cinema
Michelle Pfeiffer returns in lead role in “Cheri”The US actress is reunited with British director Stephen Frears 20 years after the Oscar-studded… 11/05/09 18:03 CET
corporate
GM chief says bankruptcy ‘more probable’The boss of General Motors has warned that it is becoming more probable that the car maker will… 11/05/09 19:28 CET
economy
Tapie to tap into Club Med?French entrepreneur Bernard Tapie has said that he is considering taking a stake in holiday group… 11/05/09 19:28 CET
Centrica EDF nuclear dealCentrica, the parent company of British Gas, is to buy 20 percent of the UK nuclear business… 11/05/09 19:28 CET
europa
Czech artist bounces politiciansThere goes the neighbourhood; a Czech artist has removed from show his map of Europe in… 11/05/09 19:44 CET
Brussels-Cuba woo factorEurope’s courtship of Cuba just got warmer. Brussels says the European Union should not let the… 11/05/09 19:44 CET
Leaders on European election campaign trailCampaigning for the European elections got underway in earnest with leaders of France, Germany and… 11/05/09 13:43 CET
hi-tech
A treatment against leukaemia?Swiss researcher Jürg Zimmermann was recently awarded “European Inventor of the Year” prize, along… 11/05/09 18:03 CET
le mag
Stilletos lovers up for a treat in northern ItalyDozens of pairs of the ultra-sexy high-heeled shoes are on display at the Bertolini International… 11/05/09 18:03 CET
markets
Monday 11th MayEuropean shares closed over one percent lower with investors turning cautious but also selling… 11/05/09 19:28 CET
questions for europe
Job mobilityIn March, the European Union unemployment rate hit 8.3%. At same time, half a million jobs remain… 11/05/09 20:59 CET
EU ProfilerWho will go to vote in the June EU elections? Who will they vote for? What motivates the voters… 11/05/09 20:59 CET
terraviva
Dutch opt for living on water rather than fight itLiving on water rather than fighting it. For centuries, in a country where half the land is… 11/05/09 18:17 CET
world news
US journalist freed in IranAn American journalist imprisoned for spying in Iran has walked free after her sentence was reduced… 11/05/09 21:33 CET
US spy-charge journalist freed from jail in IranAn American-born journalist imprisoned as a spy in Iran has walked free after the appeal court… 11/05/09 20:06 CET
Netanyahu wants to resume Palestinian talksThe Israeli Prime Minister has made positive noises towards Egypt about his commitment to peace… 11/05/09 20:06 CET
L’Aquila earthquake survivors wait to go homeOne month after the earthquake which devastated the Italian town of L’Aquila, survivors say they… 11/05/09 20:06 CET
Pope pays respects at Yad VashemPope Benedict XVI has taken part in a ceremony at Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the… 11/05/09 19:03 CET
UK leaders contrite over expenses scandalBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologised for abuses of politicians expenses, which… 11/05/09 17:33 CET
Inconclusive talks in GeorgiaTop-level talks aimed at easing the increasing political instability in Georgia have broken up… 11/05/09 15:33 CET
Iranian/American released on appealRoxana Saberi, the Iranian/American journalist who was jailed by a Tehran court for spying has been… 11/05/09 13:56 CET
Catholic-Jewish frictions highlighted at Yad VashemBenedict’s visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem comes against a background of… 11/05/09 13:43 CET
Pope honours Holocaust victims in IsraelPope Benedict XVI has honoured the victims of the Holocaust at the start of his trip to Israel and… 11/05/09 13:42 CET
Men from Atlantis on course to fix Hubble troubleNASA astronauts are preparing for launch on a mission to fix the ailing Hubble space telescope… 11/05/09 13:42 CET
Pope begins sensitive trip to IsraelAfter three days in Jordan, the Pope arrives in Israel today, beginning the most delicate part of… 11/05/09 07:41 CET
Tories now implicated in UK MPs’ expenses rowIn the UK, there have been more revelations over politicians’ expenses, but this time it is those… 11/05/09 07:41 CET
Dozens dead in Somalia clashesClashes between rival Islamist groups in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu have left dozens of people… 11/05/09 07:41 CET
Zapatero tells Spain economic recovery is comingThe campaign for the European Parliamentary elections has got underway in Spain with Prime Minister… 11/05/09 07:40 CET
Thousands flee fighting in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyIn Pakistan, tens of thousands of people have answered the government’s call to leave the Swat… 11/05/09 07:40 CET
Iceland’s parliament to decide on EU talksIceland’s new government says it will ask parliament to vote on whether the country should apply… 11/05/09 07:40 CET
