cinema
Brand reprises rock role in Get Him To The GreekBritish comedian Russell Brand resurrects his role as rock star Aldous Snow from the 2008 film… 04/06/10 18:59 CET
corporate
easyJet passenger numbers climbBritish budget airline easyJet carried 7.9 percent more passengers in May compared with the same… 04/06/10 18:53 CET
economy
Investors flock to German bondsUS jobs figures as well as uncertainty over the future of some euro zone economies and anaemic… 04/06/10 19:07 CET
European Q1 growth anaemicThe EU’s statistics office, Eurostat, has confirmed that growth in the euro zone in the first three… 04/06/10 18:53 CET
Fragile recovery depresses G20 policymakersA glum gathering of finance ministers and central bankers of the world’s top 20 developed and… 04/06/10 18:53 CET
US jobs figures disappointThe US economy added far fewer jobs than expected in May. The number of people in work rose by… 04/06/10 18:50 CET
europa
Social Europe, Employers’ Europe discuss cash cuts and protestsJohn Monks, head of the European Trade Union Confederation, speaking against trimming public… 04/06/10 19:52 CET
Genetically modified crop growing in EU to get modified approval rulesEuropean fields could be planted with genetically modified (GM) crops from next month, under a… 04/06/10 19:44 CET
futuris
Guardians of the oceansHuman activity is challenging our oceans´ ecosystems. Overfishing, pollution, coastal degradation… 04/06/10 14:41 CET
le mag
Louise Bourgeois: a tributeOne of the world’s most influential contemporary artists, Louise Bourgeois, who died at the end of… 04/06/10 18:59 CET
world news
Nigeria hit by deadly lead poisoning outbreakMore than 100 children have been killed by lead poisoning as a result of illegal gold minining in… 04/06/10 18:04 CET
S Korea takes N Korea to UN over sunk shipWarnings, threats and accusations continue to feed tensions on the Korean peninsula. South Korea… 04/06/10 17:59 CET
Pope calls for dialogue with Islam in Cyprus visitThe Pope has begun a three day visit to Cyprus, his first to an Orthodox Christian country, and the… 04/06/10 17:35 CET
Diplomatic moves continue amid tensionAmid the tension, the US Middle East envoy George Mitchell has not given up on peace negotiations… 04/06/10 15:45 CET
Progress in BP oil spill operationThere has been progress in efforts to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, with a containment cap now… 04/06/10 13:35 CET
“Contact lost” with new Gaza aid shipThe organisation behind the Gaza aid flotilla says it has lost contact with another ship trying to… 04/06/10 13:34 CET
Turkey looks to Iraq to help end Kurdish conflictThe leader of Iraq’s Kurdish population has promised to do what he can to stop Kurdish rebels… 04/06/10 11:53 CET
Naoto Kan confirmed as new Japanese PMThe Japanese parliament has elected the country’s fifth prime minister in three years. As expected… 04/06/10 11:10 CET
Emblematic birds found coated in oilNew pictures reveal the damage being done by the oil spill to the region’s wildlife. The brown… 04/06/10 10:46 CET
Japan’s parliament elects new PMThe Japanese parliament has elected the country’s fifth prime minister in three years. As expected… 04/06/10 08:13 CET
Karzai set to win jirga support over Taliban movesAfghanistan’s peace jirga ends today with President Hamid Karzai expected to win support for his… 04/06/10 07:19 CET
Israelis vent anger at Turkey after Gaza ship raidTurning their anger on Turkey, Israelis have been protesting at efforts to break the blockade of… 04/06/10 07:18 CET
BP attaches cap to damaged Gulf oil wellIt is the manoeuvre that BP hopes will signal the beginning of the end of the Gulf of Mexico oil… 04/06/10 05:34 CET
US comedians lampoon BP’s ad campaignsBP is under fire from all sides over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Even comedians are taking aim… 04/06/10 01:34 CET
Wulff is Merkel’s man for German presidentGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has unveiled Christian Wulff as her coalition’s candidate for the… 04/06/10 00:34 CET
Bangladesh blaze kills at least 100At least 100 people have been killed after fire ripped through a row of tightly-packed buildings in… 04/06/10 00:04 CET
