corporate
No cheers for No.1 brewerThe world’s biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, has said says it is facing a challenging start to… 04/03/10 21:10 CET
economy
French jobless total risesUnemployment in France jumped to its highest level in 10 years in the final three months of last… 04/03/10 21:10 CET
ECB moves on crisis lendingThe European Central Bank’s policymakers have started to take steps towards reversing the loose… 04/03/10 21:10 CET
Portugal: austerity measure spark strikeA strike by civil servants has hit schools, courts, hospitals and social security offices across… 04/03/10 21:10 CET
UBS off the hook for Madoff billionsInvestors defrauded by US swindler Bernard Madoff will not be able to pursue Swiss bank UBS for… 04/03/10 21:10 CET
ECB interest rate unchangedThe European Central Bank held interest rates at a record low level of one percent on Thursday… 04/03/10 15:12 CET
europa
Ruined YUKOS takes Russia to human rights courtRussia is back in Europe’s top human rights court, accused by executives of the bankrupt oil… 04/03/10 21:10 CET
hi-tech
Curtain-up on 3D screens at CeBITThe buzz at biggest computer fair in the world has been all about 3-dimensional imaging. And at… 04/03/10 21:37 CET
space
Nearly there: The ISS gears up for full outputThe biggest engineering project ever made by man is flying 400 kilometres overhead. The… 04/03/10 21:53 CET
world news
Geneva opens to the publicToday the public had its first chance to get inside and drool over the cars on display in Geneva… 04/03/10 20:37 CET
Cruise terror in the MediterranianTwo people have been killed and at least seven injured, after giant waves hit a cruise ship in the… 04/03/10 20:37 CET
Dutch far-right sees victory aheadFresh from a strong showing in local elections, the head of the far right party in the Netherlands… 04/03/10 20:37 CET
Horsetrading inevitable after Iraqi electionSunday’s election is being seen as a test of Iraq’s potential for stability as US troops prepare to… 04/03/10 20:37 CET
Arrests in Belgium after nationwide police raids15 people have been arrested across Belgium in an operation against Turkish Kurd separatist group… 04/03/10 20:37 CET
Indian temple stampede kills 63Police in India say 63 people have been killed in a crowd stampede in Uttar Pradesh in the north… 04/03/10 16:57 CET
Blasts in Baghdad, but the vote goes onA series of deadly attacks in Baghdad have marred early voting in parliamentary elections in Iraq… 04/03/10 16:13 CET
Catalan parliament holds bullfighting debateFor centuries, bullfighting has formed part of the very essence of Spain. But the debate over… 04/03/10 14:11 CET
Far-right makes gains Dutch electionLocal election results from the Netherlands are sending shockwaves through the country after the… 04/03/10 13:09 CET
Greek demonstrators occupy Finance MinistryHundreds of demonstrators have blockaded the Greek Finance Ministry in Athens to protest against… 04/03/10 13:08 CET
Guilty verdicts in German al Qaeda bomb plot caseFour men who admitted planning bomb attacks on US targets in the country have been convicted… 04/03/10 12:48 CET
60 die in Indian temple stampedeIndian police say at least 60 people have died in a stampede after the gate of a Hindu temple… 04/03/10 11:34 CET
Iraq’s security forces vote firstVoting has begun in Iraq’s parliamentary elections for members of the security forces, civil… 04/03/10 09:14 CET
Russian tanks found parked in Ural forestA walk in the woods has produced more than was bargained for – around 200 Russian tanks have been… 04/03/10 07:12 CET
Chile rocked again by severe aftershockFive days after Chile was wracked by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, more huge aftershocks and a fresh… 04/03/10 07:11 CET
Child directs planes at JFKA major investigation is underway after a seven-year-old child apparently directed air traffic at… 04/03/10 07:10 CET
Far-right makes gains in Dutch local pollThe far-right anti-immigration party of Geert Wilders has made big gains in Dutch local elections… 04/03/10 07:09 CET
Cologne metro mired in scandalCologne, and one year after two people lost their lives when the city’s archive collapsed in on a… 04/03/10 00:04 CET
