cinema
Bruce Willis is back with new comedy Cop OutDirected by Kevin Smith, Willis plays veteran detective Jimmy Monroe, who wants to cash in on a… 24/02/10 21:07 CET
corporate
Toyota car boss apologises for safety problemsThe head of Japanese carmaker Toyota has stepped to centre stage in a US congressional… 24/02/10 23:34 CET
Euro zone industrial orders riseNew industrial orders in the euro zone unexpectedly rose in December. They were up by 0.8 per… 24/02/10 19:39 CET
Toyota boss faces grillingThe head of Japanese carmaker Toyota has been facing tough questions from a US congressional panel… 24/02/10 19:28 CET
Chinese Hummer purchase unlikelyThe attempt by a Chinese industrial equipment maker to buy General Motors money-losing Hummer brand… 24/02/10 17:52 CET
A400M rescue agreement reachedAn agreement in principle has been reached to rescue the troubled Airbus project A400M military… 24/02/10 17:51 CET
Toyota boss faces grillingThe head of Japanese carmaker Toyota is facing tough questions from a US congressional panel today… 24/02/10 16:26 CET
economy
German economy stallsGermany’s economic recovery stalled in the final three month of last year according to new… 24/02/10 18:27 CET
europa
Iceland seeks a warm home in EuropeThe European Commission has recommended opening acession talks with Iceland. If all goes as… 24/02/10 20:56 CET
EU strengthens Frontex agencyFrontex is the EU agency charged with patrolling the EU’s exterior borders, and today it was beefed… 24/02/10 20:56 CET
le mag
Robert Longo in LisbonAn exhibition devoted to American artist Robert Longo has opened in Lisbon. Some 50 works spanning… 24/02/10 21:07 CET
science
Fossils reveal secretsThe Langebaan area in the Western Cape of South Africa was teaming with wildlife five million years… 24/02/10 16:00 CET
world news
The campaign against the Death PenaltyThe fourth World Congress against the Death Penalty got underway in Geneva this morning. Relatives… 24/02/10 20:48 CET
Google to appeal bullying video sentencesThe internet giant Google has said it will appeal against the sentences handed down to three of its… 24/02/10 20:44 CET
Homes evacuated as heavy rains hit southern SpainHundreds of people have had to be evacuated from their homes after heavy rains submerged parts of… 24/02/10 20:42 CET
Analysis of the situation in TurkeyWhat to make of the legal crackdown against Turkey’s powerful military? Is it really the result of… 24/02/10 20:33 CET
Madeira to receive 50 million euros in aidPortugal’s government has announced 50 million euros in aid to help rebuild businesses in Madeira… 24/02/10 17:01 CET
Italy oil spill threatens ecological disasterEngineers are in a race against time to prevent an ecological disaster as an oil slick threatens to… 24/02/10 16:40 CET
Turkey: Top military men on coup chargesIn Turkey seven senior military officers have been charged with plotting to overthrow the… 24/02/10 16:34 CET
Greece at a standstill over austerity strikeAround 20,000 demonstrators have marched to the Greek parliament on a 24-hour all out strike to… 24/02/10 15:49 CET
Google convicted over video of bullied Down’s boyAn Italian court has convicted three Google executives of breach of privacy and given each a six… 24/02/10 13:14 CET
Greek ‘austerity’ strike brings country to a haltA nationwide strike in Greece to protest against EU-backed austerity measures has brought the… 24/02/10 13:05 CET
Total Dunkirk workers vote to continue strikeWorkers at the Total refinery in Dunkirk have voted to continue industrial action, despite… 24/02/10 12:14 CET
15 dead in Indonesian tea plantation landslideAt least fifteen people have died in a landslide on an Indonesian tea plantation and up to 70… 24/02/10 11:04 CET
Cuban dissident dies on hunger strikeThe Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo has died after 85 days on hunger strike. The 42-year-old… 24/02/10 09:30 CET
French workers set to call off refinery strikeFrench unions are set to call off a planned week-long strike and blockade of six Total refineries… 24/02/10 08:06 CET
Madeira begins burying its deadMadeira has begun burying its dead after Saturday’s violent storm triggered flooding and… 24/02/10 07:33 CET
- Orlando Zapata, Cuban dissident dies on hunger strike
The Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata has died after 85 days on hunger strike. The 42-year-old had… 24/02/10 07:31 CET
Pension protests in SpainThere were demonstrations in several of Spain’s major cities on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of… 24/02/10 07:31 CET
Gas explosion kills 17 Turkish minersA methane gas explosion has ripped through a coal mine in north-west Turkey killing 17 people… 24/02/10 07:30 CET
Turkish military hold emergency talksTurkey’s military leadership held emergency talks on Tuesday, following a rash of arrests on… 24/02/10 07:29 CET
