businessweekly
Rosneft TNK-BP deal stirs up the oil marketA spectacular energy deal as Russian oil giant Rosneft moves to buy the joint venture TNK-BP which… 26/10/12 15:13 CET
cinema
‘Skyfall’ thrills with new depthIn latest Bond movie ‘Skyfall’ James is battered and bruised and left for dead, a man with… 26/10/12 12:26 CET
corporate
Samsung profits soar again, but can it last?South Korea’s Samsung has posted a fourth straight record quarterly profit – the equivalent of 5.74… 26/10/12 14:17 CET
economy
Bailout pressure mounts on SpainThe latest grim Spanish jobs numbers put further pressure on the government to seek international… 26/10/12 19:18 CET
US growth up, but not enough to help ObamaBetter than expected, but not enough of an improvement to help Barack Obama in the closely… 26/10/12 16:10 CET
europeweekly
Europe Weekly: Is Europe working?In this week’s Europe Weekly we focus on the challenges facing women in the workplace and the… 26/10/12 15:14 CET
learningworld
US education in focusThe Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s latest report finds that 42% of… 26/10/12 11:17 CET
le mag
Ai Weiwei furious at parody video disappearanceDissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has criticised the government in Beijing after a parody video he… 26/10/12 15:14 CET
markets
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pictureoftheday
Last trip for camel sacrificed for Eid al-AdhaA camel purchased by a customer is lifted on to a vehicle at a market near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia… 26/10/12 10:56 CET
reporter
America’s generation debtIn the United States, university students graduate with an average of 25,000 dollars of debt… 26/10/12 11:37 CET
Sport
Casillas and Xavi win Asturias awardSpain Internationals Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernández were jointly awarded the prestigious Prince… 26/10/12 21:24 CET
No reallocation of Armstrong titlesNo names will appear on the Tour de France winners list between 1999 and 2005 after Cycling’s… 26/10/12 20:01 CET
Serbian FA bans two international playersThe Football Association of Serbia has banned two players and two members of their coaching staff… 26/10/12 07:46 CET
u talk
Does the EU fund individual reasearch projects?Our question today comes from Timo in Helsinki: “I am a young researcher in Gender Studies from… 26/10/12 07:16 CET
Is Europe abandoning its poor?Today we have a question from Tom in Paris: “Hello, I read somewhere recently that the European… 26/10/12 06:38 CET
world news
Quake hits Italy days after jailing of SeismologistsThe clean-up continues after a magnitude five earthquake struck southwest Italy on Friday. The… 26/10/12 23:05 CET
10th anniversary of Moscow theatre siegeA memorial has taken place for the 130 victims of the October 2002 Dubrovka theatre siege and the… 26/10/12 22:44 CET
Oviedo hosts 2012 Asturias ceremonyThe 2012 Asturias prizes have been presented to the lucky winners in Oviedo, Spain, by Queen Sophia… 26/10/12 20:25 CET
Hurricane Sandy threatens FloridaMost of Florida was under a tropical storm warning on Friday as a massive hurricane crept… 26/10/12 20:17 CET
Music and rallies wrap up campaigning for Ukraine parliamentary electionUkrainian voters were treated to pop concerts in several cities on Friday, the final day of… 26/10/12 20:16 CET
Berlusconi’s 20 years of court battlesFormer Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been accused of swindles, sleaze and sex with… 26/10/12 20:15 CET
Explosions during Syrian ceasefireA large car bomb exploded near a children’s playground in southern Damacus on Friday, as a four day… 26/10/12 19:03 CET
Berlusconi sentenced to jail for tax fraudFormer Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to four years in jail for tax… 26/10/12 18:14 CET
British oil executive murdered in BrusselsBelgian authorities are investigating the mysterious murder of a British oil executive in Brussels… 26/10/12 17:43 CET
Ukrainian political parties plan post-election alliancesAs the election campaign draws to a close, Ukraine’s competing political parties are well aware… 26/10/12 17:24 CET
Chinese Premier hit by wealth scandalThe New York Times says Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s family has accumulated huge wealth during his… 26/10/12 17:13 CET
Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to four years jailFormer Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to four years in jail for tax… 26/10/12 16:35 CET
Syria ceasefire in tatters as fighting eruptsSeveral people have been killed in fighting across Syria within hours of a ceasefire being called… 26/10/12 16:14 CET
Taliban victim Malala Yousufzai ‘recovering fast’The father of a young Pakistani girl, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting… 26/10/12 16:03 CET
Budget cuts push Spain jobless to 25 percentOne in four Spaniards are now out of work as the unemployment rate hit a record high in the third… 26/10/12 14:32 CET
Iranian activists win Sakarov prizeThe European Parliament has given its top human rights award, the Sakharov prize for Freedom of… 26/10/12 13:31 CET
Anti-Putin activist charged with plotting protestRussian opposition leader, Sergei Udaltsov has been formally charged with plotting mass disorder… 26/10/12 13:28 CET
Suicide bomber in deadly attack on Afghan mosqueThere has been a deadly attack on a mosque in northern Afghanistan. A suicide bomber killed at… 26/10/12 12:40 CET
US Campaign: the cost of becoming PresidentThe US presidential campaign is set to be the most expensive in history. Both candidates are on… 26/10/12 11:43 CET
Calm across Syria in early hours of ceasefireFighting has erupted in a Damascus suburb and around an army base in northern Syria, according to… 26/10/12 11:13 CET
Dozens killed by suicide attack on Afghan mosqueAt least 32 people have reported been killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in northern… 26/10/12 09:43 CET
Halloween poll puts Obama aheadThe real race between Romney and Obama may be chillingly close to call but if sales of Halloween… 26/10/12 08:44 CET
Hurricane Sandy set to become a billion-dollar disasterA score of people are officially dead but more casualties are expected as Hurricane Sandy continues… 26/10/12 06:34 CET
Ukraine election to be decided on an east/west divideUkraine goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament. Four hundred and fifty seats are… 26/10/12 06:33 CET
Obama leads by example to catch the early voterHotfooting it from his eight-state tour in two days, Obama matched his rival’s enthusiasm and was… 26/10/12 06:03 CET
Romney goes all out for OhioClinch Ohio and the US presidency is won – with election statistics showing that could well be the… 26/10/12 04:34 CET
Space junk cloud threatens ISSOnly hours after the successful docking of a Soyuz spacecraft with the International Space Station… 26/10/12 02:43 CET
Ivanishvili confirmed as new Georgia prime ministerTycoon Bidyina Ivanishvili has become Georgia’s new prime minister. The 56-year-old and his… 26/10/12 01:03 CET
President Obama casts vote early in ChicagoUS President Barack Obama has become the first American leader to cast an early vote ahead of the… 26/10/12 00:14 CET
