cinema
Gere and Hawke star in Brooklyn’s FinestRichard Getre and Ethan Hawke team up in a new crime drama movie, Brooklyn’s Finest. Gere plays a… 01/03/10 17:50 CET
corporate
HSBC profit disappointsEurope’s biggest bank, HSBC, saw its shares fall after posting a worse than expected 5.25 billion… 01/03/10 19:23 CET
Prudential to buy AIABritain’s Prudential plans to buy AIG’s Asian life insurance arm (AIA) for the equivalent of 26… 01/03/10 16:01 CET
economy
EU tells Greece to cut moreEU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn has urged Greece to quickly announce… 01/03/10 17:50 CET
Sweden back in recessionSweden’s economy unexpectedly slid back into recession in the fourth quarter. The figures caused… 01/03/10 15:38 CET
Euro zone factory growth risesManufacturing activity in the euro zone grew slightly faster than previously thought in February… 01/03/10 14:59 CET
europa
Ukraine’s Yanukovich visits EU before RussiaViktor Yanukovich has made Brussels the destination of his first foreign trip as Ukraine’s new… 01/03/10 19:29 CET
hi-tech
Medicine meets Mario BrothersSporty types with tendon injuries in northern France are now getting treatment which appears to owe… 01/03/10 17:50 CET
le mag
Joan Baez on the road in EuropeThe American folk singer and songwriting legend Joan Baez is well into a European tour, and is… 01/03/10 17:50 CET
world news
France and Russia talk arms and energyThe Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in Paris for a three day state visit. France… 01/03/10 20:27 CET
France continues survivor search after deadly stormThousands of rescue workers in France are continuing to search for survivors after violent storms… 01/03/10 20:27 CET
Army moves in to quell looting in ChileAround ten thousand Chilean troops have been moved into areas stricken by the massive earthquake… 01/03/10 20:27 CET
Medvedev – in the shadow of his mentorDmitry Medvedev is a man who advocates a “privileged partnership” with France on the basis of a… 01/03/10 20:27 CET
Palestinian cabinet protests Israel heritage planThe Palestinian cabinet has held a symbolic protest against Israel in a row over holy sites… 01/03/10 20:27 CET
Immigrants unite to protest across EuropeThousand of immigrants across Europe have taken to the streets to protest against their status- or… 01/03/10 20:27 CET
Karadzic trial: Sarajevo waits for justiceIn Sarajevo, there are those who are relieved to see Karadzic in the dock and those who believe a… 01/03/10 20:27 CET
Megaquake: Chile’s deadly seismic shiftIt lasted just 120 seconds. Among the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. Geologists call them… 01/03/10 20:27 CET
EU urges Ukraine to reform economyEuropean integration is a priority for Ukraine, according to its new president. To that end, Victor… 01/03/10 14:27 CET
Europe counts cost after deadly stormsRescuers in France are still looking for victims of Sunday’s violent storms that have killed more… 01/03/10 13:37 CET
Chile imposes curfew after deadly quakeChile has announced emergency measures to help thousands of people made homeless by a massive… 01/03/10 13:18 CET
Victims’ families hope for quick Karadzic trialThe resumption of the trial of Radovan Karadzic is an important step for those seeking justice for… 01/03/10 13:16 CET
Georgia reopens border crossing with RussiaA mountain pass between Georgia and Russia has reopened in a rare sign of cooperation between the… 01/03/10 11:55 CET
Karadzic begins his defence in The HagueRadovan Karadzic has begun his opening statement in defence of war crimes charges in The Hague… 01/03/10 10:54 CET
France seeks aid after lethal stormFrance is seeking emergency aid from the European Union today following the weekend’s deadly storm… 01/03/10 07:29 CET
Rainy season arrives in shattered HaitiPort-au-Prince residents have been clearing rubbish that has been piling up on the streets and… 01/03/10 07:28 CET
Four die as storm Xynthia sweeps GermanyAt least four people were killed in Germany as storm Xynthia continued east across Europe. … 01/03/10 07:27 CET
Chile struggles after quakeAnother major aftershock has hit Chile this morning as the death toll from the weekend’s earthquake… 01/03/10 05:04 CET
Karadzic war crime trial resumes todayThe war crimes trial of the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic resumes in The Hague today… 01/03/10 01:14 CET
