cinema
Kidman and Jackman star in Outback epicAustralia, starring two of the country’s best known exports – Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, is a… 03/12/08 16:44 CET
corporate
German technology giant hit hard by motor trade fall offGerman chipmaker Infineon is warning of a significant drop in revenue as orders from the automotive… 03/12/08 19:40 CET
Telecom Italia sheds thousands of jobsDebt-riddled Telecom Italia, Europe’s fifth-largest telecoms provider, is to slash 4,000 jobs on… 03/12/08 19:40 CET
economy
Sarkozy helps ailing housing and motor sectorsFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is to announce a package worth billions of euros to help prop up… 03/12/08 19:43 CET
Retail sales down in euro zoneRetail sales in the euro zone fell much more than expected in October, highlighting consumer fears… 03/12/08 19:40 CET
europa
Asylum acceptance rates’ huge variationPorts in southern Europe, the first point of landing for many asylum seekers… These places are… 03/12/08 19:46 CET
Eastern Partnership woos former Russian sphereExerting soft power to strengthen European ties with Ukraine, Georgia and four other (former… 03/12/08 19:46 CET
futuris
The hands-free future for transportThere is a new breed of transport being developed to relieve the congestion which is choking… 03/12/08 17:17 CET
le mag
Giant screen brings art to streets of MoscowMoscow’s new Garage Centre for Contemporary Art has changed the Russian capital’s skyline, for a… 03/12/08 16:44 CET
markets
European markets up, oil less than 50 dollars a barrelOil recovered slightly in Wednesday’s trading, but is still below 50 dollars a barrel. However… 03/12/08 19:43 CET
world news
Zapatero condemns ‘cowardly’ ETAThe Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has condemned as ‘cowardly’ the murder of a… 03/12/08 21:05 CET
Zapatero condemns ‘cowardly’ ETAThe Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has condemned as ‘cowardly’ the murder of a… 03/12/08 20:36 CET
100 nations demand global cluster bomb banThey call them ‘indiscriminate killers,’ and a ban on the use of cluster bombs has moved a step… 03/12/08 19:02 CET
Bombs discovered at Mumbai stationIndian security services have discovered and defused a series of bombs at Mumbai’s main railway… 03/12/08 18:49 CET
Portuguese teachers protest over evaluation plansPortuguese teachers have taken to the streets across the country to protest against a new teacher… 03/12/08 18:35 CET
Thai airports start to work againFor thousands of tourists, their Thailand nightmare is almost over. Bangkok’s international airport… 03/12/08 17:55 CET
Cholera deaths soar in ZimbabweThe cholera epidemic sweeping Zimbabwe has claimed hundreds, perhaps thousands of lives… 03/12/08 17:24 CET
Spanish businessman shot in Basque countryA Spanish businessman has been shot dead in a suspected attack by the armed Basque separatist group… 03/12/08 15:35 CET
State opening of British parliamentThe fight against crime, and measures to tackle the world economic crisis, made the headlines as… 03/12/08 14:35 CET
Preparations for tourist evacuation in ThailandThe first flight has landed again at Thailand’s international airport in Bangkok, after a week long… 03/12/08 13:43 CET
US seeks to unite India and Pakistan after attacksThe latest pictures to emerge of the massacres in Mumbai have made clear the determination of the… 03/12/08 13:31 CET
100 nations ban cluster bombsThe first steps have been taken to banning cluster bombs, a weapon which kills and maims sometimes… 03/12/08 12:58 CET
Campaigners urge leaders to ratify cluster bomb banCampaigners from across Europe have arrived in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, to urge world leaders… 03/12/08 07:45 CET
Italy and Albania sign power dealItaly and Albania have signed a series of agreements worth an estimated two billion euros, boosting… 03/12/08 07:45 CET
Congress sets terms for auto industry bail-outThe stricken American auto industry’s drive for a government bail-out has moved up a gear, as some… 03/12/08 07:45 CET
Gates stops short of backing Obama’s timetable plan for Iraq withdrawalRobert Gates, whom Barack Obama has retained as defence secretary, has declined to back the… 03/12/08 07:45 CET
Constitutional crisis in Luxembourg over euthanasiaLuxembourg’s parliament is on a collision course with its monarch over his refusal to sign a bill… 03/12/08 07:45 CET
Life returning to normal at Bangkok airportAs passengers and protestors head for home officials at Bangkok’s international airport says life… 03/12/08 06:06 CET
