cinema
Dear John: Long distance loveDirected by Lasse Hallström, Dear John is the long-distance love story of soldier John Tyree… 08/04/10 18:57 CET
corporate
BA-Iberia merger signedBritish Airways and Spain’s Iberia have finally signed a merger deal to create one of the world’s… 08/04/10 19:11 CET
H&M’s profit upSwedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz says its profit in the first three months of the year was… 08/04/10 15:35 CET
M&S warns of tough yearBritish retailer Marks & Spencer has warned of a tough year ahead even as it reported better than… 08/04/10 15:35 CET
economy
Euro zone and UK interest rates unchangedThe European Central Bank has kept euro zone interest rates at a record low of one percent. There… 08/04/10 19:11 CET
europa
International Day of the RomaToday is International Day of the Roma, and Tony Gatlif, a French film director of Roma origins who… 08/04/10 19:26 CET
hi-tech
Maiden flight for Solar ImpulseIt was not moving much faster than a bicycle, but the Solar Impulse has taken to the skies this… 08/04/10 19:11 CET
le mag
World’s oldest tattooist exhibits photosGerman tattooist Herbert Hoffmann reckons he has left his mark – literally – on more than 40,000… 08/04/10 18:41 CET
world news
Treaty promises better US-Russian relationsSo much for what the former Cold War enemies have signed on paper, but how will it improve their… 08/04/10 20:00 CET
Mudslides in Brazil continue to claim livesRescue workers in Rio de Janerio are in a race against time to find people buried by fresh… 08/04/10 19:08 CET
Low turnout for Sri Lanka’s first post war parliamentary pollSri Lanka has held its first postwar poll since the army’s defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels last year… 08/04/10 19:07 CET
Opposition leader claims Kyrgyzstan controlThe Kyrgyzstan opposition party claims it has seized power in the impoverished Asian state after a… 08/04/10 19:06 CET
Kazakh president says Kyrgyzstan failed to reformThe relative wealth of neighbouring Kazakhstan is striking compared to its poor neighbour. Its… 08/04/10 18:44 CET
USA and Russia sign historic treaty to cut nuclear weaponsPresident Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have signed a landmark nuclear… 08/04/10 14:38 CET
Operation to save Barrier Reef from oil spill underwaySalvage crews in Australia are engaged in the delicate task of pumping close to 950 tones of heavy… 08/04/10 12:59 CET
BA and Iberia seal merger dealBritish Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia have put pen to paper on a merger deal that will create… 08/04/10 12:58 CET
More mudslides add to misery in BrazilFresh mudslides have caused yet more devastation after dozens of houses close to Rio de Janeiro… 08/04/10 12:57 CET
Kyrgyzstan uprisingKyrgyzstan’s opposition claims to have seized power and dissolved parliament. It comes in the… 08/04/10 11:39 CET
New order in Bishkek after violent protestsResidents of Bishkek survey the debris after protesters ransacked the government building following… 08/04/10 11:39 CET
Garzon to face trial for abuse of powerSpain’s highest-profile judge Balthazar Garzon may be heading for trial himself after the country’s… 08/04/10 07:05 CET
US and Russia set to seal fresh STARTPressing the nuclear re-set button in Prague. Tight security has been put in place in the Czech… 08/04/10 07:03 CET
French homes deemed unsafe after deadly stormFrench authorities have declared more than 1500 homes must be destroyed in the wake of a deadly… 08/04/10 07:03 CET
Opposition seizes power in KyrgyzstanA new day has begun in Kyrgyzstan after 24 hours of uproar which saw a regional demonstration… 08/04/10 07:02 CET
Qatari diplomat detained on US planeUS authorities are breathing a sign of relief after initial reports a that Qatari man tried to set… 08/04/10 06:04 CET
