corporate
Takeover speculation swirls through luxury worldShares in British luxury goods group Burberry hit a new high on Wednesday on market rumours it… 08/12/10 20:03 CET
Samsung upbeat on smartphone salesSamsung is predicting better profit margins from mobile phones in the current quarter. The… 08/12/10 15:03 CET
economy
European Development Days focus on helping poorAgainst a background of big government budget cuts, thousands of international aid experts have… 08/12/10 18:56 CET
IPOs head for a recordThe amount raised worldwide from companies’ initial public offerings of shares this year is on… 08/12/10 15:06 CET
Major Irish lenders ‘ to restructure’Nationalised lenders Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society are reportedly to… 08/12/10 15:03 CET
interview
Iran nuclear negotiator links scientist murder with UNAfter a 14-month rupture of negotiations between the five permanent members of the UN Security… 08/12/10 21:00 CET
le mag
Lyon’s magical Festival of LightsA magical light show is transforming a French city for the next few nights, bringing visitors in… 08/12/10 18:35 CET
marrakesh
Taking cinema to the masses, Marrakesh styleThe Marrakesh film festival is not all about red carpets and glitzy ‘A’ list stars, although there… 08/12/10 20:50 CET
Morocco under the lens of young film-makersGiving what was probably one of the best red carpet performances at the Marrakesh Film Festival, … 08/12/10 16:39 CET
science
Aspirin may cut cancer riskAspirin is one of our oldest medicines but scientists are only now realising just how remarkable… 08/12/10 20:43 CET
Siberian methane: climate time bomb waiting to explodeIt is feared global warming is causing methane gas to be released from Siberia’s frozen ground at a… 08/12/10 20:43 CET
world news
Haiti closes airports as protests growProtests have continued in the Haitian capital and other cities on the island. The last 24… 08/12/10 23:05 CET
Hackers target firms that dumped WikiLeaksWebsites seen as being against WikiLeaks and its detained founder Julian Assange have been the… 08/12/10 22:44 CET
Palestinians look to EU to boost peace processPalestinians are turning to Europe to help relaunch the stalled Middle East peace process. They… 08/12/10 19:09 CET
Anger at Chile jail overcrowding after deadly fireA fire at a prison near the Chilean capital Santiago has killed 83 inmates and critically injured… 08/12/10 19:08 CET
Harsh winter weather throughout EuropeSevere weather conditions have caused death and disruption throughout Europe. A 31 year old man… 08/12/10 19:08 CET
Public sector Czechs protest austery measuresPublic services in the Czech Republic were disrupted as workers went on strike, angry at their lot… 08/12/10 19:08 CET
Haiti’s presidential run-off: Candidate profileFormer first lady Mirlande Manigat, who topped the first round of Haiti’s troubled November… 08/12/10 19:08 CET
Assange case ‘nothing to do with WikiLeaks’The two Swedish women who claim they were sexually assaulted by Julian Assange are not involved in… 08/12/10 19:08 CET
Haiti riots over presidential voteThousands of protestors have rampaged in Haiti, furious that their candidate did not get through… 08/12/10 17:38 CET
Fire kills dozens after fight at Chile prisonA fire at a jail near the Chilean capital Santiago has killed 81 inmates and injured many more… 08/12/10 14:33 CET
AU wants Gbagbo to quit to avoid ‘bloodbath’Ivory Coast’s disputed president Laurent Gbagbo is under growing pressure from within Africa to… 08/12/10 13:45 CET
Scores killed in Chile prison fireMore than 80 people, mostly prisoners, are reported killed in a fire at a jail in the Chilean… 08/12/10 13:33 CET
Palestinians blast US shift on settlementsWashington’s decision to drop its demand for a new freeze on Israeli settlement building in the… 08/12/10 13:04 CET
Climate summit: Ban urges lower ambitionsAt the Cancun climate change summit, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told leaders that any… 08/12/10 12:35 CET
North Korean ‘drill’ as US admiral visits SouthSouth Korea is on high alert amid fresh reports of military activity by the North. Pyongyang… 08/12/10 11:22 CET
Fraud claims over Haiti’s presidential run-offIn Haiti’s troubled presidential election, supporters of a candidate narrowly squeezed out of the… 08/12/10 11:15 CET
Suicide bomber kills 17 in northwest PakistanA young suicide bomber has blown himself up next to a minibus in northwest Pakistan, killing at… 08/12/10 10:43 CET
North Korea artillery drill rattles financial marketsNorth Korea has fired artillery into its west coast waters, ratcheting up tension on the already… 08/12/10 09:21 CET
Iran nuclear talks end with no breakthroughNo breakthrough, but a promise to hold more talks. That is the result of two days of… 08/12/10 07:43 CET
WikiLeaks founder is detained by a UK courtWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains behind bars this morning after being refused bail at a… 08/12/10 04:23 CET
Ireland’s austerity budget gets through first roundIreland’s Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has guided his tough austerity budget through its first… 08/12/10 02:13 CET
IMF head speaks to Greek parliamentInside the Greek parliament the head of the IMF spoke to MPs; outside protesters voiced their… 08/12/10 01:04 CET
Survival lessons for Mexico’s schoolchildrenChildren at a primary school in the Mexican city of Acapulco are being taught how to protect… 08/12/10 00:53 CET
