cinema
Jude Law/Women Without MenEnglish actor, Jude Law, has collected a gong at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in… 07/07/10 18:48 CET
corporate
Marks & Spencer cautious on salesBritain’s biggest clothing retailer Marks & Spencer has said it is cautious about the consumer… 07/07/10 19:15 CET
Air France-KLM planes fullerAir France-KLM’s revenues rose strongly in June. Passenger and cargo activity grew faster than… 07/07/10 19:15 CET
economy
OECD frets over lost jobsThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is worried about jobs. It says even… 07/07/10 19:19 CET
Demand strong for AgBank IPODespite weak market conditions, Agricultural Bank of China is on track for the biggest ever initial… 07/07/10 19:17 CET
German cabinet approves more cutsGermany’s cabinet has agreed an 80 billion euro austerity plan intended to slash the country’s… 07/07/10 19:17 CET
French trade deficit widensA steep drop in exports drove France’s trade deficit in May to its highest in just over a year and… 07/07/10 19:15 CET
europa
EU Commission may take over oil industry oversightThe Deepwater oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has sent a ripple effect across the Atlantic… 07/07/10 19:19 CET
EU law on bankers’ bonuses by installmentThe European Parliament has approved curbs on bank bonuses, a move EU finance ministers are set to… 07/07/10 18:48 CET
hi-tech
Interpol appealInterpol, the International police agency which is based in Lyon, France, has launched a public… 07/07/10 19:00 CET
le mag
Haute couture in ParisFashion designers have gathered in Paris France this week to unveil their haute couture collections… 07/07/10 18:48 CET
science
Worldwide waterworksMarine biologists in South Africa are trying to reduce the environmental impact caused by undersea… 07/07/10 18:48 CET
world news
Cuba to free political prisonersThe Cuban Catholic church says the government is about to free 52 political prisoners, and five may… 07/07/10 22:46 CET
Polish court rules to deport ‘Israeli spy’A Polish court has ruled an alleged Israeli secret agent suspected of killing a Hamas operative can… 07/07/10 22:44 CET
Turkish court backs constitution reformsTurkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of the vast majority of the government’s proposed… 07/07/10 21:56 CET
Cuba to free 52 political prisonersThe Catholic Church of Cuba has declared that the Cuban government has agreed to free 52 political… 07/07/10 20:43 CET
Many killed in bomb attack at Iraqi festivalA suicide attack in Baghdad has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 60 others during a… 07/07/10 20:40 CET
Solar Impulse takes wingCould the skies one day be filled with aircraft like the Solar Impulse? The revolutionary… 07/07/10 18:55 CET
Israel charges army sniper over Gaza deathIsrael has charged one of its army’s own snipers with manslaughter for allegedly shooting dead a… 07/07/10 18:37 CET
Obama and Netanyahu display friendshipTalks between US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a success in… 07/07/10 18:37 CET
British troops to leave violent Afghan districtIt has been confirmed that British troops are to hand over control of one of the most violent… 07/07/10 18:34 CET
US and Russia ponder Cold War-style spy swapConvicted Russian nuclear expert Igor Sutyagin could soon be walking free from jail if America… 07/07/10 17:54 CET
French court jails Noriega for seven yearsA French court has jailed Panama’s former dictator Manuel Noriega for seven years on charges of… 07/07/10 17:36 CET
Scuffles as quake protesters march in RomeDemonstrators from the area affected by last year’s earthquake at L’Aquila have marched on the… 07/07/10 17:29 CET
UK police find fugitive killer suspect’s campPolice hunting a suspected killer gunman near a rural town in northeast England say they have found… 07/07/10 16:13 CET
London commemorates 7/7 five years onLow-key ceremonies have been held in London on the fifth anniversary of the July 7 terror attacks… 07/07/10 15:03 CET
Russian pianist charged with raping Thai boyAn award-winning Russian pianist and conductor has been charged in Thailand with raping a boy… 07/07/10 13:58 CET
Two injured in San Fermin bull runTwo young men have been injured on the first full day of the San Fermin bull-running festival in… 07/07/10 13:45 CET
Leterme tells Parliament that EU needs zestBelgium’s interim prime minister Yves Leterme has presented his country’s programme as presiding… 07/07/10 12:16 CET
UK gunman still at large despite manhuntWith a suspected gunman on the loose, life is still far from normal in the rural town of Rothbury… 07/07/10 12:14 CET
Queen Elizabeth addresses UNBritain’s Queen Elizabeth has addressed the United Nations for the first time in 53 years. And… 07/07/10 12:00 CET
UK set to hand Afghan district to US troopsBritish troops are to hand over control of one of the most violent districts of Afghanistan to… 07/07/10 11:23 CET
Anti-whaling protester convicted in JapanAn anti-whaling activist who boarded a Japanese vessel to try to stop an annual hunt has been given… 07/07/10 09:44 CET
Obama calls for direct Middle East peace talksPresident Obama has called for direct peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians before a… 07/07/10 07:58 CET
‘No-bama to building freeze,’ say Jewish settlersHardline Jewish groups in Israel have criticised American attempts to kick start Middle East peace… 07/07/10 07:27 CET
Israeli soldiers face the music after dance videoSeveral soldiers serving in the West Bank with the Israeli Defence Forces could face disciplinary… 07/07/10 07:25 CET
‘Oracle octopus’ prediction worries GermanyFootball-loving Germans have been shocked by the latest prediction of their so-called “oracle… 07/07/10 07:25 CET
Several Cuban dissidents could be freed soonOptimism is growing that a mission by Spain’s foreign minister to win the release of several Cuban… 07/07/10 07:24 CET
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German cabinet approves more cutsGermany’s cabinet has agreed an 80 billion euro austerity plan intended to slash the country’s… 07/07/10 19:17 CET
