corporate
Tokyo Olympus buildings raided in accounting scandalDozens of investigators have raided buildings belonging to the Japanese company Olympus in Tokyo… 21/12/11 20:11 CET
More scutiny of Netherlands’ KPNThe leader in the Dutch telecoms market, KPN, is being scrutinised by the country’s regulator for… 21/12/11 14:18 CET
economy
Europe banks take advantage of ECB cheap loansThe European Central Bank put nearly half a trillion euros on offer, and euro zone banks fell over… 21/12/11 20:11 CET
Gloomy figures on Italian growthItaly’s economy contracted in the third quarter, sparking fears that the country might have gone… 21/12/11 14:19 CET
musica
Thirty years of harmony – the Labèque sistersFour hands, two sisters. They are the most famous piano duo in the world: Katia and Marielle… 21/12/11 19:28 CET
pictureoftheday
- Women perform at the Arab Games
Algeria’s Souad Titou tries to complete a pass through the defence of Jordan’s Duha Al-Rashdan… 21/12/11 12:18 CET
Sport
Suarez backed by international captainThe headlines on Luis Suarez have gripped England, sparking reaction beyond the family of football… 21/12/11 22:21 CET
England’s John Terry to face criminal racial abuse chargesEngland football captain John Terry is to face criminal charges over allegations that he racially… 21/12/11 22:19 CET
world news
Topless Femen activists recount abuse by policeThree members of a Ukrainian group known for their topless protests claim they were mistreated… 21/12/11 22:53 CET
Spain’s PM Rajoy names insiders in new cabinetThe new Spanish prime minister has chosen mostly close advisers to make up his cabinet, which has… 21/12/11 22:43 CET
Multinational Soyuz crew blasts off for ISSA Soyuz rocket has blasted off, carrying a Russian, an American and a Dutchman, bound for the… 21/12/11 21:39 CET
Somali pirates free Italian tanker after 10 monthsAn Italian-owned oil tanker and its crew have been released by Somali pirates amid reports a ransom… 21/12/11 21:38 CET
North Korea’s tense successionGoverning North Korea and the country’s dealings with the outside have entered a period of… 21/12/11 21:03 CET
Free Christmas trees for Jerusalem ChristiansChristians living in Jerusalem are being offered free Christmas trees to celebrate the upcoming… 21/12/11 19:53 CET
Russian Duma’s rough startThe elections earlier this month for the new Russian Duma brought ordinary people out in the… 21/12/11 18:57 CET
Europe’s top court backs EU on airline carbon taxTransatlantic turbulence lies ahead, now that all airlines flying to and from the EU will be… 21/12/11 18:41 CET
Wildcat strikes stop trains in BelgiumThere will be at least two days of disruption for rail passengers in Belgium after a series of… 21/12/11 18:33 CET
Putin ally presides Duma as protests continueA close ally of Vladimir Putin has been elected speaker of Russia’s State Duma, at its first… 21/12/11 18:15 CET
Egypt attacks ‘foreign interference’ over abuse of womenEgypt has reacted angrily to what it has denounced as “foreign interference” in response to… 21/12/11 18:13 CET
Bomb kills five Polish soldiers in AfghanistanFive Polish soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan. It is the deadliest single incident for… 21/12/11 16:43 CET
Czechs honour Havel in Prague processionThousands of Czechs have turned out in Prague to pay their respects to the former president Vaclav… 21/12/11 16:33 CET
Rare concessions made in wake of China unrestChinese government officials have reportedly agreed to suspend the construction of a power plant… 21/12/11 16:13 CET
‘Massacre’ in Syria ahead of Arab League missionBoth sides in the Syrian conflict are flexing their muscles ahead of the arrival of Arab League… 21/12/11 15:14 CET
Back in the Day: CC, the first cloned pet*December 22, 2001* A cat named CC, or _Carbon Copy_ (pictured), is born at Texas A&M University… 21/12/11 14:27 CET
Russian parliament meets despite poll protestsRussia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has convened for the first time since this… 21/12/11 13:04 CET
Iraq’s PM calls on Kurds to hand over Sunni leaderIraq’s Shi’ite Prime Minister has called on Kurdish authorities to hand over Sunni Vice-President… 21/12/11 12:53 CET
Japan’s Fukushima plant may take 40 years to scrapJapan has admitted it will take up to 40 years to fully decommission the disaster-hit Fukushima… 21/12/11 11:43 CET
New North Korean leader to share power, source claimsNorth Korea’s new young leader has the backing of the military but will have to share power, a… 21/12/11 10:53 CET
Anti-corruption blogger defiant after release from Russian jailRussian protest leader and blogger Alexei Navalny has been released from prison, after spending… 21/12/11 08:44 CET
Millions of North Koreans pay their last respects to Kim Jong-ilAn estimated five million North Koreans have paid their respects to their late leader Kim Jong-il… 21/12/11 06:03 CET
US reacts to fears of an Iraqi sectarian splitFears that Iraq’s fragile unity government could fall apart after the US military withdrawal from… 21/12/11 04:33 CET
Obama faces political fallout from Iraq withdrawalThe war may be over for US troops returning home from Iraq but Barack Obama’s political battle may… 21/12/11 02:43 CET
Turkey calls on France to halt “genocide” billA Turkish delegation has attempted to get the French government to drop a parliamentary bill that… 21/12/11 01:13 CET
Police could be used to break French airport disputeThe French government has warned that if there is no let up in strike action by airport security… 21/12/11 00:53 CET
