archive 15·08·2011

corporate

• Google to buy Motorola Mobility

  The world’s biggest search engine Google is to buy US mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility for just… 15/08/11 22:24 CET

• Swiss supermarket pulls expensive foreign brands

  A retail battle is raging between a Swiss supermarket chain and foreign manufacturers. At the… 15/08/11 00:03 CET

economy

• Debt cuts are the key to an EU fiscal union

  As fears about European governments’ debt grow, Europe’s lack of a true fiscal union is causing… 15/08/11 19:58 CET

pictureoftheday

• Philippines: Elvis Presley in clear water

  A visitor watches as a professional diver wearing an Elvis Presley attire poses inside an aquarium… 15/08/11 15:35 CET

Sport

• Fabregas returns home

  Spanish International Cesc Fabregas has put the finishing touches on his switch to Barcelona after… 15/08/11 19:39 CET

• Barca score a draw in Real’s heartland

  Arch-rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona took to the turf at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of… 15/08/11 11:21 CET

world news

• Merkel and Sarkozy fly to the aid of the euro

  They are pre-ordained to agree. Even if reportedly behind the scenes sparks fly between Angela… 15/08/11 19:58 CET

• Abbas seeks Bosnian support in Palestinian UN bid

  Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is in Bosnia, seeking support as he tries to upgrade the… 15/08/11 22:23 CET

• Madrid prepares for World Youth Festival despite criticism

  As many as one million young people from all over the world are arriving in the Spanish city of… 15/08/11 19:44 CET

• Syria: Thousands flee Palestinian refugee camp says UN

  Reports from residents are growing more alarming on day three of a Syrian military assault against… 15/08/11 19:33 CET

• Clashes outside trial of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak

  Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak’s appearance in court on Monday has reignited tensions between… 15/08/11 18:25 CET

• A turning point for Libya?

  As Libyan rebels said they were poised to cut off supplies to the capital Tripoli, it is being… 15/08/11 18:23 CET

• Rights group blames all sides in Somali crisis

  End war crimes to help tackle famine – that is plea comes from Human Rights Watch. It says all… 15/08/11 17:43 CET

• Danish trial against Kurdish TV station begins

  A Kurdish-language television channel accused of supporting terrorism is being prosecuted in… 15/08/11 17:13 CET

• Merkel still opposes euro zone bond

  Expectations have faded for any kind of breakthrough from Tuesday’s Franco-German emergency summit… 15/08/11 16:33 CET

• Cameron promises ‘all-out war’ on gang crime

  British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday promised to wage “all-out war” on gangs after riots… 15/08/11 16:03 CET

• Wave of bombings and shootings in Iraq

  Iraq has suffered its deadliest day so far this year with scores of people killed and wounded in a… 15/08/11 15:04 CET

• German legislator quits over love affair with teen

  A senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats has resigned over his… 15/08/11 14:53 CET

• Hospitalised man arrested after six stabbed in Jersey

  People living on the Channel island of Jersey are in shock following the stabbing deaths of six… 15/08/11 13:13 CET

• Syrian troops shell the port of Latakia

  Syrian forces reportedly shelled the port of Latakia for the third consecutive day on Monday… 15/08/11 11:53 CET

• Mubarak trial adjourned in Egypt

  The trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been adjourned until 5 September. The… 15/08/11 11:35 CET

• Mubarak trial continues in Egypt

  Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is back in court today facing charges that may lead to his… 15/08/11 10:43 CET

• Germany and France ‘oppose eurozone bonds’

  Germany and France are set to rule out creating common eurozone bonds to solve the bloc’s current… 15/08/11 10:03 CET

• Explosions kill ‘at least 30’ in Iraqi city of Kut

  Two explosions in the central Iraqi city of Kut killed at least 30 people and wounded at least 40… 15/08/11 09:03 CET

• Argentina’s Fernandez trounces rivals in primary

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez looks set to win a second term in office after trouncing her… 15/08/11 08:23 CET

• Six die in Jersey stabbings

  Six people including two children have been stabbed to death on the Channel Island of Jersey… 15/08/11 06:59 CET

• Gaddafi urges Libyans to rise up against NATO

  Muammar Gaddafi has urged his supporters to liberate the country from NATO and traitors. The Libyan… 15/08/11 05:53 CET

• Norway’s mass killer takes part in a reconstruction

  Norwegian police have staged a reconstruction of self-confessed killer Anders Breivik’s shooting… 15/08/11 02:54 CET

• Mubarak trial resumes in Cairo

  The trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak resumes in Cairo today. After the drama of seeing him… 15/08/11 01:33 CET

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