corporate
GM on brink of washing its hands of OpelGeneral Motors could be about to shed its controlling interest in Opel for nothing, as long as any… 20/04/09 21:08 CET
economy
Hannover Trade Fair opens window on futureEnergy efficiency in industrial processes is the theme of this year’s Hanover trade fair… 20/04/09 20:27 CET
Shanghai motor show opens confidentlyChina appears to be the only place in the world where carmakers can sell their wares at the moment… 20/04/09 20:27 CET
Policymakers warn don’t get excited about recoveryAfter six weeks of climbing stockmarkets and Wall street beating records that stood since 1938… 20/04/09 20:27 CET
europa
Do customers get a fair deal from airline alliances?The European Union’s competition authority is investigating the Star and Oneworld airline alliances… 20/04/09 20:27 CET
Founded in translation‘Let’s hear it for European translation.’ That was the message at a conference in Brussels aimed at… 20/04/09 20:27 CET
le mag
Hamlet’s castle hosts music festivalThe Kronborg castle in Helsingor, Denmark is reputedly the setting for Shakespeare’s Hamlet and… 20/04/09 18:00 CET
Royksopp’s Junior storms the chartsNorweigan electronic music duo Royksopp are enjoying the success of their third studio album… 20/04/09 17:57 CET
Berlin exhibits Buddist heritage of PakistanAn exhibition of art from the Afghanistan/Pakistan border region of Gandhara has opened in Berlin… 20/04/09 17:57 CET
markets
Europe & America begin week with a whimperA terrible start to the week on Europe’s stock markets as banks and mining shares slumped. It was… 20/04/09 20:27 CET
science
Nnew filters protect eyesightStrong light, artificial or natural, can damage our eyes. But now, Celia Sanchez Ramos, a… 20/04/09 18:25 CET
world news
Ban Ki-moon “deplores” Ahmadinejad commentsThe UN Secretary General says he “deplores” the comments made by the Iranian leader on Israel… 20/04/09 19:16 CET
EU welcomes Italian decision to welcome migrantsThe EU has welcomed a decision by Italy to take in more than 100 stranded migrants but has said… 20/04/09 19:08 CET
Austrian Holocaust denier goes on trialAn Austrian Holocaust denier has gone on trial for promoting Nazi ideology The start of the… 20/04/09 19:04 CET
Gabon activist is awarded the “Green Nobel”One of Africa’s most respected campaigners has won the 2009 Goldman environmental prize – known… 20/04/09 19:03 CET
Russia calls for new global energy pactRussian President Dmitry Medvedev says he wants to sign a new global energy pact to ensure the… 20/04/09 18:04 CET
Calls intensify for ceasefire in Sri LankaThousands of people have been protesting in London demanding a ceasefire in the the Sri Lankan… 20/04/09 17:42 CET
Iranian leader causes walkout at UN racism conferenceA speech by the Iranian president at a controversial UN conference on fighting racism has caused… 20/04/09 17:24 CET
Hijack drama in Jamaica ends without incidentA hijacking drama in Jamaica is over after the last of more than 180 hostages were released from a… 20/04/09 16:34 CET
Jamaican hijacker surrenders to policeA hijacking drama in Jamaica appears to be over. The government says a gunman holding six… 20/04/09 14:44 CET
Italy takes in migrants ending row with MaltaItaly has finally agreed to welcome a group of illegal immigrants on its soil ending a four-day… 20/04/09 13:07 CET
A decade later – Colombine survivors rememberIt’s been a decade since the tragic Colombine school massacre. On the morning of April 20… 20/04/09 12:43 CET
Gunman holds five crew onboard plane in JamaicaA gunman in Jamaica who has taken control of a passenger jet at Montego Bay airport is still… 20/04/09 12:42 CET
UN conference on racism gets underway without major playersA major United Nations conference on racism has got underway in Geneva, but without any world… 20/04/09 12:40 CET
Nationalists sweep to victory in northern Cyprus pollEfforts to reunify the divided island of Cyprus could be complicated by an election result in the… 20/04/09 08:08 CET
Summit of the Americas ends amid optimismThere were famous faces missing and a distinct lack of coordination as the Summit of the Americas… 20/04/09 08:08 CET
Calls for leading nations to act against food crisisFarm ministers from the world’s leading industrialised and developing nations will today set out… 20/04/09 08:08 CET
Italy takes in 140 stranded migrantsAfter getting vital supplies to 140 migrants stranded on a cargo ship, Italy has agreed to take… 20/04/09 08:08 CET
Rocky start for UN racism summitThe United Nations’ first global racism conference in eight years begins today – overshadowed by… 20/04/09 08:08 CET
