agora
Will Africa pay the price of the rich world’s financial crisis?The debate in this week’s Agora is between Jean Ping, president of the African Union Commission… 19/11/08 18:04 CET
cinema
Past pictures; a tribute to Moroccan cinemaLe Fils Maudit was made in 1958, the ever first Moroccan film. It was shot two years after the… 19/11/08 17:03 CET
corporate
Possible Woolworths’ sale underscores UK retail problemsThe British general merchandise retailer Woolworths is reported to be in talks to sell its 800… 19/11/08 19:32 CET
GM spurns Opel offer from solar firmGeneral Motors has said the German factories of its subsidiary Opel are not for sale. That was in… 19/11/08 19:27 CET
economy
Iceland bailout package expected soonFinland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark are to lend Iceland a total of almost two billion euros… 19/11/08 19:27 CET
Spain sees first GDP fall since 1993Final official data has confirmed that Spain’s economy shrank in the third quarter. It is the first… 19/11/08 19:27 CET
europa
European digital library going onlineThe EU is launching its European digital library this Thursday: Europeana. The vast store of… 19/11/08 19:44 CET
EU farm policy reform enters night negotiation marathonThe agriculture ministers of the European Union have waded into tough negotiations on the next set… 19/11/08 19:43 CET
Tobacco growers protest EU aid cutoffSome 7,000 tobacco farmers (organisers say more)have been protesting in Brussels for an extension… 19/11/08 19:43 CET
hi-tech
Old water turbines given new lease of lifeA hundred years ago a derelict hydro-electric plant at Linton Falls in Britain’s Yorkshire Dales… 19/11/08 17:03 CET
interview
Ex-Georgian speaker on turning against SaakashviliAnti-government rallies in Georgia earlier this month highlighted the strength of the opposition to… 19/11/08 19:48 CET
le mag
Alja Lelkaverh; portrait of a flute playerSlovenian musician Alja Velkaverh was just nine years old when she began to learn the flute. Today… 19/11/08 17:03 CET
markets
Europe’s exchanges slump furtherEuropean stocks ended the trading session down four percent on Wednesday, a 5-1/2-year closing low… 19/11/08 19:32 CET
world news
Negotiations begin over hijacked tankerThe Saudi owners of a massive oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates have confirmed they’ve begun… 19/11/08 19:28 CET
EU big guns going to pirate zoneThe numerous foreign navies that have been sent to patrol the increasingly dangerous waters around… 19/11/08 19:18 CET
Rwandans mobilise against extraditionOrganisers say half a million people turned out in the Rwandan capital Kigali today to protest at… 19/11/08 18:58 CET
Obama targetted in Al-Qaeda tapeJust two weeks after winning the US presidential election, Barack Obama has become the target of… 19/11/08 17:11 CET
Longer Russian presidential terms a step closerThe Russian parliament is now just one vote away from amending the constitution to extend the… 19/11/08 16:59 CET
U-turn in Politkovskaya case condemnedSupporters of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya have condemned a decision to throw a… 19/11/08 16:38 CET
UK plans crackdown on sex traffickingMen paying for sex with women forced into prostitution could soon face prosecution in Britain under… 19/11/08 16:07 CET
Judge reverses order in Politkovskaya caseFirst the judge said the trial would not be held in secret, now he has changed his mind. A court in… 19/11/08 13:32 CET
Pirates seize three more shipsIt was audacious enough to hijack a massive fully-laden oil tanker, but Somali pirates have now… 19/11/08 13:23 CET
Protest over Rwandan’s extradition to FranceTens of thousands of people have marched in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, to protest against the… 19/11/08 13:06 CET
Door opens for a Putin return?The Russian parliament’s lower house has approved the extension of the presidential term from four… 19/11/08 11:58 CET
Raul Castro serenades visiting ChineseChina’s president is visiting Cuba bearing gifts, his second visit to the island in four years. The… 19/11/08 10:36 CET
US carmakers warn of “carmageddon”Executives from America’s big three carmakers have appeared before Congress with a begging bowl… 19/11/08 09:46 CET
Protests as Israel reseals Gaza border crossingsAngry demonstrations have been held at Erez, the main crossing point into the Gaza Strip from… 19/11/08 08:06 CET
Shipping firms divert tankers over piracy fearsDays after what has been billed as the World’s biggest maritime hijacking, it has been revealed… 19/11/08 08:06 CET
Serbia pledges to bring war crimes caseSerbia says it will bring charges against Croatia after the UN’s highest court agreed to hear… 19/11/08 08:06 CET
Ex-French PM to face criminal chargesFormer French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is to stand trial over his alleged role in a… 19/11/08 08:06 CET
Obama tipped to appoint first black Attorney-GeneralA few weeks ago, Barack Obama made history by being elected as the first black President of the… 19/11/08 08:06 CET
Medvedev hopes Obama will bring fresh approachRussian President Dmitry Medvedev says he can see the possibility of a brighter future in Russia’s… 19/11/08 08:06 CET
