cinema
Sex, Violence and Football compete at CannesLars Von Trier’s new film “Anti Christ” stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a couple… 21/05/09 17:33 CET
corporate
GM restructuring agreement with unionGeneral Motors has moved a big step closer to the restructuring demanded by the White House in… 21/05/09 19:58 CET
Fiat boss confident on Opel dealFiat’s chief executive reportedly believes it has a better than 50 percent chance of succeeding in… 21/05/09 19:03 CET
economy
Mexican economy shrinksMexico says its economy shrank by a worse-than-expected 8.2 percent between January and March… 21/05/09 19:58 CET
UK retails sales holding upBritish retail sales rose much more than expected in April with most sectors doing well. The… 21/05/09 19:12 CET
Service and manufacturing activity rises in euro zoneEuro zone economies are showing signs that the worst recession in six decades is easing. The… 21/05/09 19:03 CET
europa
Spanish left acerbic campaign launchSpain’s ruling Socialists have set a caring tone for launch of their European Parliament election… 21/05/09 19:03 CET
Czech anti-Roma scandalCzech television has stopped broadcasting anti-Roma political advertising by the far-right National… 21/05/09 18:57 CET
europeans
Jobs galore if you know where to look – EURESCrisis? What crisis? A British politician once famously told the unemployed to get on their bikes… 21/05/09 20:16 CET
interview
Gürsel calm ahead of verdictHe is not the first writer to live far from his homeland, but Nedim Gürsel, one of Turkey’s… 21/05/09 15:14 CET
le mag
Youngsters take the stage at MawazineYoung talent topped the bill at Mawazine Music Festival in Rabat this week where the “Generation… 21/05/09 17:33 CET
markets
Thursday 21 MayEuropean shares finished down over 2.5 percent as investors took profits after a five day winning… 21/05/09 19:10 CET
questions for europe
Political vision then and nowA French-speaking voter asks: “I’d like to know why we get the impression these days that… 21/05/09 19:12 CET
reporter
Organic Austria resists GMOsAustrian voters want the next European Parliament to fight against genetically modified crops. Only… 21/05/09 21:12 CET
science
IDA on display in New YorkThe Museum of Natural History in New York is showing off the 47 million year-old skeleton of a… 21/05/09 17:33 CET
world news
New York bomb plot quartet appear in courtJust as President Obama was telling the American public not to be scared of terrorism, New Yorkers… 21/05/09 20:43 CET
Biden gets applause and protest in KosovoThere will be no turning back the clock – that was the message to Kosovo on Thursday from the… 21/05/09 19:05 CET
UK backs down in fight with GurkhasSupporters of retired Nepalese Gurkha soldiers are celebrating a U-turn by the British government… 21/05/09 18:26 CET
Death sentence for killer of Egyptian singerAn Egyptian businessman has been sentenced to death by a court in Cairo for the murder of Lebanese… 21/05/09 18:24 CET
Obama stays firm on shutting GuantanamoPresident Obama has reiterated his intention to close the jail at Guantanamo Bay. In a speech… 21/05/09 18:13 CET
Strike tests new Basque governmentThe new government in Spain’s Basque country is facing its first test, barely two weeks after… 21/05/09 17:43 CET
Wave of violence kills 60 in IraqMore than 60 people have been killed in Iraq in the last two days – the worst wave of violence in… 21/05/09 16:34 CET
EU leaders in Russia’s far east for talksFresh from their summit with China, EU leaders have had little rest before their next top-level… 21/05/09 13:03 CET
Fresh bombings undermine Iraqi security claimsA new wave of deadly bombings in Iraq has dashed hopes the country might be getting to grips with… 21/05/09 13:03 CET
FBI ‘sting’ foils NYC terrorist plotAmerican FBI agents have foiled a suspected terrorist plot in New York City, using a classic sting… 21/05/09 12:25 CET
Obama to put the case for Guantanamo closurePresident Barack Obama will today try to revive his plan to close Guantanamo Bay. He will deliver a… 21/05/09 12:03 CET
Trade and security dominate Russia-EU talksMoscow and Brussels are a long way apart on several issues, and perhaps holding these talks in… 21/05/09 11:14 CET
FBI believe NY terror plot foiledFour men have been arrested in New York City after undercover agents allegedly sold them fake… 21/05/09 07:48 CET
US Senate scuppers Obama’s Guantanamo planPlans to shut Guantanamo Bay have been overwhelmingly rejected by the US Senate, a major political… 21/05/09 07:24 CET
US plays it cool after Iran missile launchIran’s decision to test a missile which experts say could reach Israel and US bases in the Gulf has… 21/05/09 07:24 CET
Political scandal reaches the UK Lords as calls grow for a general electionThe whiff of political sleaze has spread to the UK’s upper house after two Labour peers were… 21/05/09 07:24 CET
Irish abuse victims demand accountabilityNews that no one will be prosecuted over decades of physical and sexual abuse in Catholic-run… 21/05/09 07:24 CET
