behindmarkets
Facebook overvalued?As shares in the world’s biggest social network website start trading on the Nasdaq we ask if… 17/05/12 19:47 CET
economy
Spanish bond yields rise on bank crisis and recessionThe interest rates that Spain had to offer to sell its latest batch of government bonds shot up on… 17/05/12 18:35 CET
EU sanctions hit Iran petrochemical exportsIran’s petrochemical exports have plunged nearly 90 percent in the last two weeks, according to… 17/05/12 15:25 CET
HSBC says cost cuts on trackHSBC has doubled the annual revenue boost it expects from its turnaround plan to the equivalent of… 17/05/12 15:25 CET
GM chooses UK for Astra, bad news for BochumGeneral Motors is to build the next generation of its Astra compact car in Britain creating 700 new… 17/05/12 15:25 CET
hi-tech
Transparent drivingDriving a car safely means doing more than keeping an eye on the road. The driver also has to keep… 17/05/12 15:54 CET
le mag
We Will Rock You rolls onThe hit London musical “We Will Rock You”, has celebrated its tenth birthday. The show features 30… 17/05/12 14:48 CET
newsplus
Greece sacking to surviveGreece is far from the only country in the world where public sector workers make up a large part… 17/05/12 20:16 CET
pictureoftheday
Kabul cinemaCinema goers watch a Pashto film at Pamir Cinema in Kabul. Once a treasured luxury for the elite… 17/05/12 12:19 CET
Sport
Olympic flame handed to LondonThe build-up to this summers Olympic games in London gained a little more heat on Thursday as the… 17/05/12 21:17 CET
world news
Global economy set to dominate G8 summitCamp David will be a hub of activity on Friday when leaders from France, Germany, Italy, Japan… 17/05/12 23:53 CET
Tributes for ‘more than Queen of Disco’ Donna SummerTributes have been paid to Donna Summer following the death of the singer who epitomised disco’s… 17/05/12 22:33 CET
Revolution in Egypt inspires Cannes contenderHe is calling it a “love letter” to the people of Egypt after last year’s revolution. Yet far away… 17/05/12 20:14 CET
Isolation or austerity: Greeks face tough choiceAll hands on deck. As the Greek caretaker government is sworn in, commentators say Greece’s… 17/05/12 19:53 CET
Disco queen Donna Summer dies after cancer battleDisco legend Donna Summer has died, according to reports from the US. Entertainment website … 17/05/12 19:09 CET
Hollande shows off women in new French governmentA new government, and a new image. The Hollande era got underway in Paris when the French president… 17/05/12 18:38 CET
German Minister calls for elected EU presidentGerman Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, this year’s Charlemagne prize winner, has called for a… 17/05/12 18:07 CET
Georgia Gay Pride march ends in fist fightAn historic gay pride gathering in Georgia has ended in violence. Religious activists disrupted… 17/05/12 17:35 CET
Portugal: Air traffic strike disrupts flightsFresh strike action by air traffic controllers has seriously disrupted flights in Portugal, with… 17/05/12 16:34 CET
Berlin airport opening delayed until March 2013Berlin’s long-awaited new international airport faces a further delay before opening. The latest… 17/05/12 16:34 CET
Quebec government moves to end student strikeQuebec’s government has moved to end a mass strike by students over tuition fees in the Canadian… 17/05/12 16:33 CET
Serbian presidential candidates take part in TV duelThe two men battling it out for the Serbian presidency have gone head-to-head in a televised… 17/05/12 15:53 CET
Greek euro exit would be very costlyIf Greece has to leave the eurozone the cost will be massive. The European Central Bank and the… 17/05/12 15:27 CET
Mladic war crimes trial adjourned over ‘irregularities’The trial of the former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic has been adjourned in The… 17/05/12 14:23 CET
Gloom grows in Greece as crisis deepensGood news in Greece is in short supply. The country is in danger of running out of funds as it… 17/05/12 13:33 CET
Olympic flame is Britain-boundAway from all of the economic and political turmoil, Greece is preparing to hand over the Olympic… 17/05/12 12:14 CET
Soyuz successfully docks with ISSTwo days after blasting off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, a Soyuz spaceship has… 17/05/12 12:03 CET
Greece crisis: Emergency government sworn-inThe remainder of debt-ridden Greece’s caretaker government was sworn in on Thursday. A senior… 17/05/12 11:23 CET
Indonesia: Russian plane crash probe may take weeksRussian experts have returned to their operations base in Indonesia after examining the site of… 17/05/12 11:03 CET
Human rights abuses to be probed in BrazilBrazil’s President has sworn-in members of a Truth Commission, who will investigate human rights… 17/05/12 09:53 CET
Japan’s economy grows in wake of disastersAccording to government data, Japan’s economy grew by one percent between January and March… 17/05/12 08:33 CET
Russian riot police try to break up anti-Putin sit-inRussian police detained at least 20 people, when they attempted to break up an Occupy-style sit-in… 17/05/12 06:53 CET
Robert Kennedy Jr.‘s estranged wife is found dead in New YorkThe estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. has been found dead at her home in New York. Mary Kennedy… 17/05/12 06:53 CET
Italian PM receives threatsItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti is thought to have been threatened by an anarchist group which… 17/05/12 06:53 CET
Spain boycotts Jubilee over GibraltarThe disputed sovereignty of Gibraltar has once again come between the royal families of Spain and… 17/05/12 06:03 CET
Students clash with police over Chile’s education reformsAn estimated 100,000 students, parents and teachers in Chile have marched through central Santiago… 17/05/12 05:05 CET
Women get an equal share in France’s new CabinetFrance has a new gender balanced government. Christiane Taubira is leading the way after being… 17/05/12 02:13 CET
Mladic makes defiant gestures at war crimes trialFormer military commander Radko Mladic appeared defiant at the start of his trial for war crimes at… 17/05/12 01:03 CET
Underwater energy turbine installed in OrkneyThe windswept beauty of the Orkney islands in Scotland is the obvious place to harness renewable… 17/05/12 00:33 CET
