europa
Italy won’t back truncated EU treatyIf the EU countries cannot agree a high-standard compromise over a common constitutional treaty… 22/05/07 06:05 CET
Affirming that “France is back in Europe…”French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to spell out his idea for a quick institutional reform… 22/05/07 06:05 CET
metropolitans
Gus van Sant’s new movie Paranoid Park at CannesTwo seemingly awkward anonymous adolescents take in the Cannes film festival they are Gabe Nevins… 22/05/07 04:05 CET
world news
Israel blockades Palestinian borderThe Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank have been blockaded by Israeli troops today -… 22/05/07 12:05 CET
Blast leaves at least 10 injured in BeirutAmid the tension over battles in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a second explosion in as many… 22/05/07 12:05 CET
Aid agencies turned away as Lebanese clashes enter third dayA UN convoy is trying to gain access to the refugee camp in Tripoli under siege by Lebanese troops… 22/05/07 12:05 CET
Murder charge in Litvinenko poisoning caseProsecutors in Britain say they will charge a former Russian spy with the murder of ex-KGB agent… 22/05/07 12:05 CET
Urgent calls for a truce to end fighting in LebanonFor the second night in a row, the Lebanese capital has been rocked by a bomb blast. The explosion… 22/05/07 08:05 CET
Deadly bomb attack in popular district of AnkaraAn explosion has rocked a popular district of Ankara in Turkey, reportedly causing at least four… 22/05/07 07:05 CET
Israel launches new airstrikes in GazaThe deadly attack in Sderot comes amid continuing Israeli air strikes in Gaza. Witnesses said the… 22/05/07 07:05 CET
Turbulence ahead for AlitaliaAirports across Italy are bracing themselves for disruption today. The country’s flag-carrier… 22/05/07 07:05 CET
Death of Israeli in rocket attack deepens Gaza crisisThe death of an Israeli woman in a rocket attack on the southern Israeli town of Sderot is likely… 22/05/07 07:05 CET
Talks in Lebanon to ease violenceDiplomatic efforts have begun to try to ease the situation in Lebanon, with the European Union’s… 22/05/07 06:05 CET
Litvinenko- how the drama unfoldedDecember 7, 2006, saw the funeral of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. But the suspicions… 22/05/07 06:05 CET
Life inside Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee campsOne of the conditions of a recent Saudi-brokered Middle East peace plan calls for a ‘just solution‘… 22/05/07 06:05 CET
100th anniversary of Tintin’s creatorHerge, the creator of Tintin, is being celebrated in his native Belgium and beyond on the day that… 22/05/07 06:05 CET
Russia says ‘no’ to extradition in Litvinenko caseProsecutors in Britain are to lay a murder charge over the death of ex-KGB agent Alexander… 22/05/07 06:05 CET
Poll surge for Bertie Ahern ahead of Irish voteIn a tight electoral race, there has been some last minute good news for the Irish Prime Minister… 22/05/07 06:05 CET
Italian air strikes leave passengers strandedTwin strikes in Italy have plunged air travel into chaos. Hundreds of domestic and international… 22/05/07 06:05 CET
Lebanese ceasefire in the balance after shells hit aid convoyA fragile truce hangs by a thread between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants in the city of… 22/05/07 06:05 CET
