cinema
Merchant Ivory movie premieres in RomeThe world premiere of the first Merchant Ivory production since the death of Ismail Merchant, The… 20/10/09 17:44 CET
corporate
Quelle to closeGerman mail-order and catalogue business Quelle is being closed down by the administrator appointed… 20/10/09 21:05 CET
Coke hit by weak economyNot enough fizz was the financial world’s verdict on Coca-Cola’s quarterly revenue. It came… 20/10/09 21:05 CET
Qatar’s Barclays sale sparks Sainsbury speculationQatar’s sovereign wealth fund is to sell a 1.4 billion euro stake in British bank Barclays… 20/10/09 21:01 CET
Eurotunnel sales downEurotunnel’s revenue fell eight percent in the third quarter to 162.4 million euros. Compared… 20/10/09 21:01 CET
economy
Ecofin looks to deficits and the dollarEuropean Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet joined euro zone finance ministers at a meeting to… 20/10/09 21:01 CET
europa
Climate: Greens melting statue a warning in StrasbourgThe Greens in the European Parliament have had a climate refugee sculpted in ice for this week’s… 20/10/09 20:36 CET
Who will serve new European diplomacyChanges in Europe’s diplomatic service are in full debate, with the advent of a new external… 20/10/09 20:36 CET
Fishing abuses equal licence lossCommercial fishermen breaking European Union rules will lose their licence. The fisheries ministers… 20/10/09 20:36 CET
interview
Interview with Ismail Kadare, Albanian writerAlbanian writer Ismail Kadare recently added the Prince of Asturias prize to a long list of awards… 20/10/09 18:05 CET
le mag
Desplat scores at soundtrack awardsFrench composer Alexandre Desplat scooped the top honour at the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent… 20/10/09 17:44 CET
markets
Markets: 20th OctoberTuesday was an up and down day for European shares. They started lower, before popping back… 20/10/09 21:05 CET
science
Galileo at the Vatican: from heretic to heroThe Vatican is commemorating the achievements of physicist and philosopher Galileo – the man… 20/10/09 17:44 CET
world news
The history of Moscow-Belgrade relationsIt is 65 years since the red army and Tito’s partisans liberated Belgrade from the Wehrmacht. The… 20/10/09 20:12 CET
Prosecution concludes case in Clearstream trialThe prosecution is demanding an 18-month suspended prison term and a 45,000 euro fine in the trial… 20/10/09 19:29 CET
Russia & Serbia sign loan, energy dealsRussian President Dmitry Medvedev came to Belgrade today to honour Serbia’s Second World War past… 20/10/09 19:29 CET
Blasts rock Islamabad universityTwo suicide bomb blasts at an Islamic university in Islamabad have killed at least six people and… 20/10/09 18:53 CET
Taliban retake key town in counter-attackTaliban militants have recaptured the strategic town of Kotkai after launching a counter-attack… 20/10/09 18:52 CET
Second Polanski bail appeal rejectedFranco-Polish film director Roman Polanski has had his appeal against a Swiss court’s ruling that… 20/10/09 18:43 CET
Second attack on Iran’s eastern frontierGunmen have shot dead two Iranian police officers in the city of Iranshahr in Sistan-Baluchistan… 20/10/09 18:42 CET
Bosnia reform talks resumeA second round of reform talks on the future of Bosnia is underway in Sarajevo, despite opposition… 20/10/09 18:41 CET
Karzai accepts run-off presidential ballotAfghan President Hamid Karzai says he is willing to accept a second round run-off presidential… 20/10/09 16:15 CET
Serbs & Russians sign vital trade & loan dealsThe visit to Serbia of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has borne its first fruit with the signing… 20/10/09 14:43 CET
Swiss court rejects bail for PolanskiIn Switzerland, the film director Roman Polanski has lost an appeal against being held in custody… 20/10/09 13:38 CET
Islamabad university hit by double bombingSuspected Taliban militants have set off two bombs in a campus building of Islamabad university. At… 20/10/09 12:54 CET
Rio promised federal help in drug warRio de Janeiro has been offered 40 million euros by Brazil’s federal government to help in the… 20/10/09 12:54 CET
France hit by rail strikeFrance’s rail workers are striking for the first time since last November, and it has produced… 20/10/09 12:52 CET
US scientist accused of attempted spyingA former US government scientist has been arrested on charges of attempted espionage. Stewart… 20/10/09 10:34 CET
The battle for Ukraine’s presidencyUkraine’s presidential election campaign is underway with opinion polls already dismissing the… 20/10/09 07:45 CET
Cautious optimism over UN nuclear talks with IranNegotiations resume today to find a deal to allay international concerns about Tehran’s nuclear… 20/10/09 07:44 CET
France introduces speedy entry systemFrance has become the first European country to introduce a new voluntary finger printing system… 20/10/09 07:43 CET
Karzai expected to accept second ballotAfghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has indicated he is open to a second round of voting in the… 20/10/09 07:42 CET
Madrid exhibition focuses on eroticismThe history of eroticism in western art is the theme of a two-part exhibition just opening in… 20/10/09 07:41 CET
Eurozone ministers warn of recovery stallEurozone finance ministers are worried that economic recovery is being threatened by the shared… 20/10/09 07:40 CET
