corporate
Gold Fields profit leapsGlittering results from Gold Fields, the world’s fourth-largest producer of the precious metal, as… 11/08/11 17:13 CET
Revolutions hit TUI’s growthGerman tourism and shipping group TUI AG has abandoned its forecast for higher profits this year… 11/08/11 17:12 CET
Prices up, sales down for world’s biggest brewerAnheuser-Busch InBev is warned of challenging times in its biggest market, the United States. The… 11/08/11 17:12 CET
economy
French banks slide on exposure worriesIn a perfect example of how quickly confidence can evaporate, France’s banks have been under… 11/08/11 15:46 CET
Another volatile day for sharesJittery investors continue to react to every bit of good and bad news and Europe’s share markets… 11/08/11 14:11 CET
musica
Bonus : OperaliaThis ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few more excerpts from our interviews with opera legend Plácido… 11/08/11 15:32 CET
pictureoftheday
Bullfight at the Begona Festival in GijonSpanish matador Ivan Fandino is pushed to the ground by a bull during a bullfight at the Begona… 11/08/11 14:23 CET
Sport
La Liga hit by strike actionThe start of the Spanish football season will be delayed by two weeks after the players’ union… 11/08/11 19:09 CET
world news
Riots are no problem for London’s Olympic preparationsDespite this week’s riots, London is continuing to prepare for hosting next year’s Olympic Games… 11/08/11 23:43 CET
Spain given EU exemption over Romanian workersUnemployment in Spain is sticking stubbornly above 20 percent. And now the European Commission has… 11/08/11 22:43 CET
Riots trigger UK tourism worriesThe past few day’s events in Britain, and London in particular have been beamed around the world… 11/08/11 22:23 CET
Revellers clash with police on the Costa BravaHundreds of young people clash with police in the popular resort of Lloret de Mar on Spain’s Costa… 11/08/11 20:33 CET
Reports of more deaths in SyriaThe crackdown on dissent in Syria continues, with at least 14 more deaths reported, 11 of them… 11/08/11 19:15 CET
Bad Samaritans: UK rioters rob a victimA student from Malaysia has unexpectedly found fame due to the riots that have rocked the … 11/08/11 19:03 CET
Volatility reigns on Europe’s marketsJittery investors continue to react to every bit of good and bad news and Europe’s share markets… 11/08/11 18:51 CET
EU leaders interrupt holidays to tackle debt fearsPressure from the financial markets has forced European leaders to interrupt their summer holidays… 11/08/11 18:34 CET
Klaus slams diplomatic support for Prague PrideCzech President Vaclav Klaus has attacked 13 ambassadors who have come out in support of Prague’s… 11/08/11 18:33 CET
Police: Estonia gunman ‘killed himself’A hostage drama at Estonia’s Defence Ministry in Tallin ended with the gunman dead when police… 11/08/11 17:23 CET
Tremonti agrees to ECB reforms for ItalyItaly’s Economy minister Giulio Tremonti says he will meet the European Central Bank’s demands for… 11/08/11 17:13 CET
Putin takes to the depths in the Black SeaIn what many believe is the latest election photo opportunity Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin… 11/08/11 17:08 CET
Iconic statue set to close for year long refurbNew York’s iconic Statue of Liberty will close for a year at the end of October. It is set for a… 11/08/11 17:08 CET
Dialogue the way forward for Kosovo says WesterwelleThe German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle has met with the President and Prime Minister of… 11/08/11 17:07 CET
Police tactics ‘wrong’ during riots in English citiesWas it protest, politics or sheer criminality which sparked the riots and looting in London and… 11/08/11 17:04 CET
Syrian army ‘deserter’ says massacres made him quitNew US sanctions and other international pressure on Syria do not seem to have deterred President… 11/08/11 16:14 CET
Two killed in explosion in BeirutLebanese police say two men have been blown to pieces while handling explosives in a car park in… 11/08/11 15:33 CET
Medvedev, Yanukovich meet in SochiThe presidents of Russia and Ukriane have met in Sochi on the Black Sea to discuss a wide range of… 11/08/11 14:43 CET
Cameron vows to tackle street gangsBritain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has outlined measures to combat and address the recent riots… 11/08/11 13:38 CET
English courts sit all night to hear riot casesHundreds of people arrested on suspicion of taking part in England’s wave of riots and looting have… 11/08/11 13:13 CET
Koreas trade blame over shellingThe two Koreas have traded a war of words over this week’s brief military exchange near the border… 11/08/11 11:33 CET
Two feared dead in Beirut blastIn Lebanon in the northern Christian suburb of Antelias of Beirut, there are reports an explosion… 11/08/11 11:23 CET
European markets volatileEurope’s investors have again been hitting the sell button as nerves remain very frayed after a… 11/08/11 11:03 CET
Syria’s Assad ‘admits mistakes’, say diplomatsSyria’s President al-Assad has acknowledged that his forces have made “some mistakes”, according to… 11/08/11 10:33 CET
Police targeted as two bombs hit northwest PakistanTwo bombs in the Pakistani city of Peshawar have left at least seven people dead. In the first… 11/08/11 08:34 CET
Asian markets open down after Wall street sell-offAsian stocks fell between 1% and 2% as the fallout from Wall Street’s drop and European jitters… 11/08/11 07:42 CET
Calm returns to UK city streetsA combination of a heavy police presence and wet weather appears to have produced a night of calm… 11/08/11 05:23 CET
Wall Street slumps againUS stocks tumbled again on Wall Street almost wiping out gains of a relief rally only 24-hours… 11/08/11 03:03 CET
Somalia: the Children’s FamineAid workers are calling the humanitarian disaster in Somalia the Children’s Famine. Every 11… 11/08/11 01:13 CET
SocGen denies rumours over its creditCredit rating agencies have apologised to France’s second largest bank Societe Generale for market… 11/08/11 00:23 CET
