cinema
Mr Fox runs off with fantastic Annecy awardThe Cannes of cartoons, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival marked its 50th anniversary… 16/06/10 16:28 CET
corporate
Recovery boosts Volvo truck salesVolvo’s shipments of trucks were up by 44 percent in May compared with the same month last year… 16/06/10 17:57 CET
economy
EU denies Spanish liquidity plan reportThe European Commission has categorically denied a report that the European Union, the IMF and the… 16/06/10 18:34 CET
France says ‘live longer, work longer’France is to raise the retirement age and increase taxes on the rich so that the country’s heavily… 16/06/10 17:57 CET
UK jobless down in MayThe number of people in the UK claiming jobless benefit fell more than expected in May. The… 16/06/10 17:57 CET
futuris
MUSIC to your mobile’s earsProviding information in real time in crowded places, like the Paris metro, or connecting… 16/06/10 21:17 CET
interview
Interview with Ismail HaniyehAmid the outcry over Israel’s attack on the aid flotilla in the Mediterranean, there have been… 16/06/10 19:10 CET
le mag
Curtain up at restored Teatro ColonIt is one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world; the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. After… 16/06/10 16:28 CET
science
Brouhaha brewing in world of teaAustralian research scientists are developing a way of tracing the tea in your teapot back to its… 16/06/10 16:28 CET
world news
BP agrees to 16bn euro fund for oil spill victimsBP is to set aside 20 billion dollars, that is 16 billion euros, in a compensation fund for victims… 16/06/10 23:08 CET
Israel discusses easing Gaza blockadeAmid international outrage over its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship, Israel has held a key… 16/06/10 22:59 CET
BP agrees to $20 billion fund for spill claimsBP has reportedly agreed to set aside the equivalent of sixteen billion euros to put in a fund for… 16/06/10 20:14 CET
Spanish government approves new labour rulesThe Spanish government has approved unpopular reforms aimed at shaking up the country’s rigid… 16/06/10 20:13 CET
Kyrgyzstan still tense after ethnic fightingA fragile peace has descended on the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, ravaged by days of ethnic… 16/06/10 19:23 CET
Refugees try to flee KyrgyzstanThere are fears the bloodletting in Kyrgyzstan could turn into a full-blown humanitarian crisis… 16/06/10 19:22 CET
Flash floods kill 19 in FranceFlash floods triggered by torrential downpours near France’s Mediterranean coast have claimed at… 16/06/10 19:21 CET
French floods “cataclysmic” say localsCars clog the streets and water is up to two metres high in some homes after an onslaught described… 16/06/10 17:24 CET
Brazil looks forward to the World Cup in 2014The World Cup is in full swing in South Africa, but thoughts are already turning to the next… 16/06/10 15:43 CET
Pakistan holds US man hunting bin LadenHe is said to be on a one-man mission to hunt down Osama bin Laden. American Gary Faulkner has… 16/06/10 14:42 CET
Protesters brand World Cup waste of moneyHundreds of people have rallied in the South African city of Durban to protest against the way the… 16/06/10 14:28 CET
Thousands try to flee KyrgyzstanHundreds of ethnic Uzbek refugees trying to flee the violence in Kyrgyzstan remain stranded at the… 16/06/10 13:17 CET
Ten die in flash floods in FranceAt this time of the year, south-eastern France is usually basking in sweltering heat. But flash… 16/06/10 12:03 CET
Obama asserts authority over the Gulf of MexicoAfter his fourth visit to the Gulf of Mexico, a televised address to the nation and a scheduled… 16/06/10 10:40 CET
Mixed reactions to Obama’s televised addressThe entire way-of-life in the small Louisiana fishing town of Buras is under threat from the spill… 16/06/10 08:45 CET
Several die in flash floods in FranceAt least ten people are reported to have been killed after torrential rain led to flooding in the… 16/06/10 08:09 CET
Spain set for general strikeSpain largest unions have called a general strike for September 29 over a planned shake up of… 16/06/10 08:05 CET
Uzbeks flee Kyrgyz clashesEthnic Uzbek refugees desperate to flee the bloodshed in southern Kyrgyzstan are being turned away… 16/06/10 08:00 CET
Oil chiefs blasted over inadequate oil spill plansThe chiefs of five major oil companies including BP have been blasted in a ferocious attack from … 16/06/10 07:34 CET
Gulf oil spill worse than thoughtAmerica’s biggest ever oil spill became a whole lot worse after scientists revised their estimates… 16/06/10 04:34 CET
Obama spells out recovery plan for Gulf coastPresident Barack Obama returned from his latest visit to the oil-hit Louisiana coast in the Gulf… 16/06/10 03:34 CET
