cinema
Secret Life of Bees generates Oscar buzzQueen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Dakota Fanning star in “The Secret Life of Bees“… 22/10/08 20:42 CET
corporate
Nissan reportedly wants part of ChryslerNissan is proposing buying around 20 percent of Chrysler, according to a report in a Detroit… 22/10/08 20:00 CET
Danone stands firm on sales targetsFrance’s biggest food producer Danone does not seem to be too worried by the economic slowdown… 22/10/08 20:00 CET
hi-tech
Finish firm tackles menace of stand-byTelevisions, computers, DVDs and so on left on stand-by across Europe consume about as much energy… 22/10/08 20:42 CET
interview
Todorov: “It’s through fear that the most unacceptable actions are carried out”Bulgarian born philosopher Tzvetan Todorov began his career in the 1960s as a literary theorist… 22/10/08 20:42 CET
le mag
Music-lovers crank up temperature in IcelandWinter has Iceland well and truly in its grip but in the clubs of Rekjavik, music-lovers shugged… 22/10/08 20:42 CET
world news
Italy’s PM refuses to budge amid education demosItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is standing firm in the face of sometimes violent… 22/10/08 19:47 CET
India celebrates Chandrayaan Moon-ShotThere has been jubilation in India after the country joined the exclusive club of nations which… 22/10/08 19:47 CET
EU agrees on “Blue Card” bid to lure skilled migrantsIn tough economic times, the European Union has moved to lure highly-qualified and skilled migrant… 22/10/08 19:47 CET
Prosecutors raid KfW over Lehman transferThe Frankfurt headquarters of the German government-owned development bank KfW has been raided by… 22/10/08 19:47 CET
German Finance Minister rouses Swiss displeasureSwitzerland has hit out angrily after comments made by Germany’s finance minister that it should be… 22/10/08 19:47 CET
Shares hit again by recession fearsIncreasing recession worries have hammered European shares which closed down five percent on… 22/10/08 19:47 CET
Osborne denies soliciting illegal donationsThe spectre of sleaze in UK politics has risen its head again, this time with allegations of… 22/10/08 19:47 CET
Italy’s PM refuses to budge amid education demosItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is standing firm in the face of sometimes violent… 22/10/08 18:58 CET
Donors pledge 3.4 billion euros for GeorgiaIn a strong show of support for Georgia, international donors have pledged some 3.4 billion euros… 22/10/08 18:36 CET
New “Bretton Woods” summits begin on Nov 15thThe US President George Bush is to host the first in a series of global summits aimed at… 22/10/08 17:34 CET
Georgia donor conference gets underwayHoping to get Georgia back on its feet after this summer’s armed conflict, international donors… 22/10/08 13:42 CET
Argentina nationalises pension systemReminiscent of a football match, protesters in Buenos Aires signalled their support after… 22/10/08 13:42 CET
Spain demands a role in world financial reformSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says Spain should be part of next month’s… 22/10/08 13:42 CET
Obama takes 10 point leadThe latest poll in the race to the White House shows Democrat Barack Obama has increased his lead… 22/10/08 13:42 CET
Afghan soldiers killed by international “friendly-fire”As German troops paid a ceremonial tribute to two comrades killed in a suicide attack on Monday… 22/10/08 13:05 CET
Italian judges ignore ‘immunity’ accordsItaly’s highest court has rejected agreements giving Germany immunity from paying damages to the… 22/10/08 07:36 CET
Russian deputy finance minister freed from jailRussia’s Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak has been released from jail in Moscow pending his… 22/10/08 07:36 CET
Obama stays focused on economyBarack Obama made the stricken American economy the central theme of his campaign for the… 22/10/08 07:36 CET
India over the moon as it launches its first lunar probeIndia has launched its first unmanned mission to the Moon. Chandrayaan-1, or Moon Vehicle… 22/10/08 06:05 CET
Markets fall amid recession fearsUS and most European stock markets closed lower yesterday as investors confronted mixed corporate… 22/10/08 02:05 CET
