cinema
Winslet and DiCaprio in Revolutionary RoadThey made history in “Titanic” and now, more than a decade later, Kate Winslet and Leonardo… 10/12/08 18:09 CET
corporate
Rio Tinto cutting costsInternational mining company Rio Tinto has announced it is going to lay off 14,000 people, cut its… 10/12/08 19:29 CET
economy
Output slumps across EuropeIndustrial output sank in several European economies in October as the slowing economy and falling… 10/12/08 19:31 CET
Oil demand ‘to fall this year and next’The latest forecast from the US government is for a fall in worldwide demand for oil this year and… 10/12/08 19:31 CET
Monaco expansion plans hit by economic slowdownThe economic crisis has had an impact on the French Riviera – the tiny principality of Monaco has… 10/12/08 19:29 CET
le mag
A passion for the accordionSlovenian Marko Hatlak is revolutionary in the way he plays the accordion. Also a percussion… 10/12/08 18:09 CET
markets
European shares volatileIt was a volatile day for European shares on Wednesday. They ended the session slightly up, but… 10/12/08 19:29 CET
world news
Human Rights under threat on 60th anniversary“This Universal Declaration of Human Rights may well become the international Magna Carta of all… 10/12/08 19:41 CET
SVP’s Maurer steps out of the shadowsThe Swiss People’s Party, the SVP, is very clear about its likes and dislikes: tightening up on… 10/12/08 19:41 CET
China protests on human rights anniversaryProtestors in China were determined to mark the 60th anniversary of the Declaration of Human… 10/12/08 19:21 CET
No let-up for Greece as riots go onRiots have continued for a fifth day in Greece as police and rioters clashed, despite the… 10/12/08 18:57 CET
Swiss right returns to governmentThe Swiss right-wing is back in the government tonight. But it is not party leader Christoph… 10/12/08 18:46 CET
Nobel laureate urges Obama to make Mideast peaceVeteran diplomat Martti Ahtisaari has received what many consider to be the world’s highest… 10/12/08 18:36 CET
Stolojan on verge of second term as Romanian PMIf the Romanian president’s choice for the country’s new prime minister is confirmed it will be a… 10/12/08 17:24 CET
Disturbances continue outside police tribunalThe investigation into the death of 15 year-old Greek boy Alexis Grigoropoulos was disrupted by… 10/12/08 17:18 CET
Ahtisaari picks up his Nobel Peace PrizeThe former Finnish President Maarti Ahtisaari has collected his Nobel Peace Prize. Ahtisaari is… 10/12/08 14:15 CET
Fresh clashes as general strike paralyses GreeceWith security forces and demonstrators face to face outside parliament, clashes have broken out in… 10/12/08 13:15 CET
Romania’s president names a new prime ministerIn Romania, if the president’s choice for the country’s new prime minister is confirmed, it will be… 10/12/08 13:05 CET
Switzerland chooses right-wing defence ministerThe right-wing Swiss Peoples Party has its foot back in the door of power thanks to Ueli Maurer, an… 10/12/08 12:06 CET
Up to one billion euros of damage feared in AthensHopes of a busy Christmas shopping season have been left in ruins for many traders in Athens. It is… 10/12/08 11:46 CET
Britain’s Iraq pullout to start in March, says pressIt looks like being a last Christmas for British troops in Iraq. Media reports, quoting an unnamed… 10/12/08 08:35 CET
Far-right Blocher seeks return to Swiss ruling bodySwiss politics looks set for a round of in-fighting as Christoph Blocher of the far-right Peoples… 10/12/08 07:38 CET
Mass arrests after 4 nights of rioting in GreeceAmid the whiff of teargas, flares from Molotov cocktails and the rattle of rocks hurled at police… 10/12/08 07:38 CET
Iliinois Governor arrested on corruption chargesIllinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested on corruption charges, one of which alleges he… 10/12/08 07:38 CET
Greek crisis deepensThe political crisis in Greece is deepening with a 24-hour general strike over welfare reforms… 10/12/08 07:38 CET
Finland’s former president to receive Nobel prizeThe Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo is honouring one of the world ‘s leading peacemakers today… 10/12/08 06:35 CET
