cinema
Oscar buzz surrounds Robert Duvall’s Get LowHollywood rolled out the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of Get Low, starring veterans… 29/07/10 16:59 CET
europa
Euro zone economic confidence growingThis month, In the eurozone, confidence in the economic outlook has risen to its highest level in… 29/07/10 17:57 CET
europeans
Can the green economy help global recovery while tackling the problem of climate change ?Transatlantic partners are investing in projects which are bearing fruit in Europe and the United… 29/07/10 17:50 CET
hi-tech
Oil spills: search for a solutionDespite all the oil exploitation that goes on around the world, there are still no really reliable… 29/07/10 16:21 CET
le mag
Youngest ever Jedermann opens Salzburg festAs it has done since 1920, the Salzburg Festival opened with the premiere of Jedermann, an… 29/07/10 17:39 CET
Scooter show rolls into LisbonAn exhibition of antique scooters has just opened at the Museum of Design and Fashion in Lisbon. 29/07/10 17:14 CET
reporter
Improving global food securityImproving food security in developing countries has become an urgent global issue. With more than a… 29/07/10 10:05 CET
world news
Rape trial TV weatherman released from custodySwiss-born German TV weatherman, Joerg Kachelmann, has been released from police custody while… 29/07/10 19:56 CET
French minister questioned by policeThe scandal engulfing the French L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt has moved closer to the… 29/07/10 19:41 CET
Arizona immigration law faces long legal battleMembers of the Hispanic community celebrated in front of the Arizona state capitol building after a… 29/07/10 19:17 CET
Russian plane hijack safely avertedA hijack drama abord a Russian passenger plane has ended safely after a daring intervention by… 29/07/10 19:14 CET
Carla Bruni shoots scenes for Woody Allen movieFrench first lady Carla Bruni has been filming scenes for a new Woody Allen movie called “Midnight… 29/07/10 19:08 CET
French woman admits killing eight new-bornsA French woman has confessed to killing her eight new-born children and hiding their bodies in… 29/07/10 19:04 CET
Illegal immigrants flee ArizonaThere are no official figures but anecdotal evidence is that thousands of illegal immigrants have… 29/07/10 18:31 CET
Protest grows over Love Parade deathsGerman protesters are demanding the resignation of the mayor of Duisberg, where 21 people died in a… 29/07/10 18:30 CET
Greek truckers defy order to return to workThere have been clashes between Greek police and truck drivers in Athens during the fourth day of a… 29/07/10 18:29 CET
Britain to scrap fixed retirement ageBritain has announced plans to end the fixed retirement age next year, saying it wanted to give… 29/07/10 18:24 CET
Italian austerity measures voted inItaly is the latest European country to approve austerity measures. The lower house of parliament… 29/07/10 18:14 CET
Violent protest over Russian highway plansA group of masked men have attacked a government building in the outskirts of Moscow in protest at… 29/07/10 15:53 CET
French mother charged with murder of eight babiesA French woman has been charged with the murder of eight newborn babies after reportedly admitting… 29/07/10 15:13 CET
138 die as boat sinks in DR CongoSome 138 people died when an overloaded boat carrying passengers and goods capsized in bad weather… 29/07/10 14:30 CET
Growing protest over Love Parade deathsGerman protesters are demanding the resignation of the mayor of Duisburg, where 21 people died in a… 29/07/10 13:40 CET
Afghan president slams WikileaksThe Afghan president has joined the US in condemning the website Wikileaks over what appears to… 29/07/10 13:39 CET
French minister quizzed in Bettencourt affairFrench Labour Minister Eric Woerth is being questioned by police as part of an investigation into… 29/07/10 12:03 CET
Floods washes chemicals into Chinese riverFlooding in the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin have washed thousands of containers of explosive… 29/07/10 11:20 CET
Vigils held after Pakistan air disasterDNA testing is being used to identify the victims of the worst air disaster on Pakistani soil… 29/07/10 11:19 CET
Galapagos Islands lose “protected” statusA UN body has removed Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands from its list of endangered sites. UNESCO’s… 29/07/10 10:28 CET
Illegals flee tougher Arizona immigration lawThere are no official figures but anecdotal evidence is that thousands of illegal immigrants have… 29/07/10 09:40 CET
Greek truckers vow to continue strikeStriking Greek truck drivers say they will defy government orders to return to work. The truckers… 29/07/10 08:24 CET
Sigler given hero’s welcome in MiamiA former boxer and Cuban dissident Ariel Sigler has arrived in Miami after being freed last month… 29/07/10 07:37 CET
Pakistan holds day of mourning for crash victimsBad weather continues to hamper efforts to investigate the site of Pakistan’s worst-ever domestic… 29/07/10 07:36 CET
Judge blocks Arizona anti-immigration lawA US judge has partially blocked Arizona’s controversial new immigration law. Several provisions… 29/07/10 07:35 CET
France to demolish 300 illegal Romany campsFrance’s President Sarkozy promised a crackdown against delinquency last week. Now he has ordered… 29/07/10 07:34 CET
Deadly bomb blast at Ukrainian churchAn investigation has begun into a bomb attack on an Orthodox Christian church in the southern… 29/07/10 07:31 CET
Pakistan mourns plane deadFor the loved ones of passengers on board the ill-fated Pakistani flight, overwhelming pain and… 29/07/10 07:29 CET
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Italian austerity measures voted inItaly is the latest European country to approve austerity measures. The lower house of parliament… 29/07/10 18:14 CET
