behindmarkets
UBS blazes lone banking trailUBS has bucked the trend downwards on the European markets, bolstered by rumours it is about to… 29/10/12 19:40 CET
cinema
Aboriginal girl group glitter in “The Sapphires”The film “The Sapphires”, sees Chris O’Dowd form a Aboriginal girl group that performs for American… 29/10/12 14:38 CET
corporate
Penguin and Random House to mergeBertelsmann and Pearson are to merge their books operations Random House and Penguin to create a… 29/10/12 18:17 CET
Random Penguin unleashed on publishing worldRandom Penguin might sound like some unlistenable 70s rock band, but the publishing house created… 29/10/12 15:50 CET
Japan’s carmakers hit by China’s people powerHonda has issued a profits warning cutting its full-year figures by one-fifth following a popular… 29/10/12 15:50 CET
economy
Hollande urges new approach on EU partnersFrench President François Hollande has been meeting with the heads of the World Bank, IMF, and… 29/10/12 19:34 CET
Spanish shoppers stay at homeSpanish retail sales suffered their worst drop on record in September, plunging by nearly eleven… 29/10/12 15:50 CET
hi-tech
Stable and safe an electric motorbike with car comfortsA research team from San Francisco has designed a prototype for a gyro-stabilised electric… 29/10/12 15:00 CET
le mag
Unique and eclectic Toronto hosts Six Weeks of Iranian ArtToronto hosts Six Weeks of Iranian Art. The festival showcases the work of some 150 contemporary… 29/10/12 14:37 CET
markets
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newsplus
Ukraine election: the numbers gameUkrainian President Victor Yanukovich’s ruling party looked set to secure a parliamentary majority… 29/10/12 20:05 CET
pictureoftheday
New York City prepares for Hurricane SandyA woman and child walk through an aisle among emptied shelves, waiting for Hurricane Sandy, in a… 29/10/12 11:46 CET
right on
Who gets what when I dieWhen it comes to the subject of death and dying, many of us prefer not to talk about it. And that… 29/10/12 12:01 CET
Inheritance and tax: a hornet’s nestWhile the European Union now has a new law to simplify and cut the costs of cross-border… 29/10/12 12:00 CET
Sport
Russia on top of the Judo worldRussia won their first world team championship title on Monday after they beat Japan in a tense… 29/10/12 19:50 CET
world news
Hurricane Sandy: HMS Bounty replica sinks, two crew still missingDramatic pictures from a US coastguard helicopter show one of the 16 crew of the replica HMS Bounty… 29/10/12 23:03 CET
Tymoshenko on hunger strike to dispute Ukraine election “vote-rigging”Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has gone on hunger strike for the second time in… 29/10/12 22:03 CET
Calm before the storm as US prepares for Hurricane SandyIn New York, it is quite literally, the calm before the storm as an eerie, deserted atmosphere… 29/10/12 20:34 CET
Sandy blows election campaign off courseThe pictures of huge waves crashing onto the shoreline are a constant warning to millions of… 29/10/12 20:23 CET
Ukraine election: european observers cry foulA European team monitoring Ukraine’s parliamentary election says the ballot has “reversed… 29/10/12 19:14 CET
No bail out request from Spain says RajoySpanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy and his Italian counterpart Mario Monti have pledged renewed… 29/10/12 18:33 CET
Turkey Republic Day rally goes ahead despite banProtests to mark the 89th anniversary of the founding of modern Turkey have turned violent. Tens… 29/10/12 17:58 CET
Rutte and Samsom agree Netherlands coalition dealDutch Labour party leader Diederik Samsom has agreed to form a coalition with current prime… 29/10/12 17:19 CET
Apathy and anger in Sicily regional electionsSicily’s regional elections show voter apathy. Turnout on Sunday was just 47.4 percent, down from… 29/10/12 17:19 CET
Yanukovich’s party still in front in Ukrainian vote countUkraine’s ruling party says it has won the country’s parliamentary election. Officials said… 29/10/12 16:13 CET
Ukraine election: observers complain about lack of transparencyA European team monitoring Ukraine’s election on Sunday says the country has taken “a step… 29/10/12 15:33 CET
Hurricane Sandy: replica of HMS Bounty abandoned at seaTwo crew members from the replica of the Tall Ship HMS Bounty are still missing after the vessel… 29/10/12 14:53 CET
Brahimi questions Syria ‘civil war’ as ceasefire failsViolence has again marred the last day of what is supposed to be a four-day ceasefire in Syria… 29/10/12 14:33 CET
Ukraine election marks “step backwards”, says OSCEUkraine’s parliamentary election on Sunday was marred by the ruling Party of the Regions using… 29/10/12 14:07 CET
China: Halt to plant expansion doesn’t stop protestsPeople who are against the expansion of a chemical plant in China, say they are wary despite… 29/10/12 13:13 CET
Hurricane Sandy disrupts US presidential election campaignAs Hurricane Sandy picks up strength before it is expected to hit the east coast of the United… 29/10/12 11:53 CET
Ukraine’s ruling party claims election victoryUkraine’s ruling party has claimed victory in the country’s parliamentary elections. President… 29/10/12 11:35 CET
Ukrainian nationalists still fearful of vote fraudUkraine’s nationalist Freedom Party has downplayed its strong showing in the country’s… 29/10/12 08:33 CET
Israelis protest about illegal African immigrantsIsraelis have taken to the streets to protest about the number of illegal African immigrants living… 29/10/12 06:57 CET
Slim local lead for governing coalition in FinlandWith almost half the votes counted, the anti-euro Finns Party has clinched 12.8 percent of the vote… 29/10/12 06:57 CET
Two seats for Islam Party in Belgian local pollsIt has been hailed as a new era for the Muslim community in Belgium. Two candidates from the… 29/10/12 06:57 CET
Coalition talks underway in LithuaniaCoalition talks are already underway between the group of opposition parties that between them… 29/10/12 06:34 CET
East coast USA in shutdown ahead of SandyHurricane Sandy could become the largest storm ever to hit the United States – and in New York they… 29/10/12 05:43 CET
Suicide bomber targets church full of worshippersA Catholic church in northern Nigeria that was full of worshippers has been targeted by a suicide… 29/10/12 02:43 CET
Clocks go back and winter startsThe clocks have gone back on the European continent and winter has arrived, all on the same day… 29/10/12 00:33 CET
Ukraine’s opposition claim the people’s true supportThe opposition claim that the numbers show that they were the real winners. The party of the… 29/10/12 00:25 CET
