cinema
Jordanian film presented at SundanceThe chance discovery of a pilot’s cap in a rubbish bin serves as a turning point in the life of an… 24/01/08 18:11 CET
corporate
Chinese economic growth still red hotChina’s economy grew by 11.4% in 2007- that is the fastest pace in thirteen years. However, Xie… 24/01/08 21:16 CET
Toyota draws level with GM for worldwide car salesThe tectonic plates of the world car industry are shifting. For the first time since 1931, General… 24/01/08 21:16 CET
europa
EU support builds to fast-track climate packageEU institutions are lining up to support ambitious laws on energy and climate change, agreeing that… 24/01/08 21:22 CET
Kosovo date for independence proclamation promised soon“A question of days” away is how new Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has described the timeframe… 24/01/08 21:16 CET
world news
Prodi loses confidence vote in Italian SenateItalian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has lost his confidence vote in the Italian Senate. It was a… 24/01/08 21:41 CET
Coalition crisis – Prodi’s 20 months at Italy’s helmIt has been just 20 months since “The Professor”, as Romano Prodi is known in Italy, came to power… 24/01/08 19:53 CET
Societe Generale ‘rogue trader is on the run’France’s second-largest bank, Societe Generale, has been hit with one of the biggest frauds in… 24/01/08 19:53 CET
- Italian PM awaits make-or-break confidence vote
Italy’s Prime Minister Romano Prodi has told the Senate that if it forces him to resign following… 24/01/08 19:53 CET
Turkey is preparing to lift the ban on the wearing of Islamic headscarvesTurkey’s ruling AK party has come to an agreement with a nationalist party on lifting the ban on… 24/01/08 19:53 CET
Gazans flood into Egypt in defiance of Israeli blockadeThousands of Gazans streamed past a flattened border wall into Egypt for a second day, in defiance… 24/01/08 19:53 CET
UK minister quits over another funding scandalAlready tarred by allegations of illegal party funding, Britain’s prime minister Gordon Brown has… 24/01/08 19:53 CET
Possible breakthrough in Kenyan crisisIn what could be a major breakthrough in the Kenyan crisis, President Mwai Kibaki has been meeting… 24/01/08 19:53 CET
Palestinians keep streaming into Egypt at RafahPalestinians keep flocking into Egypt from the Gaza Strip to stock up on food and basic goods after… 24/01/08 13:21 CET
Societe Generale reports €4.9 billion trading fraudThe Bank of France has announced it is to open an inquiry into an alleged fraud at France’s second… 24/01/08 13:21 CET
Italian PM faces crucial confidence vote in SenateItalian Prime Minister Romano Prodi appears to have decided to brave a vote of confidence in the… 24/01/08 13:21 CET
Plane crash kills 19 Polish air force officersIt is believed all 19 Polish air force officers onboard a military plane that crashed on the way… 24/01/08 13:21 CET
Ex-Russian PM may be expelled from presidential raceFormer Russian prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov could be disqualified from running as a presidential… 24/01/08 13:21 CET
A mixed response for the EU climate roadmapThe EU’s sweeping plan to tackle global warming has received a cool reception from industry and… 24/01/08 08:26 CET
Prodi faces a difficult choice: Resign or loseThe political future of Prime Minister Romano Prodi hangs in the balance this morning. The veteran… 24/01/08 08:25 CET
Internet checked after seven youth suicidesSocial networking websites are under suspicion after a series of teenage suicides in South Wales… 24/01/08 08:25 CET
Ex-FARC hostage and Columbian leader embraceColombian President Alvaro Uribe and former FARC hostage Clara Rojas have embraced publicly for the… 24/01/08 08:24 CET
International outcry over Rafah border surgeThe worsening crisis in Gaza is fuelling a growing outcry in the Arab World. In Yemen, an estimated… 24/01/08 08:23 CET
