corporate
European stocks bounce backEuropean shares finished slightly up on Monday, bouncing back after last week’s sell off as… 23/06/08 19:40 CET
Spain’s Zapatero lowers growth forecastSpain, battling an economic slowdown, is to cut public sector recruitment and freeze top civil… 23/06/08 19:40 CET
Saudi oil output pledge fails to halt price riseOil prices remain volatile and rose on Monday as traders focused on heightened tensions between… 23/06/08 19:40 CET
Ifo find German business sentiment decliningGerman business confidence fell in June to its lowest level since December 2005. The latest Ifo… 23/06/08 19:40 CET
Citigroup may about to lay off 6,500 workersThe world’s biggest bank, Citigroup, is reportedly planning to lay off 6,500 people from its… 23/06/08 19:40 CET
europa
EU leaders urged to stiffen resolve, not leave Europe limpThe second States-General of Europe conference in the southern French city of Lyon took place at… 23/06/08 19:45 CET
hi-tech
Robots: from the really useful to the raunchyRobots that can talk, walk and remind you about appointments, climbing mini robots and the curvy… 23/06/08 20:14 CET
le mag
Spain’s Roman lighthouse bids for UNESCO statusPerched on a peninsula in north west Spain, the Tower of Hercules is the only Roman lighthouse -… 23/06/08 16:16 CET
world news
EU calls an early end to the Bluefin tuna seasonThe industrial bluefin fishing season in the Mediterranean has closed early. Earlier this month… 23/06/08 20:05 CET
EU money to help reconstruct refugee camp in LebanonArab and European leaders have met in Vienna to raise funds for a Palestinian refugee camp in… 23/06/08 20:03 CET
Lebanese troops on the streets of Tripoli as pro and anti government factions clashSectarian fighting has raged for a second day in northern Lebanon, further denting hopes of peace… 23/06/08 20:01 CET
Mugabe remains defiant as election run-off loomsFrom independence hero to puissant leader, Robert Mugabe has become convinced that he rules by… 23/06/08 19:57 CET
Police dismantle people smuggling ring: scores arrestedSeventy five people have been arrested across Europe in a massive police crackdown on an alleged… 23/06/08 19:53 CET
Tsvangerai seeks refuge in Dutch embassyZimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangerai has taken refuge in the Dutch embassy in the capital… 23/06/08 16:41 CET
Foreigners begin high-profile attempted murder trial in GermanyA high-profile trial has begun in Germany of a Turkish and a Greek man accused of the attempted… 23/06/08 16:08 CET
EU dubs Zimbabwe’s political crisis a “travesty of democracy”Britain has led the international cries of alarm over Zimbabwe’s ever-worsening election crisis… 23/06/08 13:40 CET
Hopes fade for missing after Philippine ferry sinkingRescuers hold out little hope of finding any of the close to 800 people missing from a capsized… 23/06/08 13:40 CET
EU donors plan to offer money to speed camp buildThe European Commission is to offer eight million euros to help rebuild the Nar al-Bared refugee… 23/06/08 13:36 CET
Sarkozy calls for security for Israel and a Palestinian stateFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy on a three-day visit to Israel aimed at reinforcing his image as… 23/06/08 13:36 CET
Tripoli violence leaves six dead and several injuredAt least six people have been killed and several dozen injured in sectarian clashes on the… 23/06/08 09:15 CET
Opposition withdrawal sparks international outcryThere has been stinging international condemnation of Zimbabwe’s government after opposition leader… 23/06/08 08:09 CET
Italy forces through new rubbish dump for NaplesThe Italian government has announced it will push ahead with the opening of a highly controversial… 23/06/08 08:09 CET
Bolivia on the brink after another autonomy voteAnother Bolivian province has voted in favour of autonomy from the rule of President Evo Morales… 23/06/08 08:05 CET
Suicide bombing hits Northern Iraqi cityA female suicide bomber has killed 15 people and wounded 39 in the northern Iraqi city of Baquba… 23/06/08 08:03 CET
Search for survivors goes on after Philippine typhoonThere were almost 750 people on board a passenger ferry when it capsized off the Philippines during… 23/06/08 06:07 CET
Immigrants start fire in French deportation centreIllegal immigrants have set fire to one of France’s biggest deportation centres outside Paris. The… 23/06/08 02:05 CET
