corporate
More tax dodge bank probes expectedThe fact that Deutsche Bank has admitted criminal wrongdoing for arranging fraudulent tax shelters… 22/12/10 19:18 CET
Ernst & Young faces Lehman lawsuitProsecutors in New York are accusing the accounting firm Ernst & Young of helped to hide the… 22/12/10 19:18 CET
economy
Spain faces up to caja crisisWith an end-of-year deadline looming, Spain is rushing to consolidate and recapitalise its regional… 22/12/10 19:21 CET
US third-quarter growth revisedIt seems US economic growth was a touch stronger than previously estimated in the third quarter… 22/12/10 19:21 CET
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Snow in AustriaSelim Babacan 22/12/10 19:00 CET
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Afghan graffitiAn Afghan artist paints graffiti on the wall of an industrial park in Kabul. A bus with no wheels… 22/12/10 11:55 CET
world news
Haitian orphans arrive in FranceMore than 100 Haitian orphans arrived in Paris on Wednesday to enjoy their first white Christmas… 22/12/10 23:13 CET
Russian spy lands top political jobShe has be uncovered as a secret agent and stripped off for men’s magazines but now Russian spy… 22/12/10 22:04 CET
Violence feared in Sudan as referendum loomsThe 2005 peace agreement in Sudan put an end to Africa’s longest war, a bloody conflict between the… 22/12/10 19:54 CET
Italian education cuts prompt protestStudent anger at the so-called Gelmini bill is nothing new. In 2008, soon after coming to power… 22/12/10 19:54 CET
Italian university competitivity and austerityThe Gelmini educational reforms triggered anger in Italy’s streets and parliament. It targets… 22/12/10 19:54 CET
Italian students renounce food defend educationFive students have been on a hunger strike here since last Thursday, a banner reading: ‘We’re in… 22/12/10 19:15 CET
Italian students oppose university reformThousands of Italian students marched through central Rome on Wednesday to protest against cuts to… 22/12/10 18:04 CET
Greek budget vote brings another transport strikeAthens has been paralysed by another public transport strike, timed to coincide with a vote in… 22/12/10 17:35 CET
US officially lifts military ban on gaysA ban on homosexuals serving openly in the US military has officially been lifted. The American… 22/12/10 17:33 CET
France, Germany urge citizens to leave Ivory CoastFrance and Germany have told their nationals to leave Ivory Coast as the West African nation… 22/12/10 16:44 CET
Start backgroundThe original Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was signed in 1991 in Moscow by US President George… 22/12/10 16:33 CET
Share your Christmas with us!The Christmas season is unique, a time when people come together to share and celebrate. We would… 22/12/10 15:36 CET
Italian students protest budget cuts billItalian students took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against planned university reforms… 22/12/10 14:35 CET
Greek budget vote brings another transport strikeAthens has been paralysed by another public transport strike, timed to coincide with a vote in… 22/12/10 13:54 CET
Can the demon squirrel curb Russian drinkers?He has become an internet phenomenon in Russia, but will the “Demon Squirrel” get his anti-alcohol… 22/12/10 12:43 CET
Europe’s icy airline problems begin to meltEurope’s frozen air network is starting to thaw as airports slowly return to normal. Passengers… 22/12/10 12:34 CET
New Chile prison riot exposes overcrowding crisisMore than 30 inmates and prison guards have been injured during a riot at a jail in northern Chile… 22/12/10 11:03 CET
Egypt and Libya back Sudan independence referendumThe leaders of Sudan, Egypt and Libya have vowed to respect the outcome of an independence… 22/12/10 10:54 CET
South Korea resumes military manoeuvresSouth Korea has begun three days of land and sea military exercises close to its border with North… 22/12/10 10:34 CET
Italian students promise flower-power protestsItalian students handed out flowers in a symbolic gesture promising today’s protest against the… 22/12/10 04:05 CET
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo says world can review pollIvory Coast’s incumbent leader has announced he is willing to allow an international committee to… 22/12/10 03:04 CET
Belarus’ opposition rally for jailed protestersThe opposition in Belarus has braved a possible backlash from authorities and held a rally for… 22/12/10 01:04 CET
Obama on verge of foreign policy victory with STARTA key piece of legislation aimed at re-setting Russian – American relations is headed for… 22/12/10 00:34 CET
