 08:53 CET
Santa seeks justice over tax demandSanta Claus has gone to court! In Lithuania, a man who has impersonated father Christmas for the… 12/09/12 08:12 CET
Germany’s former first lady denies escort rumoursThe wife of former German president, Bettina Wulff has published a new autobiography in which she… 12/09/12 08:12 CET
Brazilian police clamp down on violence in RioAround 250 police officers, tanks and helicopters have been called in to stem the growing violence… 12/09/12 08:12 CET
Gunmen attack US consulate in Benghazi over ‘blasphemous’ filmAn American staff member of the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi has died following… 12/09/12 04:14 CET
Thousands turn out to demand Catalan autonomyAn unprecedented one-and-a-half million Catalans turned out onto the streets of Barcelona for… 12/09/12 01:55 CET
Portugal given more time to hit troika targetsPortugal’s foreign lenders who granted the country a 78 billion euro bailout last year have agreed… 12/09/12 00:38 CET
German court to rule on legality of ESMThe German Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe holds the destiny of the EU in its hands today. It is… 12/09/12 00:37 CET
