corporate
Renault passes on Ssangyong bidTwo of the companies that previously said they were thinking of taking a majority stake in troubled… 10/08/10 18:21 CET
GDF Suez and International Power to mergeEurope’s second-biggest utility company, GDF Suez, is set to take control of its smaller British… 10/08/10 17:30 CET
Euro Disney’s sales riseEuro Disney’s shares rose after it announced sales in its latest quarter were up by 21 percent to… 10/08/10 16:10 CET
TUI profit warning as UK bookings fallTUI Travel, Europe’s biggest travel firm, has said that it is likely that its full-year profit will… 10/08/10 16:10 CET
economy
Fed tries to support fragile recoveryThe US Federal Reserve has announced it is to buy up longer-term government debt in an effort to… 10/08/10 20:52 CET
musica
Bonus interview: Elisabeth Kulman & Riccardo MutiHere are a few extra excerpts from our interview with conductor Riccardo Muti and with… 10/08/10 16:33 CET
The Vienna Philharmonic: Love conquers allNinety years old this year it may be, but the Salzburg Festival remains as fit as a fiddle… 10/08/10 16:33 CET
world news
UN Gaza flotilla probe panel meets for first timeStarting their investigation into Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a four-man … 10/08/10 21:34 CET
Extreme weather-climate warming links not provenNatural disasters have blanketed the world’s news media in recent weeks, with their incalculable… 10/08/10 19:23 CET
China landslide death toll doubles to over 700The death toll in China’s deadliest landslide in decades has soared to more than 700. Rescuers… 10/08/10 19:07 CET
Muslims prepare for RamadanRamadan is different in Gaza this year. The partial relaxation of the Israeli blockade means shops… 10/08/10 18:37 CET
No let-up in sight for Russia heatwaveWeather forecasters said on Tuesday that the deadly heatwave that sparked wildfires around Moscow… 10/08/10 17:54 CET
Japan apologises to South KoreaJapan has offered another apology to South Korea for the suffering inflicted during its… 10/08/10 15:38 CET
UN to launch emergency appeal for PakistanThe United Nations is to launch an emergency response plan for Pakistan and an appeal for hundreds… 10/08/10 15:37 CET
Dramatic increase in civilian casualties in AfghanistanNine years into the conflict, the latest figures show the risks to ordinary people in Afghanistan… 10/08/10 14:34 CET
Focus on Guantanamo “juvenile” trialThe human rights credentials of the Obama presidency are under scrutiny today with the trial in… 10/08/10 12:48 CET
Kagame on track for a second term in RwandaIn Rwanda, all the indications are that President Paul Kagame has won a second seven-year term in… 10/08/10 11:12 CET
China landslide death toll doublesAt least 702 people are now known to have died following the massive mudslide in north-west China… 10/08/10 11:12 CET
Colombia and Venezuela seek to mend tiesColombia’s new president Juan Manuel Santos and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez meet in… 10/08/10 10:24 CET
Concerns grow over Pakistan’s post-flood recoverySoldiers and aid workers are struggling to reach at least a million people cut off by landslides… 10/08/10 08:04 CET
Medvedev gets tough as Russia’s fires rageIt seems like a never-ending battle. No sooner have firefighters put out some of the flames… 10/08/10 07:37 CET
German police close mosque linked to 9/11Nearly nine years after the September 11 attacks, German police have closed down a mosque once… 10/08/10 07:37 CET
Israel killed Hariri, says Hezbollah leaderHezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has unveiled video footage that he says backs up his theory that… 10/08/10 07:36 CET
Kagame edges closer to Rwandan election winRwanda’s incumbent president Paul Kagame is set for another seven-year term according to… 10/08/10 07:36 CET
Mumbai port reopens for business after collisionIndia’s busiest port will reopen today after the collision of two cargo ships off Mumbai at the… 10/08/10 07:27 CET
Stand-off over Kaczynski crossSeveral thousand people have held a rally in Warsaw to protest against an impromptu wooden cross… 10/08/10 07:27 CET
