cinema
Rwanda documentary at CannesAnne Aghion’s new documentary, “My Neighbour My Killer”, is in competition at Cannes Film Festival… 19/05/09 19:19 CET
corporate
Continental to keep Stoecken openContinental has settled a dispute with unions over the closure of its tyre making plant at Hannover… 19/05/09 20:37 CET
ABN AMRO announces layoffsDutch state-controlled bank ABN AMRO is to lay off between 4,000 and 5,000 people and reduce its… 19/05/09 20:35 CET
Marchionne pushes for Fiat-Opel mergerDriving forward with his plans to merge Fiat and Opel, the Italian carmaker’s boss Sergio… 19/05/09 20:35 CET
economy
Big US banks ‘ready to pay back bailout money’Could it be pay back time for the some of the bailed out big banks in the US? New York-based… 19/05/09 20:35 CET
German investor sentiment improvingInvestor sentiment in Germany has risen to the highest level in nearly three years. The… 19/05/09 20:35 CET
europa
EU-China retry summitThe European Union and China will try to reestablish firm relations at a summit this Wednesday —… 19/05/09 20:39 CET
Bulgaria in half-swing for EU electionsCampaigning in Bulgaria has officially begun for the European Parliament elections, coming up in… 19/05/09 20:39 CET
hi-tech
Hydrogen cars coming closerHydrogen is the most abundant gas in the universe and hydrogen-powered cars only emit water vapour… 19/05/09 19:19 CET
le mag
Mawazine draw a million peopleThe Mawazine music festival in Rabat, underway this week, has attracting around a million people… 19/05/09 19:19 CET
markets
Tuesday 19th MayEuropean shares closed at their highest in more than four months. Banks were boosted by the… 19/05/09 20:37 CET
questions for europe
Compulsory voting, anyone?A German voter asks: “What, concretely, do you see raising citizens’ interest for the European… 19/05/09 20:54 CET
Cross border car buyingEU citizens should now find it a lot easier to shop around Europe for the best price on a car… 19/05/09 09:13 CET
Lisbon Treaty: What changes for the EU Parliament?Signed in December 2007, the Lisbon Treaty will only be implemented once it has been ratified by… 19/05/09 09:13 CET
world news
UK MP’s expenses row threatens June electionsIt is the scandal that keeps on giving. The row over expenses abuses by members of the British… 19/05/09 20:19 CET
Court rules British lawyers shielded BerlusconiItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been undermined by another corruption case ruling… 19/05/09 20:06 CET
UK’s parliamentary speaker resigns in expenses rowFor the first time in more than 300 years a speaker of the British parliament has been publicly… 19/05/09 20:06 CET
Biden in Bosnia on unity missionThe US is promising further commitment in Bosnia and the Balkans. Vice President Joe Biden is… 19/05/09 20:06 CET
Brown promises expenses reformAfter the resignation of Britain’s parliamentary speaker, Prime Minister Gordon Brown called a news… 19/05/09 20:06 CET
Cannes embraces AlmodovarDirector Pedro Almodovar was the toast of Cannes on Tuesday with the showing of his latest movie… 19/05/09 20:06 CET
Body of Tamil leader shown on TVSri Lankan television has been showing what purports to be the body of Tamil Tiger Leader… 19/05/09 20:06 CET
Fears off terror attacks on Sri Lankan targetsPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa marked victory over the rebels in a weekend battle with an address to… 19/05/09 14:10 CET
UK parliamentary speaker set to resignA political crisis in Britain over MPs expenses looks set to claim a high-profile casualty… 19/05/09 13:51 CET
Palestinians criticise Israel over talks with USPalestinian negotiators have voiced disappointment after the first meeting between the US and… 19/05/09 13:51 CET
Biden visits Bosnia to bolster stabilityUS Vice President Joe Biden has launched a new diplomatic drive in the Balkans with a visit to… 19/05/09 13:27 CET
Hubble out of trouble and into the starsAs good as new — that is the verdict on the Hubble telescope after astronauts completed a… 19/05/09 13:27 CET
Sri Lanka airs video of Tigers leaders’ bodySri Lankan state TV has broadcast images of what it claims is the body of the leader of the… 19/05/09 10:33 CET
Sri Lanka claims “final victory” over Tamil TigersThe Sri Lankan government has now declared “total victory” over the separatist Tamil Tigers after… 19/05/09 07:43 CET
US and Israel face-to-face but not eye-to-eyeThe American and Israeli leaders have had their first chance to share, face-to-face, their visions… 19/05/09 07:43 CET
Palestinians unimpressed with Netanyahu’s wordsPalestinian officials from both Fatah and Hamas have rejected the Israeli Prime Minister’s… 19/05/09 07:43 CET
‘Sorry’ Speaker swerves stepping downOne of the most senior figures in British politics – the Speaker of the House of Commons – is… 19/05/09 07:43 CET
Serbia and Montenegro forge closer linksSerbia and Montenegro have agreed to forge closer ties seven months after the two countries fell… 19/05/09 07:43 CET
Russia-Georgia talks hang in the balanceInternational mediators are struggling to salvage the latest round of talks between Russia and… 19/05/09 07:43 CET
