corporate
Airbus confident on Mideast ordersAirbus says it is on track to secure orders for well over 50 passenger jets from Middle Eastern and… 09/08/10 18:52 CET
Chrysler narrows losses in Q2Chrysler has posted a second-quarter net loss of 130 million euros. That was slightly less than it… 09/08/10 17:50 CET
BP spill costs 4.6 billion eurosOn Monday BP updated the cost of dealing with its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico to the… 09/08/10 17:50 CET
economy
China’s GDP ‘to hit 10-11 percent this year’China’s economy will enjoy a strong, stable second half according to leading government economist… 09/08/10 17:50 CET
German June exports strongGerman exports rose more than expected in June: they were up by 3.8 percent from May as foreign… 09/08/10 17:50 CET
questions for europe
Europetition: a way to influence decision-makersEuropetition is a new way for people to have a greater say in how the European Union develops its… 09/08/10 20:23 CET
How Europe’s judges defend human rightsThe European Court of Human Rights’ 47 judges are sentinels of fundamental liberty. Who are they… 09/08/10 20:23 CET
reporter
Seeds of hope for Zimbabwe’s HIV/AIDs sufferersThe scourge of HIV/AIDs continues to blight sub-Saharan Africa. Zimbabwe, however, appears to be… 09/08/10 15:49 CET
world news
Briton becomes first man to walk the AmazonMaking a splash and making history, an ex-British army captain has become the first man to walk the… 09/08/10 19:13 CET
Campbell’s evidence contradicted at war crimes trialIt has been another day of drama at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles… 09/08/10 18:59 CET
Polls close in Rwanda, Kagame win predictedPolls have closed in Rwanda’s presidential election with incumbent Paul Kagame predicted to win by… 09/08/10 18:27 CET
Kagame refutes opposition-in-exile allegationsPaul Kagame’s supporters hail him as a visionary, even while his adversaries call him a dictator… 09/08/10 18:23 CET
Central Europe hit by deadly floodsIn Europe, the human cost of flash floods is much smaller but heavy downpours over the weekend have… 09/08/10 18:04 CET
Israel suggests Turkey “sought” raid over GazaIsrael’s Prime Minister has strongly defended the raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in which nine… 09/08/10 17:17 CET
Baking temperatures triple Moscow forest firesSweltering temperatures in Russia have reportedly tripled the number of forest fires engulfing the… 09/08/10 17:05 CET
Moscow’s death rate doublesMoscow’s mortality rate has reportedly doubled since smoke from wildfires blanketed the Russian… 09/08/10 16:56 CET
- Baking temperatures triple Moscow forest fires
Sweltering temperatures in Russia have reportedly tripled the number of forest fires engulfing the… 09/08/10 16:55 CET
Pakistan flood crisis ‘worse than tsunami’ says UNThe scale of Pakistan’s flood crisis is worse than the 2004 tsunami, senior UN sources said on… 09/08/10 16:04 CET
911-linked mosque closed down in GermanyA mosque in Hamburg which has become known for its connections to the September the 11th attacks… 09/08/10 13:41 CET
Baking temperatures triple Moscow forest firesSweltering temperatures in Russia have reportedly tripled the number of forest fires engulfing the… 09/08/10 13:41 CET
Mia Farrow gives evidence at war crimes trialThere’s been another dramatic day in The Hague as Hollywood actress Mia Farrow gave evidence to the… 09/08/10 12:34 CET
China’s PM tours mudslide disaster zoneChinese premier Wen Jiabao has seen for himself the devastation after massive mudslides in the… 09/08/10 12:13 CET
Netanyahu testifies at Gaza flotilla inquiryPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told an internal Israeli inquiry that the raid on a… 09/08/10 11:22 CET
Rwanda holds presidential pollRwandans are voting for a new president with the result widely tipped as a foregone conclusion… 09/08/10 10:59 CET
South Korea calls on North to release fishing boatSouth Korea has demanded the swift return of a fishing boat after it and its seven man crew were… 09/08/10 08:44 CET
France’s “Maigret” dies in ParisThe popular actor Bruno Cremer, who was best known for playing the role of Inspector Maigret, on… 09/08/10 07:33 CET
Russian wildfire smog disrupts air travelAirport officials in Moscow are warning that delays and cancelled flights could get worse and have… 09/08/10 07:26 CET
Pakistan overwhelmed by devastating floodsPakistan’s worst floods in 80 years have killed at least 1600 people and that figure is certain to… 09/08/10 07:25 CET
Nagasaki rememberedA bell was tolled marking the moment 65 years ago when the US exploded an atomic bomb over the… 09/08/10 06:04 CET
