cinema
Righteous casting for Pacino and De NiroAfter occupying separate eras in The Godfather: Part II and just a few minutes of Heat, Al Pacino… 16/09/08 18:48 CET
economy
Fed maintains interest rateUS central bank the Federal Reserve has decided to maintain its two percent interest rate despite… 16/09/08 21:10 CET
Central banks move to bolster ailing marketsCentral banks are pumping vast amounts of cash into the world’s financial markets in an effort to… 16/09/08 21:02 CET
European bank shares have taken a new plungeIt followed the collapse of Lehman brothers – with London shares seemingly baring the brunt of the… 16/09/08 20:35 CET
Banks inject extra cash to raise confidenceIn a bid to contain the fall out from the crisis sweeping Wall Street’s biggest firms, central… 16/09/08 19:37 CET
Central banks react to market turmoilWorld central banks have attempted to calm market fears after the collapse of Wall Street giant… 16/09/08 14:42 CET
Europe braces for financial stormThe bad news this morning is heading our way from Asia, where Tokyo is down by five percent and… 16/09/08 07:22 CET
europa
EU criticised at first summit on RomaThe t-shirts bearing fingerprints read: “Against ethnic profiling”. Critics at the first EU-Roma… 16/09/08 19:36 CET
Brussels promises swift answer on Polish plan for shipyardsPolish shipbuilders have been demonstrating outside the European Commission’s headquarters. They… 16/09/08 19:36 CET
le mag
Bartley dazzles at London Fashion WeekLuella Bartley has produced a collection crammed with jarring, psychedelic colours for London… 16/09/08 18:48 CET
markets
Shares slide in Lehman aftershocksAfter a black Monday European markets have experienced a dark grey Tuesday. The Lehman effect and… 16/09/08 19:36 CET
Europe shares down but falls limitThe shockwaves waves continue after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman… 16/09/08 13:57 CET
questions for europe
European Jobs DayFrom help with writing a CV to seminars on job seeking, the European Union is once again staging… 16/09/08 17:58 CET
Species risk extinction from climate or farming threats worldwideHow are protected areas in Europe helping? 16/09/08 17:58 CET
science
World’s deepest lake threatened by zinc mineThe world’s deepest and oldest lake – Russia’s Lake Baikal – is under threat from a nearby zinc… 16/09/08 18:48 CET
world news
Minister quits Brown’s governmentConfidence in Gordon Brown’s leadership of Britian’s ruling Labour party took another body blow… 16/09/08 19:47 CET
Spain’s Supreme Court bans Basque partySpain’s Supreme Court has banned a party in the country’s Basque region because of its links to… 16/09/08 19:31 CET
Feuding Lebanese leaders hold national dialogueLebanon’s rival political leaders are gathering for a first session of talks aimed at healing their… 16/09/08 18:45 CET
French couple freed after rescue missionTwo French citizens, taken hostage by pirates off the Somali coast, have been freed after a French… 16/09/08 18:37 CET
Petraeus hands over commandOutgoing General David Petraeus handed over the coalition flag and with it control of US military… 16/09/08 17:25 CET
Ukrainian parties back to talks as coalition fallsThe faultlines running through Ukraine’s pro-western parties have taken their toll on the… 16/09/08 17:16 CET
Petraeus gives up command of US troops in IraqOutgoing General David Petraeus has handed over control of US military operations in Iraq at a… 16/09/08 14:42 CET
Roma discrimination under the spotlight in BrusselsThe plight of Roma people, who for centuries have suffered discrimination and hostility in Europe… 16/09/08 13:07 CET
New crisis in Ukraine as coalition collapsesUkraine has been plunged into political crisis again following the collapse of the ruling… 16/09/08 11:35 CET
Lehman’s brothers & sisters head out for the jobs marketThe desk clearing is in full swing in New York and London as Lehman Brothers employees, many… 16/09/08 07:22 CET
Netherlands blocks Serbia-EU trade dealThe Netherlands has prevented the EU from agreeing to extend new trade benefits to Serbia. The… 16/09/08 07:21 CET
US Presidential candidates offer solutions for economyThe financial crisis in the US has thrust the economy back to the top of the Presidential campaign… 16/09/08 07:21 CET
Floyd lose founding keyboard wizard WrightRichard Wright, one of the founding members of rock group Pink Floyd, has died from cancer at the… 16/09/08 07:21 CET
