behindmarkets
Finmeccanica rises on sale prospectsFinmeccanica was boosted on Monday in Milan by a new offer on its energy unit. The Italian defense… 01/10/12 19:21 CET
businessplanet
Taking business into Welsh schoolsFor its latest edition, Business Planet goes to South Wales where there is a plan to develop… 01/10/12 15:51 CET
cinema
Eastwood stars in producer pal’s debut film Trouble with the CurveTrouble with the Curve is a father-daughter reconciliation drama set against the backdrop of one of… 01/10/12 13:52 CET
corporate
Swiss miners finally agree on mergerSwiss mining company Xstrata has finally agreed to sell out to its local rival Glencore, digging… 01/10/12 14:39 CET
Lagardere threatens to veto EADS/BAE dealMajor EADS shareholder Lagardere says BAE ‘s terms for the merger of the two companies are… 01/10/12 13:54 CET
IATA upbeat about aviation marketDespite falls in traffic and few new plane sales the IATA has raised its profits forecast for 2012… 01/10/12 13:54 CET
economy
Greece gambles on quick fix in teeth of economic stormGreece is going for pain now in an attempt to produce a budget surplus in 2013 for the first time… 01/10/12 18:36 CET
New European recession on the way?Unemployment in the eurozone remained becalmed at a record 11.4% in August while manufacturing put… 01/10/12 16:59 CET
europa
‘For Europe!’ book makes the case for a federal Europe‘For Europe!’ is a new book, written by two staunch pro-Europeans – Daniel Cohn-Bendit of the Group… 01/10/12 17:23 CET
hi-tech
Water proofing for electronic equipmentWe all know it’s a bad idea to get your phone wet but it’s surprising how often it happens. Water… 01/10/12 13:04 CET
le mag
Exhibition Highlights Dennis HopperCelebrated as an actor, Dennis Hopper was less well known as a photographer. A collection of more… 01/10/12 13:52 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez plays a guitar during a campaign rallyVenezuela’s President Hugo Chavez plays a guitar during a campaign rally in Cabimas in the state of… 01/10/12 12:30 CET
reporter
Exclusive: 24 hours in the chaos of AleppoAfter 19 months of bloody conflict there are still no signs of peace in Syria. A ruthless battle… 01/10/12 19:47 CET
right on
Has anyone seen my child?It is a drama that families hope they will never have to face: the disappearance of a child. Amid… 01/10/12 11:20 CET
A new SOS when youngsters vanishNumerous organisations across Europe are attempting to reduce the number of cases of missing… 01/10/12 11:19 CET
Missing children images on website error pagesWhen a family is looking for a missing child it is important that all search methods are explored… 01/10/12 11:18 CET
womenandwar
Fighting the war’s inheritance in CambodiaThis month, Women and War is in Cambodia to meet Meth, Davy, and Somaly. In a country where the… 01/10/12 11:22 CET
world news
How to succeed in US presidential race debatesRunning for president in 1960, tanned, relaxed and made up for the lights and camera, John… 01/10/12 19:30 CET
American Woman! Vote for Me!Winning women’s votes in the US presidential election will be one of the keys to victory. Workers… 01/10/12 19:03 CET
Greece at odds with lenders over spending cutsThe Greek government has met with its international lenders in an attempt to iron out differences… 01/10/12 22:53 CET
Solution needed for displaced in GeorgiaTserovani is a settlement of 8000 displaced Georgians on the unrecognised border with South… 01/10/12 22:23 CET
Ukrainian journalists protest against ‘chilling’ defamation billUkrainian journalists on Monday protested outside the country’s parliament in Kiev against a new… 01/10/12 20:06 CET
Death and the destruction of Syria’s cultural jewels in AleppoNumerous fires now rage across the old city of Aleppo, a world heritage site, as battles between… 01/10/12 19:53 CET
Unclear result in Georgia electionsGeorgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s government has claimed victory in parliamentary elections… 01/10/12 19:23 CET
Pussy Riot appeal adjourned as band member sacks lawyerA Moscow court has adjourned the appeal of jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot until October 10… 01/10/12 18:43 CET
Zuckerberg adds Russian PM Medvedev as new Facebook friendBillionaire entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg has a new Facebook friend. The founder and chief… 01/10/12 18:03 CET
Monitoring the Georgian electionsA group of observers from the European parliament are in Mtskheta, the former capital of the… 01/10/12 17:13 CET
Spain seeks to avoid bailout as debt soarsEurope’s Economy Comissioner, Olli Rehn, has been meeting with Spanish officials to discuss its… 01/10/12 16:04 CET
Steel giant confirms French furnace closure-600 jobs to goSteel manufacturer ArcelorMittal has announced the closure of two idle blast furnaces in eastern… 01/10/12 15:14 CET
Scorpion venom proves to be usefulScorpions may be feared for their poisonous stings but scientists in Cuba are researching the… 01/10/12 15:04 CET
Marikana mine shooting inquiry beginsA judicial investigation begins today into the deadly shooting of 34 strikers at South Africa’s… 01/10/12 12:53 CET
French police arrest handball heroes in match fixing probeNikola Karabatic a World, Olympic and European champion is among ten French handball players… 01/10/12 12:43 CET
Pussy Riot appeal adjourned in MoscowThe jailed Russian punk rock band, Pussy Riot’s appeal against a two-year sentence for performing… 01/10/12 11:15 CET
Deadly attack on NATO patrol in AfghanistanAt least three NATO soldiers have been killed along with up to nine civilians in a suicide bomb… 01/10/12 11:04 CET
Deadly attacks on Deraa and HomsAt least six people have reportedly been killed in fresh fighting between Syrian rebels and… 01/10/12 10:43 CET
Georgia parliamentary election on knife edgeVoting is underway in the Georgian general election billed as a “turning point” for the country… 01/10/12 08:33 CET
Venezuelans on the streets one week before pollSupporters of the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles have thronged the streets of Caracas, one… 01/10/12 07:26 CET
Nigeria boarding school destroyed by bombAn Islamic boarding school has been flattened by a bomb attack in the town of Zaria in northern… 01/10/12 07:26 CET
Buddhist villages ransacked by angry MuslimsMuslim protestors have attacked several Buddhist villages in Bangladesh after an image said to show… 01/10/12 07:26 CET
Erdogan re-elected as AK Party leaderTurkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected as leader of the governing … 01/10/12 04:34 CET
Georgians disillusioned over economic successRevelations of appalling abuse in the country’s jails have galvanised anti-government feeling in… 01/10/12 03:03 CET
Georgian election billed as a “turning point”People in Georgia are going to the polls for an election already billed as a “turning point” for… 01/10/12 00:33 CET
