businessweekly
Europe between debt and inflationHow does the ECB’s rate hike effect the euro zone recovery? What happens to the budget… 08/04/11 20:27 CET
corporate
Falsely accused Renault execs to get 9.1 mln euros – reportThe three Renault executives who were falsely accused of industrial espionage are reportedly to get… 08/04/11 15:56 CET
Mickey Mouse makes it to mainland ChinaTaking a big gamble on China, Disney has broken ground on its long-awaited Shanghai Disneyland… 08/04/11 15:56 CET
EU ‘closely following’ Lactalis’ Parmalat bidEU regulators are “closely following” Italy’s efforts to stop French dairy company Lactalis from… 08/04/11 15:56 CET
economy
Portugal bailout deal expected by mid-MayEuropean finance ministers have been pressing Portugal to make deeper spending cuts and privatise… 08/04/11 19:19 CET
Gold hits record high as dollar slidesGold – which is priced in dollars – has hit record highs as the US currency slid in value against… 08/04/11 15:56 CET
europa
Will EU parliament ever have one HQ?Strasbourg is facing a resurgent campaign to stop the European Parliament using it as its… 08/04/11 20:27 CET
Strasbourg people and businesses consider consequences if EP leftIf the European Parliament no longer met in Strasbourg, there would clearly be an impact on the… 08/04/11 18:24 CET
Strasbourg’s greater EU visionStrasbourg Mayor Roland Ries is far from happy with talk of a Brussels-only parliament. In his… 08/04/11 17:16 CET
Campaigners want single EU capitalStrasbourg is facing a resurgent campaign to stop the European Parliament using it as its… 08/04/11 17:16 CET
Strasbourg’s uncertain EU futureOne of the parliament’s vice-presidents, Briton Edward McMillan-Scott, is far from happy with the… 08/04/11 17:16 CET
europeweekly
Europe Weekly: war, aid, euro and EnglishIn our Europe Weekly review: the French role in Ivory Coast evacuations and Bill Gates’s drive to… 08/04/11 19:35 CET
focus
Azerbaijan – a forum for intercultural dialogueThe Caspian Republic of Azerbaijan sees itself as a successful multicultural society, with all its… 08/04/11 19:59 CET
le mag
Hidden ArtThe American street artist Greg Haberny has come up with a very unique PR idea to raise his profile… 08/04/11 14:44 CET
Traditional Cambodian dance experiences cultural revivalThe Apsara were dancing goddesses, celestial figures, famous for their beauty, and once at the… 08/04/11 14:44 CET
pictureoftheday
Girl reflects on Brazil school shooting tragedyA girl sits on her bicycle in front of the Tasso da Silveira school in Rio de Janeiro, where a… 08/04/11 15:23 CET
world news
Gaddafi attacked Misrata civilians: Libyan defectorFormer Libyan Energy Minister Omar Fathi Bin Shatwan has said Colonel Gadaffi’s forces have killed… 08/04/11 06:03 CET
Power restored to Japan nuclear plantsA day after an aftershock hit northern Japan, authorities have restored power to three nuclear… 08/04/11 23:04 CET
Nigeria hit by a day of political violenceA number of people have been killed in a suspected bomb blast at a Nigerian election office in… 08/04/11 22:53 CET
German sandstorm claims livesTen people have been killed and 27 injured in Germany after a sandstorm led to an 80 vehicle… 08/04/11 21:33 CET
Peru’s presidential contenders vow to reduce wealth gapAnother aspiring Latin American left wing leader is inevitably going to draw comparisons. Is… 08/04/11 20:18 CET
Budget row is about abortion, says top DemocratThe budget row that could shut down the US government hangs on differences over social policy, the… 08/04/11 19:45 CET
19 protesters killed in SyriaAt least 19 people were shot and killed today by the authorities in Syria as protests against the… 08/04/11 19:44 CET
Freed Cuban dissidents arrive in SpainThirty-seven Cuban dissidents arrived in Spain on Friday as part of a deal brokered by the Catholic… 08/04/11 18:40 CET
Kazakh President Nazarbayev sworn inKazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was sworn in on Friday after winning election for the fourth… 08/04/11 18:40 CET
Mexican police find more bodies in mass gravesPolice uncovered 13 more bodies in mass graves in northeast Mexico on Friday. It comes after 59… 08/04/11 18:40 CET
One dead in British submarine shootingBritish police on Friday arrested one man after a shooting on board a Royal Navy submarine left one… 08/04/11 18:40 CET
NATO ‘regrets’ rebel friendly fire deathsAs Libyan rebel forces bury the victims of Thursday’s NATO air strike that killed five fighters the… 08/04/11 18:27 CET
Cairo: protesters call for Mubarak prosecutionIn Cairo, Tahrir Square has once more been the scene of massive protests, this time calling for… 08/04/11 17:53 CET
Dutch ritual slaughter ban a step closerIn Holland, a proposal to ban Kosher and Halal slaughter methods has moved a step closer to… 08/04/11 17:03 CET
Saleh refuses to goYemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh is under increasing pressure to step down as protests both for… 08/04/11 16:25 CET
Italy and France agree patrols to stop migrantsItaly and France have agreed to carry out joint patrols of Tunisia’s coast to stem the growing… 08/04/11 16:24 CET
Syrian police open fire on protestAt least three protesters are known to have been shot dead by Syrian security forces in the city of… 08/04/11 15:13 CET
Ouattara moves closer to presidential powerIvory Coast’s presidential claimant, Alassane Ouattara, is close to gaining control of the country… 08/04/11 14:43 CET
Israeli strikes hit GazaIn Gaza five people have been killed and three wounded in Israeli airstrikes launched in… 08/04/11 14:03 CET
Portugal bailout discussedEU finance ministers at a summit in Budapest are discussing Portugal’s request for a bail-out. The… 08/04/11 13:04 CET
No NATO apology for attack on rebelsLibyan rebels say five of their men were killed when NATO mistakenly bombed them on the road… 08/04/11 12:33 CET
POTC: Royal wedding not everyone’s cup of tea==“Pick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how it is… 08/04/11 12:32 CET
US scrambles to avoid shutdownIn Washington, Democrats and Republicans are scrambling for a deal on the US government’s spending… 08/04/11 11:33 CET
More nuclear fears for JapanThere are reports of problems at another nuclear power plant in Japan, following a strong tremor on… 08/04/11 10:44 CET
Minute silence for Brazilian school victimsSchool children ran for their lives in Rio as a former pupil rampaged through the building opening… 08/04/11 08:43 CET
More nuclear fears for JapanThere are reports of problems at another nuclear power plant in Japan, following a strong tremor on… 08/04/11 05:53 CET
Turkish diplomacy over LibyaTurkey’s prime minister says Ankara is working on a road map to end the conflict in Libya. It… 08/04/11 03:33 CET
Ouattara gets down to businessIvory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo is refusing steadfastly to relinquish power, despite the circle of… 08/04/11 02:13 CET
NATO vows to investigate ‘friendly fire’ incidentNATO said on Thursday that it will investigate a case of so-called ‘friendly fire’ after claims by… 08/04/11 01:03 CET
