Organisations create largest digital archive on WWI

Share your Great War treasures

Perhaps you've found an old photograph, letter or magazine article in a long-forgotten trunk. If this treasure dates from WWI you can now share it with others via a digital collection.

Two journalists claimed in Homs

Thionville photojournalist killed in Syria

Two journalists killed in a shell attack on the city of Homs, Syria, by government troops have been identified as Rémi Ochlik from Thionville and Marie Colvin from New York.

Flights to resume on Wednesday night shift

Union to halt Frankfurt airport strike

A spokesman for a union representing ground workers at Frankfurt airport says it will halt its strike ahead of an expected resumption of negotiations.

Energy giant eyes up Grand Duchy

GDF-Suez attracted by Luxembourg's tax breaks

A French energy giant is rumoured to have its sights on Luxembourg in a bid to decentralise its storage operations.

Economy minister points finger of blame

Mangen partners given dressing down

Partners have been blamed for the collapse of a construction firm costing 225 jobs in Luxembourg.

Brit Awards 2012

Adele and Ed Sheeran win at UK music's Brit Awards

Songstress Adele capped a momentous year of Grammy Awards triumph and medical woes with a double win at the U.K.'s Brit music awards Tuesday, taking prizes for album of the year and best British female solo artist.

Sodrugestvo Group makes a beeline for Luxembourg

Russian firm moves HQ to Luxembourg

A Russian firm is to create ten new jobs when it moves its headquarters from Denmark to Luxembourg.

Luxembourg leads rescue missions due to ongoing cold

Air Rescue emergency flights in North Albania

Luxembourg Air Rescue (LAR) will be carrying out emergency flights in northern Albania, which is still battling extreme weather conditions, following an appeal by the Albanian government to the international community.

Winter end marked by Buergbrennen celebrations on February 26

Burning bright for Spring

Winter is to get a farewell fanfare this Sunday when a number of torchlit processions are held throughout the country.

The European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance report

Racism in Luxembourg

Workers in Luxembourg who are born abroad are most likely to experience unemployment, a study exploring racism and intolerance has found.

Health Minister's draft anti-smoking laws

Luxembourg smoking ban is coming, but when?

Health Minister Mars Di Bartolomeo is proceeding with the new anti-smoking law for Luxembourg. He recently presented preliminary draft laws to the Council of Ministers.

The Robert Walters Global Salary Survey

What can you expect to earn this year?

Employees in some fields in Luxembourg can expect a slight payrise during the course of 2012. Read on to find out which ones.

Collision between Reckange and Brouch

Two cars and road sweeping vehicle in accident

After disregarding a stop sign, a car collided first with another car and then with a road sweeping vehicle, on the route between Reckange and Brouch.

No security danger to employees or environment

Cattenom reactor shut down due to alternator fault

An incident on Tuesday morning at the Cattenom nuclear power plant saw reactor block number two shut down.

Just outside the fire station

Minibus ablaze in Dudelange

At about 5:30am on Tuesday morning, firefighters were called out to a raging minibus fire in Dudelange, right outside the fire station!

Greece to get $130B bailout

VIDEO: Juncker announces Greek deal reached

After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use the euro reached an agreement early Tuesday to hand Greece €130 billion in additional bailout loans to save it from a potentially disastrous default next month.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg leads rescue missions due to ongoing cold

Air Rescue emergency flights in North Albania

Luxembourg Air Rescue (LAR) will be carrying out emergency flights in northern Albania, which is still battling extreme weather conditions, following an appeal by the Albanian government to the international community.

The European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance report

Racism in Luxembourg

Workers in Luxembourg who are born abroad are most likely to experience unemployment, a study exploring racism and intolerance has found.

Business

Energy giant eyes up Grand Duchy

GDF-Suez attracted by Luxembourg's tax breaks

A French energy giant is rumoured to have its sights on Luxembourg in a bid to decentralise its storage operations.

Job cuts were unavoidable after firm loses major contract

110 jobs to go at Chemolux

A Luxembourg chemical plant is to axe 47 jobs with a further 63 to go later in the year.

Culture

Brit Awards 2012

Adele and Ed Sheeran win at UK music's Brit Awards

Songstress Adele capped a momentous year of Grammy Awards triumph and medical woes with a double win at the U.K.'s Brit music awards Tuesday, taking prizes for album of the year and best British female solo artist.

33rd edition of street carnival

28,000 expected for Sunday's Diekirch Cavalcade

Organisers and participants are busy planning how make the most of this Sunday afternoon. It is estimated this year that 28,000 spectators will turn up for the 33rd edition of the Diekirch Cavalcade.

Sport

Luxembourg's first ever cricket coaching conference

Getting the ball rolling

It was a first for both the game of cricket and for Luxembourg. Uniting key figures from the Luxembourg cricket scene, schools and sporting organisations, the conference at the Olympic Sports Committee offices sought ways to help establish cricket as a regular fixture in schools.

Minella ranks at WTA 95

Minella in the world's top 100

Mandy Minella proved that hard work does pay off when her months' of gruelling training helped elevate her to the list of top 100 tennis players.