cinema
Max and his monsters: the movieWhere The Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak’s classic 1963 children’s tale of Max, an imaginative yet… 30/11/09 15:28 CET
corporate
Ebay fined for sales of Louis Vuitton scentEbay Inc and its French unit have been fined 1.7 million euros after it failed to stop sales of… 30/11/09 21:38 CET
Thirty financial institutions on risk listThirty global financial institutions have been selected for cross border supervision by regulators… 30/11/09 21:36 CET
economy
British shoppers still reluctant to spend bigShoppers’ confidence in Britain has unexpectedly dropped in the run up to Christmas, sliding for… 30/11/09 21:36 CET
WTO: recovery, climate change and protestsThe World Trade Organisation’s seventh ministerial meeting is underway in Geneva. It comes as… 30/11/09 21:36 CET
Prices in the Euro Zone rise indicating recoveryConsumer prices in the Euro zone have gone up for the first time in seven months, led by jumps in… 30/11/09 20:50 CET
europa
Lisbon Treaty, from signing to launchA stone plaque in Jeronimos Monastery in Portugal’s capital marks where the Lisbon Treaty was… 30/11/09 22:48 CET
Comic book insight into EU futureThere is nothing funny about these observations of European construction… Buildings, and who made… 30/11/09 22:27 CET
hi-tech
Transformers: Robots in disguiseRobots of all shapes and uses were on show at Japan’s International Robot Exhibition. The focus was… 30/11/09 17:40 CET
le mag
Sleazy Red Light street set up in National GalleryThe huge installation piece – The Hoerengracht – Whore’s Canal – by American artists Ed and Nancy… 30/11/09 16:02 CET
markets
European markets hold firm in wake of Dubai debt crisisThe Dubai market posted its biggest one-day fall in more than a year while Abu Dhabi recorded its… 30/11/09 21:37 CET
world news
Russian police close in on train bomb suspectsPolice in Russia investigating last week’s bombing of a Moscow to St Petersburg train have… 30/11/09 22:14 CET
Swiss minaret ban sparks debateCould Switzerland’s vote to ban new mosque minarets create a domino effect across Europe… 30/11/09 21:54 CET
Obama reaches Afghanistan decisionPresident Obama has finally reached a decision on a new US strategy for Afghanistan, and is said to… 30/11/09 21:47 CET
Danish text urges 50% emission cut by 2050A draft Danish text is proposing the world agree to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the… 30/11/09 21:47 CET
New Honduran president promises to heal woundsReconciliation will be the order of the day, proclaims Honduras’s new president, Porfirio “Pepe“… 30/11/09 21:44 CET
EU to lift visas for three Balkan statesThe EU is lifting visa requirements for the people of Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia in time for… 30/11/09 21:42 CET
France debates Swiss ban on minaretsFollowing the Swiss referendum banning minarets, the debate has spread to neighbouring France where… 30/11/09 21:41 CET
Honduras overshadows Ibero American summitThe focus was supposed to be on innovation and the region’s economic resilience in the global… 30/11/09 21:39 CET
Russia due to open Iranian reactor in MarchA day after Iran announced plans to build 10 uranium enrichment plants, it is reported that Russia… 30/11/09 20:23 CET
Swiss-Muslim relations strained over minaret banSwitzerland’s relations with the Muslim world are under scrutiny after the Alpine nation voted to… 30/11/09 14:18 CET
Nazi war crime trial underway in GermanyProbably the last Nazi war crimes trial is underway in Munich, Germany. John Demjanjuk, 89, was a… 30/11/09 13:04 CET
Iran says it will reopen door to diplomacyThe President of the Iranian Parliament, Ali Larijani, has re-opened the door to international… 30/11/09 13:03 CET
Stock market tumbles in debt-ridden DubaiDubai’s stock market has slumped on the first day of trading since news of its debt crisis broke… 30/11/09 13:02 CET
China tells EU it is serious about climate changeWith the Copenhagen climate summit just days away, green issues were central to talks between the… 30/11/09 13:01 CET
Lobo celebrates victory in Honduran presidential pollConservative opposition candidate Porfirio Lobo and his supporters are celebrating their victory in… 30/11/09 13:00 CET
Investors brace for United Arab Emirates stock fallInvestors are braced for a 10 % fall in the United Arab Emirate stocks as the market reopens for… 30/11/09 08:04 CET
Pro-Zelaya supporters clash with Honduran policeViolence broke out in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula on Sunday as some supporters of ousted… 30/11/09 07:09 CET
Row over health of English hospitalsThere is a growing row in England over safety in hospitals and the way it is assessed… 30/11/09 07:08 CET
Defiant Iran angers major powersIran’s defiant announcement that it intends to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants has provoked… 30/11/09 06:04 CET
Lobo set to win controversial Honduras pollFive months after the country’s democratically elected leader was ousted in a coup, Honduras… 30/11/09 04:54 CET
Election victory for Uruguay’s reformed rebelA former left-wing revolutionary who spent nearly 15 years in prison during Uruguay’s military… 30/11/09 03:54 CET
Swiss reputation dented by vote on minaretsSwitzerland’s vote to ban the construction of new minarets in a national referendum has been met… 30/11/09 03:15 CET
