cinema
Annecy animates audiences for 32nd yearNew York indie animators scooped the top two prizes at this year’s Annecy International Animation… 18/06/08 15:51 CET
corporate
Bush reverses position on offshore oil drillingWith US motorists paying record high prices for petrol, President Bush and lawmakers in the… 18/06/08 19:25 CET
Financials pull down European sharesEuropean shares ended the day substantially lower tracking Wall Street as US banks Morgan Stanley… 18/06/08 19:23 CET
Hungary to get new Mercedes plantDaimler is to invest 800 million euros to build a new assembly plant in Hungary. It will be the… 18/06/08 19:22 CET
Morgan Stanley’s profits slumpMorgan Stanley, the second-largest investment bank in the US, saw its profits fall by more than… 18/06/08 19:22 CET
europa
After Lisbon, EU debates food and fuel pricesThe head of the European Commission has urged the EU’s leaders to press ahead with ambitious… 18/06/08 19:26 CET
Treaty upset raises tempers in EU parliamentA handful of Eurosceptic members of the European Parliament, mostly from Britain, wore green… 18/06/08 19:26 CET
focus
“Rocket Man” Steve Bennett wants to make space tourism available to everyoneThe square-jawed heroes of Thunderbirds and real-life astronauts of the Apollo programme were the… 18/06/08 17:37 CET
futuris
Virtual assistants for music teachersEuropean researchers have developed a multi-lingual music tuition software that complements… 18/06/08 15:51 CET
le mag
Slovenian sculptor creates world in miniatureJakov Brdar is one of Slovenia’s leading sculptors. While his monumental creations are part of… 18/06/08 15:51 CET
science
Meteorite study suggests alien origins of lifeScientists have revealed the strongest evidence yet that life on Earth may have its origins in… 18/06/08 15:51 CET
world news
Gazans sceptical at Israel-Hamas ceasefireThe announcement that Israel and Hamas have sealed a six month ceasefire has been greeted with… 18/06/08 20:21 CET
Debate over progress of Cuban reformsCuban state television has broadcast the first pictures of Fidel Castro in six months. The silent… 18/06/08 20:21 CET
EU adopts tough new laws on illegal immigrationIllegal immigrants hoping for a new life in Europe now face 18 months in detention, after Euro MPs… 18/06/08 19:21 CET
Immigrants see a better life in EuropeImmigrants continue to head to Europe, perhaps fleeing persecution at home or hoping a successful… 18/06/08 19:14 CET
Anti-Taliban offensive launched in AfghanistanAfghan and NATO forces have launched a joint offensive against Taliban fighters and their… 18/06/08 18:59 CET
Fuel protests gridlock Brussels ahead of EU talksA day before EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss the fuel and food crisis, protesters are making… 18/06/08 18:50 CET
UN’s legal immunity challenged in Dutch courtA Dutch court is being urged to waive the legal immunity of the United Nations in a law suit over… 18/06/08 16:25 CET
EU adopts tough new laws on illegal immigrationTough new laws on illegal immigration in Europe have been adopted by Euro MPs in Strasbourg. Three… 18/06/08 14:14 CET
Todorov wins Asturias Social Sciences prizeIt is award number five in the Prince of Asturias prize giving season. The jury spent a day… 18/06/08 13:17 CET
Farmers block streets of BrusselsBringing the streets of Brussels to a standstill. Hundreds of farmers are converging on the … 18/06/08 12:16 CET
Allied troops launch offensive in AfghanistanAfghan forces backed by NATO troops have launched an offensive to flush out Taleban insurgents from… 18/06/08 10:55 CET
Israel agrees to abide by ceasefire with HamasIsrael has officially agreed to abide by a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas that… 18/06/08 10:09 CET
Lech Walesa denies being a communist informerThe former Solidarity trade union leader Lech Walesa is facing fresh allegations that he was once… 18/06/08 08:06 CET
Swedish parliament to vote on legal eavesdroppingSwedish military intelligence agents will be able to listen in to all cross-border telephone calls… 18/06/08 08:05 CET
Hamas has high hopes for its truce with wary IsraelRelations in the Middle-East stand on the brink of a public breakthrough, but behind the scenes… 18/06/08 08:05 CET
British mercenary on trial over African “coup plot”Prosecutors in Equatorial Guinea have called for a 32-year jail sentence for a former British army… 18/06/08 08:04 CET
Brussels wants cohesion on illegal immigrant rulesThe European Commission has made clear its view on how illegal immigrants should be treated. It is… 18/06/08 08:03 CET
