cinema
It’s A Wonderful Afterlife in London‘Bend it like Beckham’ director Gurinder Chadha presents new killer comedy, ‘It’s a Wonderful… 15/04/10 21:13 CET
corporate
Danone cautious on sales despite Q1 riseDanone has withdrawn health claim applications on two of its bestselling yogurts – Activia and… 15/04/10 19:23 CET
Roche sales better than forecastSwiss drugmaker Roche’s sales in the first-three months of the year were better than expected – up… 15/04/10 19:23 CET
economy
Oil price boosted by China growthOil traded near 18-month highs on Thursday as Chinese economic growth surged and after prices rose… 15/04/10 19:23 CET
German WePad to take on iPadThey say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and a German company has announced a… 15/04/10 19:23 CET
Chinese economic boom continuesChina’s economy continued to boom at the start of this year according to the latest figures from… 15/04/10 19:23 CET
europa
RAPEX reports EU dangerous imports upThe number of dangerous consumer products registered with the EU’s rapid alert system (RAPEX) rose… 15/04/10 20:42 CET
Dali artwork resale ruling disappoints SpainSpain has lost a European Union lawsuit over artist Salvador Dali’s intellectual property rights… 15/04/10 20:42 CET
europeans
Danube Music Festival keeping history aliveLong-sustained cultural traditions in the Balkans risk being diluted as barriers fall. 15/04/10 21:31 CET
sawa
Religious cohabitation in the EmiratesLike many other Gulf States, the United Arab Emirates has a large population of expatriates. But… 15/04/10 21:24 CET
space
Tomorrow’s weatherMore than 30 years ago, the first meteorological satellite Meteosat-1 revolutionised weather… 15/04/10 21:09 CET
world news
Poland to release details of black boxesInvestigators continue to search for clues amongst the wreckage of the crash site where Polish… 15/04/10 20:13 CET
Lessons learnt from Jakarta Jumbo incidentAny commercial jetliner flying into a column of volcanic ash is likely to encounter problems… 15/04/10 19:17 CET
Thwarted air travellers stuck at shutdown airportsTens of thousands of would-be passengers have had their travel hopes dashed by what air traffic… 15/04/10 19:16 CET
Poland funeral plans spark protestsFurious protestors have urged Polish authorities to rethink plans to bury late president Lech… 15/04/10 19:15 CET
Bakiyev flees to KazakhstanOusted Kyrgyzstan president Kurmanbek Bakiyev has fled to neighbouring Kazakhstan, in a move… 15/04/10 19:04 CET
Volcanic no-fly ban extendedThousands of flights have been cancelled across Europe after a volcanic eruption in Iceland led to… 15/04/10 17:50 CET
China aid effort intensifiesRescue teams in China are racing against the clock to find survivors. Around 300 people are still… 15/04/10 17:14 CET
Deposed Kyrgyz president flies to KazakhstanOusted Kyrgyzstan president Kurmanbek Bakiyev is reported to have fled the country on a plane bound… 15/04/10 16:49 CET
Thousands mark “Day of the Sun” in North KoreaFireworks and lasers have lit up the skies in North Korea, as the country marks the 98th… 15/04/10 15:38 CET
Flights grounded by cloud of volcanic ashA giant drifting plume of volcanic ash from Iceland’s active volcano is disrupting air traffic… 15/04/10 13:34 CET
Poles protest burial plansOutside the presidential palace, the streets of the Polish capital are lined with mourners queuing… 15/04/10 13:14 CET
UK’s political leaders prepare for live TV debateLights, camera, action… The leaders of Britain’s three main political parties are preparing to… 15/04/10 13:09 CET
Bakiyev’s bodyguards fire warning shots at rallyShots have been fired at a rally held by ousted Kyrgyzstan president Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Bakiyev… 15/04/10 12:11 CET
China aid effort intensifiesRescuers in China are working round the clock amid freezing temperatures to find survivors of… 15/04/10 11:45 CET
UK flights grounded by cloud of volcanic ashHundreds of flights in and out of Britain have been cancelled as a giant cloud of volcanic ash… 15/04/10 11:40 CET
Toyota recalls new Lexus model worldwideA safety warning has caused Japanese carmaker Toyota to suspend sales of its Lexus GX 460 model… 15/04/10 07:47 CET
Survivors of Chinese quake endure freezing nightIt has been a difficult night for survivors of yesterday’s powerful earthquake which struck… 15/04/10 07:47 CET
Polish unity cracks over choice of burial sitePoland’s sense of unity in the aftermath of Saturday’s plane crash which killed much of the… 15/04/10 07:45 CET
Soviet submarine turned into museumAn old Soviet submarine typical of those used during the Cold War has been turned into a private… 15/04/10 07:44 CET
Fears grow of further volcanic eruptions in IcelandA second volcanic eruption in a month in southern Iceland has triggered fears that a much larger… 15/04/10 07:37 CET
Russia steps in to help KyrgyzstanRussia has joined the US in offering to help Kyrgyzstan’s new leadership, as people in Bishkek paid… 15/04/10 04:04 CET
