businessweekly
Egypt back in business, while debt rocks EuropeIn this edition of Business Weekly we look at the reopening of the Cairo stock market after weeks… 25/03/11 23:07 CET
cinema
Malaysian New Wave hailed at film festivalsThe spotlight has been shining on the Malaysian New Wave at this year’s Fribourg Film Festival in… 25/03/11 12:55 CET
corporate
New iPad2 selling fast, but shortages may loomThe latest version of Apple’s iPad tablet computer is thinner, faster, and faster selling as the… 25/03/11 18:51 CET
Rosneft blocked deal bad news for BP’s DudleyBP boss’ Bob Dudley has been criticised by some oil industry analysts for entering into an Arctic… 25/03/11 17:36 CET
Libor probe ‘focused on Barclays’Barclays is reportedly the main focus of a probe into alleged manipulation of interbank lending… 25/03/11 14:58 CET
Saab CEO retires as Spyker issues sharesSaab’s chief executive, Jan Ake Jonsson, has announced he is retiring. At the same time Spyker… 25/03/11 14:58 CET
economy
German business morale dips slightlyGerman business confidence fell in March but much less than had been feared by economists. The… 25/03/11 14:53 CET
europa
EU summit: Portugal and LibyaConcern weighs heavily on Portugal on day two of the EU leaders’ summit, as its prime minister… 25/03/11 11:30 CET
focus
Turkey: a model for the Arab world?Turkey has been increasingly visible on the world stage in recent years, especially in relation to… 25/03/11 16:17 CET
le mag
Daniel Radcliffe stars in Broadway classicHarry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is back on New York’s Broadway in the musical “How to Succeed in… 25/03/11 14:24 CET
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Car demonstration in Aleppo in SyriaHappy and positive supporters on the streets. By Serge 25/03/11 18:50 CET
pictureoftheday
Firefighters spray foam over police officers in BrusselsFirefighters spray foam over police officers during a protest in Brussels. Members of Brussels‘… 25/03/11 12:22 CET
reporter
Spotlight on France’s oldest nuclear plantBernard Stich is the head teacher of the ‘Arc-en-Ciel’ (Rainbow) primary school. It has 180 pupils… 25/03/11 10:54 CET
world news
On the front-line at the gates of AjdabiyahWith coalition bombing all day on Ajdabiyah in support of Libyan loyalist positions, the rebels say… 25/03/11 20:04 CET
‘One million displaced’ from Abidjan in Ivory Coast conflictUp to one million people in Ivory Coast have fled the fighting in the main city Abidjan alone… 25/03/11 17:53 CET
Pick of the Clicks: Japan’s road to recovery (pt1)==“Pick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how it is… 25/03/11 13:57 CET
Italy offers aid to stem Tunisian immigrationStreams of North African immigrants are continuing to head towards the Italian island of Lampedusa… 25/03/11 23:53 CET
Portuguese parties call for early electionPortugal could be heading for a snap election at the end of May or in early June. That is… 25/03/11 23:24 CET
Malians join exodus from Ivory Coast violenceThe threat of civil war in Ivory Coast is forcing thousands of foreigners to flee. In the… 25/03/11 22:53 CET
Contamination fears grow at Japan nuclear plantTwo weeks on and the spectre of contamination from Japan’s disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant… 25/03/11 22:33 CET
First death in Jordan since protests beganA bystander in Jordan is reported killed in clashes between security forces and anti-government… 25/03/11 20:13 CET
Western strikes boost rebels’ bid to take key Libyan cityWith coalition bombing of Libyan loyalist positions in Ajdabiyah as support, rebels say they have… 25/03/11 19:34 CET
The cost of waging war from the airDozens and dozens of bombing sorties have already taken place over Libya and the allies are… 25/03/11 19:21 CET
More reported killed as Syrian protests spreadAmid more anti-government protests in Syria, security forces are said to have shot dead around 20… 25/03/11 19:14 CET
Tunisian migrants protest on tiny Italian islandStranded on an Italian island in increasingly desperate conditions, thousands of North African… 25/03/11 18:54 CET
No-fly mission over Libya could last three monthsAs NATO prepares to take control of enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya, an alliance source… 25/03/11 17:03 CET
Portuguese bailout pressuresEuro currency leaders have a tense few weeks ahead of them, watching Portugal. The EU summit… 25/03/11 16:49 CET
Quake-hit Japanese region looks to rebuildeuronews’ Chris Cummins visited Otsuchi-Cho, an area of Japan ravaged by earthquake’s tsunami over… 25/03/11 15:53 CET
High tension in Yemen amid rival ralliesPro- and anti-presidential demonstrators have poured into Yemen’s capital in their hundreds of… 25/03/11 15:14 CET
Myanmar quake death toll tops 70At least 74 people are known to have died in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on… 25/03/11 14:44 CET
Protests spread in SyriaSome 200 people protested in the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, expressing their… 25/03/11 14:23 CET
Situation critical in Ajdabiya says reporterThe city of Ajdabiya is a major crossroads in eastern Libya and controls the approach to Benghazi… 25/03/11 12:14 CET
Israel PM vows to use ‘great force’ to stop attacksIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday vowed to react with “great force and great… 25/03/11 11:14 CET
Japan plant workers at risk from higher radiationJapanese officials said on Friday that workers trying to cool quake hit nuclear reactors were… 25/03/11 10:13 CET
Northern Thailand hit by another quakeA 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Thailand on Friday, one day after a tremor hit… 25/03/11 08:33 CET
Fukushima workers hospitalised for radiationTwo workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan have been taken to hospital after being… 25/03/11 06:13 CET
EU summit decisive over Libya but delays bail-outEuropean leaders met in Brussels on Thursday for the first day of a summit aimed at tackling the… 25/03/11 05:03 CET
NATO will play a role in Libyan conflictNATO will now play an active role in the conflict in Libya. However, the alliance has limited its… 25/03/11 03:33 CET
Jordan protesters ‘attacked by government supporters’Reports from Jordan say anti-government protesters have been attacked in the capital Amman. It… 25/03/11 01:04 CET
Yemeni protests to push out President continueMore protests are planned in Yemen for Friday, after the opposition refused reforms proposed by the… 25/03/11 01:03 CET
Temporary mass graves for Japan tsunami victimsJapan has begun burying its tsunami victims this week in makeshift mass graves. The scale of the… 25/03/11 00:33 CET
