cinema
A tale of vulgarity and bad mannersThe film “How To Lose Friends and Alienate People” is based on the life of the outrageous – some… 30/09/08 17:25 CET
economy
German jobless total downGermany’s jobless rate dipped to a 16-year-low in September. Adjusted for seasonal swings… 30/09/08 20:09 CET
Euro zone inflation slippingInflation in the euro zone fell to 3.6% in September, compared with the same month last year. The… 30/09/08 20:09 CET
Stocks fall around the worldJapan’s benchmark Nikkei trading index has fallen almost five percent in early trading hours after… 30/09/08 07:56 CET
Back to the drawing board in the USIt’s back to the drawing board in the US as the country struggles to contain its spiralling… 30/09/08 07:56 CET
europa
EU observers begin danger-laden Georgia missionThe EU’s observers in Georgia begin their mission on Wednesday, and EU foreign policy chief Javier… 30/09/08 20:41 CET
Greek Cypriots offer northern Turks a way outA sign of increasing political goodwill on divided Cyprus with the President saying he is prepared… 30/09/08 20:41 CET
Council of Europe opens Georgia debatesThe Council of Europe opened debates today leading to a resolution and Thursday vote on the thorny… 30/09/08 20:41 CET
hi-tech
New cameras showcased in GermanyThe Photokina trade fair in Germany had exhibits ranging from compact cameras for the amateur to… 30/09/08 17:25 CET
le mag
Dior’s Galliano sets a sexy toneDior designer John Galliano brought his ready-to-wear collection to the Tuileries Gardens in Paris… 30/09/08 17:26 CET
world news
Moves to reassure investorsThe Irish government was the latest to step in to try calm investors fears. The authorities in… 30/09/08 20:09 CET
Economic nervousness not just in board roomsThe global money crisis may be rattling nerves in the banking and financial service industries, but… 30/09/08 19:55 CET
Palestinians talk of reconciliationAs Muslims around the world celebrate the end of Ramadan there are new hopes for reconciliation… 30/09/08 19:19 CET
Merkel faced with prickly allyTwo days after the ruling party in Bavaria slumped at the ballot box the future for Germany’s… 30/09/08 19:06 CET
New Austrian coalition beckonsThe removal of the obstacle to a new grand coalition in Austria – namely Wilhelm Molterer – could… 30/09/08 18:56 CET
Brussels urges approval of US rescue planThe European Commission has expressed its disappointment that Washington has failed to approve a… 30/09/08 18:17 CET
Bush warns Congress not to dither over rescue planThe US President has urged Congress to “act decisively now” to limit what he called “painful and… 30/09/08 17:23 CET
UK’s Cameron joins criticisms of CongressThe financial crisis is also a huge political issue for politicians around the world, particularly… 30/09/08 17:15 CET
Merkel’s Bavarian ally pays the price of poll failureA key ally of Angela Merkel is stepping down after disastrous election results that have undermined… 30/09/08 12:59 CET
Dexia saved by shareholder interventionThe troubled Franco-Belgian financial group, Dexia, has become the second euro-zone bank to be… 30/09/08 12:43 CET
Congress ‘no’ vote a reaction to voters concernsFears of a voter backlash appear to be the main reason members of the US House of Representatives… 30/09/08 12:36 CET
Mixed fortunes for European sharesEuropean shares have rallied after sliding sharply on opening. After beginning the day close to… 30/09/08 11:18 CET
conservatives name new leaderAustria’s conservatives have named a new leader, increasing the chances of a new centrist coalition… 30/09/08 07:56 CET
US presidential candidates react to Congress “No” voteAn optimistic Barack Obama has said he believes Congress will ultimately pass the 700 billion… 30/09/08 07:56 CET
Markets plummet around the worldJapan’s benchmark Nikkei trading index has fallen almost five percent in early trading hours after… 30/09/08 07:56 CET
Scores killed in Indian temple stampedeNearly 200 people are now thought to have been killed in a mass stampede at a Hindu temple in… 30/09/08 07:35 CET
