cinema
‘Blindness’ opens Cannes 2008 FestivalThe honour of opening the 2008 Cannes Film Festival fell to Fernando Meirelles’ adaptation of Jose… 15/05/08 18:48 CET
corporate
Greeks strike to protest privatisationsThe partial sale of phone company OTE was just one of the privatisations that thousands of Greek… 15/05/08 19:52 CET
Euro praised at Brussels Economic ForumParticipants in the annual Brussels Economic Forum conference have been looking at ways to meet the… 15/05/08 19:52 CET
Deutsche Telekom justifies acquisition policyEurope’s biggest phone company, Deutsche Telekom, has been explaining to shareholders at its annual… 15/05/08 19:52 CET
europa
Open Skies flights deal faces a bumpy landingThe second round of “Open Skies” discussions between the European Union and the United States is… 15/05/08 19:52 CET
hi-tech
Electric cars: the driving force behind greener travelDanish and Israeli developers have unveiled a new project that hopes to further the cause of… 15/05/08 16:06 CET
le mag
Indie rock: Monkey + Rascal = Last Shadow PuppetsIndie rock fans have a treat coming their way this summer going by the name of ‘The Last Shadow… 15/05/08 18:48 CET
space
Attention job-seekers: astronauts wantedEver dreamt of becoming an astronaut? This might be your chance. The European Space Agency is on a… 15/05/08 18:51 CET
world news
Deal reached to end Lebanese clashesMediators from the Arab League have brokered an agreement to end Lebanon’s worst internal violence… 15/05/08 20:09 CET
Challenges mount to Sarkozy reformsIt promises to be a summer of discontent in France, and on Thursday several entire public sectors… 15/05/08 20:09 CET
Illegal immigrants arrested across ItalyHundreds of suspected illegal immigrants have been rounded-up across Italy, as part of the new… 15/05/08 20:09 CET
French state employees strike over job cutsTens of thousands of French public sector workers took to the streets to protest against planned… 15/05/08 20:09 CET
Divided and angry, Palestinians mark NakbaDivided and angry, Palestinians have been marking Israel’s birth in their way. At the Erez border… 15/05/08 20:06 CET
Cracked dams threaten new Chinese disasterThree days after China’s massive earthquake, hopes of finding many more survivors are diminishing… 15/05/08 20:06 CET
Bush addresses Knesset, attacks IranIn a speech before the Israeli parliament, President Bush has offered a peace prophecy for the… 15/05/08 20:06 CET
Funeral held for Spanish police officer killed by bombThe funeral of a Spanish police officer killed in a suspected ETA attack has taken place in the… 15/05/08 20:06 CET
Cyclone survivors say junta offered no helpLeft with virtually nothing when Cyclone Nargis obliterated their homes nearly two weeks ago… 15/05/08 13:34 CET
China’s damaged dams could endanger livesFears are growing in China that more lives could be at risk after it was revealed Monday’s… 15/05/08 13:33 CET
Calm returns to Lebanon after government climbdownAn Arab League delegation is expected to reach a deal on Lebanon, defusing a crisis that led to six… 15/05/08 13:33 CET
Spain buries officer killed in suspected ETA attackThe funeral has taken place of the police officer killed in a suspected ETA attack yesterday. Top… 15/05/08 13:33 CET
Merkel calls for Amazon-friendly biofuelsAngela Merkel has warned that biofuel production should not come at the expense of the environment… 15/05/08 13:33 CET
Bush hails Israel in Knesset speechThe US President was expected to hail Israel as a “thriving democracy in the heart of the Holy… 15/05/08 13:33 CET
Edwards backs Obama over ClintonFormer rival John Edwards has thrown his support behind Barack Obama. “The reason I am here… 15/05/08 07:50 CET
Dam fears as Chinese victims pulled from rubbleMoments of terror during Monday’s earthquake in western China were captured by an amateur… 15/05/08 07:49 CET
NATO agrees international cybercrime initiativeSeven NATO member countries have signed a deal to create a research centre aimed at protecting the… 15/05/08 07:48 CET
Socialists wooed by Serbian partiesThe party of the late Slobodan Milosevic is being frantically wooed in the race to form a majority… 15/05/08 07:47 CET
Lebanese government in Hizbollah turnaroundCelebratory gunfire rang out in the Shia-dominated areas of Beirut following the news that the… 15/05/08 07:47 CET
Handbags and gladrags at the Cannes Film FestivalThe 61st Cannes Film Festival has got underway with the traditional red carpet parade. The jury… 15/05/08 07:46 CET
