cinema
Bill Plympton drawsBill Plympton is not your average animator working for a large mainstream studio. His vision is… 31/07/09 16:20 CET
economy
Euro zone jobless up as inflation shrinksUnemployment in the 16 countries of the euro zone hit a 10-year high in June. It was 9.4… 31/07/09 20:47 CET
Exxon pressured by Russian pipelineWith Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on hand for a ceremony marking the event, Russia’s Gazprom has… 31/07/09 20:47 CET
UBS tax evasion case to be settledSwiss bank UBS has reached an agreement in principle with Washington settling their dispute over… 31/07/09 20:47 CET
Obama welcomes slowing US economic contractionThe US economy continued to contract in the second quarter but the rate of decline slowed more than… 31/07/09 20:47 CET
le mag
Dancers on iceLois Greenfield’s legendary dance photography is sharp, her lighting sculptural and her images… 31/07/09 16:20 CET
markets
Friday 31st JulyEuropean shares finished lower as investors reacted negatively to the bigger than expected drop in… 31/07/09 20:47 CET
world news
Baghdad mosques hit by wave of bomb blastsSix bombs have struck Shi’ite mosques across Baghdad, killing at least 29 people and injuring more… 31/07/09 20:22 CET
Grounded vessel leaks fuel off NorwayClean-up crews are working to minimise the impact of an oil spill off the coast of Norway… 31/07/09 19:46 CET
Baghdad mosques hit by wave of bomb blastsSix bombs have struck Shi’ite mosques across Baghdad, killing at least 29 people and injuring more… 31/07/09 19:44 CET
Safe return for space shuttle EndeavourThe space shuttle Endeavour has landed safely in Florida following a 16 day mission to complete… 31/07/09 19:44 CET
Catholic Church issues excommunication warning after Italy approves abortion pillThe Roman Catholic Church has warned it will excommunicate anyone who takes the abortion pill… 31/07/09 19:44 CET
Spain on high alert of Majorca blastThe bomb exploded outside the offices run by the Civil guard paramilitary police in Palmanova, just… 31/07/09 14:42 CET
Spain pays tribute to car bomb victimsSpain is paying homage to two civil guards killed yesterday in a car bomb attack on the holiday… 31/07/09 14:28 CET
Grounded vessel leaks fuel off NorwayA Chinese-owned freighter is leaking fuel after running aground near Lagesund off the Norwegian… 31/07/09 13:32 CET
Dutch tourists die in Spain bus crashThere are unconfirmed reports that at least 8 Dutch tourists have been killed in a bus accident… 31/07/09 13:32 CET
Thousands flee as Texas chemical plant burnsA fire at a chemical plant in Texas in the United States is out, according to local news reports… 31/07/09 13:32 CET
Spain’s security forces on alert for ETA anniversaryPhotos of the two victims of yesterday’s bomb attack on the Spanish island of Mallorca have been… 31/07/09 07:46 CET
Suu Kyi verdict postponedThe court trying Myanmar’s pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi has put off giving a verdict… 31/07/09 07:46 CET
UK assisted suicide law to be clarifiedMultiple sclerosis patient Debbie Purdy has won her battle to have the UK’s law on assisted suicide… 31/07/09 07:46 CET
“Operation Cage” shuts down Mallorca after blastAn explosive device was placed outside the offices of the Civil Guard in Palmanova, on the holiday… 31/07/09 04:53 CET
Islamist leader killed in Nigerian police custodyThe leader of a radical Islamist group which started four days of bloody fighting in Nigeria has… 31/07/09 03:24 CET
Steinmeier reaches for a woman’s touch in teamSocial Democrat and would-be German chancellor, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has unveiled his new shadow… 31/07/09 01:33 CET
