cinema
A Crystal Globe for De Niro at Karlovy VaryThe Karlovy Vary Film Festival is underway with US actor, director and producer Robert De Niro… 07/07/08 18:38 CET
corporate
Lufthansa pilots strike grounds flightsLufthansa said it had to cancel 200 flights on Monday because of a 24-hour strike by pilots on its… 07/07/08 20:54 CET
Ban&Olufsen issues another profit warningThe Danish luxury hi-fi and television maker Bang&Olufsen has cut its profit estimate for the third… 07/07/08 20:54 CET
European shares end losing streakEuropean shares ended Monday’s session 1% higher as investors snapped up bargains and oil prices… 07/07/08 20:54 CET
Fresenius buys APP to enter US marketGerman medical group Fresenius is to buy the US company APP Pharmaceuticals which makes generic… 07/07/08 20:54 CET
europa
Towards harmonising lower VAT ratesLower VAT on dining out would suit France, but not other EU member states… The European… 07/07/08 21:26 CET
EU tests joint police stations for tourist areasIn countries popular with foreign tourists, the EU is considering transplanting police from their… 07/07/08 21:25 CET
hi-tech
Summer science showcases British projectsA summer science festival organised by the Royal Society in London featured a number of projects… 07/07/08 18:36 CET
le mag
“Laughterlife” a look at new Russian artGeorgy Ostretov’s “Sex in the City” is a central piece in an exhibition showcasing a selection of… 07/07/08 18:45 CET
world news
G8 against ponders problems of poverty in AfricaAfrican leaders attending the G8 summit have called on the world’s richest countries to keep their… 07/07/08 20:32 CET
Clouds on horizon over climate change at G8 summitWorld leaders are heading into the second day of the G8 summit, with rising food and fuel costs… 07/07/08 20:08 CET
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World leaders are heading into the second day of the G8 summit, with rising food and fuel costs… 07/07/08 20:08 CET
French watchwords on illegal immigrants: repel and expelEU ministers have reacted favourably to French proposals for a tougher common policy to stem… 07/07/08 20:06 CET
Austria to go to the polls after coalition collapseA snap election looks to be on the cards in Austria after the Social Democrats agreed to a call for… 07/07/08 18:26 CET
Kabul points finger at Pakistan over bombingAfghanistan believes foreign agents may have coordinated the suicide bombing at the Indian embassy… 07/07/08 17:50 CET
Strike halts public transport in ItalyTrain, underground and bus services came to a halt in Italy for most of the day as staff went on… 07/07/08 17:31 CET
Austrian government set to collapseThe leader of Austria’s co-governing People’s Party has called for a snap election, claiming it is… 07/07/08 13:55 CET
Nine injured in Pamplona bull runSpain’s annual bull running fiesta has got off to a bad start with nine people injured on the first… 07/07/08 13:48 CET
Second arrest in French student double murderPolice in London say a second man is now being questioned in connection with the deaths of two… 07/07/08 12:15 CET
G8 nations “dragging feet” over Africa aid pledgeActivists have accused rich nations of reneging on their pledges to double aid to Africa. The… 07/07/08 11:06 CET
Suicide bomber hits Indian Embassy in KabulA car bomb has been detonated outside the Indian Embassy in the Afghan capital, killing dozens of… 07/07/08 08:45 CET
G8 leaders face full agenda at Japan summitLeaders of some of the richest countries in the world are facing a jam-packed agenda at the start… 07/07/08 07:58 CET
- French student murders: UK police issue E-Fit
Police in London have issued an artist’s impression of a man seen running near the scene where two… 07/07/08 07:51 CET
France waters down anti-illegals plan for EUFrance intends to outline exactly how the EU should crackdown on illegal immigration at a meeting… 07/07/08 07:50 CET
Ex-hostages send messages to FARC captivesFormer Colombian hostages, who escaped their FARC captors last week, said they wouldn’t forget the… 07/07/08 07:49 CET
Turkish protest in support of suspected coup plottersRallies have been held across Turkey in support of two retired army generals arrested on suspicion… 07/07/08 07:48 CET
Bush and Medvedev tackle weapons worriesThe Russian leader, Dmitry Medvedev, arrived in Japan for the summit with weapons on his mind. He… 07/07/08 07:47 CET
