cinema
Sandler stars in Disney’s Bedtime StoriesAdam Sandler’s latest film, Bedtime Stories, is a departure from his usual goofy, slapstick fare… 16/12/08 17:57 CET
corporate
Goldman Sachs posts first loss in nine yearsThe financial crisis has finally caught up with Wall Street leader Goldman Sachs. The… 16/12/08 21:18 CET
economy
Fed cuts US interest rate to 0.25 percentThe US Federal Reserve has again lowered interest rates and in a surprise move it has cut them by… 16/12/08 21:20 CET
Fed cuts US interest rate to 0.25 percentThe US Federal Reserve has again lowered interest rates and in a surprise move it has cut them by… 16/12/08 21:19 CET
OPEC mulling deep output cutsOPEC has promised to make another deep cut in oil supplies at its meeting in Algeria as the… 16/12/08 21:18 CET
europa
Protest against overwork dangerSome 4,000 trade unionists from several EU countries have been marching in Strasbourg ahead of a… 16/12/08 20:48 CET
Chinese Sakharov no-showHu Jia can not come to accept the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought this… 16/12/08 20:48 CET
French EU style out, Czech EU style inA crisis-driven six months of French European Union Presidency draws towards a close. President… 16/12/08 20:48 CET
le mag
Titi Robin’s musical journeyFrench guitarist Thierry “Titi” Robin’s new album Kali Sultana blends music from the East and West… 16/12/08 17:57 CET
world news
Athens police station attacked by studentsStreet protests in Greece moved to the airwaves on Tuesday when a group of young people broke into… 16/12/08 20:25 CET
Italian police bust Palermo Cosa NostraItalian police today arrested suspected members of the Cosa Nostra crime syndicate in Palermo… 16/12/08 20:12 CET
Athens police station attacked by studentsStreet protests in Greece moved to the airwaves on Tuesday when a group of young people broke into… 16/12/08 19:47 CET
Breakaway party challenges ANCSouth Africa’s ruling ANC party faces its greatest post-apartheid challenge, with the rise of a… 16/12/08 19:47 CET
Police anti-ETA raids earn Madrid’s praiseSpain’s government has expressed its satisfaction after anti-ETA raids netted police four suspected… 16/12/08 19:47 CET
Death toll rises in Israeli bus crashRussian media reports say 30 people have died and another 33 have been injured, 23 seriously, in a… 16/12/08 19:05 CET
Hoax bombers paralyse central ParisA previously-unknown terrorist group has brought the centre of Paris to a standstill, planting… 16/12/08 18:14 CET
Iraqi doctor guilty of UK car bomb plotsAn Iraqi doctor has been convicted of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions over… 16/12/08 16:06 CET
Bombs found in Paris department storeFive bombs have been found at a large department store in the centre of Paris. A group calling… 16/12/08 14:20 CET
Italian mafia hit by police crackdownItalian police have launched a crackdown on suspected mafia mobsters, arresting around 100 people… 16/12/08 13:39 CET
Sarkozy sums up France’s 6 months running EuropeFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy today made his final speech to the European parliament as rotating… 16/12/08 13:39 CET
Madoff fallout hits charitiesShockwaves from the alleged Bernard Madoff investment fraud continue to spread around the world… 16/12/08 13:39 CET
Four arrested in latest anti-ETA crackdownFour people have been arrested in northern Spain in a police operation targeting a suspected… 16/12/08 13:39 CET
Calls for German far-right crackdown after stabbingAs German investigators probe the stabbing of a police chief in a suspected neo-Nazi attack, there… 16/12/08 13:39 CET
Spain suffers financial fraud fall-outIn Spain, investors are contemplating the loss of up to three billion euros in funds managed by… 16/12/08 07:55 CET
Pound under pressure; record low against euroThe pound fell to a record low against the euro and, at some exchange outlets, travellers heading… 16/12/08 07:55 CET
No going back on peace says Middle East QuartetThe Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators says there is no turning back on Israeli-Palestinian… 16/12/08 07:55 CET
Another Kennedy could soon grace political circlesCaroline Kennedy, the daughter of the assassinated President John F. Kennedy may be in the running… 16/12/08 07:55 CET
Chu got the energy jobUS President-elect Barack Obama, who has promised a pro-active approach to the environment and… 16/12/08 07:55 CET
