behindmarkets
Investors back UPS hopes for TNT bidWill new concessions by American company UPS overcome European objections to its proposed takeover… 18/12/12 19:34 CET
cinema
Moroccan cinema decimated by piracyWhile Moroccan cinema has seen some progress over recent years, with regards to technology and a… 18/12/12 15:39 CET
Les Miserables brings its Lovely Ladies and co. to the big screenA big screen adaptation of the musical version of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables has just premiered… 18/12/12 12:35 CET
corporate
Turkish delight for Airbus, but still trails BoeingTurkey’s Pegasus Airlines is to buy at least 75 Airbus A 320 and A321 medium-haul planes. The… 18/12/12 18:07 CET
Gemalto’s smart moveA change in the listing of top French shares as smart card maker Gemalto is set to join the CAC 40… 18/12/12 16:04 CET
economy
Morgan Stanley fined over Facebook IPOMorgan Stanley has been fined the equivalent of 3.8 million euros for breaking the law over some of… 18/12/12 13:59 CET
Eurozone troubles prompt Swedish rate cutSweden’s central bank has cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percent to offset the impact of the… 18/12/12 13:59 CET
europa
Children in conflict zones get Nobel Peace Prize cashThe EU is donating the money from its Nobel Peace Prize to thousands of young victims of war. More… 18/12/12 19:08 CET
Artisan fishermen demand ‘fairer EU quotas’EU fisheries ministers met in Brussels on Tuesday with the aim of agreeing on fishing quotas for… 18/12/12 18:14 CET
hi-tech
Smart coachingAt the polytechnic school in Lausanne, students are hooked on their latest invention; a mobile app… 18/12/12 14:06 CET
le mag
Charlie Simpson is the king of coolBritish singer-songwriter Charlie Simpson has set a new record for the world’s coldest gig, even… 18/12/12 15:39 CET
markets
European markets at close: 18.12.201218/12/12 18:00 CET
newsplus
Christmas cheer limited in GreeceThe people of Greece end the year under foreign guardianship and with tax reforms imminent. It has… 18/12/12 19:04 CET
pictureoftheday
Wishing spheres set afloat for New Year in SingaporeOver 100 elderly people and youths from voluntary welfare organizations penned their New Year… 18/12/12 10:12 CET
terraviva
Vitoria-Gasteiz is Spain’s green pioneerIn the north of Spain, there is a wetland that might seem like many others. Except these lakes that… 18/12/12 11:34 CET
Blog: the green attitude of the Basque capitalVitoria-Gasteiz. I might well have lived in Spain, although it was on the other side of the country… 18/12/12 11:33 CET
world news
End of the World: the Mayan perspectiveDetermined to see the world end this year, it seems the whole planet is waiting with bated breath… 18/12/12 17:54 CET
Newtown slowly returns to normalityThe funeral of another two victims from Friday’s massacre have taken place in Connecticut. Six year… 18/12/12 23:06 CET
Obama supports plans to reintroduce assault-weapons banUS President Barack Obama has given his backing to efforts to reinstate an assault weapons ban… 18/12/12 23:05 CET
Egypt protestors stage hunger strikeA new wave of demonstrations are gathering pace in Egypt against an Islamist-backed draft… 18/12/12 20:27 CET
France town Bugarach bucks apocalypse buzzAccording to a mix of ancient Mayan myth and modern-day internet rumour, Bugarach in southern… 18/12/12 20:25 CET
Queen Elizabeth II attends her first UK cabinet meetingBritain’s Queen Elizabeth II has become the first monarch in more than two centuries to attend a… 18/12/12 20:13 CET
South African President retains leadership of ANCSouth African President Jacob Zuma has been reelected as leader of ruling party, the African… 18/12/12 19:37 CET
Ukraine death toll rises as temperature fallsAnother 18 people have died due to extremely cold weather in Ukraine, taking the death toll to 37… 18/12/12 19:33 CET
Russia prepares to evacuate citizens from SyriaThe Syrian military has purportedly launched fresh air strikes in eastern Ghouta near Damascus… 18/12/12 17:06 CET
Polio vaccination workers shot dead in PakistanFive female health workers involved in a vaccination programme to eradicate polio have been shot… 18/12/12 16:05 CET
Fiji vows to rebuild after Cyclone Evan wrecks homesThe clean-up begins on Fiji after the worst tropical storm in two decades wrecked homes and cut… 18/12/12 14:55 CET
Call me the Apocalypse Correspondent!It is not an everyday occurrence to get a call from your editor, asking you to report the end of… 18/12/12 14:12 CET
Iraq’s President Talabani hospitalised after strokeIraq’s President Jalal Talabani is in hospital after suffering a stroke. The 79-year-old is in a… 18/12/12 14:05 CET
Israel approves controversial settlement buildingsThe Palestinian Authority has spoken out against the decision to give the go-ahead for the building… 18/12/12 13:55 CET
New school prepared for surviving Sandy Hook kidsResidents of Fairfield, Connecticut have held a candlelight vigil for the 20 schoolchildren and six… 18/12/12 12:34 CET
Apartment buildings collapse in Palermo killing threeThree people have been killed after two apartment buildings collapsed in Palermo, the capital of… 18/12/12 12:24 CET
Congolese warlord acquitted of brutal massacreFormer Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui has been acquitted by the International… 18/12/12 11:15 CET
Mrs Park and Mr Moon in tight South Korean electionCampaigning in South Korea’s presidential election is entering the final furlong with both… 18/12/12 10:16 CET
Oldest person dies aged 115Dina Manfredini, the world’s oldest person, has died at the age of 115. Manfredini was crowned… 18/12/12 08:00 CET
Tittileaks: Hacker gets 10 yearsA federal judge has sentenced a hacker to 10 years in prison. Christopher Chaney from Florida… 18/12/12 08:00 CET
Two NASA probes crash-landed on the MoonTwo NASA probes the size of domestic washing machines have been deliberately crashed onto a two… 18/12/12 07:59 CET
At least 26 killed in Columbian bus crashAt least 26 people are believed to have died in a bus crash in Columbia. The vehicle was heading… 18/12/12 07:59 CET
French UMP rivals agree a dealAfter a month of in-fighting, the two rivals battling to lead France’s centre-right UMP party have… 18/12/12 05:36 CET
Is this the endgame in Syria?If pictures being broadcast on You tube are genuine, then they show rebels storming the largest… 18/12/12 04:06 CET
Gun debate rises to prominence in the USNever too far from the surface, the subject of gun control is currently on everyone’s lips in the… 18/12/12 02:26 CET
First funerals take place following massacreThe first two funerals following the massacre of twenty schoolchildren and six adults in… 18/12/12 01:05 CET
Pensioners protest in SpainWith 50 percent youth unemployment in Spain these days we are used to seeing the younger generation… 18/12/12 00:55 CET
