cinema
3-D film release set to wow sc-fi fansOne of this Summer’s hottest releases embraces the latest digital 3D techniques to make a fast… 11/07/08 17:19 CET
corporate
Oil at new records againAs the summer driving season moved up a gear in Europe, oil ended the week by jumping five dollars… 11/07/08 21:23 CET
Tapie finally wins Adidas sale caseAfter 13 years of litigation, French businessman and politician Bernard Tapie has finally won his… 11/07/08 21:23 CET
Further falls for European equitiesEuropean shares closed down 2.5%. Banks led the sell-off with investors spooked by the idea that… 11/07/08 21:23 CET
Turmoil over Fannie Mae and Freddie MacThe US government is considering taking over mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac… 11/07/08 21:21 CET
No Condor takeover for Air BerlinGerman carrier Air Berlin has scrapped its takeover of Thomas Cook’s Condor charter airline. It… 11/07/08 21:21 CET
Credit Mutuel wins bid for Citi’s German banksCitigroup is selling its German high street banking business to France’s Credit Mutuel for 4.6… 11/07/08 21:21 CET
europa
French fanfare over Mediterranean Union no antidote to doubtsMiddle Eastern leaders by the dozen will beat a path to Paris this Sunday for President Sarkozy’s… 11/07/08 21:24 CET
interview
May Chidiac, a Lebanese voice unsilenced by violence“They killed, you know, they killed me…That is to say, can you imagine a woman like me with half… 11/07/08 21:25 CET
May Chidiac, a Lebanese voice unsilenced by violence“They killed, you know, they killed me…That is to say, can you imagine a woman like me with half… 11/07/08 21:23 CET
Hamas leader calls for an end of Israel’s occupationOne year after the violent split between Hamas and Fatah, talks between the two sides are underway… 11/07/08 21:20 CET
Samir Kassir prizewinner talks to euronewsNaela Khalil is a Palestinian journalist. In Beirut in June she was awarded the Samir Kassir prize… 11/07/08 20:34 CET
Jumblatt talks about the Lebanese situationAfter years of political instability in Lebanon, the recent election of President Michel Suleiman… 11/07/08 20:25 CET
- Jumblatt talks about the Lebanese situation
After years of political instability in Lebanon, the recent election of President Michel Suleiman… 11/07/08 20:00 CET
le mag
Maritime Museum opens in HamburgWho knows were a hobby can lead? In the case of the former publisher Peter Tamm it can end up with… 11/07/08 17:19 CET
parlamento
Ukraine’s visa travails with the EUA country hoping to join the European Union, Ukraine is having difficulty with the enlarged… 11/07/08 17:40 CET
world news
- EU’s Kosovo pledges total 1.2 billion euros
The EU has pledged a total of 1.2 billion euros in aid donations for the reconstruction of Kosovo… 11/07/08 22:44 CET
Uranium leak leads to French nuclear plant closureA company responsible for a toxic leak in southwest France on Monday has been told to close part of… 11/07/08 21:25 CET
Pitching Mediterranean improvementsFrance has outlined specific activities in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. Foremost among them… 11/07/08 21:24 CET
Kosovo’s faces uphill battle despite aid packageKosovo’s economic challenges are massive. It is one of the poorest regions in Europe, with stagnant… 11/07/08 21:21 CET
German fashion world not taking anorexia lightlyThe German fashion industry has gone on the attack against anorexia with a plan to banish… 11/07/08 19:20 CET
EU’s Kosovo pledges total 1.2 billion eurosThe EU has pledged a total of 1.2 billion euros in aid donations for the reconstruction of Kosovo… 11/07/08 19:11 CET
Lebanese leaders agree on unity governmentLebanon’s pro- and anti-Syrian factions have agreed on a government of national unity after six… 11/07/08 18:11 CET
Police accuse Olmert after latest fraud interviewThe political future of the Israeli Prime Minister is looking increasingly in doubt after police… 11/07/08 17:17 CET
- UK payout for Iraqis tortured by British troops
Britain’s Ministry of Defence has agreed to pay more than three-and-a-half million euros in… 11/07/08 15:41 CET
- S.Korean tourist shot dead by N.Korean soldier
A 53-year old South Korean tourist has been shot dead by a North Korean soldier after apparently… 11/07/08 15:18 CET
Wildfires threaten N.California againFireteams are battling wildfires in northern California which have already forced 10,000 people to… 11/07/08 13:39 CET
Srebrenica massacre remembered 13 years onIn Bosnia, tens of thousands of people have gathered at the Potocari Memorial Cemetary on the… 11/07/08 13:14 CET
Olmert questioned for third time over corruptionInvestigators in Israel have been questioning the country’s prime minister for a third time over… 11/07/08 13:06 CET
EU pledges half-a-billion euros for KosovoThe European Union has put its money where its mouth is at a conference to drum up donor aid for… 11/07/08 12:06 CET
S.Korean tourist shot dead by N.Korean soldierA 53-year old South Korean tourist has been shot dead by a North Korean soldier after apparently… 11/07/08 11:35 CET
UK payout for Iraqis tortured by British troopsBritain’s Ministry of Defence has agreed to pay more than three-and-a-half million euros in… 11/07/08 09:06 CET
Berlusconi nears immunity from prosecutionItaly’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has cleared another hurdle, in his bid to stay out of… 11/07/08 07:37 CET
Istanbul inquiry continues into US consulate attackOfficials and work colleagues have paid their respects to three Turkish police officers, shot dead… 11/07/08 07:35 CET
Kosovo’s economy to get EU funding boostNearly five months after declaring independence, Kosovo is struggling economically. To help the… 11/07/08 07:35 CET
Georgia recalls its ambassador to MoscowGeorgia has recalled its ambassador from Moscow, as tensions rise over the breakaway regions of… 11/07/08 07:33 CET
New London arrest over French student murdersA fourth suspect has been arrested in London in connection with the violent murders of two French… 11/07/08 05:55 CET
Germany refuses to bow to kidnap “blackmail”Germany has insisted it will not succumb to blackmail over three of its citizens kidnapped by… 11/07/08 01:45 CET
