cinema
Cannes Film Festival starts with Robin HoodKorean film The Housemaid (aka Hanyo) is in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. … 11/05/10 17:14 CET
corporate
Toyota back in the blackToyota returned to profit in the financial year just ended despite the cost of recalls for more… 11/05/10 19:47 CET
PT explains Vivo rejectionPortugal Telecom has been explaining why it rejecting a bid by Spain’s Telefonica for its 50… 11/05/10 19:47 CET
Travel firms hit by volcano disruptionThe volcanic ash cloud travel disruption bill continues to mount. Europe’s biggest holiday firm… 11/05/10 19:47 CET
economy
Market rollercoaster ‘set to continue’Madrid’s stock market index demonstrated the uncertainty in the financial markets about whether a… 11/05/10 19:47 CET
Utilities upbeat about European demandEuropean utilities are sticking to their profit forecasts for this year. Germany’s E.ON, which… 11/05/10 19:47 CET
europa
EU tightening laws against animal testingMonkeys will still be at our mercy but chimpanzees and gorrillas will soon have legal protection in… 11/05/10 19:33 CET
futuris
Future citiesMore than half the world’s population already lives in cities, and that trend is going to continue… 11/05/10 12:10 CET
interview
Building bridges between cultures – UN’s Jean-Christophe BasOn 27-29 May a network of around 2,000 political and corporate leaders, and civil society… 11/05/10 19:33 CET
le mag
Liz McComb tours FranceLiz McComb is an African American gospel diva, who originally came from a large family in… 11/05/10 16:42 CET
questions for europe
Maintenance safety at workThe European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has launched a new campaign promoting safe… 11/05/10 09:11 CET
Agriculture vs global warmingAll the economic sectors of the EU are engaged in the bloc’s goal to reduce carbon emissions by 20%… 11/05/10 09:11 CET
world news
Cameron moves into Number 10Britain’s first coalition government since the Second World War begins work today under its new… 11/05/10 23:34 CET
Conservative David Cameron is UK’s new PMDavid Cameron became the UK’s new prime minister on Tuesday evening after he accepted Queen… 11/05/10 21:30 CET
Spain to slash spending in return for EU aidAn emergency EU aid package for weak euro zone members has come at a price. In return, Spanish… 11/05/10 19:09 CET
Gas used against Afghan schoolsIn more attacks on girl’s schools in Afghanistan 30 pupils and teachers have been taken to hospital… 11/05/10 19:07 CET
Karzai begins US tripAfghan President Hamid Karzai is in Washington for a four-day visit to his government’s leading… 11/05/10 19:06 CET
World markets slip after big gainsWorld and European markets dipped in the wake of big gains following the emergency deal put… 11/05/10 19:04 CET
Pope says blames ‘sin within church’ for sex abuseThe Pope has said the abuse of children by priests shows that the greatest threat to Catholicism… 11/05/10 18:18 CET
Volcanic ash strikes again…causing yet more havoc for air travel across parts of EuropeFlights were grounded in southern and central Spain, Morocco, Portugal and the Canary Islands as… 11/05/10 14:50 CET
Cameron tells Liberal Democrats to make a decisionAfter days of discussions and compromises, Conservative party leader David Cameron is growing… 11/05/10 13:07 CET
Markets fall after record highsEuropean markets have fallen in early trading after yesterday´s bumper highs in the wake of the… 11/05/10 13:04 CET
Haiti protests call for President to quitPolice in Haiti have broken up violent protests calling for the country’s President Rene Preval to… 11/05/10 12:53 CET
Aquino closer to Filipino presidential victoryThe favourite in the Filipino presidential election Benigno Aquino has moved closer to victory… 11/05/10 12:52 CET
Putin’s sorrow at Siberian coal mine tragedyRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets survivors and relatives of victims of last weekend’s… 11/05/10 11:44 CET
Philippines favourite leads presidential pollPresidential elections in the Philippines appear to have followed expected lines with the front… 11/05/10 07:16 CET
Al Qaeda blamed for deadly violence in IraqA wave of attacks across Iraq which left 100 people dead and more than 300 injured has shown… 11/05/10 07:14 CET
Labour and Tories step up battle for powerAs Britain continues its post-election hangover with still no new government in place, both Labour… 11/05/10 07:13 CET
Euro rescue lifts global marketsRecord one-day gains on stock markets rippled outwards from Brussels even as far as Wall Street… 11/05/10 07:12 CET
Death toll rises in Russian mine disasterIt is now reported that 43 people died after two gas explosions at a coal mine in Russia… 11/05/10 07:10 CET
BP to try again to cap leaking oil well in GulfWith options running out for ways to stem the huge oil spill off the Louisiana coast, BP engineers… 11/05/10 07:10 CET
