behindmarkets
BNP Paribas bids farewell to EgyptBNP Paribas, France’s biggest bank, has agreed to sell its Egyptian arm to Emirates NBD. The price… 20/12/12 19:37 CET
cinema
Deadfall: Bana and Wilde star as sibling gangstersEric Bana and Olivia Wilde star in thriller Deadfall, as brother and sister Addison and Liza, who… 20/12/12 18:12 CET
Cairo Film Festival returns after revolutionLast year’s Cairo International Film Festival was cancelled because of the violent demonstrations… 20/12/12 17:57 CET
corporate
Peugeot and GM change alliance plansGeneral Motors and Peugeot Citroen have announced the revised terms of their joint venture. Plans… 20/12/12 14:10 CET
economy
Iconic symbol of capitalism to be soldA big shake-up in the markets world with the planned sale of NYSE Euronext to… 20/12/12 18:33 CET
europa
No quick fix to relations at EU-Russia summitThe thorny issues of energy supplies, human rights and immigration are high on the agenda at a… 20/12/12 17:46 CET
hi-tech
Paralysed woman feeds herself with robotic armAfter more than a decade of paralysis from the neck down, the one thing Jan Scheuemann wanted to be… 20/12/12 13:41 CET
innovation
A machine which can read your mind“We have developed so called brain-computer interfaces which allow the user to control different… 20/12/12 11:20 CET
interview
EU-Russia: different viewsRussia in recent weeks has clashed with the European Union and the United States over international… 20/12/12 12:58 CET
le mag
One Pound Fish scales the chartsLondon fishmonger Muhammad Shahid Nazir’s ode to reasonably priced fish – One Pound Fish – was one… 20/12/12 18:16 CET
markets
European markets at close: 20.12.201220/12/12 20:53 CET
musica
Lohengrin opens La Scala’s new seasonLa Scala in Milan opened its new season with a production of Wagner’s Lohengrin, an opera the… 20/12/12 20:30 CET
pictureoftheday
Toronto : more money for skyscrapersA woman walks past a graffiti which reads “KA-CHING”. 147 skyscrapers are being built in Toronto… 20/12/12 10:34 CET
Sport
Shiffrin bags maiden World Cup winMikaela Shiffrin skied to her first world cup victory on Thursday after the American teenager won a… 20/12/12 21:30 CET
Rebensburg skies to victory at Are giant slalomAfter a third place finish in Aspen and a second place finish in St Moritz, Olympic champion and… 20/12/12 14:07 CET
Champions League draw provides ‘Clash of the Titans’Real Madrid face Manchester United in UEFA’s Champions League second round after todays’ draw in… 20/12/12 12:05 CET
world news
Asia, a cold new eraLaunching a rocket this week that could double as a ballistic missile was a North Korean… 20/12/12 19:40 CET
Hollande’s France-Algeria friendship driveIt has become expected of French presidents that they visit Algeria, though in spite of the… 20/12/12 18:45 CET
Pakistan clerics denounce attacks on polio aid workersThe death toll from attacks on polio eradication campaign workers in Pakistan has risen to nine… 20/12/12 23:25 CET
Syria violence continuesThe 21-month old revolt against four decades of Assad family rule rumbles on in Syria. Violence… 20/12/12 22:55 CET
Large rallies in support of Yemen military reformsThey may have held separate rallies but Yemeni men and women came out in support of major reforms… 20/12/12 22:08 CET
Madrid prepares for protests as budget is passedThe Spanish parliament has approved the 2013 budget with savings of 39 billion euros. The… 20/12/12 20:24 CET
Former IMF managing director, Rodrigo Rato, in courtRodrigo Rato, the former IMF managing director and Spanish finance minister under the leadership of… 20/12/12 20:15 CET
Fourth day of funerals for Sandy Hook shooting victimsThe grieving continues for 26 people shot dead at a American primary school last Friday. A fourth… 20/12/12 19:24 CET
Putin’s speaks at first news conference in third termRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has held the first major news conference of his third… 20/12/12 19:17 CET
Diplomatic handshakes as new political era starts in South KoreaIt was a day for diplomacy and promises as South Korea’s President-elect Park Geun-hye met with… 20/12/12 19:06 CET
Clerics call for protests over polio worker killingsIn Pakistan hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of another victim of the attacks on… 20/12/12 17:39 CET
Wealthy owner of French opticians chain leaving for LondonAnother wealthy French businessman is leaving the country, this time heading to London. Alain… 20/12/12 17:12 CET
The late Pope Paul VI recognised by the pontiffPope Benedict XVI has put one of his predecessors on the first step to sainthood. The pontiff… 20/12/12 17:11 CET
Iraq president transferred to Berlin after strokeIraqi President Jalal Talabani is now being treated in Germany after suffering a stroke. The… 20/12/12 17:11 CET
Berlusconi warns Monti against becoming a “small player”The time for Italy’s prime minister Mario Monti to step down is getting closer after the Senate… 20/12/12 16:36 CET
‘End of the world’: Even the Bugarach mountain won’t save youFrench authorities are appealing to ‘end of the world’ fanatics not to visit the tiny southwest… 20/12/12 16:07 CET
“Non” to a full apology by French presidentMembers of the Algerian parliament knew not to expect a full apology from visiting French President… 20/12/12 14:35 CET
Putin to consider banning US parents from adopting Russian childrenRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has held the first major news conference of his third… 20/12/12 13:27 CET
No winners in Syria – Russian Foreign MinisterThe attack on a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday drove thousands… 20/12/12 13:26 CET
Venezuelan president may miss swearing in ceremonyThe inauguration ceremony for Hugo Chavez to begin his third term as President of Venezuela may… 20/12/12 11:35 CET
S. Korea president-elect Park focuses on securityThe relationship with North Korea dominated the first major speech by South Korea’s president-elect… 20/12/12 10:56 CET
American crowned Miss Universe 2012Olivia Culpo from Rhode Island makes it an eighth victory for the USA after beating Miss… 20/12/12 08:35 CET
More arrests in Georgia government inquiryProsecutors have detained more former government officials and a national broadcasting executive on… 20/12/12 08:07 CET
Buenos Aires goes green in call for wage increaseThe streets of downtown Buenos Aires became a sea of green as thousands marched in demand of a… 20/12/12 08:07 CET
Repercussions continue after Benghazi attackThe political repercussions are continuing after the deadly assault on the US consulate in the… 20/12/12 05:35 CET
UN demands Israel stops settlement expansionThe UN has demanded an immediate halt to Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and East… 20/12/12 02:36 CET
Britain will withdraw half of troops from AfghanistanBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that nearly half of the country’s 9000 troops… 20/12/12 00:56 CET
Indian bus rape prompts widespread protestsThe status of women has been pushed to the top of the agenda in India, after a 23-year-old student… 20/12/12 00:36 CET
UK to reduce Afhganistan troop numbersBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that nearly half of the country’s troops based… 20/12/12 00:35 CET
