corporate
Apple blocks Samsung tablet sales in EUA big legal win in the tablet battle for iPad maker Apple. It got a German court to… 10/08/11 18:57 CET
Capital One buys HSBC cards businessHSBC is selling its credit card division in the US to Capital One in a 23 billion euro deal as… 10/08/11 14:59 CET
Nuclear shutdown powers down E.ON’s outlookEnergy company E.ON is the latest to post weak half-year results after the German government… 10/08/11 14:58 CET
economy
Shares plunge on Wall Street and around EuropeThe turmoil continues on the world’s financial markets. Wall Street plunged in early trading… 10/08/11 16:42 CET
China’s exports at record highChina’s exports hit a record high in July with shipments to Europe and the United States proving… 10/08/11 15:49 CET
Shares plunge on Wall Street and around EuropeThe turmoil continues on the world’s financial markets. Wall Street plunged in early trading; at… 10/08/11 11:03 CET
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Chile students protest for education reformRiot policemen stand guard during a students’ rally to demand changes in the public state education… 10/08/11 13:25 CET
world news
Syria flouts diplomatic calls stop the bloodshedThe Syrian army fanned out in Deir al-Zor on Wednesday, using heavy weapons and reportedly hunting… 10/08/11 23:13 CET
Don’t target ordinary Italians, unions tell BerlusconiItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has had talks with employers, trade union leaders and… 10/08/11 22:53 CET
NATO claims revenge for downed helicopterNATO says it has killed the Taliban fighters who downed a Chinook helicopter at the weekend with an… 10/08/11 20:59 CET
Bill for UK riot damage tops 113 million eurosThe latest estimate has put the bill for the damage in the UK at 100 million pounds – that is 113… 10/08/11 19:45 CET
Arab states step up pressure on Syria’s AssadSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has so far showed no sign of calling an end to his six-month… 10/08/11 18:55 CET
French react to market squeeze on their banksFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has chaired emergency talks in Paris with his top ministers and… 10/08/11 18:54 CET
Labour leader hails ‘spirit of Manchester’Cities in England are cleaning up after several nights of violence and looting that has led to over… 10/08/11 18:53 CET
ECB bond buying is a short-term fix: City traderIn the latest move to stem the eurozone debt crsis, European Central Bank president Jean-Claude… 10/08/11 18:42 CET
Shares plunge on euro zone debt crisis and recession fearsFear stalked the world’s financial markets on Wednesday slashing share prices. The FTSEurofirst… 10/08/11 18:16 CET
Tymoshenko trial resumes in KievThe trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has resumed in Kiev. Hundreds of… 10/08/11 18:13 CET
Erdogan warns Syria running out of timeThe Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Syria’s Bashar al-Assad of turning his… 10/08/11 17:33 CET
Father speaks of sadness at son’s death in riotsA grief-stricken father has been talking about the moment when he attempted to save his son’s life… 10/08/11 17:14 CET
London riots: echoes of the pastThe United Kingdom has been rocked by the worst social unrest in over three decades. The riots… 10/08/11 17:13 CET
Flamenco guitarist Moraíto Chico diesOne of Spain’s best known flamenco guitarists, Moraíto Chico, has died in hospital in his home town… 10/08/11 16:18 CET
Syrian army leaves Hama, heads north-westSyrian leader Bashar al-Assad ordered the army to withdraw from the city of Hama on Wednesday. The… 10/08/11 15:13 CET
China sends first aircraft carrier on maiden voyageChina has launched its first aircraft carrier on a maiden voyage, in a move that may prompt anxiety… 10/08/11 15:03 CET
British PM takes tough stance on riotsAfter four nights of rioting on England’s streets British Prime Minister David Cameron has again… 10/08/11 14:23 CET
UK police launch riot murder inquiryOvernight rioting in England has resulted in the deaths of three men. Police started a murder… 10/08/11 13:34 CET
English ‘vigilantes’ criticised by policeTensions ran high in some London suburbs as people turned out to deter rioters who have destroyed… 10/08/11 12:53 CET
South and North Korea exchange fire near borderSouth Korea’s military says its navy has fired three warning shots towards North Korea in… 10/08/11 11:04 CET
Tens of thousands demand Chile education reformTens of thousands of protesters in Chile have demonstrated in the capital Santiago demanding… 10/08/11 10:03 CET
Policing lessons from England’s riotsThe trigger for England’s worst public disorder for nearly a quarter of a century was the botched… 10/08/11 09:23 CET
Asian markets rebound in knee-jerk reactionAsian markets have rebounded after an overnight jump in Wall Street following the US Federal… 10/08/11 08:23 CET
Libya claims scores of civilians die in NATO raidForeign journalists have been taken to see several destroyed buildings in a village near the town… 10/08/11 06:03 CET
London is quiet with a heavy police presenceTension was high as London braced itself for a fourth night of violence. But locals in one area… 10/08/11 04:35 CET
Youth violence spreads to several UK cities“The worst unrest seen in the northern city of Manchester for 30 years” – that was the verdict of… 10/08/11 04:34 CET
World pressure grows to stop Syrian crackdownWith unconfirmed reports that 34 more civilians have been killed in Syria, Turkey has added its… 10/08/11 01:43 CET
Scores killed in Comoros shipwreckMore than 50 people have been killed in a shipwreck off the Comoros. The passenger boat sunk in… 10/08/11 00:43 CET
Norwegian police: we took wrong route to ‘massacre’ islandNorwegian police have admitted they failed to chose the shortest route to the island of Utoeya… 10/08/11 00:03 CET
