corporate
European manufacturing activity risesThere have been more signs that the economic recovery in Europe is gathered pace. As production… 01/04/10 18:38 CET
economy
China may back Iran sanctions despite trade linksWestern governments have become increasingly confident that the Beijing government will back … 01/04/10 19:30 CET
French car sales accelerateFrench car sales rose in March, boosted by a scrapping incentive. They were up by 12.8 percent… 01/04/10 15:55 CET
Oil at 18-month highOil has hit its highest price in 18 months as more investors piled in at the start of the new… 01/04/10 15:55 CET
Japanese businesses more upbeatJapanese business morale improved in March according to a survey carried out by the Bank of Japan… 01/04/10 15:55 CET
europa
Schengen Visa Code will streamline issuing proceduresFrom Monday, April 5, a new code comes into effect for short stay visas for the 22 European Union… 01/04/10 19:30 CET
le mag
Danube Music FestivalIn Sofia, Bulgaria, the Danube Music Festival is being held on a boat called the A38. It’s an old… 01/04/10 18:26 CET
world news
Doku Oumarov, Russia’s new public enemyHe’s 46 years old and Russia’s new public enemy number one after he claimed the double attack on… 01/04/10 19:12 CET
Karzai launches stinging attack on WestIn Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has delivered a stinging attack on the west over allegations… 01/04/10 19:10 CET
Pope celebrates the beginning of EasterThe official celebrations of Easter weekend have got underway with Holy Thursday mass in St… 01/04/10 19:05 CET
Terrified passengers see A380 tyres explodePassengers have endured a terrifying ordeal after their plane damaged two tyres on landing in… 01/04/10 19:04 CET
Medvedev vows revenge on visit to DagestanRussia’s pain is mixed with a thirst for vengeance as it continues to bury the remaining victims… 01/04/10 19:03 CET
Sudan opposition parties pull out of electionLast ditch talks to try to save crucial elections in Sudan are underway after all the main… 01/04/10 19:02 CET
Attempted coup in Guinea-BissauLatest reports from Guinea-Bissau say the Prime Minister is under house arrest. Carlos Junior was… 01/04/10 19:02 CET
China agrees to participate in UN nuclear talksChinese President Hu Jintao will attend a multi-nation summit on nuclear security in Washington… 01/04/10 18:14 CET
Independent sex abuse commission launched in AustriaThe head of a new commission set up to investigate claims of sexual abuse within the Catholic… 01/04/10 17:37 CET
Moscow prepares to bury her deadMoscow’s grief is preparing a public face as mourners gather for eight of the funerals of the… 01/04/10 14:12 CET
India launches censusCounting heads in India – arguably one of the biggest mathematical sums in the world and an… 01/04/10 14:11 CET
Vatican gets ready for Easter amid sex abuse scandalAs the Roman Catholic Church gears up for Easter – the holiest festival in its calendar – the child… 01/04/10 14:10 CET
Haiti President appeals to his peopleHaiti has been handed a nine billion dollar cheque, that’s around seven and a half billion euros… 01/04/10 13:28 CET
Church must accept abuse guilt says CardinalA confession of the Catholic Church’s guilt and a plea for forgiveness have been made in a key Holy… 01/04/10 07:40 CET
Donors pledge more than expected for HaitiDonors at an international conference organised to rebuild devastated Haiti have pledged far more… 01/04/10 07:39 CET
Obama backs offshore drilling in climate driveA long-standing ban on oil and gas drilling off some of America’s shores could be reversed, under… 01/04/10 07:38 CET
Street clashes as Moscow mournsOpposition protesters chanted “shame” during demonstrations in Moscow. In what was perhaps a sign… 01/04/10 07:38 CET
Iceland volcano is tourist hotspotThe volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier earlier this month has turned it into a… 01/04/10 07:35 CET
Chechen rebels admit ordering Moscow blastsRussia has started to bury its dead following the suicide attacks on Moscow’s metro system. Shortly… 01/04/10 07:35 CET
