cinema
Heath Ledger’s Batman villian is no jokeThe Dark Knight follows Batman as he sets out to destroy organised crime in Gotham City for good… 18/07/08 17:31 CET
corporate
Mattel wins first round of Bratz battleMattel, the maker of Barbie dolls, has won the first round of its copyright infringement court case… 18/07/08 21:07 CET
Qantas cuts jobsAustralia’s biggest airline, Qantas, has responded to soaring fuel prices by saying it will cut 4%… 18/07/08 21:07 CET
Citibank’s results surprisingly good, Merrill Lynch’s badThe biggest US bank, Citigroup, has posted a smaller than expected quarterly loss. That was despite… 18/07/08 21:07 CET
European stocks end week higherEuropean shares finished up for the third day running, they rose 1.6% enjoying a relief rally as… 18/07/08 21:07 CET
No aircraft order freefall for FarnboroughA big buying spree by Gulf oil states prevented aircraft orders from going into freefall at this… 18/07/08 21:07 CET
europa
African farmers get billion euro EU boostThe European Commission has backed a plan to donate 1 billion euros to farmers in Africa next year… 18/07/08 20:44 CET
No more concessions on agriculture at WTO talksFrance and Ireland claim the European Union has exhausted its scope for concessions on agriculture… 18/07/08 20:44 CET
Brussels blasts Bulgaria for high-level corruptionBrussels is to issue a damning report on high-level corruption, maladministration and failures in… 18/07/08 20:44 CET
europeans
Accessibility for allMore than 10% of the European population live with a disability that can make everyday tasks a real… 18/07/08 14:58 CET
farnborough
No aircraft order freefall for FarnboroughA big buying spree by Gulf oil states prevented aircraft orders from going into freefall at this… 18/07/08 18:22 CET
le mag
Montreux musicians toast Quincy JonesSome 30 top musicians held a special gala night at the Montreux Jazz Festival to celebrate music… 18/07/08 17:31 CET
parlamento
No in Dublin will it be no in PragueThe Irish “no” vote is a very real obstacle blocking the treaty of Lisbon. However, in January 2009… 18/07/08 17:51 CET
world news
Second leak follows govt order for nuclear checksFrance is more reliant on atomic power than any other country in the world – almost 80 per cent of… 18/07/08 20:09 CET
King appoints mediators to decide Belgium’s futureThe King of Belgium has appointed three senior politicans to seek a way out of the country’s… 18/07/08 20:09 CET
Spain offers immigrants cash incentives to leaveSpain has unveiled a plan to offer immigrants money to return home in an effort to boost its… 18/07/08 20:09 CET
S. Africa: challenges remain despite Mandela legacyOn May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black president. An historic event and… 18/07/08 20:08 CET
A Hot Issue – France probes second nuclear leakFrench nuclear inspectors have gone to the site of the country’s second radioactive leak in a… 18/07/08 20:08 CET
Millions rejoice as Mandela turns 90Children from Nelson Mandela’s old house in Soweto Orlando West have joined millions of people… 18/07/08 20:08 CET
First conviction in German tax case over Liechtenstein BankA German tax dodger has received a two year suspended jail sentence after an investigation of bank… 18/07/08 16:35 CET
Belgium set for new political merry-go-roundA fresh game of political chess is beginning in Belgium following the King’s refusal to accept the… 18/07/08 13:47 CET
Pope calls on religions to unite against terrorPope Benedict XVI has been meeting other religious leaders on the fifth day of his first visit to… 18/07/08 13:47 CET
Many Happy Returns to MadibaNelson Mandela is celebrating his birthday. The man who devoted his life to bringing down the… 18/07/08 13:47 CET
EC blocks millions in aid from Bulgaria over graft claimsBulgaria has attacked the European Commission over a leaked report which alleges high-levels of… 18/07/08 13:47 CET
Uranium leak No 2 in FranceFrance is investigating its second low-level radioactive leak in ten days, this time at a plant in… 18/07/08 11:56 CET
Leaked report says EU aid to Bulgaria blockedMillions of euros worth of aid to Bulgaria has been blocked according to a damning European report… 18/07/08 08:09 CET
Mandela turns 90 as his nation celebratesAfter weeks of celebrations, today is actually the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela. The man South… 18/07/08 08:09 CET
Belgian King calls in others to solve political crisisThe King of Belgium has refused to accept the resignation of his prime minister, but has put the… 18/07/08 08:08 CET
US tax probe could spell end to secret accountsAn American probe into offshore banking could herald the end of secret Swiss accounts, after … 18/07/08 08:07 CET
Germany proposes peace plan for GeorgiaGermany has put forward a three-point peace plan as a solution to the military stand-off between… 18/07/08 08:06 CET
