behindmarkets
Morrisons’ Cold ChristmasThe festive season ended up being a disappointment for Morrisons supermarkets. Like-for-like sales… 07/01/13 19:23 CET
cinema
From Oz to Middle Earth: coming out in 2013Oz: The Great and Powerful is one of the most anticipated Hollywood releases of 2013. Directed by… 07/01/13 16:25 CET
corporate
Bank of America’s multi-billion bad debt buybackIn the United States, Bank of America is forking out nine billion euros to settle a long-running… 07/01/13 19:09 CET
Air France toe-to-toe with the low-cost carriersAir France is trying to take on the low-cost airlines by introducing a series of mini-fares on… 07/01/13 16:33 CET
economy
IMF in Egypt for loan negotiationsA senior official from the International Monetary Fund has been meeting the Egyptian government for… 07/01/13 14:09 CET
Regulators slacken banking liquidity ruleInternational regulators are allowing banks more room for manouevre over liquidity, after easing… 07/01/13 14:07 CET
europa
EU’s New Year resolution: crack down on cybercrimeThe EU has made a New Year’s resolution: to get tough on Internet criminals. It has just opened a… 07/01/13 18:19 CET
hi-tech
Swiss scientists bend Caustic Effect to their willAt first glance it doesn’t sound very exciting but a sheet of plexiglass is making waves at… 07/01/13 12:05 CET
le mag
The best of Berlin’s graffitiThe German capital is a magnet for street artists. They were drawn to the city when it was divided… 07/01/13 16:25 CET
markets
European markets at close: 07.01.201307/01/13 19:33 CET
pictureoftheday
Meanwhile in AleppoA Free Syrian Army fighter feeds a cat in the old city of Aleppo. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman 07/01/13 12:11 CET
right on
Careful what you click on!One year after a plan to reform European data protection laws was unveiled, it is still the focus… 07/01/13 11:20 CET
Privacy versus new information technologyThe information technology sector is rapidly changing, with smartphones becoming even smarter and… 07/01/13 11:19 CET
Is it too late to police the web?As Europe grapples with a controversial plan to reform its data protection laws, there is growing… 07/01/13 11:18 CET
Sport
Europe’s highest football pitchAt approximately 2 kilometres above sea level, the Ottmar Hitzfeld pitch in Switzerland ranks as… 07/01/13 18:48 CET
Dakar rally: Barreda wins stage 2Spain’s Joan Barreda kept his composure to clinch the second stage of the Dakar rally in Pisco on… 07/01/13 08:09 CET
world news
Northern Ireland: behind the flag riotsIt all began on the night of December 3. A fight over a flag in a province officially at peace for… 07/01/13 18:21 CET
Israel: Netanyahu attacked from all sides ahead of electionThere is hardly any doubt about a victory for the Netanyahu-Lieberman coalition in Israeli… 07/01/13 18:21 CET
Family of missing Italian fashion house boss remain hopefulAs a search and rescue team scoured the coast of Venezuela for the missing Italian fashion boss… 07/01/13 23:06 CET
Eight Turkish miners killed in methane blastEight miners have been killed following a suspected methane gas explosion in northern Turkey… 07/01/13 22:55 CET
Obama names two key new men for top jobsPresident Barack Obama is well into his second-term government reshuffle, announcing on Monday new… 07/01/13 20:36 CET
Cameron and Clegg in cosy coalitionBritish Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg shared the same stage to deliver the… 07/01/13 20:36 CET
Berlusconi deal means he will not stand for prime ministerSilvio Berlusconi will not pursue his ambition to return to the office of prime minister. That’s… 07/01/13 20:15 CET
Messi is ‘World’s Best Footballer’ for a record fourth timeArgentina striker Lionel Messi has been crowned world footballer of the year for a fourth… 07/01/13 19:57 CET
Turkey reveals secret PKK talksThe Turkish government has officialised secret talks underway between it and Abdullah Ocalan, the… 07/01/13 19:04 CET
Film awards season starts with BAFTA nominationsThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts heralded the build up to its prestigious awards… 07/01/13 18:24 CET
‘What do you do with drunken sailor?‘“What do you do with a drunken sailor?” Arrest him. Danish coastguard intercepted a vessel as it… 07/01/13 18:21 CET
More delays at Berlin’s new airport and it’s not even openBerlin mayor Klaus Wowereit has stepped down from his post as board chairman of Berlin’s new… 07/01/13 18:21 CET
Two dead in Lebanon floodsAt least two people have been killed in Lebanon as a heavy rainstorm caused widespread flooding… 07/01/13 18:20 CET
Who is Chuck Hagel, Obama’s controversial pick for Defense?President Barack Obama will nominate former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel to be his defense… 07/01/13 17:53 CET
Facebook criticised for allowing cyber-bullyingSocial network Facebook is under fire again for privacy issues after a woman in Iceland became the… 07/01/13 17:10 CET
Indian gang rape suspects appear in courtFive Indian men suspected of the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year old woman have appeared before a… 07/01/13 15:05 CET
Rare strike puts press freedom under scrutiny in ChinaIn China there has been a rare protest over press censorship. Yellow chrysanthemums, symbolising… 07/01/13 14:35 CET
US gun-rush is on as controls loom on the horizonAmerica’s war over guns is hotting up in the wake of the Newtown shootings, with media reports that… 07/01/13 13:35 CET
Turkey prepares missiles for Syrian borderTurkey has begun readying for the deployment of surface-to-air missiles on its border with Syria… 07/01/13 12:15 CET
Northern Ireland braces for week of protests over Union flagNorthern Ireland is quieter this Monday after another night of violent confrontation in areas of… 07/01/13 12:05 CET
Suspects in India rape case appear in courtFive men accused of the gang rape and murder of an Indian student are appearing in court for the… 07/01/13 11:05 CET
Australia braces for “catastrophic” wildfire dayAustralia is bracing for days of “catastrophic” fire and heatwave conditions. Fires are already… 07/01/13 08:25 CET
Talks are held to end riots in BelfastPolice in Northern Ireland brace themselves for a fourth night of clashes stemming from protests… 07/01/13 06:05 CET
West dismisses Assad’s speech as meaninglessThe US has dismissed a speech made by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as ‘a meaningless attempt to… 07/01/13 05:35 CET
Germany’s Free Democrats call for a united frontGermany’s Free Democrats, tried to muster a sense of unity at a make-or-break rally on Sunday, two… 07/01/13 04:26 CET
Mordovia welcomes Gérard DepardieuFrench actor Gérard Depardieu has been given a warm welcome in the region of Mordovia, hours after… 07/01/13 04:08 CET
Patriarch Kirill uses Christmas address to call for moderationRussian Orthodox Christmas Eve celebrations have been held in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour cathedral… 07/01/13 02:35 CET
