cinema
Coen brothers’ film opens Venice festivalThe world’s oldest film festival – Venice – has opened with the Coen brothers’ latest offering, a… 28/08/08 17:40 CET
le mag
Expo marks Soviet invasion of CzechoslovakiaAn exhibition at Hungary’s House of Terror museum marks 40 years since the Prague Spring was… 28/08/08 17:32 CET
science
Cave temples portal to Mayan underworld?Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a maze of stone temples in caves that they think the… 28/08/08 17:36 CET
world news
New Orleans braces for Gustav, three years after KatrinaTropical Storm Gustav leaves a trail of destruction in its wake as it heads for the Gulf of Mexico… 28/08/08 20:35 CET
Obama prepares to outline his vision for USDemocrat Barack Obama is gearing up to accept an historic presidential nomination with a speech… 28/08/08 19:51 CET
- Obama prepares to outline his vision for US
Democrat Barack Obama is gearing up to accept an historic presidential nomination with a speech… 28/08/08 19:51 CET
Russia dismisses EU Georgia sanctions as “sick”Russia has scored a limited success at a summit with Asian allies, while on the other hand the … 28/08/08 19:43 CET
African migrants feared drowned off MaltaAfrican migrants are continuing to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to what they… 28/08/08 19:32 CET
Abbas in Lebanon discusses Palestinian refugeesThe Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been visiting Lebanon. Greeted by President Michel… 28/08/08 18:51 CET
Political heavyweights heap praise on ObamaBarack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden were formally nominated on Wednesday to carry the… 28/08/08 18:40 CET
Law changes in Italy to protect AlitaliaThousands of airline jobs are under threat as Italy tries to save its loss-making national carrier… 28/08/08 16:26 CET
Obama to speak on Martin Luther King anniversaryHe has promised change. And that is what war veterans who marched on the site of the Democratic… 28/08/08 14:03 CET
Moscow gets limited support over GeorgiaRussia has received limited backing from the East over its role in Georgia. At an Asian regional… 28/08/08 14:03 CET
US fears Gustav will hit New OrleansHurricane Gustav has continued to stomp through the Caribbean. It is closing in on Jamaica and Cuba… 28/08/08 13:49 CET
Zimbabwe power-sharing talks under threatPower-sharing talks in Zimbabwe look set to collapse, if President Robert Mugabe goes ahead with… 28/08/08 13:49 CET
Democrats formally back Obama and BidenNow it is official. Barack Obama is the Democrats’ presidential nominee and Joe Biden, his running… 28/08/08 13:49 CET
Prisoners exchanged but mistrust remainsAnother prisoner exchange has taken place between Georgia and South Ossetia, after the short war… 28/08/08 07:41 CET
US and Russia flex their military muscles.Russia has sent a missile cruiser and two other ships to Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, after a… 28/08/08 07:41 CET
Sarkozy calls for calm in CaucasusFrench president Nicolas Sarkozy put together the six-point plan to end the war between Georgia and… 28/08/08 07:41 CET
Biden, Clinton stir Democrat delegatesShortly after Barack Obama was nominated, he paid a surprise visit to the Democratic Convention. He… 28/08/08 06:17 CET
Clinton gets Obama nominated by acclamationDemocrats have nominated Barack Obama as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a… 28/08/08 01:55 CET
