businessplanet
Financing for the futureCrowdfunding is a way of financing a business venture: small contributions from dozens, if not… 21/01/13 12:30 CET
cinema
French cinema enjoys successThree of four smash hits in 2011 ensured a bumper year for French cinema. Asterix and Obélix: God… 21/01/13 12:22 CET
corporate
Moscow stock exchange to floatTurning Moscow into a global financial centre is the reasoning behind plans by the Moscow Exchange… 21/01/13 15:03 CET
Davos 2013
Davos: five-star talking shop opens for businessAs the great and the good arrive in the postcard-pretty Swiss mountain resort of Davos for the… 21/01/13 22:26 CET
economy
Positive signs for German economyThe prospects for Europe’s largest economy have improved and any slow down will be short lived… 21/01/13 19:18 CET
Dutch minister poised to lead EurogroupThe first meeting of 2013 of the Eurogroup of finance ministers was the last for Jean-Claude… 21/01/13 17:03 CET
futuris
Visions of our moody SunWhat causes the violent explosions on the Sun’s surface and our communication systems to… 21/01/13 17:21 CET
hi-tech
Hi-tech art restoration“The Statue of Hope” at the English Cemetery in Florence is having a 3D scan to analyse the stone… 21/01/13 14:43 CET
le mag
Paris fashion week kicks offVersace kicked off Paris couture week with a colourful and luxurious collection awash in… 21/01/13 16:06 CET
markets
European markets at close: 21.01.201321/01/13 19:12 CET
pictureoftheday
Droopy eyes at Chinese festivalWang Xianxiang, a Chinese farmer, carries two buckets with his eyelids during a provincial Spring… 21/01/13 11:28 CET
right on
There’s distance between us!Officials in Brussels admit it is a problem they must tackle: how to close the big distance between… 21/01/13 11:10 CET
Concern in Brussels over “disconnect”The European Commission has launched a series of public meetings across the EU as part of a plan to… 21/01/13 11:09 CET
“Citizens need to feel the EU is theirs”On the question of how to close the distance between the EU and its citizens, and to get them to… 21/01/13 11:08 CET
world news
Presidential inauguration time telescopeThe same oath has been taken since the first US President said it in 1789, as it says in the… 21/01/13 10:29 CET
Diabaly falls, now French and Malian forces eye northAfter an entry under cover of darkness early Monday morning, French and Malian forces now say the… 21/01/13 22:56 CET
Obama ‘journey’ speech excerpts“This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our… 21/01/13 21:16 CET
Britain and Japan condemn loss of life in AlgeriaOf the 37 foreigners killed during the Algerian gas plant siege seven were Japanese nationals… 21/01/13 20:14 CET
Jubilant crowds cheer on Barack Obama’s public inaugurationUS President Barack Obama was on Capitol Hill where he took the public oath of office for his… 21/01/13 19:17 CET
Meet the new boss, same as the old bossPresident Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have been publicly sworn in for their second… 21/01/13 19:01 CET
Algeria details the deaths at In Amenas siegeAlgeria’s Prime Minister has been detailing events during the hostage crisis at the gas plant in… 21/01/13 18:27 CET
CDU crashes to fifth consecutive state election lossThe defeat of the ruling coalition in Lower Saxony’s state election on Sunday was by the narrowest… 21/01/13 18:10 CET
Mokhtar Belmokhtar: A profile of the “Marlboro Man”This is allegedly the mastermind behind the In Amenas gas facility attack in Algeria. Now one of… 21/01/13 17:35 CET
Protests in Turkey as NATO missiles arriveA small group of protesters clashed with police on Monday as Dutch troops arrived in the … 21/01/13 16:36 CET
Mali: French troops liberate DiabalyFrench and Malian armoured columns have rolled unopposed into the central Malian town of Diabaly… 21/01/13 15:45 CET
Eritrean troops surround Ministry of Information in AsmaraAround 200 Eritrean soldiers with two tanks have surrounded the Ministry of Information in the… 21/01/13 15:37 CET
New study sheds light on online ‘copy culture’_photo credit FlickR/liferfe_ A new study by the American Assembly, a non-partisan research centre… 21/01/13 15:26 CET
USA gears up for grand presidential inauguration paradeStar-spangled banners, tight security and crowd barriers. All preparations for US President Barack… 21/01/13 14:55 CET
Trial begins of New Delhi rape suspectsA fast-track court in New Delhi has begun the trial of five men accused of the rape and murder on a… 21/01/13 14:45 CET
More flight disruption across Europe as heavy snow continuesFreezing temperatures and heavy snow continue to batter parts of Europe, causing further travel… 21/01/13 14:25 CET
Combined French/Malian force enters DiabalySecurity sources say a column of French and Malian armoured personnel carriers and supply trucks… 21/01/13 12:35 CET
Israel set for tight general election raceIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on course for a third successive term in office… 21/01/13 12:16 CET
Afghanistan: Taliban suicide attack on government building in KabulA coordinated attack involving suicide bombers and a powerful car bomb has hit the headquarters of… 21/01/13 09:15 CET
Algerian security forces confirm 48 hostages deadThe four-day crisis at the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria is over, but questions remain and the… 21/01/13 06:26 CET
Lower Saxony blow for German Chancellor MerkelWhile Social Democrat Stephan Weil celebrates a narrow victory in Lower Saxony, it is a cause for… 21/01/13 05:05 CET
Washington all set for Obama’s public inaugurationThe US capital has been preparing for public events to commemorate the inauguration of President… 21/01/13 03:47 CET
French government aims for “total reconquest” of MaliThe French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said the goal of France’s military action in… 21/01/13 01:46 CET
Neutral Austria votes to keep military serviceAustria will retain military conscription, bucking a European trend that has seen many of its… 21/01/13 00:35 CET
