cinema
“Takers”: turning bad guys goodWhen are the bad guys really the good guys? In this post financial crisis world of ours, robbing… 31/08/10 15:52 CET
corporate
Hermes bounces backFrench luxury goods group Hermes saw its operating profit rise by 52 percent in the first half of… 31/08/10 17:17 CET
Carrefour’s sales mixedCarrefour said sales were mixed in Europe during the summer but demand is holding up in emerging… 31/08/10 17:17 CET
economy
UK consumer confidence up, lending downBritish consumer confidence unexpectedly improved in August, but the survey’s compilers said that… 31/08/10 19:28 CET
Euro zone August inflation slowsEuro zone inflation slowed in August. The latest EU statistics office figures showed a fall to 1.6… 31/08/10 17:17 CET
German jobless totals down againUnemployment in Germany fell again in August. The headline unadjusted figure – most commonly… 31/08/10 17:17 CET
europa
French defend Roma expulsions in BrusselsFrance’s ministers for immigration and European affairs have been discussing the controversial… 31/08/10 20:11 CET
French Roma moves and the EU dimensionFrance’s immigration and Europe ministers have been discussing the controversial repatriation of… 31/08/10 18:41 CET
EU’s Ashton places China presence before MideastEurope’s High Representative is in China this week for strategic dialogue with its leaders… 31/08/10 18:41 CET
hi-tech
Surgery enters the third dimension3D images have made work a little easier for surgeons at the University Hospitals of Geneva. The… 31/08/10 15:52 CET
interview
Komorowski seeks greater EU involvement for PolandBronislaw Komorowski was recently elected president of Poland. He comes into the job in the wake of… 31/08/10 18:29 CET
le mag
Hendrix and Handel: the London connectionThey were hailed as musical pioneers of their respective times. George Frideric Handel and Jimi… 31/08/10 15:52 CET
questions for europe
Education & trainingEnabling Europeans to improve their education and training throughout their lifetimes is a key aim… 31/08/10 14:45 CET
Jobs in a changing EuropeMajor factory closures or relocations and layoffs in a particular region or a specific industry are… 31/08/10 14:45 CET
world news
Iraq mission not accomplished, says ObamaBarack Obama has said there is still a lot of work to do in Iraq during a speech to American… 31/08/10 20:33 CET
Four Israelis shot dead in West BankFour Israeli settlers have been shot dead in a car near Hebron in the West Bank in a night-time… 31/08/10 20:03 CET
German Chancellor slams banker in racism rowGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the dismissal of Bundesbank executive Thilo Sarrazin… 31/08/10 19:16 CET
Dutch police hold two Yemeni terror suspectsTwo men remained in custody in the Netherlands on Tuesday after being arrested at Amsterdam’s… 31/08/10 19:14 CET
Bratislava killer an “unemployed loner” – policeDetails are at last emerging about the man, 48 year-old Lubomir Harman, who shot dead seven people… 31/08/10 19:04 CET
America to bear Iraq scars for many yearsArtificial limbs and disfigured faces are the most visible cost to America of its Iraq adventure… 31/08/10 18:51 CET
Eight dead in Mexico petrol bomb attackAt least eight people have died in a petrol bomb attack on a bar in the Mexican holiday resort of… 31/08/10 17:04 CET
Shipyard union Solidarity marks anniversaryPoland is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Gdansk accords, which established… 31/08/10 16:52 CET
Netanyahu to DC for Palestinian peace talksIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Tuesday for the first direct… 31/08/10 16:51 CET
Tour de France legend Laurent Fignon diesFormer cycling champion Laurent Fignon has died of cancer at the age of 50. The Frenchman won the… 31/08/10 15:41 CET
Maliki: Iraq ‘independent’ as US troops withdrawIraq’s prime minister has used a visit by the US Vice-President to declare his country independent… 31/08/10 15:04 CET
Dutch quiz two men after airport terror arrestsOfficials in the Netherlands arrested two men at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Tuesday on… 31/08/10 14:34 CET
Homecoming: US troops return to Fort BlissIn Texas, Heather Shoaf is counting down to the moment she has been waiting for. Her husband is… 31/08/10 14:06 CET
Fires sweep across Portugal & FrancePortugal is suffering its hottest August in years, and as of Tuesday morning 19 separate fires were… 31/08/10 14:02 CET
Stunned Slovakia groping for truth about killingsIt was like a bad dream. Slovaks are trying to come to terms with the worst gun rampage in the… 31/08/10 12:35 CET
Hurricane Earl threatens eastern US coastHurricane Earl, which has already struck several islands in the eastern Caribbean, is heading… 31/08/10 12:34 CET
Iraqis worry about future without US forcesWednesday sees the official announcement of the withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq in a… 31/08/10 12:34 CET
Solidarity founder misses 30th anniversary eventThirty years after Polish workers won landmark trade union rights, lighting the fuse that… 31/08/10 12:33 CET
Drilling operation begins to free Chilean minersThe operation has begun in Chile to construct a rescue shaft it is hoped will free the 33 miners… 31/08/10 10:26 CET
Abbas puts peace as his main objectiveMahmoud Abbas has said if the peace talks collapse it will be Israel’s fault. The Palestinian… 31/08/10 07:55 CET
Mexico scores a major hit against drug cartelsA suspected top drug trafficker Edgar Valdez, known as “The Barbie”, has been captured in Mexico… 31/08/10 07:55 CET
Hurricane Earl strengthens to category fourA storm currently hitting the northeast Caribbean and moving towards the US has now strengthened… 31/08/10 07:55 CET
German banker rebuffs quit calls over race rowGerman central banker Thilo Sarrazin refused to back down on Monday over his claims that Muslims… 31/08/10 07:55 CET
Israeli leader rallies party support for peace talksIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been trying to pull together the diverse elements of… 31/08/10 07:55 CET
India temporarily lifts blackberry ban threatIndia says it has delayed a ban on Blackberry phone devices for 60 days after maker “Research in… 31/08/10 07:55 CET
Slovak police search for gunman’s motivePolice in Slovakia are trying to discover why a man went on the rampage in the capital, killing… 31/08/10 07:34 CET
