behindmarkets
Ryanair sees clouds aheadRyanair’s cautious 2013 outlook put off investors on Monday in London. The share price of Europe’s… 21/05/12 19:42 CET
cinema
Cannes: “No” on Chile gets warm receptionChilean film “No” received a warm welcome from the traditionally tough Cannes critics. Based on the… 21/05/12 16:17 CET
Cannes: Beyond The HillsFive years after winning the Palme d’Or, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu is back in Cannes. He… 21/05/12 16:17 CET
Cannes: Ill ManorsBritish singer-songwriter Ben Drew – better known as Plan B – is in Cannes for the screening of his… 21/05/12 16:17 CET
corporate
Yahoo cashes in Chinese stakeYahoo is selling half of its 40% stake in the dominant Chinese e-retailer Alibaba back to its… 21/05/12 15:40 CET
Ryanair issues profits warning for 2013Europe’s biggest budget airline Ryanair has posted its biggest ever annual profit at over half a… 21/05/12 15:40 CET
Writing on wall for Opel’s Bochum plantAnxious workers at Opel’s Bochum factory, one of four the General Motors-owned subsidiary has in… 21/05/12 15:40 CET
economy
Germany and France set out summit positionThe German and French finance ministers have met in crisis talks to hammer out a joint position on… 21/05/12 18:51 CET
Spain warns of second quarter contractionSpain is forecasting an economic contraction for the second quarter of 0.3%. This would be in line… 21/05/12 15:40 CET
eurovision2012
Eurovision: the great voting conspiracy*The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest is back on Saturday, with the grand final in Baku, the capital of… 21/05/12 10:10 CET
generationy
Allianoi before the floodingThis video documentary by photographer Mehmet Güngör shows the Allianoi archaeological site before… 21/05/12 12:19 CET
Friendship from a common causeArchitect Onur Karahan is one of our protagonists. He has always had a passion for archaeology… 21/05/12 12:17 CET
Preserving the FutureTurkey is the youngest country in Europe. The average age of its population is below 30. It is… 21/05/12 12:14 CET
hi-tech
The bottom line for mobilityGetting around could not really be much easier. With the uni-cub, not only can you sit down -… 21/05/12 16:45 CET
life
Traveller’s diary: The spirit of business in ThailandArriving in Bangkok is always amazing. You step out of the airport and it’s boiling hot! When you… 21/05/12 18:31 CET
Thailand: sun, sea and a booming business economyThailand evokes images of endless, sandy beaches but there is a lot more to this South East Asian… 21/05/12 18:23 CET
Tatarstan: a confluence of culture and religionOn the banks of the Volga river, in the very heart of Russia, the republic of Tatarstan has… 21/05/12 14:20 CET
Traveller’s diary: TatarstanDenis Loktev, Kazan As we arrived in Kazan, we found a city-scale construction site: the Tatar… 21/05/12 14:06 CET
pictureoftheday
Rare “Ring of Fire” solar eclipseThe sun and moon have aligned over the earth in a rare astronomical event – an annular eclipse that… 21/05/12 11:07 CET
Sport
Montpellier win Ligue 1 titleMontpellier won their final Ligue 1 match of the season against Auxerre to claim their first-ever… 21/05/12 07:09 CET
world news
Yemen suicide bombing death toll highIn Yemen, more than 90 people have been killed and over 200 wounded in a bomb attack at a rehearsal… 21/05/12 19:07 CET
Tsipras starts EU tour ahead of Greek electionsRiding a wave of anti-austerity sentiment, radical-left Greek politician Alexis Tsipras has begun a… 21/05/12 22:13 CET
Italy sends strong protest vote in local electionsItalians have shunned traditional parties in local polls and picked protest candidates to govern… 21/05/12 19:53 CET
Mauritania trial delays Senussi’s extraditionEx-Gaddafi spy chief Abdallah Al-Senussi has been charged with illegally entering Mauritania. The… 21/05/12 19:13 CET
Nato details Afghan pullout timetableNato will hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to Afghan forces by mid 2013 – that… 21/05/12 18:24 CET
Italy: Man quizzed over deadly school bomb attackPolice probing the bomb attack that killed a 16-year-old girl in southern Italy on Saturday are… 21/05/12 18:04 CET
Political uncertainty after surprise win of NikolicStill reeling from the surprise win of Tomislav Nikolic in the presidential election Sunday, Serbia… 21/05/12 18:04 CET
Russia: Putin loyalists get key posts in new cabinetIn Russia, President Vladimir Putin has nominated loyalists to key posts in his cabinet. Around… 21/05/12 16:23 CET
Quake victims sleep outdoors as aftershocks hit ItalyOver 100 aftershocks have rocked northern Italy, heightening anguish after an earthquake that… 21/05/12 13:33 CET
‘Dozens killed’ as suicide bomb targets Yemen armyDozens of people have been killed and many more injured in a suicide bomb attack targeting Yemen’s… 21/05/12 11:43 CET
High tension in Italy as bomb hits local pollsTension surrounds Italy’s local elections after a small bomb exploded overnight near a polling… 21/05/12 11:23 CET
‘Ring of fire’ eclipse dazzles US and AsiaIt was the first time they had seen such a spectacle in the US for 18 years; the first time in… 21/05/12 08:23 CET
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb diesBee Gees singer Robin Gibb has died at the age of 62. He had been suffering from cancer. Together… 21/05/12 07:07 CET
Protests turn violent outside NATO summitWhat started as a peaceful anti-war protest suddenly turned violent after demonstrators ignored a… 21/05/12 05:35 CET
NATO papers over cracks in unityNato leaders meeting in Chicago have made an attempt at a show of unity over the pullout from… 21/05/12 05:33 CET
Aftershocks cause fresh panic in northern ItalyStrong aftershocks have continued to cause damage and frighten residents in northern Italy after… 21/05/12 01:34 CET
Nationalists celebrate victory in Serbian pollNationalist opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic has declared victory in Serbia’s presidential… 21/05/12 01:04 CET
Syrian violence spills over into LebanonProtests erupted late Sunday night in Beirut as Sunni Muslims reacted angrily to the killing of two… 21/05/12 00:13 CET
