cinema
Karate Kid remake gets new punchThe modern remake of the Karate Kid chronicles the life of a youngster who moves to China with his… 23/06/10 18:13 CET
corporate
McDonald’s tempting toys targetedMcDonald’s marketing to children is under attack from a US consumer group. The world’s biggest… 23/06/10 17:13 CET
economy
Fed waits for recovery to firmThe US central bank has repeated its pledge to hold interest rates ultra low for “an extended… 23/06/10 20:49 CET
Surveys highlight recovery concernsWorries are emerging about the durability of Europe’s recovery in the face of government austerity… 23/06/10 17:13 CET
IEA: oil supply will meet demandRising supplies will mostly offset higher demand for oil over the next five years according to the… 23/06/10 17:13 CET
Geithner and Summers warn on austerity effectsTop US economic officials have said the Group of 20 nations should beware of doing to much too soon… 23/06/10 17:13 CET
hi-tech
Church bells go techno in ItalyIt has been an everyday occurrence in this village in Northern Italy for centuries. The church… 23/06/10 18:13 CET
interview
Interview: South Korea’s Unification MinisterThe sinking of a South Korean warship in March raised tensions in the Korean peninsula to a… 23/06/10 19:52 CET
science
Grapes, robots and saintsGrape producers in the Shimane region of Japan have a new weapon in their fight to keep crops… 23/06/10 18:13 CET
world news
Obama fires US Afghan commander McChrystalBarack Obama has fired his top commander in Afghanistan. The President had summoned General Stanley… 23/06/10 23:44 CET
Obama sacks top US commander in AfghanistanGeneral Stanley McChrystal has been relieved of duty as the top US commander of allied forces in… 23/06/10 20:24 CET
China’s flood misery worsensA battered dyke in China has suffered a fresh breach, sending flood water crashing down on an area… 23/06/10 19:55 CET
Gas war hots upThe stakes in the gas war between Russia and Belarus have been raised even higher. Russia has now… 23/06/10 19:14 CET
The fall of America’s top soldierHe is the top soldier in Iraq but that has not stopped him getting into trouble in the past… 23/06/10 18:13 CET
US Afghan commander faces sack over critical commentsThe commander of allied forces in Afghanistan is facing the sack over a controversial interview in… 23/06/10 18:11 CET
BP puts new man in charge of US oil spillBP has put a new man in charge of its day to day handling of the worst oil spill in US history… 23/06/10 16:34 CET
Monaco’s Prince Albert to wed Olympic swimmerOne of Europe’s most eligible bachelors is finally set to walk down the aisle. Monaco’s Prince… 23/06/10 16:11 CET
Greek ports paralysed by dockers blockadeA strike by Greek dock workers has left thousands of tourists stranded at Piraeus, the country’s… 23/06/10 14:17 CET
Spain, police say bomb threat receivedThe Spanish Civil Guard said on Wednesday it had received a threat that bombs had been placed on… 23/06/10 14:08 CET
US Afghan commander faces sack over critical commentsThe commander of allied forces in Afghanistan is facing the sack over a controversial interview in… 23/06/10 12:59 CET
Kyrgyz interim leader given rough reception in southTensions remain high in Kyrgyzstan’s ethnically-divided south where angry protesters have given the… 23/06/10 12:34 CET
French supporters heap scorn on football teamThe morning after the night before is often a time for reflecting on what might have been. But… 23/06/10 11:45 CET
Fiat workers approve plan to save plantWorkers at a Fiat factory in Italy’s impoverished south have backed tougher management conditions… 23/06/10 10:55 CET
Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club returns to USThey are Latin American legends. A group of ageing musicians known as the Buena Vista Social… 23/06/10 08:54 CET
Uzbek refugees return to their burnt out homesSome of the 400,000 Uzbeks who fled Kyrgyzstan’s ethnic violence earlier this month have begun… 23/06/10 07:25 CET
Alleged Jamaican drug lord capturedJamaican police say they have captured the alleged drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke on the… 23/06/10 07:25 CET
Hundreds missing in Brazil floodsThere have been scenes of heroism and desperation in Brazil as torrential flooding devastated towns… 23/06/10 07:25 CET
US military chief in Afghanistan faces sackThe top US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, is said to have offered his… 23/06/10 07:25 CET
