cinema
Sly’s take on ‘Dogs of War’Sylvester Stallone has assembled a who’s who of action heroes – including Mickey Rourke, Dolph… 06/08/10 16:30 CET
le mag
Robert Francis on tourCalifornian singer-songwriter Robert Francis, who has been described as an “old soul in a young… 06/08/10 16:30 CET
world news
British boy given ‘miracle’ new throat surgeryThe words modern day miracle are too often applied to advances in medicine. But they are an… 06/08/10 22:44 CET
Brazil’s Rousseff extends lead in presidential raceBrazil’s presidential election is two months away but the candidates have already begun the race… 06/08/10 20:11 CET
Aid arrives in flood-hit PakistanAid has started to arrive in flood-hit Pakistan following the country’s worst monsoon rains in… 06/08/10 20:09 CET
Wyclef Jean rejects criticism of Haiti presidential bidFrom hip-hop star to presidential contender, Wyclef Jean has thrown his hat into the ring to be the… 06/08/10 18:28 CET
Zero tolerance for drink-driving RussiansVodka-loving Russians will think twice before getting behind the wheel from today as their… 06/08/10 17:20 CET
One man killed in Naples train crashA passenger train has derailed in the southern Italian city of Naples, killing one person and… 06/08/10 17:14 CET
Britain and Pakistan paper over terrorism rowBritain and Pakistan have agreed to do more to fight Islamic militants. It comes after the … 06/08/10 16:51 CET
Russia struggles to contain spreading wildfiresFifty two people are now known to have died in the wildfires ravaging large swathes of the Russian… 06/08/10 16:14 CET
Wildfire smog chokes MoscowPlanes are being diverted from two of Moscow’s international airports as acrid smoke blankets the… 06/08/10 15:55 CET
Japan marks Hiroshima bombing anniversary8.15 am. The precise time 65-years ago when an atomic bomb was dropped by the United States on… 06/08/10 14:34 CET
50 dead as wildfires continue to ravage RussiaFifty people have now died during the Russian heatwave crisis as foreign reinforcements arrive to… 06/08/10 14:34 CET
Komorowski sworn-in as Poland’s new presidentPoland’s new President, Bronislaw Komorowski has been sworn-in for a five-year term. He took the… 06/08/10 14:32 CET
Scores dead in Indian floodsDozens of people have been killed by flash floods in Indian Kashmir. Officials say at least 59… 06/08/10 14:27 CET
US attends Hiroshima commemorationsThe peace bell tolled at 8.15am. That was the time the Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb on… 06/08/10 14:23 CET
Ukraine’s March of LifeA group of German descendants of Nazi soliders held a ceremony in Ukraine where many Jews were… 06/08/10 14:05 CET
Pakistan evacuates flood-threatened regionHalf a million people have been evacuated in southern Pakistan’s Sindh province as the region… 06/08/10 12:56 CET
Pentagon wants WikiLeaks Afghan docs backThe Pentagon has demanded that the web site WikiLeaks return the 15,000 secret documents it has yet… 06/08/10 09:45 CET
NATO strikes ‘kill civilians’NATO strikes in Afghanistan are said to have killed more than 20 civilians in two separate attacks… 06/08/10 09:43 CET
Pakistan and UK leaders try to resolve differencesPakistan’s president has met David Cameron amid diplomatic tension between their two countries over… 06/08/10 09:39 CET
BP finishes cementing ruptured Gulf oil wellBP has finished pouring cement into its blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. It ends phase two… 06/08/10 08:03 CET
Poland set to extradite suspected Israeli spyA suspected Israeli spy wanted in connection with the killing of a Hamas leader is to be extradited… 06/08/10 07:37 CET
Senate confirms Obama Supreme Court nomineeThe US Senate has approved President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, making… 06/08/10 07:35 CET
