cinema
New documentary offers insight into Myanmar uprising“Burma VJ” is an up-close experience of the fight against Myanmar’s military government. The story… 17/07/09 16:01 CET
corporate
BA raising big cashTrying to secure its future, British Airways is to raise almost 700 million euros though selling… 17/07/09 21:03 CET
Renault’s sales slipMixed news from French carmaker Renault. Vehicle sales were down 16.5 percent in the first… 17/07/09 21:03 CET
RHJ details Opel bidDetails have emerged of the offer for General Motors’ Opel and Vauxhall business from the… 17/07/09 21:03 CET
economy
Euro zone trade sputtersEuro zone exports and imports both tumbled in May. New figures from the EU statistics office… 17/07/09 21:03 CET
BoA and Citi remain under pressureTop US banks continue to struggle. The largest, Bank of America, has just posted lower earnings… 17/07/09 21:03 CET
europa
Spain and Portugal go big on thinking smallThe leaders of Spain and Portugal have inaugurated a joint scientific research facility they hope… 17/07/09 20:42 CET
le mag
Island Records celebrates 50th anniversary at Montreux.The half-centenary of Island Records is a massive achievement for its creator Chris Blackwell… 17/07/09 16:01 CET
markets
Friday 17th JulyEuropean shares finished the day ahead, extending their winning streak to five days and posting… 17/07/09 21:03 CET
parlamento
Behind the Scenes at Europe’s ParliamentThe new European Parliament has set sail on a new five year mission with the former Polish prime… 17/07/09 16:20 CET
reporter
Microcredit can help transform livesThe world’s poor can change their lives with microcredit. In Ethiopia, a Bank for the Unbankables… 17/07/09 13:31 CET
world news
Pope recovers after breaking wristThe Pope is recovering at his holiday home in northern Italy after surgery on a broken wrist. He… 17/07/09 20:35 CET
Pope recovers after breaking wristThe Pope is recovering at his holiday home in northern Italy after surgery on a broken wrist. He… 17/07/09 20:31 CET
Former President says Iran is in crisisIn apparent defiance of Iran’s supreme leader, the former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani… 17/07/09 19:59 CET
United front for Germany’s battling conservativesTwo months before Germany’s general election, the conservative allies of Angela Merkel have yet to… 17/07/09 19:59 CET
Indonesia hotel blasts kill nineIndonesia says suicide bombers were behind twin blasts that killed at least nine people in two… 17/07/09 19:59 CET
Iranian opposition supporters clash with policeTens of thousands of protesters used a sermon by former President Ali Akhbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to… 17/07/09 19:59 CET
British shoppers shun plastic bagsBritons seem to be changing their shopping habits, nearly halving the number of plastic bags they… 17/07/09 19:59 CET
Georgian diplomat launches new partyGeorgia’s former ambassador to the UN has launched his own political party. Running under… 17/07/09 19:59 CET
Jemaah Islamiyah blamed for Jakarta bombingsIndonesia has made great strides in containing terrorism recently, arresting several high-level… 17/07/09 13:46 CET
Bomb blasts the work of terrorists, Indonesia saysIndonesia has said the explosions that ripped through two luxury hotels in Jakarta were the work of… 17/07/09 13:46 CET
Iran in crisis, says former PresidentThe former President of Iran Ali Akhbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has said his country is in crisis… 17/07/09 13:13 CET
Pope falls and suffers broken wristThe Pope is recovering in hospital after falling and breaking his wrist. The Vatican said Benedict… 17/07/09 13:03 CET
Twin bomb blasts hit hotels in Jakarta — foreigners reported deadA least nine people including some foreigners have been killed by two near simultaneous bomb blasts… 17/07/09 09:43 CET
Twin bomb blasts hit hotels in Jakarta-foreigners reported deadA least nine people including some foreigners have been killed by two near simultanous bomb blasts… 17/07/09 08:36 CET
Activists’ murder sparks international condemnationThe kidnapping and murder of human rights activist Natalia Estemirova has sparked a storm of… 17/07/09 08:00 CET
EU ministers discuss “difficult” illegal immigrationEU interior ministers gathered in Stockholm to discuss the thorny issue of illegal immigration… 17/07/09 08:00 CET
Iceland Parliament votes to join EUIceland’s parliament has voted to begin accession talks with the European Union. It was an… 17/07/09 07:51 CET
6 dead in Jakarta bomb attacksTwin bomb attacks in the Indonesian capital Jakarta has killed at least 6 people and dozens… 17/07/09 05:03 CET
UN sanctions against North KoreansThe United Nations Security Council has passed sanctions against North Korean organisations and… 17/07/09 01:33 CET
