economy
December US retail sales figures worse than predictedIt was not a happy Christmas for US retailers as their sales were much worse than expected in… 14/01/09 20:06 CET
OECD downbeat on euro zone recoveryThere is grim reading in the latest predictions from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and… 14/01/09 20:06 CET
UK unveils business loan schemeThe British government has announced a scheme to help small and medium-sized businesses get access… 14/01/09 20:06 CET
europa
Czechs present EU 6-month planThe European Union’s presiding nation, the Czech Republic, has sketched out its programme for the… 14/01/09 18:38 CET
Parliament welcomes Topolanek warilyPreferring the Lisbon treaty’s predecessor, defending the Czech Republic’s eurosceptic president… 14/01/09 18:21 CET
Czech hoax art raises offenceCzech sculptor David Cerny has seriously upset national sensitivities in Europe with a hoax artwork… 14/01/09 14:05 CET
futuris
Monitoring greenhouse gas exchangeFrom peat bogs to forests, the ecosystems around us as are constantly emitting and absorbing… 14/01/09 21:28 CET
markets
European shares slump againEuropean shares finished sharply down on Wednesday. It was the sixth session in a row that they… 14/01/09 20:06 CET
world news
Top Camorra suspect arrested near NaplesA man suspected of being a senior figure in the most powerful Naples mafia gang, the Camorra, has… 14/01/09 22:19 CET
Russia to host summit to solve gas supply rowRussia wants to hold a summit of EU gas importers as the row over supplies continues. Russian… 14/01/09 19:41 CET
Merkel defends market stimulus planGermany’s plunge into recession has been confirmed by new economic data. The figures show the… 14/01/09 19:31 CET
Confusion over Gaza ceasefireConfusion surrounds information that Hamas has accepted an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in… 14/01/09 19:15 CET
Barroso says EU firms could sue Moscow and KievAn “unacceptable and incredible” crisis is how the European Commission’s President has described… 14/01/09 19:08 CET
Former Czech President Havel gravely illThe former Czech President Vaclav Havel is gravely ill in hospital with respiratory problems. The… 14/01/09 18:30 CET
Bin Laden tape calls for jihadAn audio tape purported to be a recording of Osama bin Laden is calling for a jihad or a holy war… 14/01/09 17:58 CET
Violent anti-government riots erupt in BulgariaThere have been violent riots during an anti-government rally in the Bulgarian capital Sofia… 14/01/09 17:43 CET
Lebanon condemns rocket attack against IsraelLebanon has condemned a rocket attack from its territory into northern Israel on Wednesday morning… 14/01/09 17:29 CET
Rome condemns Brazilian decision on fugitiveItaly has condemned a decision by the Brazilian government to offer refugee status to the left-wing… 14/01/09 14:15 CET
Gloomy economic news in GermanyA day after Germany launched a new economic stimulus package, gloomy financial data has confirmed… 14/01/09 13:54 CET
UN chief reissues plea for immediate Gaza ceasefireThe UN Secretary General has renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas… 14/01/09 13:43 CET
Bin Laden purportedly issues Gaza messageAn audio tape purported to be a recording of Osama bin Laden is calling for a jihad or a holy war… 14/01/09 12:35 CET
Brussels warns Kiev and Moscow over gas suppliesRussia and Ukraine could face legal action if gas supplies are not re-established urgently… 14/01/09 11:47 CET
More rockets fired from LebanonThree rockets fired from Lebanon have hit northern Israel, in the second such attack since Israeli… 14/01/09 11:46 CET
Topolanek sets gas and Gaza as EU prioritiesThe Czech Prime Minister has set out his country’s priorities for the presidency of the European… 14/01/09 10:05 CET
Emergency talks on gas crisisThe Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Slovakia will travel to Moscow and Kiev today – in a fresh… 14/01/09 08:26 CET
Gas crisis causes political turmoil in UkraineOpposition parties in Ukraine are pressing for the resignation of the Government over the row with… 14/01/09 08:26 CET
Israeli forces advance on Gaza cityIsraeli tanks and troops edged closer to the heart of Gaza city last night. Explosions and… 14/01/09 08:26 CET
Ethiopian troops pull out of MogadishuEthiopian troops have begun a staged withdrawal from their two bases in the Somali capital… 14/01/09 08:26 CET
Anti-government riots in RigaThere have been angry scenes in the Latvian capital after an anti-government demonstration turned… 14/01/09 00:06 CET
