behindmarkets
Vivendi’s decade old TV deal hurts share priceThe past has caught up with Vivendi as it lost a legal battle in the US over the purchase of … 26/06/12 19:57 CET
cinema
Tim Burton honoured at Moscow film festivalRussian celebrities, film stars, directors and producers walked the red carpet at the opening of… 26/06/12 16:12 CET
corporate
OTE to sell Bulgarian units to help refinance debtAs austerity measures hit its domestic customers, Greek telecoms group OTE says it wants to sell… 26/06/12 15:56 CET
Murdoch warming to News Corp split?Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is considering splitting into two according to a report in the Wall… 26/06/12 15:56 CET
economy
Black Sea gathering seeks prosperityThe Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation has held its 20th annual meeting, this year… 26/06/12 19:56 CET
Eurozone Big 4 meet ahead of summitThe eurozone crisis fire-fighting continued on Tuesday as the finance ministers of the region’s… 26/06/12 16:46 CET
Spain’s short-term debt costs jumpSpain’s short-term borrowing costs nearly tripled at its latest auction of government bonds. The… 26/06/12 15:55 CET
europa
Van Rompuy backs Paris for EU patent courtAmong the many case files on the table at the EU summit is the single European patent. … 26/06/12 19:48 CET
hi-tech
Behind the scenes at military air baseNot only is the earth under constant surveillance, but the skies are, too. Planes, drones… 26/06/12 16:06 CET
le mag
Prada goes for sporty stripes at MilanMiuccia Prada presented a happy, snappy menswear collection at Milan Fashion Week with the humble… 26/06/12 16:12 CET
musica
Operalia: 20 years of operatic passion==In partnership with: == The famous opera competition Operalia has reached an important… 26/06/12 17:48 CET
Operalia: Plácido Domingo bonus interviewInterview with the great tenor Plácido Domingo. 26/06/12 17:47 CET
pictureoftheday
Manila Crocodile hatching from eggA worker shows a newly-hatched baby crocodile at a crocodile farm in Pasay city, metro Manila… 26/06/12 11:42 CET
roadtoeuro2012
Lviv set for life after Euro 2012Everyday he woke up early in the morning, and took the tram to Lviv’s Central railway station where… 26/06/12 21:05 CET
world news
Cypriot president irked by reporter’s ‘Cyprus for sale’ jibeThe Cypriot president has reacted angrily to a question from a German journalist who asked if his… 26/06/12 23:14 CET
NATO condemns and Turkey warns over Syria jet attackThe message is clear: beware the wrath of Turkey. As tensions mount on its Mediterranean coast… 26/06/12 23:13 CET
France: New parliament sits, with Socialist SpeakerFrance’s newly-elected parliament has begun work. Its youngest member is Marion Maréchal-Le Pen… 26/06/12 21:33 CET
Serbian court jails ex Yugoslav army soldiers over civilian killingsA Serbian war crimes court has jailed 14 former Yugoslav Army soldiers for the killing of Croat… 26/06/12 20:23 CET
Child dead in Oldham gas explosionA young child has been killed after a gas explosion at a house in Oldham, north-west England. The… 26/06/12 20:23 CET
Naples police arrest ‘Mafia godmother’Police in Naples have arrested a woman accused of being a Mafia godmother. Rafaella D’Alterio, 46… 26/06/12 20:23 CET
Egypt court rules army cannot arrest civiliansAn Egyptian court on Tuesday annulled a decree by the country’s interim government that allowed the… 26/06/12 20:13 CET
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee tour hits Northern IrelandQueen Elizabeth met the families of IRA victims in Northern Ireland, ahead of an historic meeting… 26/06/12 19:43 CET
EU summit: what Spain wantsThe financial rescue request for Spain’s banks has been rubber stamped. But we will not know the… 26/06/12 19:20 CET
Spain’s borrowing costs soar over bank worriesSpain’s short-term borrowing costs have rocketed as the debt crisis among its newly downgraded… 26/06/12 18:20 CET
Syria: Fierce clashes around DamascusGovernment forces are battling rebels outside Damascus, activists say, describing it as the worst… 26/06/12 18:03 CET
Putin praises Abbas for ‘responsible’ stanceVisiting the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Vladimir Putin says Moscow has no problem in recognising… 26/06/12 16:23 CET
‘Mr Euro’ appointed new Greek finance ministerMr Yannis Stournaras has been handed one of the toughest jobs in Europe after being appointed the… 26/06/12 16:03 CET
Cyprus may need bailout of up to 10 billion eurosTuesday morning’s newspaper headlines were not pleasant reading for the people of Cyprus. The… 26/06/12 14:34 CET
Pope visits quake-hit Emilia region of ItalyPope Benedict XVI has paid tribute to a priest who lost his life saving a Madonna statue in the… 26/06/12 14:13 CET
NATO condemns Syrian attack on Turkish F-4NATO’s Secretary general Anders Fogh Ramsussen has condemned the shooting down of the Turkish jet… 26/06/12 12:42 CET
Turkish PM slams Syria for hostile act as downed jet row escalatesTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told his AKP party that the country’s F4-Phantom… 26/06/12 12:12 CET
Two suspected ETA terrorists arrested in FranceAnti terror policed have arrested two suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group ETA in… 26/06/12 10:43 CET
US Supreme Court dilutes Arizona immigration lawsThe US Supreme Court has diluted tough immigration laws introduced by the state of Arizona… 26/06/12 09:03 CET
Paraguay’s new president appoints cabinetParaguay’s new centre-right president Frederico Franco has been sworn in along with his cabinet… 26/06/12 07:36 CET
Tropical Storm Debby lashes FloridaTropical Storm Debby has lashed parts of Florida with driving rain and high winds, threatening… 26/06/12 07:36 CET
Landslides sweep away villages in UgandaAt least 18 people have been killed with possibly hundreds more missing after landslides in eastern… 26/06/12 07:35 CET
Moody’s downgrades Spain’s banksThe ratings agency Moody’s has cut the credit rating on 28 of Spain’s 33 banks by between one to… 26/06/12 05:33 CET
More senior Syrian officers defect to TurkeyA Syrian general is among several senior army officers said to have defected along with their… 26/06/12 03:33 CET
Syria – Turkey: Nato holds crisis meetingNato is to hold a crisis meeting summoned by Turkey on Tuesday, to discuss the shooting down of its… 26/06/12 00:53 CET
US Supreme court ruling sends mixed signals over immigration lawThe US Supreme Court has upheld a controversial element of the state of Arizona’s crackdown on… 26/06/12 00:43 CET
