corporate
AXA writedown hits BNP profitsFourth-quarter net profit at BNP Paribas came in below expectations at 1.55 billion euros, a 13.6… 17/02/11 15:57 CET
Honda recalls cars worldwideHonda is recalling nearly 700,000 cars, the Freed, Fit and City models as they are known in Japan… 17/02/11 15:57 CET
Nestle not worried by rising raw materials costsNestle says strong demand in emerging markets will help it offset a steep rise in raw materials… 17/02/11 15:57 CET
economy
Bernanke backs financial reformsDenying investors any clues on what the Federal Reserve might be planning to further stimulate the… 17/02/11 18:41 CET
Lagarde: G20 imbalances deal would be ‘big step’France’s economy minister Christine Lagarde, host of a two-day Group of 20 finance ministers… 17/02/11 15:57 CET
europa
Belgians eat fries, naked of governmentAll for one Belgium and one Belgium for all, in Dutch and French, is the theme for around 500… 17/02/11 17:49 CET
hi-tech
Latest mobile trends showcased in BarcelonaSome 50,000 visitors are in the Spanish city of Barcelona this week for the World Mobile Congress… 17/02/11 12:22 CET
le mag
Madrid hosts contemporary art fairContemporary art lovers should make a beeline for Spain for the 30th anniversary edition of … 17/02/11 13:54 CET
pictureoftheday
“Milad-ul-Nabi” celebrations in IndiaA boy poses on a motorbike during a religious procession to mark Milad-ul-Nabi, or birthday… 17/02/11 11:37 CET
reporter
Civil war, civil wounded, SomaliaCivilians in Somalia’s 20-year war are wounded every day. The crossfire between government forces… 17/02/11 12:22 CET
How NATO’s pipes keep airlines in the skyThousands of passengers pass through European airports every day without knowing that their… 17/02/11 12:22 CET
world news
Deaths reported in fresh protests in IraqThere have been further anti-government demonstrations in Iraq, including in the northern… 17/02/11 23:33 CET
Clinton urges Bahrain to allow peaceful protestsUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called on Bahrain to show restraint and “hold… 17/02/11 23:03 CET
Libyan opposition: Gaddafi must goThe protests in Libya are particularly striking. Not only is dissent almost unheard of – as in many… 17/02/11 20:47 CET
Amateur video captures Libyan violenceNew amateur footage has emerged from Libya, showing a man seriously injured in what appear to be… 17/02/11 20:23 CET
Ben Ali reportedly in a coma in hospitalThe former Tunisian president Ben Ali is reported to be seriously ill in a hospital in Saudi… 17/02/11 19:34 CET
Libyan protesters stage ‘day of anger’Protesters in Libya once again took to the streets on Thursday for what was called a ‘day of anger‘… 17/02/11 17:33 CET
“We don’t know what’s true and what’s not true”: Manama witnessLike in Tunisia, like in Egypt, protesters in Bahrain are using social networks to publish their… 17/02/11 17:21 CET
Protesters can topple Saleh: Yemeni analysteuronews spoke with Abdullah Al Fakih, a political science professor at Sanaa University, who… 17/02/11 16:04 CET
Cricket world gears up for World CupThe world will always need more cricket. Thankfully the sport’s showpiece event, the ICC World… 17/02/11 15:59 CET
Belgium “world champions” of political crises249 days: the length of time Belgium has been without a government has prompted newspapers to… 17/02/11 14:43 CET
Fresh clashes erupt in YemenMore than 1,000 pro-democracy protesters clashed with government supporters in the Yemeni capital… 17/02/11 14:23 CET
Bahrain crackdown clears streets of protestersA police crackdown in Bahrain has swept away demonstrators gathered to demand large-scale political… 17/02/11 13:04 CET
Residents killed in Tanzania munitions blastsAt least 20 people are reported killed in Tanzania after a series of explosions at a military… 17/02/11 12:13 CET
Libyan protesters prepare for “day of anger”Protesters in Libya have once again taken to the streets on Thursday for what is called a “day of… 17/02/11 11:13 CET
Activists try to stop German nuclear waste trainHundreds of anti-nuclear protestors have tried to stop a shipment of toxic waste in the last stages… 17/02/11 11:09 CET
Gunners blast Barca twice for victoryArsenal came from behind to beat Barcelona 2-1 in the champions League first leg last 16 at the… 17/02/11 09:13 CET
Police launch “brutal” operation in BahrainIt was the early hours of the morning in Bahrain when the security forces launched a major… 17/02/11 09:03 CET
Bahrain police break up protest campBahrain police have attempted to clear demonstrators over night who have been camped out in a… 17/02/11 06:13 CET
Eyewitness says death toll could rise in BahrainThe Bahrain police operation in the early hours of Thursday morning was caught on amateur film by a… 17/02/11 04:43 CET
All systems go for Ariane’s 200th missionEurope’s Ariane rocket has blasted off from French Guiana carrying supplies to the International… 17/02/11 02:03 CET
Iceland backs a new Icesave dealIceland’s parliament has backed a new plan to repay four billion euros to the governments of the … 17/02/11 00:54 CET
Prisoners released amid rare unrest in LibyaMore than 100 men jailed for membership of the banned Libyan Islamic Fighting Group have been set… 17/02/11 00:53 CET
