cinema
Moscow Film Festival closesThe Moscow International Film Festival came to a close on Saturday, staying true to its distinctly… 28/06/10 17:08 CET
corporate
Total ends petrol sales to IranFrance’s Total has confirmed that it is the latest energy group to stop selling petrol to Iran… 28/06/10 19:38 CET
economy
Have the lessons of the crisis been learnt?Among the cities under pressure in the wake of the financial crisis is New York. And it is there… 28/06/10 20:33 CET
Japanese retail sales lose momentumRetail sales rose in Japan in May at their slowest annual pace in four months. That implied that… 28/06/10 19:52 CET
Atlantic storm pushes oil price higherThe first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season pushed oil prices to their highest in… 28/06/10 19:52 CET
G20 praised yuan moveThe G20 summit in Canada at the weekend was able to welcome the Chinese leadership seeming to bow… 28/06/10 19:52 CET
Mixed property price news in England and WalesThe UK property data company Hometrack says a rise in house prices in England and Wales slowed in… 28/06/10 19:43 CET
hi-tech
iPhone 4: pros and consDays after the iPhone 4, Apple’s latest Smartphone, rolled out across the world, the opinions on it… 28/06/10 19:10 CET
le mag
Thousands gather to watch the Gnaoua music festivalThousands have gathered in the Moroccan city of Essaouira for the Gnaoua World Music Festival… 28/06/10 17:58 CET
questions for europe
Gender equalityEuropean gender equality laws have brought progress in the last 50 years but obstacles remain for… 28/06/10 18:27 CET
Know what you are eatingThe European Parliament wants to standardise the labels on packaged food sold in Europe, as well as… 28/06/10 16:52 CET
world news
A people’s march in IsraelHundreds have joined the parents of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit as they head for… 28/06/10 22:24 CET
Medvedev sceptical over Kyrgyz voteRussia has poured scorn on the outcome of Kyrgyzstan’s vote to create Central Asia’s first… 28/06/10 20:03 CET
Iran threatens West over new sanctionsIran has threatened to punish the West for imposing new sanctions over its disputed nuclear… 28/06/10 19:57 CET
Israeli military flights banned from Turkish airspaceA ban on Israeli military flights passing through Turkish airspace has been enforced for the first… 28/06/10 19:21 CET
Afghanistan: action at a crossroads?The coalition in Afghanistan seems to be reviewing its options. The American contra-insurgency… 28/06/10 19:20 CET
Belgian abuse commission resignsFollowing a series of police raids, the head of a Belgian commission which investigates claims of… 28/06/10 17:23 CET
Turkish airspace closed to Israeli military planesTensions between Turkey and Israel have been further heightened, after Turkey closed its airspace… 28/06/10 14:30 CET
Necas appointed Czech PM The Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed Petr Necas as prime minister. The right-wing Civic… 28/06/10 14:24 CET
G20 leaders take different paths to deficit reductionG20 leaders have gone their separate ways at the end of the Toronto summit. While agreeing to… 28/06/10 14:21 CET
Landmark vote runs smoothly in GuineaPolling passed off peacefully and counting is underway in Guinea’s historic election. It was the… 28/06/10 11:17 CET
Kyrgyz vote for constitutional reformFor Kyrgyzstan’s interim leader, it is mission accomplished. Voters have backed a constitutional… 28/06/10 11:17 CET
Noriega faces retrial in FranceFormer Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will appear before a French court today to face charges… 28/06/10 11:17 CET
Lebanon’s Palestinians march for civil rightsIn a rare show of strength, Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon have marched through the streets… 28/06/10 07:28 CET
More clashes as G20 summit endsPolice in Toronto clashed with protesters for a second straight day as the G20 summit came to an… 28/06/10 07:28 CET
G20 countries agree to halve deficits by 2013Leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies have pledged to halve their respective… 28/06/10 07:28 CET
